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Want to Give Martial Arts a try
I am thinking about giving Martial arts a try. My focus would be losing weight and getting fit, but I am also interested in the discipline associated with it. The problem is deciding which one. I am leaning towards Muay Thai/Kickboxing, but also considering Karate. The idea of committing to something long term and working…
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South Beach Diet PCOS
Any women with PCOS found success with the South Beach Diet. I have read that some doctors are recommending it to alleviate PCOS symptoms and help with weight loss
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Weight Loss with PCOS w/out Low Carb
Has anyone with PCOS found success without going low carb. I have greatly reduced my carbs, about 75 net grams a day. But I'm not sure if I want to stay that low. I know many people here preach calories in/calories out and with PCOS its a bit more complicated. I do try to always have a carb with a protein but just curious…
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Don't Want to Eat Healthy Food I Cook
Do you ever cook a healthy meal, but don't eat it? I find myself doing that more often than I should. For example, Sunday I slow cooked a whole chicken, stuffed with mushrooms, onions and celery. I also threw some red potatoes and carrots in the pot. I made brown rice and used the drippings from the chicken to make gravy…
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Husband Overdoing it with Insanity and Weight Training
Just started Insanity over a few days ago, this time I have my husband as my partner. I have done all the Insanity workouts before, though I generally don't finish the challenge. My husband on the other hand is new to the routine. He prefers weight lifting over cardio, but his doctor has encouraged him to do more cardio.…
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2 Protein Shakes and a Meal
I'm thinking about giving this a shot. A whey protein shake for breakfast and dinner, a sensible lunch and one snack. I realize that I hate counting calories. I know that is what MFP is about, but I just can't seem to make myself do this everyday. A full year here and I have nothing to show for it. Since a shake is about…
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Weight Watchers Meetings
I am strongly considering Weight Watchers Meetings. I have done weight watchers online before and usually stop logging after a few weeks. I have a similar issue with MFP, where after awhile, I don't log in at least not consistently. I have spent all of 2012 trying to lose weight. I now weight a half a pound less than I did…
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Why Don't Men Change their CLothes????
I know men aren't expected to be as neat as women. Obviously there are exceptions, but my husband OMG wears the same clothes over and over and over again. He doesn't even wait a week, he might wear the same outfit to work three times in a week. He works in a very visible profession. He has plenty of clothes but is too lazy…
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I'm a Stress Eater and I Don't Know What to Do About It
I realize now that when I'm stressed I lose the desire to workout and eat a lot of junk. Even when I'm on a roll with my routine, all it takes is a work or family matter to completely derail my efforts. I have no idea what to do about it. I have been trying to lose the same 50lbs for over 2 years. Funny thing is I gained…
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Scrambled Cheese Eggs in Canada??
I went o a restaurant this morning and it had scrambled eggs on the menu. I ordered scrambled eggs with cheese. The waitress looked at me confused and asked if I wanted a cheese omelet, I said no I want scrambled eggs with cheese. She continued to look confused but put the order in. Guess what I got, a cheese omelet. I am…
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Stress and Staying on Track
I find that whenever I get stressed my diet and workout falls by the wayside. I just have a hard time focusing when there is other drama in my life. Sometimes my diet doesn't necessarily suffer, becauseI may lose my appetite. On the other hand, my workout routine does suffer because I don't have any motivation to do it.…
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Insanity and Weight Training Hybrid
Does anyone do a program alternating Insanity with strength training. I was thinking about doing Insanity 3 times a week and doing at least 2 strength training days. I did Insanity twice last year and I do enjoy the intensity of the workouts. I didn't have any significant loss until I mixed it up with Jillian Michaels 30…
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Should I Start Over
It has taken me forever to get through this. I started early June and I am still only in week 9. I thought I would knock out the last four weeks quickly, but I've already missed a few days and I'm thinking about just going back to the beginning
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Taking Me Much Longer than 90 Days
I do really like JMBR, but what I hate about programs like this, is staying on schedule. I have taken days off because of work, feeling sick and vacation, etc. It's been 15 weeks since I started the program and I still have 4 more to go. It didn't feel like I had taken that many breaks, until I looked at my journal and saw…
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Michael Clarke Duncan Dead of Heart Attack
Just read that actor Michael Clarke Duncan died. this morning He had a massive heart attack a few weeks ago and never recovered. He was a very muscular guy, like a bodybuilder. How does someone in that kind of shape have a heart attack and die at 54?? I just don't understand.
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Full Range of Motion Push Ups
I seem to only be able to get a full range of motion on a push up if I'm doing them on a bar. Otherwise it hurts my wrists and I only go halfway. I am currently doing Jillian Michaels 90 Day Body Revolution which has a variety of pushups (one leg, alternating knees, push up into a side plank etc) . While I can do all of…
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Getting Back on Track After Vacation
I decided to take a break from diet/exercise while I was on vacation. I was only gone for 5 days, but after being back for three days I still can't seem to get back into my routine. I'm just so tired and I don't feel like going to the gym. I haven't been eating badly, but I do desire more sweets, I guess that's from having…
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Anyone Does JMBR at the Gym
I have been doing JMBR at my gym for the last few weeks and its been great. I use the group fitness room when there is no class. I have all the space I need and my choice of weights. When I'm at home I only have 5s, but at the gym I use 5s as my low and 8, 10 and 12s depending on the move. It makes it more challenging.…
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Stop Using My Towel
This is an endless debate in my home. My husband takes a shower and uses whatever washcloth and towel he sees, which is usually mine. This is so gross to me and I don't share my towels. I don't want to use someone else's towel and I don't want anyone to use mine. I even use two different washcloths when I have my monthly.…
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You Can't Spot Reduce, Or Can You?????
I have read numerous posts here where people say you can't spot reduce. I do get that you have to work on losing body fat as a whole, but realistically exercises target specific muscles. So if your routine focuses on a specific muscle group, wouldn't that be spot reduction? I don't think anyone does spinning 4 times a week…
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Log Calories After Vomiting??
Before everyone goes nuts, I am not bulimic. But I do get nauseous during my TOM, and I threw up my entire breakfast. My stomach feels better after some tea and I had a small snack and feel better. But I'm not sure what to log for today.
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75 Year Old Female BodyBuidler
I had to share this because this woman is such an inspiration. I was feeling lazy and planning to skip my workout but when I saw this video, I knew I had to get my butt up. I would love to look like this woman now and she's 42 years older than me. http://youtu.be/4wXFSczN6Rw
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Benadryl and Weight
Any connection? I have been taking Benadryl almost daily for allergies//hives but I recently heart it could cause weight gain. Any truth to that?
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Gaining and Frustrated
I dropped 6lbs in the kickstart week and I felt so motivated. But that is where the loss ended. I gained two lbs last week and another lb this week. I did lose an inch last week, haven't checked measurements yet for this week. But I need to lose weight. Inches don't cut it when you have 50lbs to lose. I have done two to…
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Low Carbs W/Out Low Calories
How do you keep your carbs low without lowering your calories too much. I am trying to keep my carbs between 50 and 100 grams a day, but when I do this I usually end up with only 1100 calories. I do workout 6 times a week so I do want higher calories on workout days. My carbs are primarily coming from veggies. I am eating…
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Sick of Hearing About Peanut Butter and Nuts
I guess its like magic food, peanut butter and nuts. If one more person tells me to have a spoonful of peanut butter or a handful of almonds. Really, do you know how prevalent nut allergies are? You can't even have nut products in schools anymore. Mine are mild, just get hives, but even still I happen to think peanut…
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How to do Low Carb w/out Going Low Calorie
I am trying to keep my carbs below 75 net g a day. The problem is when I do this I struggle making it to 1200 calories. I do workout 6 days a week, so I need the calories. I don't eat beef or pork, though I did try beef for the first time in 20 years yesterday for the boost and I hated it. I don't eat nuts, I have mild…
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1 Day I Woke Up and Wasn't Skinny Anymore
I know I'm not alone in this. It's like how did this happen? When did this happen? For me it felt like it happened overnight, well not exactly. But I gained about 50lbs in a little more than a year. I am 5'10 and when I was in high school I weighed 125. I was just skinny then. I started working out and actually went up to…
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Sugar Made Me Feel Sick
For 7 days I didn't have any sugar and kept my carbs below 50g. All of my carbs coming from vegetables, no fruit. Today I boosted my carb intake up a bit, had a half banana, a few raspberries. I felt fine. Then I had a veggie omelet and decided to have 2 wheat waffles with it. I didn't use butter as I normally would, but I…
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7 Day Kickstart
First week is down and I am down 6lbs Woo Hoo!!! The double workouts were tough, especially since I did them back to back some days. I plan to continue at least 3 extra cardio workouts a week moving forward to maximize my results. Anyone else did the kickstart?
