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Your Motivators!
Let's start the day with some motivation. What are your 3 biggest reasons for losing weight/being healthier? Mine: 1. To feel comfortable in my clothes again. All of my biggest sizes feel super tight. 2. I would eventually like to have kids, and I want to set them up for success in living a healthy lifestyle and not be…
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Starting again & would love support...
Hi Everyone! I'm not new to MFP, but I am "starting over" for the millionth time. I've been working really hard over the past weeks and even months to revisit and revise my thinking about weight loss and health. I've always heard that it's a lifestyle change, but I don't think I ever truly understood that concept until…
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Uh oh... Another girl who got bulky lifting. w/ pics
Haha, just kidding. I love lifting. Here are before and afters from the 12 week summer shred contest I just finished. Befores were taken on April 1, 2013 at 185lbs/40.6% body fat. The afters were taken on June 22, 2013 at 164lbs/27.7% body fat. I can't believe the results I got in 12 weeks!
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Eloping?
Sooo totally random, but I'm not really ready to announce my idea to my personal world and I'm wanting some opinions... Has anyone here ever eloped? Or even considered it? My fiance and I have been engaged for several years, and we are sooo ready to just go ahead and get married. I started the whole planning process... and…
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transformation/lifting challenges - need support
Hey everybody! I was just wondering if anybody on the lifting forum is doing any type of body transformation challenge? I'm about 3 weeks in on bodybuilding.com's Summer Shred Challenge (http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/2013-bsn-summer-shred-challenge.html). I'm following Mike O'Hearn's power body building 12 week workout…
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6 Weeks Down... with pics!
Okay, quick background: I've been heavy lifting for a while now, but never really fixed my diet (I off and on ate really well and really crappy), so I never really got the results I wanted. I entered bodybuilding.com's BSN 6 week summer shred contest on April 1, and I'm about 6 weeks (half way) through. I have fixed my…
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I'm getting bored and need some snack ideas!
I'm about to go and do a major shopping trip (as in, we were away for a small vacation, haven't shopped for a while, and I need to basically restock the whole kitchen lol). I need some snack ideas. I'm eating lower carb (but I do fit some in so would be willing to buy a few carby type snacks). I'm eating healthier, but my…
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Vitamins - worth it?
I've read a lot of varying opinions on the topic of vitamins. Aside from supplements I take after lifting, I try to start each day with the following vitamins (pill form): -Multivitamin (Women's One a Day) -Biotin (Hair, Skin & Nails, which I've begun taking because over the past year I've noticed my hair seems…
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Totally random, BUT... 311??
Is there anyone else here who is a big 311 fan? (It's a band for anybody who doesn't know...) They are my all-time FAVORITE band EVER. I'm going on the cruise in March, which is my latest motivation... I want to make sure I look great when I go! SO... anybody else who's a fan? Or possibly even going on the cruise? That…
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3-2-1 PROTEIN mug cake :)
So, I was really excited when I discovered the 3-2-1 cake recipe... I'm always looking for modified treats that satisfy my cravings but also aren't a guilty splurge. That being said, I also like to try to modify things so it can be a treat but also have some good qualities... not just "not terrible for you," but treats…
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Fiber?
Hey everyone, Does anyone have some issues getting enough fiber? I know I should be getting at least 30 g of fiber per day. I try to follow basically an isocaloric style diet (roughly 33%carbs/33%fat/33%protein), and I also try to get in at least 135g of protein per day (which I never have a problem hitting). My question…
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Muscle Loss?
Hey Guys, So I weighed myself this morning and I've lost 3 pounds this week. My fiance is going to help me do my body fat percentage when he gets home tonight, but I'm thinking with 3lbs in one week, I would have had to have lost some muscle mass along with fat...? Granted - I haven't lost any weight during the previous 3+…
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Calorie needs during a lifting program...?
Hey guys! This is my first post here. A little background: I'm a female, I've been following New Rules for Women for the past few months (but recently have put that on hold and started lifting with my future in-laws for the summer since I'm a teacher and they're beasts), my goals are to get stronger/gain muscle, but also…
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Heart Rate Monitor?
Hey guys! So I've been wanting to get a heart rate monitor... Initially, I was interested in the fitbit/bodybugg things, but then I was reading and found out that they can only really tell you calories burned based on exercise involving taking steps. Well, I like to lift and want an accurate reading of how many calories…
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Calorie needs during a lifting program...?
Hey guys, I posted this over in the weightlifting group, but it looks like the boards aren't quite as active there, so I figured I'd post it here, too. :) A little background: I'm a female, I've been following New Rules of Lifting for Women for the past few months (but recently have put that on hold and started lifting…
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Weightlifting
Hey guys! I'm new to the message boards here, but not new to My Fitness Pal. I was just wondering if anybody here does weightlifting? I started out doing the program from New Rules of Lifting for Women several months ago, but have taken a break and started working out with my fiance's parents (a little background: They are…
