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Best song to move or workout to!
What song absolutely inspires you to get moving in your workout or when you hear it you just gotta get up and dance? Mine is JUMP from Van Halen.
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RMR (Resting Metabolic Rate) Testing
I am going to a wellness center this Sat. to have a 10 minute RMR test. This test is supposed to accurately measure your calorie expenditure at rest. It is done by breathing into a tube which is connected to a machine which calculates oxygen consumption and then calories. This gives you the data you need to plan for weight…
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Who would you spend an evening with?
If you could spend an evening with a famous person, who would it be AND why? I would want Josh Groban and would ask him to sing to me!
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Need a delicious Hummus recipe
Hello Hummus lovers! Has anyone made a tasty hummus? I've tried a few times and it either comes out too watery or bland. I'm trying to immitate the leading brands at the store! Please share your recipe if you think it's tasty! Thanks.:smile:
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Sleep and weight loss
Lot's of new research suggesting that if you sleep 7-8 hours a night, you will lose more weight. Why? More sleep influences your hormones ghrelin and leptin. Google it! Prevention magazine has a great article on it and Dr. Oz had a sleep expert on today who explained why that is. Anyhow, how many hours do you average a…
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Eating at night
I've heard from various fitness gurus that you shouldn't eat after your dinner hour for max. weight lossyou won't burn the calories off since you're less active at night, etc. But, let's say you still have 500 cal. left in your calorie budget. Do you think you will gain weight by eating those at night? Some nights I am…
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vigorous weeding and bending in the garden
I can't find any activity in the exercise database for weeding. Does anyone have any info.? Thanks!
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Eating back your exercise calories
I've seen many times in different threads that some people suggest eating the extra calories you burn by exercise. I was wondering why that is a good idea? I always thought that if you stayed close to eating the calories you need per day, that anything over that would be burned and great for losing weight. Help me out…
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Support or Sabotage
Who are your biggest supporters in your weight loss efforts? Does anyone try to sabotage your efforts? If so, how do you handle that?
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Personality changes good or bad
For those of you who have lost a lot of weight, or just care to respond about your journey in losing weight, has your personality changed in any way? These could be good or bad changes. I've always been interested in this topic!