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Total Turn Around
I woke up this morning, sore and stiff and knew I wasn't going to the gym. I blew my day already I thought to myself. I may as well go to the drive through for breakfast and grab a sandwich and chips at lunch. As I sat here reading people's posts. I thought...maybe I should make my lunch. I made a beautiful salad with home…
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Loss of an Inspiration
Robert Kennedy, publisher of Clean Eating Books, Muscle Mag, Oxygen and several other great magazines has passed away. I had actually met him in person and was truly inspired by him. This is a great loss to the health and exercise world. http://www.rkpubs.com/bob/
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Finally Listening To My Body
For years I have struggled with eating issues, I eat when I am happy, sad, stressed, celebrating ...you name it, there is a reason for food. I eat simply bacuse it is time to eat...and not necesarily because I need to eat. Lately... with the help of an amazing trainer, I am listening to my body. It spoke quietly at first…
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Not making a New Year's resolution!
I have found that the commitment to a whole year of changing a behaviour is overwhelming. The idea of committing to 5 days a week for 52 weeks at the gym seems enormous! I can't see myself changing myself so much for a whole year. Instead what I plan to do is the "baby steps" version on a New Year's resolution. Each day,…
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Alone In The Office
I work in a small office of 3 people. The other 2 people are out of the office in meetings all day so I dressed really casual ( I usually wear business attire ) I am studying for an exam and when I take a break from studying, I am doing squats, pushups and crunches...in the office. I'm just really glad the guys aren't…
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Turn This Day Around
This morning, when the alarm went off, I rolled over and snored on my husband's shoulder for about 25 minutes. I got up and flopped on the couch with my coffee. "Not going to the gym this morning" I mumbled to my husband. Since he is planning on riding his bike tonight, he had no issue with my choice. Once the caffeine did…
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Street Strider
OK... I just have to brag because I am so excited. Perhaps you saw the Biggest Loser episode where they showed Shay on the Street Strider. Well, I got one and was just out riding it today. What an awesome workout!!! It is like an elliptical machine but it goes on the road. It also works your core because you steer and…
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Eating Things That Aren't Good For You
I am amused by people that qualify what they eat by saying, " I know it isn't good for me,but......" This is generally when they are eating or drinking some chemical laden food like diet soda or something equally as evil on a regular basis. I was reading in my Oxygen magazine and it said the following " Ironically most…
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Eye Opener
I had my eyes opened at the gym today. I had been using the calories burned from the cardio equipment or what MFP says I burned for my workouts Santa brought me a Polar FT7 heart rate monitor and I wore it today at the gym. 65 minutes on the elliptical is 1145 calories according to MFP and 1225 according to the elliptical.…
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No Way I'm Eating All That
This morning we took the dogs for a good walk and then we went to the gym. I did 35 minutes on the elliptical, 55 minutes of weight training, non-stop and then 25 minutes of lane swimming. I burned just over 2000 calories. I am supposed to eat 1370 calories. If I add on my exercise calories I would be able to pig out…
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I hate this weather
I wanted to go to the gym this morning but we are in the midst of a snow/ freezing rain/ rain storm and I couldn't have got there and back in enough time to be at work on time. I am now feeling antsy and in need of some exercise. I won't have time tonight as my evening is already filled up.:grumble: :grumble: :angry:
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Can Somebody Help?
Please stop those chocolates from calling my name. Somebody dropped off a fruit basket here at work with chocolates in it. I cut up the pineapple and that got eaten by everybody...but those darn chocolates are calling to me!
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Made myself exercise.
This morning when I woke up, I logged my exercise before I did it. We took the dogs for a 40minute walk. After that, I went to the gym and did 30 minutes on the elliptical and 30 minutes of weight training. I had to... I had already logged it! Maybe this is a subtle way of nagging myself.:wink:
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Wanted To Be Bad
Yesterday when I was grocery shopping, I got to the bakery in the store and decided I wanted to get something that wasn't diet friendly. I picked up an Apple Cinnamon Kringle and, of course, checked the calories. 1/16th of it was 190 calories. I though 1/16th would never be enough so I put it down and moved on. They had…
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Mental Kick in the Butt
Lately I have felt like I have been slipping a bit. It started with a vacation in Vegas with all the buffets and good restaurants. Although I did exercise some, my eating habits deteriorated. Aftr coming home last Friday, I have slacked off on exercise too and eating still hasn't been amazing, thanks to Canadian…
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75 lbs down!!!!!
As of today I am half way to my goal. I have lost 75 lbs and I have every intention of getting rid of the next 75 as well. This is a great day for me. I haven't been this weight since I was a teenager....that was a couple of years ago:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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Who Inspires You?
I have been on MFP since January and owe my success at weight loss to the site and the good people on here. There are a few people who I see as truly inspirational. They are successful, informative and nice to those of us who haven't achieved their lofty successes. Tamtastic is definitely one I look up to. Not only has she…
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Clothes
I went shopping last night because once again I have baggy clothes. I tried a blouse on that was a size 16, a size I have not been since I was in grade 10 ( I am now 47 years old). The blouse fit and even looked great on me!!! My daughter was with me giving me high 5s!
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I love the measuring tape!!!!
I have lost 10 " from my hips and 9" from my waist since January. I lost a lot at first but then it slowed. I have worked with a personal trainer for three sessions and it is starting to go away again.
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Well on the way
I have lost 62 lbs so far and went back to look at some old pictures ( that was scary!) The first one was taken 3 years ago on a family vacation
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When the scale won't move.....
The tape measure will!!! My scale has been stagnant this week. I have been working out, eating well within calories and have been feeling great. The scale doesn't show my effort. So last night, I got out the tape measure and I was down another inch from my hips!!! That is 11 inches less booty than there used to be!!!!
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I hit the 50 mark!!!!
I have now lost 50 lbs!!! I am 1/3 of the way to where I want to be. This is such a great feeling!
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The Elliptical
Back at the beginning of April, I was afraid to use the elliptical. It looked like it kicked butt and I was afraid that I would look like a fool if I lost control of it. I tried it out when we were on vacation in the hotel gym. Only my husband and I were there and if I ended up hurting myself, I would never see those…
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I love my measuring tape
While the scale can be up and down like a yo-yo, my measuring tape remains true. I have lost 9" from my hips and 8" from my waist since mid January!!!! When I watch the shows like Xweighted, I am losing comparable inches to what those people lose. I m always amazed by their transformations. That must mean I have had…
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Butt Kicking
So last night I was not the best eater. My husband and I went out for dinner and I didn't follow the plan. So this morning we got up and went to the gym early. I did 30 minutes on the elliptical, 15 on the exercise bike and then did some weight lifting. After that, I went for 50 minutes of lane swimming. I just kicked…
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Hydroxycut - warning
This article was in the Toronto Star today. For those of you using this to speed up the weight loss, please consider what you are putting in your body Hydroxycut diet pills linked to liver damage Supplements not sold here, but Oakville maker recalls products in U.S. May 02, 2009 04:30 AM ASSOCIATED PRESS Health Canada…
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Lordy Lordy... I've lost Forty!!!
After a week of no loss, I upped my calories one day and then the next two I dropped them down and worked out hard. This morning the scale showed the results. I was down 3 lbs from last week. I hit the 40 lb loss mark!!!! Yay me!
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OK...So why did this happen??
I went to the gym Saturday and Sunday and worked out hard. I kept below my calories ( but not too much) and kept my sodium low. It is not TOM... I don't get that anymore. I stepped on the scale thinking I should be down and *POOF* it was up 2 1/2 pounds. I had an awesome massage yesterday...do massages make you gain…
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Tape Measure is my Good Friend
In the just over 3 months that I have been doing this, I have lost 7 inches from my butt and 6 inches from my waist. What an awesome feeling!!
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Eating out and being away from home
So I was away from home from last Friday morning until last night. Some of it was vacation and some was business. I was concerned that since I did not control how the food was cooked that I could have problems. I made sure I worked out 4 of the 5 mornings that I was away and I made sure I was careful with the choices I…
