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Protein Shakes making you feel tired?
Hi everyone! Just wondering if anyone else has a possible correlation with sleepiness and ingesting protein shakes? I have eliminated shakes from my diet, I normally ingest them for snacks in the morning and afternoon. I now eat nuts for snacks (which I always did before) and also some veggies with hummus. Since I haven't…
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Les Mills Pump - opinions/experience/results
Hi all, Am wondering if anyone has done this DVD exercise program which comes with BB weights? Getting to the gym is pretty challenging for me with a little one - plus I don't want to spend $$ on the kind of gym I want at home (I'd have to get some memberships - lol). This 3 times per week thing sounds very appealing...…
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Mount Kilimandjaro
Anyone ever done this? If so, please share your experience... Something that I'm looking at doing in the near future. Thanks!
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Eating out habits...
So my 'girls night out' has been cancelled, and I felt relief just to know that I would be able to cook my supper at home tonight. One of my mfp friends admitted that she has brought scales to restaurants when meeting up with friends. I laughed REAL HARD, cause I thought I WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT DID THIS!! Other eating out…
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Amazing, Simple Home Remedies - THESE REALLY WORK!!
1. AVOID CUTTING YOURSELF WHEN SLICING VEGETABLES BY GETTING SOMEONE ELSE TO HOLD THE VEGETABLES WHILE YOU CHOP. 2. AVOID ARGUMENTS WITH THE FEMALES ABOUT LIFTING THE TOILET SEAT BY USING THE SINK. 3. FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SUFFERERS ~ SIMPLY CUT YOURSELF AND BLEED FOR A FEW MINUTES, THUS REDUCING THE PRESSURE ON YOUR…
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Suggestions on food intake to buils mucles?
*UGH* Having a difficult time knowing what the 'right amount' of calories (and micronutrients) is good to have to build muscle... Anyone have a formula? I don't want to continue restricting (this is what I do when I panick about making menu choices), I want to build build build!!! To put this in perspective: I recently…
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Saturday I'll be realizing a life-long dream!
Hi all... if you look at my profile pic, that's me after losing almost 50lbs. I've lost 35lbs since joining MFP in July 2010 - but started my weight loss journey in June 2010. Long story short - a lot of things happened to me that pushed me to get the motivation to finally get in the best shape of my life AND realize a…
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NSV
Bench pressed 100lbs 6x today! AND, got some chuckles from a couple of men at the gym when I was pushing 100lbs on the incline press... One of them came to talk to me and said: "how is your training going?" I'm like "great..." He says: "I couldn't believe how much weight you had on your incline chest press... very…
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My 2 mantras at the moment - what are yours?
My 2 mantras at the moment when I'm lifting at the gym: "PUSH" = Pray Until Something Happens and "only 5.8 weeks left - YOU CAN DO THIS.... What am I saying? YOU ARE DOING THIS!!!" Cheers!
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30 lbs down with pics
I was going to wait to post my progress pics when I reached my goal in May: Competing in a Figure competition... BUT, I thought why should I wait - I think I've come a long way already! :) Here are some before - Mostly taken in June 2010 at 150-ish pounds. And some compare pics :) now at 123 lbs
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Iced Green Tea
Hi! I'm looking for some directions on how to make iced green tea. If you have good recipe on how to make it (i.e. how many tea bags/water - what to use to sweeten it etc..) please share! Thanks! :drinker:
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Mini success...
Just wanted to post here that 2 people in the last week recommended I get NEW CLOTHES as mine are hanging off creating a "frumpy butt"... FELT GOOD! :) :) :) Even though I looked like a hobbo...
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Bike Recommendations
Hi All, Spring is fast approaching for me and my next goal is to get a bike to commute to/from work (10K one way), family and just about everything (20-30K to get to city center and the beaches). It's all pavement. I do have trails however that I would like to explore. Would a hybrid be sufficient? If not, what would you…
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Ephedrine - people who are serious in weight training - opin
For those of you who lift weights seriously, do you have any opinions on this? Thanks for any feedback.
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Salmon, Talipia and Sole Fish
Hello all, Just wanted to share a little information on these fish. Recently in Canada, an article I read really surprised me about these fish and the info was cross-referenced with my coach and a nutritionist... Farm Bred Salmon: They put dye to get it to a certain color of pink... The Omega 6 in the Farm Bred Salmon are…
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Squats
Hello everyone! I am starting to actually like, even possibly love doing squats. What I would like to know is: What's the best bang for your buck when doing squats; smith machine, free weight squats etc... I wanna make sure I do the best squats :) Thanks!
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Coffee and Women
Just an FYI gals... Coffee is directly linked to uping your cortisol levels. Even when you drink it black it plays with your horomones and can trigger cravings. Women who are menapausal are recommended to quit the coffee in order to decrease the night sweats. I only share this information because I had coffee on Thursday,…
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Liver - Need good recipes
Anyone eat this? Well I gotta start eating it - and my childhood memories of liver aren't positive at all... If anyone has great recipes for liver (not too many ingredients if possible), please post them here! Thanks
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What's your favorite cheat meal??
Hey all, I am planning a cheat meal tomorrow night - but am looing for something succulantly yummy! I don't care about the cals, just the details of the meal... My last cheat meal was a buffalo burger smothered in everything with yummy ceasar salad. What was yours?
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Spirulina - anyone ever heard/used this?
Any information on how it's used, if you have used it - what's your feedback? I would also like to know the pros and cons. Thanks!
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Anyone having a hard time swallowing food?
Warning - This post might be a little yucky! Ok, so when I eat my meals (like tuna, chicken) often it gets lodged in my throat and won't go down... It then comes back up... I don't feel sick or anything - it just gets stuck and it comes up on it's own. When I take a swig of water to help it got down after 1 or two bites,…
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Strength Training for runners - workout example anyone?
Hi, Wondering if anyone has a strength training workout example for runners. A person I know wants to run a half marathon with me in February and she's wondering if she can have 2 days of a full body workout that would support running. She will be running 4 times per week (combination tempo runs, steady runs and one long…
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Question for 1/2 marathoners or experienced runners
Hi all! I am wondering if it's possible to train for a half marathon (scheduled for Feb) without running more than the following: Treadmill twice a week for 40 minutes and a long run on Sundays. Now, I do weights 5 times per week - my sessions are 2 different body parts per day and takes from 45-65 minutes. I also do…
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Need your opinion on diet/exercise please...
Hi, I've been here since July, lost 14lbs so far. I noticed the past couple of weeks that I've been feeling sluggish. 3 weeks ago, I changed my diet (please view diary to assess), started going to bed earlier as I go to the gym at 5am. Cut out wine/beer or any alcoholic beverage... I feel that I am eating pretty clean...…
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To nap or not to nap... That's the question!
So I heard that napping can hinder weight loss... Anyone every heard of that.... Any truth to it? I took a 15 minute nap this afternoon and felt AWESOME! Just wondering if I can work that in a few times a week without consequences. Thanks for any feedback. :bigsmile:
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Competitors WANTED!
I am just wanting to build my friends network on here with people who compete or will be competing or have competed in the past. I am planning to compete in April 2011 in the Miss Figure Competition and want as much support as I can. If you fit this category, please ad me and let me know what helped or is helping with your…
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Success... Measured by me :)
Well, I have a new profile pic... You can take a look at it... Definitely a change from June to October 2010 - I think. I lost 13 pounds (started at 144 - this morning weighed 130 - still wasn't a weigh-in day, that's why it's still working out to be 13lbs) so far and am feeling freakin' fantastic!!! I am on my way to my…
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Injuries... Can do without them!!
So... I have been denying, for the past 2 weeks, that I have an injury. It was abundantly clear that I have to FINALLY pay attention to it (was limping like crazy after my 6K run and resorted to popping a couple of advils). I have this pinching pain above my right butt cheek... that zaps down my right leg and then zings…
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1st goal reached!
So, I've been on here since July, been working hard since June. I've lost a total of 12lbs since on MFP and haven't measure myself yet this month, but in August had lost 7 inches total. Starting weight: 145 Current weight: 133 (Woot!) I am absolutely exctatic that I was able to put on my old pair of jeans and was…
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Nightime Energy Burst... What's that all about?!
Hey peeps! I get up at 5:30am to run/lift weights. Some days are really draggy (like Tuesday & Wednesday) and they stay like that until after work. Then, I get home and around 530pm I feel like I could run a marathon, and feel like that until I force myself to get to bed around 9:30pm. On days that I feel great in the am,…
