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What is your *one* thing that you *must* do?
What is that one thing that keeps you honed in, mentally? Whether it is during a workout, or a food choice, or whatever? Just curious to, I guess what you could call a superstition type thing (but not really a superstition). Just whatever you feel like you *must* do in order for you to lose weight, even if you know in your…
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What do you do when you skip a day
of your normal routine?? I have my routine scheduled so that each day I'm doing something different, but the same thing on the same day of the week (Monday is always distance running, Tuesday is always upper body, etc.). When you skip a day in your routine do you start where you left off or start on the actual day? For…
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Truth or Tale? 45 minutes to burn fat?
What do you know about the adage that for the first 45 minutes of a workout you burn calories and it is only after that you start to burn fat?
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Results from Paleo?
For those that are Paleo, can you give me results of what happened when you switched? Also, any websites that have good recipes for Paleo?
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Your exercise routines- females 5'5 & 140 lbs
Curious as to other women who are around my size, what your exercise routines are? I generally run on the treadmill a couple times a week and do general weight training circuits. I tried spin last week and loved it, but it is not at a time that is conducive to my work. Anyways, just thought I'd ask! :) Thanks!
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Homemade Protein Shake
Does anyone have good recipes for homemade protein shakes (NOT from powder)? I'd like to make something for after my morning workouts, but I don't want to use protein powder. Thanks!
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Clean
I see so many posts about eating "clean." Everyone has their own perception of what is "clean." Some say, it's no fast food/boxed food/frozen food kind of stuff. Some say it is eating things as they are in nature, etc. I'm just curious. What are your opinions on what clean eating is? NOT whether you should or shouldn't do…
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Eastern Standard Time 5am gym crew team pls?
Alright, I've been saying for 3 weeks now that I'm going to start getting up again in the a.m. and go to the gym. (I've been going during lunch, so it's not that I'm not doing it, I'd just like my lunch hour back and want to get it done in the mornings). But I need some pals who also go at 5am-ish each morning in the EST…
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running HIIT
I'm a little confused on "what" is classified as a HIIT. Let me tell you what I do and get some feedback? My 'comfortable' running pace is about a 9:40 mile (6.2/6.4mph on the treadmill). So on my interval days, I'll do: 1 mile at 5.8 (10:20 mile) for warm up 1/2 mile at 6.4 1/4 mile at 5.0 1/2 mile at 6.6 1/4 mile at 5.0…
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Does chewing gum do anything other than....
keep your mouth busy?? Just curious. I have never chewed gum, it kind of digusts me. But I got some a couple of weeks ago and have noticed that when I am chewing it, I get way less hungry between meals. Good or bad?
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Female - P90x or Turbo Fire?
I'm 32 years old looking to lose ~10-15 pounds and mainly fat loss (I'm 5'5 and weigh 140). Which is the better program for that?? Which do women in my similar position prefer?
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Calcium supplements?
How many of you ladies are taking them? I know I should. I've tried. But it's one of those things that I just can't make myself do. Ugh.
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"Pedal Backward"
How many of you actually pedal backward on the elliptical when it says to? And do you do it the whole time til it says to go forward? Just curious. I usually do it for a few minutes then go back to pedalling forward. Also wondering if anyone has seen any real benefit to going backward other than just using different…
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Wish I could clone me for a workout partner
I really need someone to work out with/ run with. But the only person with my kind of lifestyle/schedule that is willing to get up at 4:30 in the morning with me who has 2 young kids and can't eat dinner until 7pm b/c of work and blah blah blah more details is myself. :) lol. I really wish I could just create another me to…
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Is one better than the other?
I'm wondering about the difference in running (on a treadmill, per se). If I run at a pace of 5.8 (~10:15 mile) and burn 320 calories, is this better or worse than running at a pace of 6.4 (~9:20 mile) and burning 320 calories? The total distance/time will be different for each scenario, but the calories burned are the…
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What do you think of treadmill 'peepers'?
I personally enjoy the challenge. When someone peeks at my speed to see how fast I'm going, or my incline, it spurs me on to go harder and faster. I usually will saddle up next to someone who "looks" (yes, I'm judging here) like they will be a challenge and try not to quit running before them. I will also peek at others…
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All you 4:30am'er gym goers.....
What gym do you go to that's open so early? Just curious! :)
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Anyone NOT seen results with P90X?
Just curious. Obviously you have to DO it to get results, but it is SO popular right now. Anyone not happy with it?
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RunKeeper?
Does anyone use this? I just found it and am thinking about using it to track my runs. Is it any good?
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OMG I'm a bread-aholic.
I've always thought my vices were sweets and desserts. No - it's BREAD. OMG. Any kind of bread. Thankfully I like wheat the best, but I can just tear through (non-sliced) loaf of bread in a minute and eat it. It is the most delicious stuff. :( I wish it were something else. Bread is not the most nutricious! lol.
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Sleep temperature and metabolism
Do you think that if you are a little cooler when you go to bed your body works harder to warm you up, therefore burning more calories while you sleep? Logically, that makes sense to me, but I don't know if it really is true or not. I usually go to sleep bundled up b/c I feel like I'm always freezing. Then I layer a couple…
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Recipe for freezable protein breakfast?
I know this sounds weird. But I'm looking for something I can make a big batch of and then freeze individual portions to pull out and thaw for breakfast. Like banana bread - I slice the whole loaf and then freeze so I can just pull one slice out. BUTTTT I want recipes with protein, not sugars and carbs like banana bread.…
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Question for females re: HRMs
I have noticed that the "spot" where my HRM needs to go sits RIGHT underneath the bottom strap of my sports bra. If I put it below it, then it reads a little low. But if I put it like right underneath the strap, so that the monitor is between my skin and the strap of my sports bra, like a sandwich, then it reads a little…
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This might be strange, but how do you make your muscles smal
My family has been blessed with super sized calf muscles. Ugh. Even at my fittest, at about 19% body fat and 125 pounds (on a 5'5 frame) my calf muscles were bigger than my husbands. It's not a weight thing for them. I'm a girl and I want them to be "smaller" and "girlier". I tried running and that just made them rock…
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New Year Resolutions?
I searched a few pages down and didn't see this, so I'm sorry if it's already been hashed. What are some fun/different resolutions you are making in regards to your health? I've got a couple, but one different one is that I will only be shopping the perimeter of the grocery store this year. No more store bought cookies,…
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P90X Before and After pics?
I want to start P90X. I have been saying I want to start it for a good 6 months now. I think what may inspire me is you all who have done it, completed it, or are doing it and if you post some progress pictures?? :flowerforyou: Need some inspiration in this corner. Thanks!
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Yeesh! Stay away from the holiday pecans!
ACK! My office just had some roasted pecans delivered from a vendor. I grabbed a handful (without looking on here first, oops!) and I think that one handful was half of my calories for the day! Yikes! To the gym I go at lunchtime. Wow.
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Heart Rate during workouts
What is your average heart rate during workouts? Mine is usually 145ish. I'd like to bump it up a little more to 155ish, but I don't want to be running around like a crazy woman. I'm about 141 pounds and was moving pretty quickly keeping the average at 145. Just curious what everyone else's is (if you have a HRM).
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Men vs Women Calories burned
Anyone have any idea how many more calories a man burns than a women, considering they are the same weight and doing the same exercise? For example, a 150 man versus a 150 woman who are both running a 10-minute mile on a flat treadmill? Just curious. I don't have a HRM - though I'm asking for one for Christmas. I have…
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Dr. Oz's shortcut LOL
Okay, first off, I don't like Dr. Oz - I think his only goal in life is to create paranoia of life itself BUTTTTT that being said, he had a really good point yesterday. He said to trade gymbags with your workout partner. You take their bag home and they take yours. We have a tendency to not want to let others down, but it…
