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Losing 1-2 pounds every 2 days, bad ?
I started exercising a month ago, joined mfp I think 2 weeks ago. I been hitting my target calories every since I started tracking it with MFP, I even started taking vitamins one a day, just to get that extra stuff I miss out on. I been exercising alternating between 1.5 hours a day and 2.5 hours a day. I still kinda eat…
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Hey just keeping an update
forgot how to post pics hehe Been doing this thing now for 1 year and 3 months and because of over a year of using MFP calorie counter ,i have really toned up and now have very lean muscle. You can do anything you want ,how you wanna do it,dont listen to you cant , I cant, just do it For those of you that dont know me ,…
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Im ready to tell my story...................
As a child I was overweight ,it started at about 9 years old. I wasn't very heavy, but I was heavy enough , I played H.S football ,ate a lot and was very active, but that was the start of trouble. As I got older I still ate a lot and became less active, by 17 I weighted 290 pounds , only reason i can remember is because I…
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The answer to cardio before or after weight training
I had this question for myself few months ago , and I seen it on the forum few times, I found the answer that seems pretty good to me. Got it from realage.com Maximize the calorie-burning benefits of your workout by tackling cardiovascular exercise before strength training. Doing cardio first can help you exercise longer,…
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To many people concerned with accuracy of everything
I have seen many people posting for accuracy, in calories,bmi,body fat,you name it they wanna have accurate readings. I personally find it gratifying not to be so accurate because this can hurt your progress at times. Say you just did 60 minutes of running and calories burned says 300, how would that make you feel ? I…
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When you want to lose weight you must prepair for war on 3 f
What I have learned so far about losing weight and being successful . You have to prepare ,you will be fighting on three fronts. You will be fighting your body to do something it doesn't wanna do, you will be fighting your cravings for junk,greasy and fast foods and you will be fighting a mental battle that will keep your…
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I lost 92 pounds as of today, I did it in 5 months ,learn ho
HARD WORK ! :laugh: No but really there is a secret to losing the weight fast , I will share it if you want me to just keep reading........... The first day I decided to go on a diet and lose weight ,I really didn't think it through thoroughly . I guess it may have been the fact I tried many times before and failed and why…
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weight training question
I weight train every otherday and do cardio the off days. Now one day i went to weight train and I was having a hard time lifting what I normally have no problem lifting ever, I barely made it out alive. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas what it could be ?
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KettleBells burn 20 calories a minute ?
anyone can confirm this ? and anyone can maybe help me to figure out what weight that 20 calories a minute that is for ?
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Winning the war doesnt come in one day....
Each day is a battle as long as you win more battles then you lose, your winning the war. It's those lil successes you can draw your strength from for the next battle, which eventually leads you to winning the war . And those lil failures remind you what your fighting for . TO VICTORY !!!!!
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Breakfast burrito
Im sure been done 5 million ways from East to West here is 5 million and 1 :o ) Calories Carbs Fat Protein Total: 1141 107 56 74 Per Serving: 285 27 14 19 4 Large eggs 8 Slices of turkey bacon .25 cup of onions .25 cup of green peppers 1 med. whole potato 1 teaspoon onion powder 1 teaspoon of garlic powder 1 teaspoon of…
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being overweight is like getting picked on by the schoolyard
Bully ! Everyday that your overweight your self esteem is being picked on, This reminds me of the schoolyard Bully. SO WHAT YOU GONNA DO ? I will tell you what you need to do...... You need to push back ! then he will get a little surprised and back off a little bit for a second. Then he will think to push harder ,so now…
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You can do it !
You can do it ! Sure it's not easy, sure there is a lot of temptation around. When I first started exercising ,I was walking 2.2 miles per hour ! I was using the wii fit board to do step aerobics, wii fit yoga, that was 45 pounds ago. Today I can walk 5.2 miles per hour, I wii step on top of 10 inch platform, I still do…
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Bowflex and calories burned ?
I use bowflex blaze 20 minutes a day 3 times a week and I cant figure out about how many calories it burns, anyone have any idea ?
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I need a good granola bar for snacks !
anyone have any ideas what kind I can buy from the store, that has no sugar, and is good for snacking, I need my sweets, and it used to be candy bars ! now it's granola bars, but I need better still !
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SUGAR, IS THE ENEMY !! what else can I replace it with ?
Probably more than others I luv the sweets ! I used to use 1/4th cup of sugar in my coffee, I now use 1 table spoon 1 of my cups of coffee (one of my cups of coffee equal 3, 8 oz. cups by the way ) I got myself a smoothie yesterday ( which surprisingly is not bad at all ) but a normal smoothie was 440 calories, while they…
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Hey
Hey my name is Danny I found myfitnesspal couple weeks ago, and I think it gives you the knowledge of what calories your putting in your body everyday. And the added bonus of how much calories you burn through exercise. I think myfitnesspal is the best app ever.
