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Weightlifting hurts my back
I recently started the New Rules of Lifting For Women. I really like cutting all the nonsense from lifting and skipping the "little muscle" exercises like bicep curls and triceps dips. In the past I always avoided the deadlift as I thought it would hurt my back. Now that I'm trying the deadlift, my back is killing me! At…
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Why did you get BMF?
I'm just curious why people decided on BMF (vs. nothing or vs. a different product.) For me, I'm a professional dog walker, and I felt like my calorie expenditure was way different on days when I walked a lot vs. not walking dogs. I looked into getting a Fitbit until I saw that it sometimes records people driving as "steps…
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Any adivce for knee pain?
I've been walking a lot and started experiencing knee pain in only one knee. Seems to get worse the longer I'm standing/walking, and the problem has been going on about a month. For a few weeks the problem seemed to be on the outside of the knee, then a week or two on the inside of the knee, and now it's kind of throbbing…
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I rocked it! I own it!
So, I just received my BMF on Friday. I've been really lazy about counting calories the past 4 months or so, and started to see weight climbing back on, so it was time to shake things up. INDEED! Yesterday I burned a stunning 2940 calories, walked 10,114 steps, and only consumed 1783 calories! I'm so pleased with myself!…
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"Your job is to take care of me"
...said my husband, only halfway joking, last night when I was going to help out a friend whose husband is dying. I've been married almost 20 years, and this statement is the crux of almost EVERY issue we have. I have a major issue with this statement, but I can't quite put my finger on the problem. Yes, I agreed to marry…
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"Doctors are _______ to Fat Patients"
I thought this was an interesting article on jezebel: http://jezebel.com/5959682/doctors-are-****ty-to-fat-patients I'm sure we all have plenty to say about it?
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How skinny is too skinny?
It seems everyone who has lost weight has had someone tell them "You're getting too skinny" or "Don't lose any more weight." I have seen some women who look downright anorexic, in my opinion. So my question is, how skinny is too skinny?
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Question for runners
Why do I always see runners running on the side of the road, when there's a perfectly good sidewalk next to them?
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What famous person have you ever met?
Or even seen for real? I haven't ever met anybody who is famous. :grumble: I have a friend who was at a party with David Schwimmer (from "Friends"). I want my 15 seconds of fame!
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Let's play the TWIN GAME!
I have a white Honda Odyssey. Friend me if you are a twin! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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I was doing great, but....
It seems like something snapped in me last night! I decided to go over my calorie intake to have a slice of pepperoni pizza (ah, heaven!) and then I decided to have a second slice. OK, I made those decisions carefully. Honestly I didn't feel too badly about it. They tasted sooooo good and it felt good to have my tummy…
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I want some more friends! *Friend Hog*
I've been on MFP since January and have a great set of friends, but I need more friends who will entertain me! If you need lots of support every time you log in, you probably don't want to be my friend. :tongue: I'm not very consistent about motivating others. If you are already motivated and don't need any more friends,…
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Twenty-four pounds gone!
That's 96 sticks of butter! I still have a long, long way to go. I could use some encouragement so I thought I'd post my "before" and "current" pics.
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How long before someone noticed?
I was SO excited today when someone (who hasn't seen me in a while) said, "Wow! You look like you've lost weight!" It is the very first time someone noticed. I've lost 23 lbs. So, how many pounds did you have to lose before someone noticed?
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What does Maximum HR mean?
It is fairly easy for me to reach my Maximum HR (100%) as determined by my HRM. I just spent 4 and 1/2 minutes exercising in this "zone" out of a 5 minute Warm-up period! Usually unless I modify the exercises to be much easier, any DVD or fitness class will end up with me spending most of my time in the Max HR zone. No…
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Hello, smaller jeans! I've missed you!
What a happy day for me..... my birthday, and just for fun I pulled out my size 16 jeans. I didn't really think I'd fit in them--- in early January, I was busting out of my size 18s. I pulled them on, and they fit beautifully! I've still got a long way to go, but it''s going to be a GREAT day! ~Jess
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How many fitness DVDs do you own?
How many have you actually done? I think I have 13 DVDs, and I've used about 5 of them. Amazing how ineffective the DVDs are when they sit on the shelf!
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Frequent (daily) weigh-ins: what have you learned?
For those of us who weigh-in daily or frequently, what lessons have you learned from it? I learned that eating a large bowl of split pea soup immediately before a weigh-in resulted in a pound of weight gain. I was thinking that it would be like drinking water, my kidneys would get rid of any excess immediately, and that…
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My dream last night....
A common dream for me when I'm trying to eat healthy: I ate a bunch of really horrible foods and knew I couldn't even log how many calories they were! In reality, I am in a 12-week "Biggest Loser" contest so I am absolutely NOT going to eat ANYTHING that won't help me win this contest. So instead, I dream about donuts and…
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When your weight isn't going down....
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Suspicious of calories burned by "exercise"
When you first join MFP, they ask if your lifestyle is sedentary, lightly active, moderately active, etc. I said lightly active, although as a stay-at-home mom, my activity levels always vary throughout the day. The other day I was teaching a dog-training class for 2 hours, which is entirely on your feet and a fair amount…
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38, Mom of 2 in Illinois looking for fitness buddies!
Hi all! I am soon to be 39 and I'm determined to turn around my bad eating habits. I need to lose about 60 lbs but I am motivated to improve every day! At my best, I was at my target weight about a year after my last son was born 9 yrs. ago. I had lost the weight by eating healthy and exercising. But when I hit my target…
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Your favorite motivational quotes?
Before I started my weight loss, I was collecting motivational quotes. My favorite to date: Don't trade what you want to most for what you want at the moment. (I taped that one to my fridge!) What are your favorites?
