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running advice please!
hi! i have just recently got myself built up to running/jogging on the treadmill rather than walking. i have back pain in the center of my shoulder blades when i'm done. i do have a supportive bra. (might be t.m.i, but i am also rather small chested, maybe a full b size) any suggestions?
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last chance workout advice please!
HI! i am in a biggest loser contest with about 20 of my family and friends. this is out 3rd competition. this go-around, we weigh in in the late afternoon, around 4:30. before we always weighed in around 8am. my question is this: if i wanted a "last chance workout" before weigh in, should i do it the morning of the weigh…
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eliptical advice please!
i got a great deal on a used elptical today. ($30!!) it is a manual one, but does have a knob you can maually turn to increase the resistance. it also have the moving arms. it does not have a clock, calorie tracker or anything like that. it does work very well though! my question is, how should i log it? would it be…
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portion size help!!
i need help!! i had heard once that there is a way you can eyeball food and guestimate how many ounces there are. for example, i had once heard a piece of meat the size of a deck of cards is 4 oz. anyone have any other landmarks like that???? i need all the advice i can get! i do not have the spare $$ right now to buy a…
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My mini sucess story! :)
Hi! I started taking my weight loss efforts very seriously in Oct 2010. I have since been in 2 mini Biggest Loser competitions here at home. Today ends the second competition. I came in 2nd during the first, and I will know the results from the 2nd contest late tonight, but I am slated to win it. :) Since Oct 6th I have…
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need advice! last chance workout!
hi everyone. i am in a biggest loser contest with my husbands family. the last weigh-in is tomarrow afternoon. i am in the running to win the overall prize, but my father-in-law is just a tiny smidgen ahead of me and a cousin to my hubby is just barely behind me!! i need some advice of what workouts to do today! i have…
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sodium question! need advice
i have checked some past threads on sodium. i have noticed sodium is the number one thing that makes me seem to gain weight the worst. one thread suggests upping potassium to combat high sodium levels. other than chugging extra water, does anyone else have any tips to help with sodium? i usually average 2000mg a day, but…
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zumba exercise question
so i bought the zumba ps3 game yesterday, and i think i'm in love! i have never been to a class, but the game is awesome! i have played it about an hour today so far, and i will definately log it. i'm thinking logging it as "dancing, aerobic". since it's the first time i have done anything zumba-ish, i don't really know…
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please critique my treadmill workout!
hi everyone! so i have been walking on the treadmill for 4 months now. i have built myself up enough that i can jog at lower speeds for short intervals. could you please take a look at my treadmill workout and critique? be brutally honest!! if there is something you think i can improve on, please feel free to tell me! here…
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anyone tried gnc total body colon cleanse?
i just started this today, and i was curious if anyone else had tried it, and what results you had? thanks in advance! :)
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math/calorie question... need help please!
hi! so i don't have a hrm... i'm getting ready to do the leslie sansone walk away the pounds, 5 miles. so if i walk 5 miles in one hour, (while keeping up with her pace) how should i log it? its is (obviously) 5mph? lol or is it lower? im new to all this, and i SUCK at all math. thanks in advance! (and sorry for the stupid…
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does this make sense? or even seem possible?
is it possible to feel hungover after a bad food day?? ok so let me explain. yesterday was my cheat day. for breakfast i had a whole wheat bagel, (arnolds, that is a flat diet type size), and fat free cream cheese. for lunch i had a small salad and a hamburger. (this was my cheat meal). then at the very last minute my…
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grocery list help!!
i am going grocery shopping in the morning. i need some advice for low cal foods. my budget is $200 for 2 weeks. i have 3 kids (2, 4, and 6 yrs old) and a hubby that are gonna eat this with me. we will eat about anything, but very little fish. (nasty!!) so give me your top 10 items you can't live without please!! :) thanks!
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need help with my game plan!
hi everyone! so i'm starting week 5 of a Biggest Loser comp between some family and close friends. i'm gonna post what i have done differently each week. i need all the input, suggestions (however brutal it needs to be!) and any thoughts you have! i have 4 weeks left of the competition. so far i am in the lead with…
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core rhythms anyone?
I bought core rhythms from amazon, and it came in the mail today!! :) i thought i would ask everyone, what do you log it under for exercise? i usually log my dance type workout dvds as "dancing, gneral" but i thought i would get some other input! also in what order do you do them? i think i may start with the latin dance…
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need advice about water weight post-op
hi all. i recently had surgery yesterday. (had my tubes tied, nothing major) but i can not do any physical activity yesterday or today and need to take it easy tomarrow. i stepped on the scale this morning and see that i have gained 3 pounds since yesterday morning. i am sure its from the i.v. fluids. is there anything i…
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need post-op advice!!
hi everyone. this afternoon i am getting my tubes tied and 2 cysts removed. it is just outpatient surgery, but the dr says i can't do any physical activity for at least 48 hours. i am in a biggest loser competition, and am worried i will gain this week with not activity for 2 days!! i have worked out quite a bit monday and…
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You're gonna think I'm crazy, but....
You might think this is nuts to be excited about, but I'm gonna share it anyway! :happy: I have been seriously trying to lose weight for the past 2 weeks. (like many people here, I have notoriously went back and forth in weight my entire adult life!) The first week I only lost .5 pounds. My friends, a couple relatives and…
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calling all HRM users!!
i currently don't have one. (its on the top of my christmas list!!) but i was wondering if the calories burned according to wii fit board (like the different games and wii fit) are accurate or how far off are they? i did the 30 minutes of free step, 20 minutes free run (jogging fairly quickly) and another 20 mins of random…
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eating exercise calories, not same 'ol questions though!
i know there are a million and one threads about eating exercise cals. so i will try not to bore you. i get 1330 cals a day, according to mfp. today i have eated 1260 of them. i have had 3 healthy meals and 2 healthy snacks and i even treated myself to a cup of sherbert after supper. but... i worked out a LOT today. for…
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how to log ab lounger?
i have an ab lounger. i know a lot of people claim its a gimmick, but its working for me! i can't physically do a regular sit up on the floor yet... i'm working on it! but on the ab lounger i can feel my abs working, so i guess its better than nothing. how do i log it? i do not have an HRM. i thought of listing it as…
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Logging exercise advice needed!
I don't typically log my cleaning, cooking, and that kind of thing as exercise (even though it's an option). But today I refinished my hardwood floor in the living room. And I feel like I worked my tush off! I made a concious effort while I was doing it to keep my core tight. Because I spent to much time working on it, I…
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hmr questions... please help!
i have purchased a polar hmr (f4, women) i was wondering... can you wear it all day and find the total calories burned even though you are not necessarily exercising? anyone have any other tips, pointers, suggestions for me? i am really hoping this helps me boost over my plateau! :)
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Advice on heart rate monitors please!!
I purchased the Polar f4 last night (well rather my husband did without telling me cause I mentioned I was wanting one!! lol) so I was asking for pros/cons about it and other monitors and sucess stories of those who have used it!! thanks!:happy:
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i need equiptment reccomendations!
i need some equiptment reccomendations! i am ready to invest in another piece of workout equiptment. i currently have a treadmill, recumbant bike, and the wii fit (and fit plus). i would like to invest in either the ab circle pro, ab lounger, or something along those lines. i don't have a ton of space or money, i have a…
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Treadmill Help!!
Hi! I have 3 kids under the age of 6, so finding time to work out can be tricky for me. I have about 20 minutes of a morning before the kids get up, about 30 mins during baby's naptime, and another hr-hr and half after kids go to bed to work out. I love using the treadmill early morning and before bed, and I try to do the…
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how to beat the plateau?
i have plateaued at 6 pounds! anyone have any advise in how to jump start it back up? i have tried to change my workout routines, eating the workout calories, restricting calories, you name it. i need help!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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happy little milestone today!!
i had a little milestone today.... i got out of the shower, wrapped a bath towel around me... and the 2 ends touched! :blushing: its not much, but every little thing means a lot!
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pilates classification...
i mainly do cardio home dvd's, but would like to expand on it some, so i bought a pilates dvd yesterday, and boy oh boy did it kick my butt! :blushing: i looked in the excercise section so i could record it, but there is nothing on there... any suggestions as to what i should label it as?
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extremely horribel, terrible, aweful bad day!
yesterday was one of those days where you just want to hide under a rock and bawl your eyes out. my step-son is bipolar, (5 yrs old) and i got a call from the teacher to come pick him up, he was having a melt-down. that was jsut the start of the day... so i get him, get him home and calmed down, things were starting to…
