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Little change-can you see it? w/ pics
I started out doing the 30 Day Shred on January 25. I joined a gym on Feb 4 and had my first session with a trainer on Feb 6. Once I joined the gym, I stopped the 30DS and concentrated all efforts on a clean diet, weight training with some cardio. I can tell some change which motivates me to keep going! What do you think?…
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Hurt myself and need some advice
Today while doing reverse crunches on a bench, I got a sharp pain in my lower ab on the right side. Lower than my belly button just beside my hip bone. What could this be? I took a rest day on Saturday and was really feeling frustrated a nd lacked motivation today. After that, it hurt with almost everything I did. I worked…
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I have made some progress!!
I weighed myself yesterday and I have lost 2.5 pounds. I also lost 1 inch in my waist!! WOOHOO!
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I am not vain! :)
Hello, my name is Melissa and I am in no means a vain person. I have posted several topics and don't get many responses so I am starting to feel that people think I am full of myself. I am not and never have been. I have always been self conscious of the way I look and that has only gotten worse since having kids and…
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Adding in time with personal trainer
I met with my personal trainer today and he had me do core work and legs. How exactly do I add that into my exercise? It was an hour long session. Here are some of the things I did: 7 mins on treadmill at 2.5 with 2.5 incline Planks 3 sets of 30 sec Planks with toe taps 3 sets of 10 Torso twist with medicine ball (don't…
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Before Pics (NO SHAME!) :)
Here are my before pics. It is the best I could do with my Blackberry. Also, I really wanted to get a pic of my legs but I can't find my bathing suits!! I have NO clue where they are and I just bought them last year before our trip in March. I have a picture from the back but it's not really good as that is really hard to…
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This is where I started 4 year ago
I was looking through my old pics on Photobucket and came across these. This was me 4 years ago on Thursday before giving birth to my third child, my beautiful daughter.
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What color should I go with this time??
I get my hair done once per year (twice if I am lucky). I like to get something that doesn't need a lot of touch ups. I do not like my natural drab brown hair that is starting to get stray gray hairs so I have to get color. I have been light blonde, golden blonde, light brown, med brown with caramel highlight and deep…
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How to get rid of belly fat over muscle *pics*
A little background: I am 34 and 5'2". I have had three kids (all naturally, no c-sec). I currently weigh 110.5. I started the 30 Day Shred 10 days ago and just completed Day 8 on Level 1. Here are some pics: I can feel my ab muscles but they are covered by a pouch of fat. I want to get rid of this the fastest way…
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I joined a gym
So, I bit the bullet and joined a gym yesterday. It is an awesome gym with so much for my family to do. In fact, we were there today for 5.5 hours! I got evaluated by a personal trainer and am actually doing pretty well. My body fat % was 20.47 which is lower than I expected. My goal is to get to 18%. I have my first…
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Heart rate monitor
I see that some of you use a heart rate monitor. I looked them up online last night and they can get quite expensive!! If you have one, does it have the chest strap? The cheaper ones are just like a watch and some reviewed that it didn't fit their wrist so they weren't getting proper readings (if any at all). Can you…
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TMI warning!! Question about menstruation
I had my period 1.5 weeks ago. A couple of days ago, I started bleeding again but not enough to stain my panties. Everytime I go to the bathroom, there will be some in the toilet and when I wipe. Started out red and is now brown. Would working out make this happen? I know you can spot some during ovulation but I won't…
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Need help understanding how many calories I should eat
After reading through some threads and hearing about "eating back your exercise calories" and "calorie deficit", "starvation mode" and "eat 40/30/30," I realize that I have NO idea what I am doing! LOL! How does MFP calculate how many calories you need per day in order to obtain weightloss? I only had 2 pounds that I…
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Recommendations for protein powder
Need to up my protein intake without raising my carbs. Can I get some suggestions for a good protein powder (without fake sugars)? Thanks!
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Need coffee and motivation!!
I am so sore after Day 2 yesterday and am lacking motivation to do it today. I stayed up too late working on our taxes so I am also exhausted. It is rainy and dreary here today so that doesn't help either. I have 1.5 hours until I have to pick my daughter up from preschool and I could spend that whole time right here in…
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Help me figure out what else to eat today
I already put my planned dinner in and this is what I have left. I am always over on sugar but aside from some sugar in sour cream, salad dressing and pure maple syrup, it all came from natural sources. I am not sure how to get that much carbs without more sugar and stay within the calorie limits. Suggestions please?…
