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Maintenance feels weird!
I'm very happy to have lost 20 pounds. At first, 1,200 calories was really difficult, but now I'm used to it. Do I seriously get to eat the extra calories AND eat back my exercise calories? This seems like TONS of food.
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Choosing a HR Monitor
Hey all! I've been looking for a heart rate monitor on Amazon lately, and they all seem to get mixed to poor reviews. I was wondering if I could get some more direct reviews from the folks on here, as I know consumer sites can be biased by bad reviews (who bothers to write up a lot of good reviews?). I'm on a student…
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Potassium? If you say eat a banana, I'll punch you
Since I've started tracking what I eat, I've realized that I probably don't get enough Potassium. I'd like to, as I know it's important for muscle performance. Calorie restriction means I'm eating less, and I don't like a lot of foods with Potassium in them. Eg. I hate bananas bc of a bad experience with Cross Country (not…
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Any thoughts on mini steppers?
I've recently read several interwebz articles proclaiming the joys of mine steppers, including proposing keeping one under your desk at work. Does anyone do this? Is it helpful?
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Women's Troubles
Hi! I'm still fairly new to this, but was doing fairly well... until my menstrual cycle came to a close. I not only have I stopped losing, I seem to have gained back a pound. I read that this could be water retention, but I stay pretty hydrated and have still been exercising. Does anyone else get this? Does it go away? I'm…
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Always Hungry
Hi All! I'm new to this site, and trying to lose 20 pounds. This might not sound like a lot to some of you, but I'm really having trouble. I've hovered on the border of average and overweight by BMI for a few years now, but I feel like everyone is different, and I'm happy to talk to people who want to lose a lot of weight,…
