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give up exercise?
my son was born 3months ago and i have been exercising regularly since he was 2weeks old....no weight has shifted(or inches!) i hadn't been eating any of my exercise calories back so decided to start eating at least half of them...but after over 3weeks still no loss i stopped exercising for a week, and dropped 2lbs!! i…
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upping calories
hey, for a long time i've been undereating and over exercising...not healthy but i love exercise and have a hard time eating alot....but i've lately, for the last week or so, upped my calories by ALOT...am eating between 1800-2000cals a day on exercise days...i am trying to stay high protein, reasonable carbs and fat. my…
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NSV..1day and 5days after baby
i lost 50lbs prior to getting pregnant and gained 22lbs during my pregnancy...i kept running up until the last few weeks and then just walked, these are my post baby pics! 1day after having my son: this is yesterday at 5days post partum: keeping up with exercise and diet was the BEST thing i could have done!
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for the mums out there
just wondering how much you all gained in pregnancy, how active you were and how quickly you managed to lose it after??? i'm currently 31weeks with my 3rd, gained 14lbs so far, which seems to be all in my tummy as i'm still able to wear size 8(uk) clothes comfortably, am trying to keep working out and get in workouts as…
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55lbs lost...twice over!
i was quite a chubby child and i got to my heaviest at about 19yrs old, weighing 180lbs(5ft 6) (i'm on the left without the glasses) so i did something about it and got down to 126lbs then came babies, i gave birth to my 2nd baby just 1yr 18days after the birth of my first, so on went the weight, back up to 178lbs the day…
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not handling the weight gain well
so, i worked really hard and dropped down to a good 126lb weight...then i got pregnant i'm 20weeks in a few days and it's freaking me out seeing the weight gain...i'm eating on or under calories, i'm still exercising, some days burning 1200 or more...but the scales are still going up don't get me wrong, i know i have to…
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running whilst pregnant
so i am just about 5weeks pregnant, and i tend to do alot of running...mostly treadmill running but also some road running...i have no illnesses or previous problems in pregnancy so i'm wondering would it be safe? a friend of mine, who is a nurse, informed me that keeping your HR below 120 is essential as a higher HR takes…
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nsv - 24 hour walk
This week i completed...a 24 hour walk!!! no relays or anything like that, purely 24hours of non stop walking, i have a daughter with Rett Syndrome(it's a neurological condition that affects mobility, speech and basically makes little girls totally reliant on others for everything) so myself and my husband, and my brother…
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making veggies nicer to eat??
i am a vegetarian...but i have a huge aversion to vegetables, so i really live on wholegrain pastas, rice, eggs and not much else! i really want to try and eat more vegetables so does anyone have any recipes/ideas of how to make them more appealing?? the idea of eating the vegetables makes me feel sick, but i know i need…
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tummy after 2kids and 50lb lost(sorry, more flesh than i rea
this is after a grueling 50lbs weight loss after gaining 50lbs with having 2 babies...sorry about the amount of flesh on show, i didn't realise it showed so much when my husband took the pic!
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50lbs down w/pic
it has taken me ages to get the last few lbs off as i tend to sabotage myself by exercising too much and eating too little, but i finally got down to the 50lb mark...another 12-14lbs to go and i'll be at my goal weight i don't have any before pics but here are some just taken:
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hrm not working...estimating calories?
i use my HRM(polar f4) constantly and it's busted...think it just needs a battery change, but it just won't open, so going to have to take it back and get it replaced anyways i'm off to the gym first thing tomorrow morning and with no hrm i feel a bit lost :( i plan to do the same ltime/intensity/exercises that i did today…
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hating my obsession
so..i am sitting here, kids are down for a nap(neither wanting to sleep though!) and i am trying to decide whether to exercise... get up and exercise...am sure that's what you're all thinking...BUT...i am actually trying to stop myself!! i have a major obsession with having to exercise, if i don't then i feel lazy...but…
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would it be terribly bad to...
eat my left over calories from today tomorrow??? i have 1000 or so calories left over today...i had between 1000-1400cals left over each of the last 3 or so days too i don't have time to exercise during the day tomorrow and have p90x yoga in the evening(about 200cals) so would it bebad for me to take about 500calories from…
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24hour walk?
has anyone ever tried doing one??? my husband and i have a little girl with a very severe disability and are going to try doing a 24hour walk to raise money to help fund research for a cure...so i'm really wondering if anyone has done it, how much prep goes into it etc all advice appreciated x
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a stupid, but very important victory
today...i didn't sabotage myself!!! i am abit of a number obsessive...if i do a workout i tend to push and push until i hit AT LEAST 1000calories(usually takes 2hours or so) and then i do a p90x workout too, so as you can imagine, i am well under calories ALOT...my net is sometimes in the negative! well today i told myself…
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guilty not exercising??
i am currently doing the p90x and have had to increase my calories from 1200 a day to 1650 a day(according to their program) and i burn about 600 on cardio days with it(plyo, kenpo etc) so i am getting exercise in... yet during the day i feel SO guilty if i don't do an hour and a half on my treadmill too today my kids are…
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NSV Flat tummy!
hi all! i have so far dropped 43lbs, but always seem to keep my 'mummy tummy' but....after 6 weeks of p90x i finally felt confident in my body to go out with my tummy out! after having 2 babies within a year of each other, i thought i'd never feel like that... so here is how i went out today!
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creatine??
i live in the uk and i'm doing the p90x....i love this and usually have a protein shake after, but should i be taking in creatine or any other vitamins/supplements??? we can't get any of the p90x nutritional suppliments over here so i'm needing ideas for home made recovery drinks etc thanks in advance for any help
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follow p90x or mfp
i have been logging and working on 1200cals(plus exercise cals) but started p90x last week and have noticed that p90x says to eat more than the basic 1200(my husband worked it out at 1650, plus any cals burned from exercise) so is this right, should i be eating more...do i follow mfp goals or p90x??? will eating the…
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cals vs sodium
so, i seem to be finding that at the end of the day i have alot of calories left over, yet no sodium allowance left...which is more important to stick to??? i don't want to eat my calorie allowance and then be super over on sodium, but if i don't eat my calories i'll be a good 700-900 calories down on my net....but within…
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p90x plyo section
i did my first round of p90x plyometrics today and omg is it hard!!! i have a polar f4 hrm which seems to be calculating wrong most of the time...e.g...same workout, done 2days apart, more intensity put in on the 2nd day, but 50calorie lower burn???) so i was just kinda wondering roughly what everyone's calorie burns…
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first day of p90x
yay, i did my first night of p90x tonight(with my husband!) i loved it...but is it weird that i don't feel absolutely exhausted from it?? reading reviews i really thought that i would be feeling ready to collapse straight after...but i feel ok except for a little ache i exercise alot so im not new to it all...so i want to…
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starting p90x
hi all well i finally have my p90x dvds...pull up bar. press up bars and weights i'll need...so tomorrow i'll be doing the fit test and the day after i'll start p90x!!! does anyone have any tips or advice for getting through it??? am terrified as my upper body strength is pretty low but am so excited to start it too
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kettlebell dvd?
does anyone know a good kettlebell workout??? i would love to start using them as i have heard nothing but positive about kettlebells but i tend to need a dvd/instructor to keep me interested and on track
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losing weight lowering self esteem
i have dropped off 40lbs...which is amazing and i'm happy with the weight loss...BUT... my self esteem is actually lower now than it ever was, i feel so flabby and gross...i know that enough toning will sort that out, but my breasts have shrunk to nothing, and gona all 'saggy'...so i hate them SO much. i know being fatter…
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40lbs down pics
i never really did any 'before' pics, but after having 2kids you can imagine the flabbiness! lol here is 40lbs down... hope this works!
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so unmotivated!
I really don't know what is wrong with me at the moment, i just do not feel the motivation to get up and exercise...i do it, but purely because i have to, even though i used to love it i have lost 37lbs(currently at 141) so far but i look at myself and think what is the point! i still look awful and nothing i'm doing seems…
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weight fluctuating
i know that weight can fluctuate daily but this is driving me mental before going away for xmas i was doing the 30day shred and eating 1200cals a day and was steadily losing up to 1/2lb a day , i maintained a 1200cal level throughout xmas even though i couldn't get online to log it all, got home and i had lost 1/2lb in the…
