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muscle for life eating protocol
I am looking for friends that are trying to eat based on the Muscle for Life protocol for loosing weight. BW 1.2x protein 1x carbs .2x fats I find it hard to get in all that protein! And would be interested in seeing what others eat. Cheers, Cara
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Lifting Goal/ Body Fat %
So i have reached my body weight goal and now i want to concentrate on decreasing my body fat% a bit (currently 25%) I am new to weight lifting, and working with a trainer to help with form. what is a good weight lifting goal to have? so far I can: 3x10 squats at 80 lbs 3x10 bench press at 70lbs Are there generic goals,…
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weights & cardio days
Is it okay to do weights and cardio the same day? Should they be ideally different days?
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body fat %
So I re-started my weight loss journey 4 months ago. I was 154lbs and 33.2% body fat. Now I am 132.2 and 23.6% body fat. I am pretty happy with the way I look... I still want to work on toning up. Once I hit my goal of 130lbs I think I would like to have my goal be body fat % based rather than weight. Since I have have…
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banana free smoothie recipes pls
I am allergic to bananas, and summer is coming... What are some of your favourite banana free smoothie recipes?
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what the heck do i eat now?
I have reached my goal weight of 130lbs, and now am more focussed on my body fat% rather than my actual weight. I am lifting 3x per week, cardio classes 2x per week and i train for tennis 2-3 times per week. For the last 4 months when i was watching what i ate and dropped 24ish pounds, i ate 3 proteins, 3 fruits, 4 vegies,…
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weight & Cardio days
someone told me that i should ideally do weights and cardio on different days. is that true? why or why not? is this for a general weekly schedule okay? My current schedule: M- weights T- les bodycombat W- les bodystep T- weights F- tennis Sat- off sun- les bodycombat and body pump I have 3 weight routines that i am…
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replacing my emotional eating
so this whole MFP thing has definitely showed me that I am an emotional eater. so, what can I do to not emotional eat? how do i start to change my natural reactions when I am upset? I think a game plan when I am rational and happy would help me (probably will have to do a few trial and errors)... it is easy to just say do…
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How often do you eat the same thing?
Hi everyone, I am a newbee and am struggling with being consistent in logging and my trying to stay within my calorie goals (1400) I think it is more just the planning aspect of it. It takes a lot of time to plan out properly when everything is new to you. A friend lent me loose 10lbs in 10 days. Although I am not going to…
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feedback and numbers help please
I am 5'3", 146.6 lbs with a goal weight of 130. Based on my BMR, i should consume 1359 calories per day. So, to loose a pound per week I should net 859 calories each day?? It seems like from what I have read I should not go under 1200 calories at the very least... but also should eat back my exercise calories.. So, should…
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buddies needed
i would like to have a few motivational buddies! I am 5'3", CW 149 with GW of 130 and then re-evalutate. I am trying to learn to run 5K and would like to do be able to do 10 good form push-ups and 1 pull up by the end of this year. I love playing tennis, learning french, I have 2 wondeeful step-kids (boys) and a dog.…
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my first pull up
So, I can not do pull ups (chin ups...) What is a good stepping stone workout to build my way up to doing some? Lat pulls? or something else perhaps. Thanks, Cara
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body fat %- women
What do you think is a healthy body fat percentage for women? Does body fat % change with age, or height? I am 5'3" with 33.1% fat... any links to help me figure out what is a healthy goals would be great. Thanks in advance, Cara
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butter substitute
So I was raised to think butter is better then margarine... because of the hydrolized crap that margarine is made from. However, i know it has lots of calories. What do you use as "butter"? Is there a non-hyrodolized margarine out here? I do avoid butter when possible... but tonights corn on the cob made me think of this…
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A few good online friends needed
I am not so great at achieving personal goals in my life. I started this year, 2012, with the goal of being back at 130lbs by my 30th bday, which is November 10th. I am 5'3", female and decently active. Well it is now july, and I have made no real progress. Time to change that. I was on here a little while ago, and found…
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too many choices for at home programs.. which one??
I have stopped and started things too much over the past few years. A 60 day or 90 day, or 30 day challenge seems to never make it past he 1 week mark. Sometimes it is because i find it boring.. sometimes I don't do it a few times and then by habit i just forget about it. I WANT TO CHANGE THIS I know one of my issues is…
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bbq help today
So, I am going to a BBQ tonight... and I do want to have a drink or two (one needs to live every once in a while).... any ideas what my game plan should be today? I was thinking just less calories in general during the day but it is hard to plan because I do not know exactly what food will be there. I assume burger and…
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being realistic
So after my first few days here I realized that MFP has made me have more realistic expectations about my weight loss! THANK YOU for that =) Based on my calorie consumption.. MFP says i should loose 1.3 lbs a week... so that would equate to 0.2 per day give or take. I only just bought a scale a few days ago and have been…
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how often and when do you weigh yourself
Good Morning MFP peps! How often do you weigh yourself? When during the day do you weigh yourself? Do you do it naked... or do you wear the same clothes? or are you not really that picky. Cheers, Cara
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making cookies.... please let me not eat any
Oh god.. Hubby has requested that I make him cookies.... which I have said yes to... He loves them! However, they are not the real healthy sort... being chocolate chip and all... So, I am going to make them and taking a vow to not eat any dough or cookies tonight, or tomorrow, or at all! I am going to brush my teeth (some…
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Hi Everyone =)
My weight has only become an issue for me over the last 5-7 years.... I want to loose 24lbs and then re-assess from there. I do not have any friends that are wanting to loose weight right now, so I am hoping to find friends, support and encouragement here on the online community. I have tried Herbal Magic before, and it…
