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track sex?
Does anyone else track sex as exercise in the hopes of earning exercise calories? If so, what's a comparable activity?
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bowflex revolution advice
Hi there. In an effort to stay motivated I decided that I would try working out from home - as I've had far too many occasions where I didn't exercise based on inconvenience getting to the gym (I've also moved farther away from the gym - compounding the issue). I have 200lbs of Olympic weights, standard bar, curl bar, and…
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A month long plateu
The first few months of my latest attempt at weight loss went well. I dropped about 20lbs in 3-ish months. From November 3rd. to December 3rd. I'm basically at about the same weight. I've gone a little down and come back up. I'm not really near my goal weight and I'm still somewhere in the ~30% of body fat - so it's not…
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Month long plateu - suggestions?
The first few months of my latest attempt at weight loss went well. I dropped about 20lbs in 3-ish months. From November 3rd. to December 3rd. I'm basically at about the same weight. I've gone a little down and come back up. I'm not really near my goal weight and I'm still somewhere in the ~30% of body fat - so it's not…
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Support me in my moob removal
Greetings! I've had several starts/stops on myfitnesspal and for weight loss in general over the years - so I'm not totally new. However, a recent visit to the doctor revealed that I was borderline diabetes and high blood pressure (Two things I've gotten under control in a short amount of time surprisingly) so I'm back on…
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leg day = 1000+ calories burned??
So I put the polar ft7 I purchased to use and found that leg day, consisting of: 5 minutes warmup cardio Leg curls Squats Stiff legged deadlift Leg extension Seated calf raises 20 minutes walking cooldown burned 1000+ calories in about 90 minutes. Admittedly my heart rate got to pumping 180+ bpm (darned squats), and I…
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Life altering changes after 2 months.
In 2 months I went from consistent hypertension bp readings down to normal and my blood sugar (pre-diabetes) went from ~120 fasted down to 98 as of today. My doctor predicted that in 6 months I would be full on type-2 diabetic - Two months of diet, weight lifting, and daily cardio/walking helped me drop nearly 15lbs and…
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heart rate sensor question - apps
I have a question, I've been evaluating various solutions from Polar. The f4/f7/f40/f60. I was initially debating between features of the various watches. However, I started to think that with the various iphone / android apps available - a better question is which comes with a sensor offering the most compatibility with…
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heart rate
I'm 35, weight about 272 currently, and I've started dieting exercising again steadily the last month or so. When I get my fat *kitten* on the elliptical in the morning I notice based on the heart rate readings I get from the machine that: 1. Very little effort is required to get my heart pumping. When I start I'm at about…
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Cardio 2x daily
Hi there, Working hard again the last few weeks. My doctor was concerned about my blood sugar reading - 115 fasted - and I'm pre-hypertension. Essentially she said if something didn't change I would be diabetic in 6 months. In addition the scale claimed I weighed a chunky 280 lbs, 38% bodyfat (34% if the hand-held is more…
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Sometimes even progress can be frustrating
I know this is probably neurotic... But I've been pretty heavily focused on strength training over the last 3 months... much more so over the course of the last 5 weeks after starting a new strength training routine exclusively focused on compound lifts (the exception being curls, ya just have to do curls or it feels like…
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The man-beast slowly emerges!
Operation man tit removal in process. 9 weeks into my squishy-fat-guy transformation. Maybe my genetics aren't as bad as I assumed? Noobie gains are fantastic! Weight -- 238 lbs Bodyfat -- ~30-34% Current lifting stats (sets of 10) Benchpress -- 155lbs Overhead Press -- 100lbs Calf Raise -- 240lbs Curls -- 75lbs Squats --…
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beginning weightlifting -- anyone(s) want to partner up?
I've tinkered around here and there with weight-lifting since I was 13 with my Dad's old sand-filled set (oh the memories). I've had 3-6 month spurts here and there, but with my latest commitment to fitness I'm ready to try again. I've been working out over the course of the last 2 months with a upper/lower body split…
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What a difference 2 months makes... a work in progress
Was checking out the before 'n after pictures on my phone... it's amazing what can be accomplished in 2 months. Before was 2-22-12 and after was 4-19-12...
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Weight loss / body composition challenge?
If there's already something like this, feel free to point me in the right direction, but would anyone like to participate in a fitness challenge of some kind? Seems like a good way to make some friends or stay motivated? Have sign-ups for a few weeks, and have weekly weigh-ins, measurements, and maybe bi-weekly progress…
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Elliptical machine and MFP don't agree
There seems to be a significant difference between what the elliptical machine at the gym and MFP when it comes to calories burned. MFP claims that I burned 500 or so calories, the machine claims about 300 for the 33 minutes I spent training. Just to make sure I'm not being a total dumbdumb, the machine I'm calling an…
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New member from the corrupt state of Illinois
Been using mfp for about 40 days... I've found it to be an invaluable tool for keeping myself organized and accountable. I honestly think that the green = good, red = bad part of the app (calories) helps keep my diet in line. It's probably simple (yet effective) training psychology, but I go out of my way to avoid bringing…
