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Help! Need Motivation to Continue...
So I'm having a down kinda day. I'm not even sure if it's warranted. This past year I decided to put my health and fitness on the priority. I figured why not, quarantine has me at home anyways. I was doing great or so I believe. I'm down approxiamately 80lbs. YAY ME! The problem being that I still have about 50lbs to go…
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C-section Mamas!
Ok, my questions for the day are for the ladies....especially ones who have been pregnant and had a c-section... Do your abs always separate with pregnancy? With a c section are the muscle always cut? Will the muscles ever repair themselves? Does this condition always need surgery to repair the muscles (reattach) The…
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Insanity - Cardio Recovery - How many Cals?
I am just on day 4 of Insanity and I was wondering what the burn is like with the cardio recovery dvd? I understand that it is a recovery day and I probably didn't burn as many calories doing this workout rather than one of the other insanity workouts, but holy smokes it was still really hard! I don't think that my legs…
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Question for the girls!
OK, so if there are any guys reading this....you have been fore warned! LOL Do any of you girls find that when TOM shows up it is kinda like a new beginning? I always seem to find it easier to lose weight the first couple of weeks of the month rather than the last couple before TOM shows up. Just wondered what other women…
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% of calories buned from fat on HRM???
So I recently discovered on my HRM that it counts a percentage of calories burned came from fat. Thought, well hey, isn't that nifty! LOL It mentioned that from my workout I burned approx. 45% of calories from fat. I'm wondering if this is a good %, are there specific ranges? I tried to google on this topic and I just…
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Logging Chalean Extreme???
For those doing Chalean Extreme...what do you log it under in the exercise diary? I don't have a heart rate monitor....
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Put the scale away for 1 month challenge
I am one of those daily weighers, I know, terrible...but lately I haven't seen a huge difference from day to day or week to week. Anyone interested in doing a challenge with me? Starting tomorrow....put that scale away! Don't look for 1 month!!! Let's see what kind of big number we will see! I think I may ask hubby to hide…
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P90X or ChaLEAN Extreme???
I am just finishing up with Insanity in about 2 weeks and I was wondering what should come next....originally I thought I might jump back into another round of insanity...but lately my knees are starting to ache....I have never had a problem with them, but I am thinking they really need the rest. So I was wondering what…
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Too much fiber?
Just wondering if you can go wrong with too much fiber? I usually take in about 10 cups of water a day, so I would think that being over my fiber by 2-5 grams isn't that bad...
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"Where does the fat go" article
I just read a great article/biology lesson on where the fat goes when you lose weight. I thought it was fitting, so I wanted to share! http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/diet-fitness/weight-loss/lost-weight.htm
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Side effects from the flu, a week later?
Just looking for others opinions.... Last weekend I came down with the stomach flu, lasted about 24 hours. So I decided to give my body the rest that it needed and took a couple of extra days off from exercising etc. I continued to eat nutritiously. Now, I am beginning to get back to my normal routine and took up my…
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Fear of the changing room....
Anyone else scared to go clothes shopping? So, I know I have come a long way in this journey, now down about 76lbs. I started off at around 260....I used to only be able to shop in plus size stores. Now, I am pretty sure that I can fit into normal sizes by now, but it seems like I am pushing myself forward for an extreme…
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Questions on routine...
So I have been working on finishing up my 30 day shred. Currently moving onto level 3. Today, I received my insanity set in the mail today so I started looking through the guides etc. I am so excited to get started with it!!! My question is, should I just jump right in and start it, having not completed the shred yet?…
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Sweating more...
So recently I have noticed that during my workouts I am sweating a lot more! Not sure why, but it is the same workout, I should be getting used to it more, but I find that the more used to it I get the more I sweat.... Is this a good thing?
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I Love You Jillian Michaels!!!
So, this is really not something I say when in the middle of a workout, but I am loving the results from her 30 day shred!!! I am currently on day 15 (L2D5). So far I have only noticed about a 4 pound loss, but the toning is absolutely amazing!!! I am down inches pretty much all over!!! Here is to the next 15 days!!! Then…
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Confused....
So, lately I have been doing really well losing weight, the only thing I was doing was walking and watching my food intake. On Monday of this week I decided it was time to rev it up a little bit. I decided to take the 30 day shred challenge. I have finished L1D4 so far. What I have noticed is that, I have stopped losing…
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12-14 lb loss a month too much???
Can I get some opinions on my weight loss so far? My main questions is in regards to the monthly average that I seem to be losing. I am averaging about 12lbs a month. I am really happy with that number, but sometimes I look at that number and say....WTH??? Doesn't it seem like a bit much? So far since I got more serious…
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Colonics?
So I am just curious if anyone has ever gone to a session or has any reviews about it? I have my first session this evening. I think I am a little intimidated about it, but the nurses I have spoken to say it isn't anything to be terrible scared of. I have heard that most people have an excess of 5-25lbs of old matter built…
