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Female cyclists - are we a rare breed?
Whenever I go for my bike rides on the nature trails, I probably cross paths with least 20 other bikers, but 99.9% of the time they are male. It's the same when I'm in the car and see road bikers - very rarely do I see any women. Where are the women cyclists at?
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From fat to fit-ish: The difference 1 year can make
I'm almost embarrassed to post this, but this was me in June 2011 and over 200lbs. (I'm only 5'3"): This is me two days ago and 71.5lbs lighter: I'm not quite to goal yet, but will be by the end of July. :bigsmile: A little background on me. I was always athletic and never overweight until I got pregnant at 23. After I had…
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Scurvy epidemic on MFP?
How come MFP people aren't eating even remotely close to the recommended 7-10 daily servings of fruits and veggies? Discuss. :glasses:
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Happy Healthy BMI Day to me!
When I originally set out on my weight loss journey on July 11, 2011, my original goal was to get down to a healthy BMI within a year. I weighed in this morning and I'm proud to say that I'm now officially in the healthy BMI range for my height with 2 days to spare. I know a lot of people think BMI is crap measure (and…
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Discrepancies when calculating BMR?
I had been going by MFP which told me that my BMR was 1318, but according to this site http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/, my BMR is 1413. I then decided to try out a few other sites to see what they say and half of them tell me 1320 and the other half tell me 1406. So, what's with the 100 calorie discrepancy?…
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Looking for running app. recommendations for Blackberry
I have a Blackberry Curve and am looking for a good app. that will track my distance and time/speed. I'd prefer free (I mean, who doesn't, right? Ha!) but am willing to purchase an app. if it's a good one. Anyone use GPSpeedometer?
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Has your weight loss been bittersweet?
So, while I'm extremely happy that I've managed to lose 62lbs in 9 months and am now only 13lbs away from my goal, I have to admit that my weight loss is bittersweet. Lately, I've been getting a ton of compliments and congratulations on my weight loss, but I find myself being more embarrassed than excited that people have…
