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Father's Day activity tracker help needed
Hey all. Hubby is overweight, diabetic and has a very sedentary job. HE wants to improve his health (yay!) by losing weight and exercising more and is intrigued by an activity tracker. I have a fitbit one which I use as a glorified pedometer and use my polar f4 HRM when I workout but that's not what he wants. He is…
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testing photo upload ability-ignore!
just a test!
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Injured and need advice
Hey all, I've been a lurker in this group for quite a while and have learned so much but I need some help now. I've been working out, eating right and using MFP for close to 4 years. I've maintained for the past 2 years but have recently been upping the weights and trying to reduce the body fat. About 6 months ago I…
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Headphone suggestions for heavy sweater
Hey all, so disgusted with myself right now-I think I left my iPod at the gym on New Year's Eve. The iPod itself is so old I'm surprised it still worked but I had some great headphones with it. I'm hoping it's in the lost in found (manager has the key and is gone for the day so I can't check until tomorrow) but if not, I…
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World Cup food
I'm putting this here vs food or recipes because I'm not necessarily looking for healthy! I know what to serve at a Super Bowl party. (Chili, wings) I know what to make for the World Series and opening day. (Brats, nachos, hot dogs, cracker jacks) What is good World Cup food?! Help! Game time is in 5 hours and I have to go…
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Just started, couple of questions for the pros
Hey all. I just started the program on Monday. I'm not new to working out or lifting but new to stronglifts. I've done stage one of NROLW and NROL-abs but stage 2 in both programs got too long and complicated and started interfering with my first love (spinning-no haters please) so I thought I'd give this a go. Both…
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iPhone app that maps distance but doesn't drain the battery
Hey, I'm looking for an iPhone app that I can use for golf, walking, running but that doesn't drain the battery. I tried runtastic today but 90 minutes into my golf round I was at 19% battery! Suggestions or is there a trick I don't know about to conserve battery life?
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Best of 2013 Spin songs
My gym does an annual 90 minute New Years Day spin ride and I helped my favorite instructor put together the list of the best songs from 2013. We left off a few that just came out in the end of the year (Arctic Monkeys being my fave) and also kept it more pop-ish than usual. She and I tend to lean more towards the…
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Headphone help (non-workout ones)
Hey all, hubby and I have been doing a lot of traveling lately and I need some good over ear headphones. My ear buds are great for working out ( sennheiser if anyone cares) but not so much for planes. They don't cancel out the little kids and its not healthy to wear them that long. So I'm looking for suggestions. I'm…
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question for the engineers in the crowd-non fitness related
Hey engineers (hope there are some of you out there!), I have a question for you. My high school senior wants to be an engineer (mechanical and aerospace) and is in the final stages of selecting a college. He was accepted to University of Florida which is ranked 26 for mechanical on the graduate ranking list we have seen.…
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suggestions for girls trip needed
Hey all. I have a milestone birthday coming up next year (why yes, I will be 21 thank you!). My college roommates and I had a great plan to go to the Grand Canyon, stay at El Tovar for a couple of days and while we were there hike to the bottom of the canyon, spend the night at Phantom Ranch (the only place besides…
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Opinions Please-would you say anything?
So there's a woman I know. She's not a good friend but more than an acquaintance. As a lot of us have done, she put on a few lbs. over the years and got pretty pudgy. About six months ago, I ran into her at my backup gym (I usually go to the Y but this one is included because of my husband's work but I don't like it as…
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Suggestions please to help my underweight son
Hey all, I have a skinny teenage son (15) with ADHD (takes meds) who desperately wants to gain weight (he has some idea that mixed martial arts is his destiny!). Because of the ADHD meds he has no appetite for lunch and to top it off he's incredibly picky. He has started lifting weights but really needs to increase his…
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Help with a song please!
Hey all, my zumba teacher played a great song yesterday that I thought was by Pitbull but I can't find it. The only thing I know about it (besides it's great to dance to ) is it has the line "how much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood" in it! Any ideas? I don't have her again until next Thursday…
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Opinion on sore muscles
Hey all. I worked out really hard yesterday (which is a good thing) but I am so sore that I'm not sure what I should do tomorrow! I usually do weights for 35 minutes then a 45 minute spin class. I did some light cardio and stretching today to try and loosen things up but I'm still at that point where the thought of going…
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One year ago today...(long post w/ pics)
I started on MFP one year ago today and this is the (long) story of my success. This is MY story. The weight I started at is some people’s goal weight. Please don’t be offended by my saying I felt fat and out of shape at that weight. Body image is a very personal thing and everybody is different! I had steadily been…
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quick chicken thigh ideas please! No grilling though
I've got chicken thighs thawing and can't grill them (hubby had grilled chicken for lunch-hmmph). Any quick suggestions since I want to eat NOW?!?! (in other words, no simmering, braising or crock pots-no time for that!). Oh, and we're having Italian tomorrow night and had pasta last night so need to be different!
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Opinions please-need vacation advice!
I'm leaving for a 2 week trip out to the Grand Canyon and other parts west in 10 days. I'm currently set up to lose .5 lb. per week with a sedentary lifestyle and eat back my exercise calories that are calculated with my HRM. I need some opinions on the best way to set things up for my vacation. I will not be wearing my…
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Silly NSV
So, I've actually hit my goal weight and if I could ever get some pictures taken I'll post my before and after pic's with my story. But I wanna tell my latest NSV because for me this is HUGE! I've always hated to shop (weird for a woman) I think mainly because I always hate how I look in dressing room mirrors and how the…
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Etiquette question for the trainers in the crowd
Hi folks, I've got a question for you. I work out at the Y and in the past have participated in some group training sessions. The first time was awesome, there were 4 of us and we split a trainer twice a week. I'm pretty experienced at the gym but needed some new exercises and some motivation but didn't need somebody…
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opinions please for big burst
HI all, I need some advice on the best way to strip off some weight/jiggle/pudge in a week. I have been doing really well with slow and steady but I have a big "thing" next week and because of the holidays/son's surgery/many excuses I haven't hit my goal. Think of this like the reveal on reality TV shows so I want to look…
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Need help changing my mindset-long question!
Please bear with me, this is a long post. Here's my deal. I have been working out for a long time (years) with spinning being my preferred cardio activity. I burn a lot of calories, really get my heart rate up (the only other thing that does that for me is running but I have poor knees and they get really sore if I do too…
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Change up your routine!
I think that most of us tend to do the same workouts again and again. We find something we like, we are good at it, we burn a ton of calories, whatever. I am a die-hard spinner and try to spin 3-4 times a week and hit the cardio machines at the gym when I can't do a class. (I throw weights in as well). Well, I got zumba…
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Excess protein killing my family-help please!!
So, I'm doing great with changing my diet and have lost almost all the weight I want to lose but I'm having a little digestive problem. To put it bluntly, I have gas that makes the dog whimper (and she eats her poop!!!) I don't think I'm eating excessive amounts of protein, the food I'm eating is keeping me full, I am…
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My husband wins supporter of the year award! NOT!
So, I've been doing my lifestyle change since 8/22 and doing really well. Lost 16 lbs., clothes look ridiculous and feeling great. My husband not only is not supportive, he is now actively trying to sabotage me. Ready? -wake up this morning psyched to go workout. Get up, get dressed, come downstairs and make coffee for…
