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Just can't stick with the program!
I have had success with weight loss in the past. In fact, I managed to lose 100lbs in a matter of 18 months about two years ago, but then I fell off the wagon and have gained back about 15lbs. I'd love to get back to where I was, but I just can't stick with it! For me the formula is 80% diet and 20% exercise. I've had very…
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Dizziness and feeling faint during workout
I've been taking spinning classes for a little over a year once or twice a week, but today something strange happened. I completed the half hour class and proceeded on with the tone portion of it using resistance bands. During the third exercise my traps suddenly started to feel really sore so I took a break, but the…
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Husband Dieting Advice
My husband just started his weight loss journey a few weeks ago. In two short weeks he lost 18 lbs, just by reducing his food consumption and running/walking 2 miles on the treadmill every night. This week he's feeling disappointed because he has only lost 1 lb in three days. He has quite a bit of weight to lose. He's 6'4"…
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Polar vs Garmin for tracking cals burned
I'm just curious, I had been using a Polar FT4 HRM to track my calories burned and recently started using a Garmin Forerunner with a chest strap to track my running stats. The thing is that I used to burn about 11-12 calories a minute while running according to my Polar, but the Garmin is only registering about 8-9. Which…
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To run or not to run?
I've been training for months for my first 10K and it's THIS weekend!!! So, of course I went out for an easy practice run last weekend and what happened? I got injured. It felt like a calf cramp that you would get in the middle of the night, only it was while I was running. I ended up limping home and have had pain ever…
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Running: Several short runs or a few long runs?
I'm training for a 10K and my ultimate goal is to lose body fat so I'm wondering, am I better off running 5K 4-5 days a week and 10K once a week or 7-10K 3 times a week? I've always taken a day off in between runs but now that I've been running for a while I'm not sure I need to anymore. I've read that the more mileage a…
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8 week challenge: Kettlebody by Brook
I'm going on vacation for a couple of weeks but when I get back I'm going to do the 8 week Kettlebody by Brook DVD program that I have. Is anyone out there interested in joining me? Planning on starting at the beginning of May (I'm going away and then training for a 5K that I am in on April 28th). Let me know if you're…
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Toning without weights?
I've been at this "weight loss" thing for the last year and a half and have been relatively successful, losing a total of about 85lbs. I'm about 5-10 lbs from my final goal weight and am looking to tone up a little more. the problem is that I HATE weight training and I don't have a gym membership. Do you think it's…
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Significant Other not on board?
I have been relatively successful at this weight loss game having lost almost 90lbs in the last 18 months or so but my husband seems to be headed in the opposite direction. He has FINALLY admitted to being a food addict. At 6'4" and 342lbs something needs to be done about his weight! It's not healthy and frankly it's…
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Dear high school gym teacher...
Remember me? You failed me with a 54% (on more than one occasion)... Let's race! LOL Who would you like to stick it to now that you're all fit and trim?
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HR Question
I've read that your Maximum Heart Rate shouldn't be more than 220 minus your age, which for me would be 189. I often top out pretty close to that and during a recent 5K I was sometimes all the way up to 197. How bad is it to be above that max heart rate? Also, how accurate is that general rule of thumb (220 minus age)?
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Motivational Quotes
I was running my first 5K on Sunday and just ahead of me was a girl and on the back of her shirt was the quote "Our greatest battles are that with our own minds" and I thought to myself "that is SO true". As I ran I thought more and more about all of the things that I never thought I would do that I HAVE done and all of…
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Best Lower Body fat Reducing Exercises?
Just wondering how I can get rid of leg fat? I've lost about 100lbs from my heaviest point but I still have super fat legs! I'm like 15lbs from my goal weight but my upper body is pretty much where I expect it to stay. If I get any thinner my neck and collarbones will look gross! How can I tone my legs more so they match…
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HRM users: Target heart rate zone
I recently got a Polar FT4 but I find that with the generic settings I hardly ever fall within my target heart rate zone while exercising. For example when I run at a comfortable pace I am above my target heart rate zone. What do you have your heart rate zone set to? The "out of the box" setting is 65-85%. Is that too low?…
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Best at-home toning workouts
I realized this weekend that although I am less than 10lbs from my goal weight, I am still "fat"... or at least I still look fat (to me) so I need to put aside my hatred of weight training and suck it up and start toning. As it stands I have a 10lb kettlebell, 3 and 5 lb hand weights and my own body weight to work with.…
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14 months and I've hit a plateau
I've been on the healthy living bandwagon for the last 14 months and so far I've lost just over 80lbs. From my absolute heaviest in 2008 I have lost 100lbs!!! For the last few months, however I've barely lost anything. It's going sooo slowly! I used to be on fatsecret.com but recently joined MFP so that my friends could…
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How do you respond to critics?
I've lost 80+lbs over the last 14 months and lately I've started getting the "Time to stop" "You're too thin" comments from well-meaning friends and family. I am not at MY goal weight yet but I just tend to humor them and tell them "Yes, I'm done, no worries" when in reality I'd like to lose another 10lbs and maybe a…
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Question for Runners: Calf cramps/ knots
I have an old ankle injury (shattered the ankle in 2003, had 2 surgeries including plates and pins which have since been removed) but I still haven't regained the flexibilty that I once had in my achilles tendon. For example, I can't touch my knee and my toe to the wall while keeping my heel flat on the ground. Anyway, I…
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Transition from treadmill to outdoors
I've been running 5K or more three times a week on my treadmill since before Christmas and now that the weather is getting nicer I'd like to move my workouts outside. How do you make the transition from treadmill to outdoor running? I'm so nervous that I won't be able to do it that I keep psyching myself out and finding…
