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Getting into weight lifting?
Hi, guys. I am trying really hard to motivate myself to get back to the gym and start tracking my diet properly again, but I'm in a weird place with it all right now. I've known for years that weight lifting is in most cases a key component of losing weight and that everything can't be done by cardio. Whether or not this…
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Advice for someone kinda starting out...
Hi. So, I haven't used this site in a *very* long while. I've been on and off again for years. In more recent years, I'd been using Weight Watchers, but I'm on and off with that as well. I am a 29 year old male and I currently weigh around the heaviest I've ever weighed in my life (245). I signed up for the gym a few…
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"The Doctor's Diet"
Hey, long time member returning after a very, very long break. My Mom has been recommending me this diet plan/book called "The Doctor's Diet," apparently created by that show called, uh... "The Doctors"? No idea, I don't watch it and I think I've seen it on TV, like, once. Also, if this is in the wrong place, sorry!!! Heh.…
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NSV - Running!
First off, sorry, I didn't know which forum to post this in exactly. Haha. So, sorry if I got it wrooong. Anyway, I just recently started going back to the gym again. I mean, very recently. Monday of last week. Since then, I've been there Thursday, Saturday, and yesterday. I had been part of the gym a few months ago and…
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Online personal trainers?
This is a weird (or maybe not) question, but I have been a long-time member of this site and have been fighting an ongoing -- and losing -- battle against my weight and diet for years. I was doing well once upon a time; I lost 20 lbs, and was under 200 lbs for the first time in years after constantly hanging around 215…
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Protein bars - yay or nay?
I'm just wondering. I don't really like the effort of making a smoothie or anything post-working out (I'm doing P90X), and while protein bars can be pricey (like 2 bucks a bar), they seem like a quicker and beneficial option. I want to know, I guess, what peoples' thoughts on them are. Are they worth it?
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P90X + Calories Burned?
Hey, I've been doing P90X for a few weeks now. I'm not complaining about it at all -- I love it! I've gone down a jean size so far, fit into a new jacket, and I'm pretty sure I am starting to SEE it (muscles, fat loss, etc.). My question is simply this: does anyone know an estimate of how many calories, assuming you stick…
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IT FITS!
Wow, I'm so happy. Haha. Basically, I bought this nice jacket a few months ago (it was on sale), and at the time it was a bit too small for me. But I just tried it on this morning for kicks and guess what -- it FIT! I was soooo ecstatic! Haha. I don't know if it's because of the P90X or what it is, but I'm so happy! :D
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Potential injury?
Okay, so, I had another topic elsewhere regarding weight-lifting, but this seems to be a separate topic. I start lifting weights again last week. Naturally, the pain ensued. Muscle tissue tearing, all that stuff. The last muscles I worked out where my biceps, and they were obviously quite sore. In fact, so sore that I…
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Is it muscle or fat?
Okay, so, here's the deal. I exercised for about a month or two straight doing strictly cardio. Too afraid to lift weights. Went from 215 to 198.5. Now, I started doing weights again on Wednesday of last week. My eating habits have not changed (other than having more smoothies). In the brief time that I've started, I have…
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Gimme that motivation!
Okay, so, I was going to the gym almost daily back in October and November and lost about 18 lbs. I've gained maybe 2 or 3 back, but nothing to kill myself over. However, since this semester started in January, I can count the # of times I've gone to the gym on one hand. I feel bad and I'm starting to get all panicky and…
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Six months since...
This is sort of a milestone for me. It may seem silly, buuuut whatever. In two days from now, on the 10th, it'll have been six months since I last had ANYthing from McDonald's. To me, this is a pretty big feat. Haha. I still indulge elsewhere once in a while, but McDonald's was always the big one for me -- it's near my…
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Losing weight in the stomach/waist area...
Okay, so, this is surely a common thing people wonder about. I, too, am wondering. I have fat on both my sides (love handles) and my stomach... um, area? Haha. It makes me feel awkwardly shaped. If I could at least cut down on the fat on my sides, I think I would be a bit happier and okay with the fat on the front of my…
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Wii Fit Plus Routine?
Alright, we all know and love it, and we all know that on the Wii Fit Plus you can customize a routine with the various strength and yoga training exercises. What I'm wondering is if anyone uses any routine that they feel works for them, and if so, what do you recommend?
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Need something to keep me going!
Okay, so from the period of late September to late November, I was doing REALLY well with exercising. I lost about 18 lbs. I went from 215 at my highest to 197 at my lowest, and it was the first time I was under 200 lbs in two years. Fortunately, I weighed in yesterday at 198.5. Thank GOD, I haven't gone up. But, I haven't…
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Wow!
I weighed myself this morning. I had two goals when originally set up this weight loss mission: to get under 210, and then to get under 200. I completed the first goal about a month or so ago... and when I stepped on the scale this morning... I was 199.5. I did it! I could not even believe it! I haven't been under 200…
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FIRST 10 LBS!!!
Woohooooooo! So after a month, maybe a bit more, I've finally reached my first 10 lbs! And the best part is that I'm even closer to my goal: getting under 200 lbs! I was 213.5 a month or so ago, and now I weighed at 203.5 on the scale this morning. :-) SO happy. My jeans are looser and I've gone down a belt loop on my…
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ANNOYING! But great!
Alright, so, the last week or so I've been walking around, and my jeans won't stay on me. It's been annoying. Not even my belt is helping. Apparently I've lost enough weight that my damn jeans won't stay up! I keep on having to pull them up ever few steps and it's annoying me like crazy. Haha. So it's great that I've lost…
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It's small, but a lot! :D
Yeeeeeeeessssss!!! Haha. Okay, so, for the longest while, I was on this site but not really doing anything. So two weeks ago, I started exercising regularly again -- like, every two days if not every day. I started eating way healthier and making much better food decisions; I've cut down on my sugars, and I bought organic…
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Not eating at night?
Alright, so, it's no secret that eating at night is bad for you. I've been trying to avoid this lately, because all I wanna eat is total junk at night. However, well, is there ever a point where it's unhealthy? Yesterday, I had plenty to eat during the day and then I had a big supper before work -- that was at about 5:00…
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Easy lunch?
Alright, so, I was wondering if anyone knows of any good recipes for lunch or anything healthy/filling that they eat during lunch that does not require a lot of time? My Mondays and Wednesdays leave me little time for lunch because I have an hour and a half between work and class (from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm)!
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YES!! FIRST GOAL ACCOMPLISHED!
Alrighty! So, here's the scoop. I set up two main goals for myself; short-term ones that I felt were achievable. This was probably about a month or so ago that I started this. Anyhow, the first goal was to be under 210 lbs, and the second was to be under 200 lbs. I started this at around 215 lbs. Until the last week, I…
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Sugar???
Alrighty, SO... I have this friend, see, who's on this special diet that requires him to avoid sugar. He doesn't even eat carrots because they have sugar! Furthermore, he's lost about 40 lbs since Labor Day. He tells me to cut sugar out of my diet, because it does me no good. Realistically, I don't think I could cut sugar…
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Something not to take for granted...
For all those people out there who find they are constantly struggling everyday trying to lose weight. Falling on and off that wagon. It just seems so hard for you. I know how that feels. This isn't a success story of mine, but moreso the most recent inspiration in my life for me to start becoming more physically active.…
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Healthy lasagna recipe?
Heeeey guys, I was looking around for a healthy lasagna recipe. I tried looking on the site but couldn't really find one. Anyone got some ideas? Nutritional info would be great, too! :-)
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Progress!
Okay, this isn't so much a progress in weight loss (as I am going to wait until tomorrow morning to do any weighing) as much as it is a progress in exercise ability. My roommate and I went for a jog together this evening. When we go, I time us on a stop watch to see how much -- collectively -- we can jog for. Last time, we…
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Throwing up...
Okay! So, first of all, I should start off by saying that this isn't me asking if throwing up is the best option to lose weight. Haha. Because I know it's not; that's not what this is about. This is about sometimes feeling like you have to throw up after going for a jog or something similar. Which is how I feel right now.…
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Need help, motivation, inspiration... SOMEthing!
Okay, so... here's the deal. Basically, when I started this site like a month ago, I was ecstatic. I lost five lbs in the first two weeks. And that was all fine; I was exercising and actually feeling a sort of improvement overall. Aaaanyway... May 1st comes around, and I'm moving, and I have no internet for a bit, and I…
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Love handles?
So, I went shopping for clothes today, feeling good about myself and the weather's been pretty nice lately. I was at American Eagle trying on some shorts, which fit nicely, and then two shirts that were a little snug but they fit, however... I seem to have the unfortunate "muffin top", where my love handles/stomach fat…
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A small one, but STILL awesome!
Okay, so, this is probably lame, but I was so ecstatic. I've been around 214 lbs for the last like month now, and I just started this site last week and I've been so dedicated, and I've been honest in logging in my stuff, and I've been exercising (my leg and ab muscles are still sore!). And I hopped on the scale to see…
