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never been able to do a push-up. how do you get there?
I've never had any kind of upper body strength. Not even as a kid to play on the monkey bars at the park! I'm in the processing of losing some weight and one of my goals is to develop my upper body strength, including the ability to add a set of pushups into my circuit. Problem is, I can't even do a single one, let alone a…
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Oops, advice please?
I've recently begun using MFP again and forgot the whole 'eat your exercise calories' thing, which is a somewhat newer concept for me and not something I've done during any other weight loss attempt. I was quickly reminded of this when I added in my bike ride tonight and now, rather than being 75 calories over for the day,…
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Does this exist?
I'm looking for an online tool that would provide me with meal ideas based on nutrient requirements for that meal. Reason being, there are often times I am trying to plot out my meals for the day, and once I enter a couple into my food diary, I end up with X-amount of calories, carbs, fat, and protein left over that I need…
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Returning to the Me I deserve-with accountability
I've been around these parts before, as well as several other weight loss websites as I've tried to complete my weight loss journey. I have found that I do so well when I am committed to accountability via websites like this one. I have also found that once I stop visiting such sites, the weight comes back on like mad.…
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Returning to the Me I deserve-with accountability
woops, I meant to put this on the Motivation board. Derp!
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TurboJam/ChaleanExtreme/TurboFire question
Hey all, Just looking for some feedback from those of you who have done these videos. I'd like to get a new workout routine going for at home use on days we can't get to the gym or out for a ride, but I've got to keep it to low impact for my fiance who has messed up knees. I've read some discussions about Chalean Extreme…
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Your Shape Fitness Evolved-Kinect Game
If you've got an Xbox Kinect, I highly recommend picking up a copy of Your Shape Fitness Evolved. I just busted my hump working out with my virtual personal trainer. There are other modes to 'play' as well that I'd like to try out, but right now, I've got too much sweat dripping down my face and wobbly legs to entertain…
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sharing blueberry banana muffins..mmmmm
OK, this is out of the Jillian Michaels Master Your Metabolism Cookbook and is straight up freakin delicious. A couple notes of caution: I've made these with GREEK yogurt rather than regular yogurt and it significantly cut down on the cook time. The recipe says to cook for 35-40 minutes, but these bad boys were browning up…
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tasty green smoothie (with pic!)
So I've been struggling with eating small meals every 2-3 hours because I'm simply not hungry. Add to that all the water I've committed to drinking daily, and I'm really, REALLY not hungry. Yesterday, I didn't eat nearly as much as I should have, and ended up eating garbage for my late night munchie because I felt like I…
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who here eats clean and .....
how long after you started to eat clean did you notice your body thanking you for it, in more ways than just weight loss? A couple years ago I was a huge clean eating snob, shopping mainly the perimeter of the grocery store, eating food as nature intended it to be eaten, and I just remember how awesome I felt all the time,…
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poop steaks, yummy!
I was reading this article today and was a bit more than a little grossed out...... It's being called the "poop burger". Japanese scientists have found a way to create artificial meat from sewage containing human feces. Somehow this feels like a Vonnegut plotline: population boom equals food shortage. Solution? Synthesize…
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oops, overdid it. tips for sore legs?
LOL So since I'm getting all back into shape and whatnot, I thought that I could resume running like I used to. I've never been an avid runner, but I can push out a 5k if need be, but I'm a cyclist by nature. I got the great idea to go run while my kiddoes rode their bikes yesterday. Ran for about half an hour and felt…
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is this my battle to fight?
I'm getting married soon (yay!) and along with that comes two step kids (even more yay!). I'm very excited to have a bigger family, even if the step kids are only with us a third of the month. Here's the dilemma: My two (6 and 8) will eat veggies and healthy, normal food because they grew up eating that way. His kids (9…
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calories burned expirement: MFP vs Polar vs Body Bugg
So I went out on a bike ride today with my fiance, armed with both my Polar HRM and my Body Bugg. We cranked out a nice 18mph average over the course of an hour and sixteen minutes. When I got back, I plugged my data into MFP and synced my Bugg to the computer. Here are the results: HR Max 85% HR Average 77% Duration: 1:16…
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what's cookin'? :)
Because I was busy with the family on Father's Day, I didn't get a chance to prep for the week. Usually, that would leave me in a pickle, a perfect storm to eat whatever I felt like eating all week, but not THIS week! I'm making positive changes in my life and by golly, if I say I'm going to prep stuff for the week, I'm…
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i need ideas for....
I've got my meals laid out for the day but I'm coming up short 67g of protein and 20g of carbs. Any simple snack ideas that will bump my protein and carbs a titch, but not add to the fat? Thanks!
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my weight loss dilemma
I'm really struggling with this round of weight loss because I'm doing it 'the right way', with diet and exercise as opposed to following any particular low-___ plan. The hardest part to deal with is knowing that if I went to a low-carb plan for a month or so, I could really speed up the process and see some results rather…
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need replacement for chips/salsa
I'm trying to avoid highly processed carbs and as such, am having a ridiculous time trying to find a swap for my chips and salsa. I really dont want to give up salsa, and I use it on eggs, in salads, etc, but on days I've ridden my bike over 60 miles, I need the extra calories. I could just snack on chips and salsa, but…
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fixing a messed up relationship w/food?
After having lost a bunch of weight on various, let's called them 'lowered' carb intake diets (because I wasn't doing Atkins induction, etc, I stayed on plans that kept me around 80-100g of carbs daily), I have a distorted relationship with food. The result is, well, of course I gained weight back, but I'm struggling with…
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hot yoga: my new healthy addiction
I went to my first Hot Yoga class last night. For those of you who don't know what it is, it's Bikram Yoga, which has you practicing the same 26 postures in the same order, at each class....oh ya, and it's like 105 degrees in the room! It was one of those life changing moments, I think. I've never done yoga before, other…
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your fav quick lunch? here's mine...
I go through phases with my eating, which is fine by me unless I get on a junk food kick, which is why I try really hard not to have 'cheat days' because I rarely, if ever, recover quickly from a cheat day. Sometimes it takes months. What the heck? Well, as of lately, I've been on a serious salad kick. You know those…
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Starting to figure something out....
So I've been thinking about this a while now, especially after seeing person after person have an epiphany on Biggest Loser. I think about why I keep failing. Why I reach a certain weight, stick around there for a while, and then fall off the wagon, gain the weight back, only to repeat the process all over again. As I lay…
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what do you prepare in bulk?
Every Sunday, I make up a huge pot of irish oatmeal and portion it in single serving tupperware so I can just grab and go. I also like to make a batch of 'something', this week it was the whole wheat blueberry banana muffins I shared the recipe for earlier today. LOL I also cook for my dog, so I make him his meat twinkies…
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need suggstions please
I work out at home, in the basement rec room. The floor is carpeted with relatively new carpet, so the padding underneath is still nice and, well, padded. I find that I have a really hard time stabilizing myself when doing my workout vids because my feet just seem to be all over the place. I've tried working out barefoot,…
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how to get in some extra calorie burn...
I like to multitask with just about everything I do, so burning calories is no exception to this rule. When I brush my teeth or blow dry my hair, for instance, I'm doing squats, LOL. I do the more routine tricks, too, like taking stairs rather than elevator, parking far away from the building instead of circling the…
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how i'm dealing with my self loathing moments...
I'm really struggling with the fact that I put on a bunch of weight after gall bladder surgery last year. It didn't seem to bother me as much when I was packing it on, but once I decided it was time to knock off the crap and take this weight back off (not to mention finish what I started and finally make it to goal), the…
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A downside to exercise? (pic)
LOL So ya, when like to work out outside, depending on what you're into, you can end up with some interesting tan lines. Went out for a 42 mile bicycle ride with my team today and came back with this lovely little addition to my tattoo.... LOL Anyone else have some ridiculous tan lines to share? :D
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Beating dead horse: ChaLean Extreme...
WOOO! I picked up this program last week, got some dial-in weights today and hit the ground running with Burn Circuit 1. What a GREAT workout! hahaha my armpits and surrounding muscles are like WTF???? im all shakey, but it's a good shakey :) I cant wait to do the rest of the workouts in this program. Who knew doing an…
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cardio at home for someone with messed up legs?
Hey everyone :) My fiance and I are trying to de-chunk for our September wedding. We are cyclists, but we rarely have the time to get on the bike as often as we'd like. Same problem with the gym. I've got a treadmill at home, a couple of bosu's, some of those interchangeable weights (the handheld barbell ones where you can…
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Picked up a copy of Master Your Metabolism
I've been steady reading this book since I got home with it today. I know a lot of people don't like Jillian Michaels, but I'm not one of them. I like her. Not the prettiest girl on the planet, but I like her attitude, style, personality, and of course, her expertise. This book, so far, is pretty interesting. She talks…
