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How long after waking up do you have before eating breakfast?
They say eating breakfast kick-starts your metabolism, but how long after waking up is considered a "healthy" amount of time to eat that first meal?
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Stronglifts 5x5 - thoughts?
Just stumbled upon this workout today. I like the concept, but based on the spacing of the sets and the weekly routine, the program is designed to get strong, and nothing else... even though they advertise that you can get lean, lose weight, etc. Anybody using this to lose weight? I need to drop about 25lbs and this is…
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What is the best way to utilize 30 minutes per day at the gym?
Due to my current work schedule, i can only get to the gym for about 30 minutes. I'm looking to shed lbs, but finding it extremely difficult with this limited amount of time. I'm also confused as to whether I should be doing cardio, weight lighting, or splitting the time each day between both. Please help!
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How do you log playing in a softball/baseball game?
I understand that it's an option in exercise under the cardio section, but for instance, I play softball (two 7-inning games back-to-back), it typically takes 2 hours to complete both games. In that time, most of the time I'm barely moving (i play outfield). So i'm going to log that as 120 minutes of playing softball and…
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Log fruits and vegetables
Hi everyone, just want to get your opinions on the subject. Do you log fruits and vegetables for your daily nutrition? I only ask because they jack up my sugar/carb count typically (depending on what I'm eating) and I also know that Weight Watchers says that fruit and veggies are no points and you can eat as many as you…
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Hitting my weight loss wall too early
Hey everyone, need advice here. I've been dieting for approx 2 months now. In the first month I lost about 10.5 lbs, but since then I've only lost 3 lbs. After weighing myself most recently (never more than once a week on the same day and time), I've gained 1.5 lbs! My total loss is only 12 lbs but I feel like it should be…
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Sugar - Good and Bad
If I'm going over my sugar "limit" for the day, but all or the majority of it is coming from fruits and fat free milk, is that ok or do I need to stay under the sugar limit no matter what?
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Stairmaster... feels like a better workout, but i'm burning
What's the deal with the stairmaster? I feel like it's a super hard workout and i'm sweating like a wilder-beast, but in comparison of time vs. the treadmill, I don't burn nearly as many calories. Why is that??
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Just joined - looking for support!
Hi everyone, I just got onto this site the beginning of the week and I LOVE it. I only have a few friends of mine on my 'friend list' so please request so we can support one another. John
