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a trick for those running laps
for all of you who do your running on tracks or loops--i found a great way to keep track of your mileage. i always get distracted and lose count of how many i have completed so i took an idea i heard from someone else and modified it: decide how many laps you want to complete, get that many pennies and hold them in your…
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virtual 5k
so the 5k that i have been training for this weekend (the first 5k post-pregnancy and my first race in almost 2 years!) has been cancelled and i just found out this morning. bummed. i decided to have my own private 5k and kick its *kitten* anyway then someone suggested joining a virtual 5k. i decided i would just start one…
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exercise-induced acne?
normally, i am very blessed and have a great complexion. when i get back to running/sweating/working out regularly, i start getting lots of small bumps mainly on my forehead. what gives? i shower after a run within 15 minutes or so, if i can't shower i at least splash some water on my face i never have my hair down on my…
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hummus ideas?
i have recently discovered the amazing-ness of hummus. i love the taste but the texture is just odd for me. how do you eat your hummus? i need ideas!
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what is your reward?
Learning to reward myself with something other than food has been hard. All my life food has been how we celebrate, how we commemorate. Every time I achieve a goal I think, "I should give myself a cheat day to eat whatever I want!" then realize just how counterproductive this would be. For my latest goal reached I will be…
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feeling weak on the primal diet
So, I started following my own version of the primal diet on Friday night. I have excluded sugar and grains from my diet. I am breastfeeding a 4 month old who can't tolerate dairy in my diet so I haven't had dairy in any real amount in the last 3 months. I eat between 1500-1700 calories daily but yesterday and today have…
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Paleo Diet for Beginners
I've recently been looking into starting the paleo diet. I did some research online and found a very informative, easy to use website: http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2010/10/04/the-beginners-guide-to-the-paleo-diet/ They advertise an app, but it is only for iPhone and I have an Android phone. If you are on the paleo diet…
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sugar addict!
hello, my name is niki and i am addicted to sugar! i have managed to cut out pop (but not the cravings for it) but still have my coffee with cream and sugar, my hard candy, and my carrot cake in a coffee mug pretty much daily. i'm not having an issue staying under my calorie goal but i know all the sugar is not good and i…
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could use some opinions/confirmations/suggestions
before i begin, i'm not posting this so that people will reply with, but oh you look great! i really just want to know if anyone else is going through this and how to get past it. i have never considered my body an enviable shape. i went from 162 on a 5'4" frame to 130 and am now maintaining between 130-134. my old clothes…
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treadmill reviews? gold's gym trainer 410
I'm looking at upgrading the treadmill that I have and buying the gold's gym trainer 410 model, but I cannot find reviews for it anywhere online. Does anyone own this treadmill or have any thoughts on it? It won't be my primary method for running, I run outside weather permitting but with the cold weather months coming up…
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ladies--TOM and exercise question
today is my first day for TOM but i decided not to let it stop my run. i was feeling a little 'blah' but no cramps and no nausea so i packed up and went to the park for my run. after the first mile i slowed to a walk to get a drink of water and in less than 30 seconds out of nowhere these horrible cramps hit me. within…
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my foam roller might be possesed by demons.
okay not really, but it sure feels like it right now! i just bought a foam roller this past weekend and today makes the second time i've used it. the first time i found it surprisingly uncomfortable and sometimes downright painful. the second time i decided i was just being a wimp and really wanted to work out some knots…
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i never thought i would
today, i'm celebrating a list of things i never thought i would do. i never thought i would know about, much less care about my stride rate. ...get up early just to make sure i had time to get a couple of miles in on the treadmill that day. ...run four miles. ...for that matter run one mile. ...pay someone else to let me…
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my favorite NSV so far!
so today i was feeling rather blah--dark and cold and rainy outside which means no run in the park like i wanted today. so instead of going home to my very plain jane treadmill at home i decided i would at least treat myself to the really nice treadmills at the wellness center in town. so i head over after work and jump on…
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question for the runners!
i have finally gotten to where i can run a 5k distance on a regular basis (once or twice a week along with a couple 3 mile runs broken into segments). i started having some tightness and pain in the front of my hip area and figured out it is my psoas on the left side. i've been taking a break from running for the past few…
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excessive calorie burn?
in an effort to more accurately report my calories burned, i bought a heart rate monitor--the kind that come with the chest strap. it let me program in a few things like weight and age and height i believe, but i'm afraid that what it's reporting that i have burned is too high even after i subtract my bmr calories (i…
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question for the runners
i wouldn't consider myself a runner, more of a jogger. i have been jogging on my treadmill without any real goals since september. lately i've gotten more interested in running 3k and 5k races so i've been trying to train using the c25k app on my phone. i've done a lot of reading about breathing techniques and the like and…
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what is your favorite?
my favorite thing about the new, skinnier, and much healthier me is that i don't have a round shaped face anymore! i'm not all big round cheeks anymore!! what is your favorite thing about your new body and/or new lifestyle??
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exercise and new tattoo?
i just got my second tattoo on saturday. that's it in my profile picture on the front of my left shoulder. i didn't think to ask the artist while i was still in the shop, but do any of you tatt'ed up fitness experts out there have some advice for me? i'm wondering how bad it will be for me to do my run (i sweat a LOT) with…
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Really needing some advice!!
I am stuck! I have hit a point of no more weight loss and I need help--I am so frustrated! At least for the last month, more like two months, I have flucuated back and forth between 135.4 and just over 136. My ultimate goal is 130 (I'm only 5'4") so its very very disheartening that I'm having such trouble with the last few…
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sweat to blame for bad complexion?
I used to have a really good, clear complexion...until I started working out. I assumed that all the sweating was causing all the little bumps (mainly on my forehead and chin) to pop up but also assumed that once my body got used to all the sweating that my complexion would settle down and clear back up. That was back in…
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scary facts about what coke does to your body!
http://www.nutritionresearchcenter.org/healthnews/what-happens-to-your-body-if-you-drink-a-coke-right-now/ i had heard this information secondhand and got a boiled down version. reading it for myself was much more scary than the cliff notes version so i thought i would share! below is the full text of the article Don’t…
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early morning workout leading to upset stomach all day
i have tried twice now (months apart) to get up at 6am and get on the treadmill before i have to start getting ready for work. the first time i tried i jogged for 15 mins and ended up sick to my stomach all day long but blamed it on an argument i had with my sister. then this morning i tried again and walked for 20 mins…
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the truth about calories
here is an article i read on yahoo's website. i found it very interesting and thought i would share! You can't go anywhere without being confronted by calories. Restaurants now print calorie counts on menus. You go to the supermarket and there they are, stamped on every box and bottle. You hop on the treadmill and watch…
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a great article on burning fat quicker!
read this article today from yahoo's website and found it extremely helpful so i thought i would share! http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/blast-off-fat-way-faster-2492233/ or, here is the text of the article: Tired of plugging away at the gym without seeing the pounds disappear? We found simple tricks that will…
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Almost there, but celebrating my success with pics!!
I'm getting close to my goal but have hit a wall with my progress. Hoping that celebrating what I have already accomplished will be the push I need to get to the finish line!!
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NSV!! beat personal best time!
When I first started running back in september, my absolute best time for a mile was 18 mins and change. At first this was my only form of exercise and I eventually got it down to 15 mins then found another exercise that I liked better and just stuck to intervals on the treadmill instead of sustained running. A couple…
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me, minus my excess baggage! evidence included! lol
i've been fighting myself and my frustration over hitting a wall with my weight loss for the past month. i've done a lot of thinking and realized that i did not get in this to stress about a number, i got into this to be proud of the way i look and to be excited about the way i feel! well my friends, i've reached my goal!!…
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so frustrated!!
i posted on here about being frustrated that my weight loss has stalled--a mere 5 pounds from my goal. the general consensus was that i needed to up my calorie intake from 1200 to 1400 and expect it to come off more slowly. well i've done that over the last 4-5 days and all i got when i weighed this morning was to gain a…
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should i exercise?
i went on a hiking trip on sunday and ending up slipping on a wet log and tumbling head over heels for a short way down a hill. my back has been a little sore for the past couple days, nothing unbearable but its causing me some discomfort. should i go ahead with my regular workout and tough it up or should i take today off…
