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Wedding Weight Loss Support
Hi everyone! I am working on losing weight for my wedding next summer and I wanted to create a place for those of us with that goal (whether you're part of a wedding party or just want to look good at your cousin's/sibling's/friend's wedding) to find each other and support each other. Feel free to add me as a friend and…
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Pain in heel of palm during planks, pushups, and down facing dog
Hey all, I've been trying to get back into a routine including full-body exercises. I used to do yoga in college and am trying some fitness apps with full-body calisthenic exercises like pushups and planks and such, but am consistently running into the issue that caused me to give up yoga - pain in the heels of both palms.…
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Droid app
Well, I've already complained about the lack of an MFP app for us Droid users, so I won't belabor the point. However, if you're looking for a replacement app in the meantime to help you when you're on the go, there is an app that might help. It's called Calorie Counter by Fatsecret; it works pretty similarly to this site,…
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Droid access to MFP?
Hi everyone. I started graduate school this fall, and as those of you who have been in grad school know, my time has suddenly become an extremely precious commodity. This has been a major problem for me in my weight loss efforts and I've backslid quite a bit over the last 5 months or so. (I have noticed that the other grad…
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Favorite crock-pot recipes??
Hey, my mom just pushed a small crock-pot on me to try out and I was wondering if anyone has a few favorite crock pot recipes to share? I dug around on the forums a little bit but wasn't having a ton of luck there. Thanks everyone! :flowerforyou: I'm looking forward to trying out some yummy recipes! (p.s. this is part 2,…
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Running problems
Hi everyone. I was hoping to get some input on some problems I was having during my workout session today. I've gotten to the point where I can run a mile straight without a problem and if I push, I can make a mile and a quarter before I have to walk. My HR tends to get up to 180-range by the end of that, and for the…
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3 new media myths about fat (Article)
Hey all, this is an article I spotted on Beachbody's website - hope you enjoy it! (My favorite part is the third part.) 3 New Media Myths About Fat By Denis Faye If America could somehow harness the energy it puts into looking for excuses not to exercise into actually exercising, we'd be the fittest nation on earth. But…
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Poll: What's your favorite tea?
Hi! I recently started drinking tea and I've decided I really like it (it's yummy with a little honey, warm and makes me feel full! :love: ) but I'm having trouble choosing which flavor to drink! There are so many - black teas and green teas and white teas, lemon lift and earl grey and constant comment . . . how to choose?…
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OT: Comedy of Errors
So, this is off-topic but I would appreciate the chance to vent this Greek Tragedy that happened to me last night. I swear this is a true story. So I got a notice in my email from my bank that my account was overdrawn. Now, I had ordered my textbooks just a day or so earlier, on Amazon and Half.com (cheaper than buying…
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Daily vs weekly scale watching
I read something in the 'Prevention Guide Weight Loss' magazine that I wanted to toss out there. I know this site and most people in it advocate weekly weigh-ins, but a blurb in the magazine says this: 'Weighing yourself on a daily basis can help you lose weight. TRUE. Researchers found that dieters who stepped on the…
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Wheat thins are worse than WHAT?
Ok so I got some wheat thins last weekend and I was looking at the nutrition facts, of course, and I didn't immediately made this connection but - 31 g of Wheat Thins are 150 cals, and 30 g of light brown sugar is exactly 100 calories. So the same amount of wheat thins has almost 50 MORE calories than sugar! :noway: More…
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Question for runners . . .
So I've decided to start running, because I've heard that it has really great health benefits. I went to the Student Activity Center on campus to run their indoor track . . . but I'm not sure how long it is. I tried timing a lap at a mild run, something between an all-out run and my normal pendantic jog, and I made a lap…
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Question for experienced runners . . .
So I've decided to start running, because I've heard that it has really great health benefits. I went to the Student Activity Center on campus to run their indoor track . . . but I'm not sure how long it is. I tried timing a lap at a mild run, something between an all-out run and my normal pendantic jog, and I made a lap…
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My new Polar - holy cow!
Ok so I just got my new polar heart rate monitor yesterday, and I was all excited to wear it to my Turbo Kick class tonight. I wanted to see all the stats (I'm a nerd for numbers some days) and I found that my heart rate tended to run a little high during the more active first half hour (every time I glanced down it was…
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Are HRMs worth it?
I'm in a class called Turbo Kick this semester that's been good for helping me get into shape, but lately I feel like my progress has stalled. I was looking at another post about HRMs and I wanted to ask: Are they worth it? I don't have a ton of extra money (college student + today's economy = bad things) but I consider my…
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The Truth Behind 10 Diet Myths article
Hey all! I just wanted to share this article quick, I think some of you might find it interesting (or I hope so anyway :laugh: ) http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20081028/the-truth-behind-ten-diet-myths The Truth Behind 10 Diet Myths Does Eating at Night Make You Fat? Is Caffeine Bad for You? Get the Facts on These and Other…
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Favorite crock pot recipes??
Hey, my mom just pushed a small crock-pot on me to try out and I was wondering if anyone has a few favorite crock pot recipes to share? I dug around on the forums a little but wasn't having a ton of luck there. Thanks everyone! :flowerforyou:
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Turbo Kick - yeah!
Ok so turbo kick class tonight for me. I wore my new weighted gloves for a full 20 minutes of class, all the way through the first turbo! :smokin: Yeah, so awesome. And I made it through class without a huge slump, even though she put us through FOUR turbos! (And they're longer than the video ones too, at least the videos…
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Top 10 Eating Tips to stay energized . . . article
Hey all! I stumbled across this article and thought I'd share. Here's the link: http://food.yahoo.com/blog/yahoofreshpicks/1829/top-10-eating-tips-to-stay-energized-all-day 1. Start the day right. Yes, that means breakfast. Combine a whole grain with fruit, skim dairy, or soy milk, and even add some lean protein to the mix…
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Workout slump part 2: Thanks guys!
So I went to my second Turbo Kick class of the week and I tried implementing some of the advice that was given to me when I posted about my mid-workout slump on Monday. And it totally worked! I sucked down more water before starting and i ate some prunes too, and today was SOOO much better! (I also tried eating earlier). I…
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Mid-workout slump - help!
Hey, so I'm taking a Turbo Kick class this semester (basically turbo jam in class form, for those of you familiar with it) and it's generally about 40 min of straight *kitten*-busting. I've been at it for about 6 weeks twice a week and I've gotten so I can handle the first 15 min or so of class pretty well, but about 15-20…
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Monthly loss . . . anyone else have this??
So I got on the scale this morning to find that I've lost a pound virtually overnight. This is my week (grumble, grumble) and I'm about halfway through. Last month and this month both, I found that I gain weight the week before my period and then it drops off and then some the week of - it's so wierd! It's almost enough to…
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Does anyone know why . . .?
Does anyone know why I gain or maintain my weight the day after an intense workout? I have Turbo Kick (the class form of Turbo Jam) for about 35-40 min on Mondays and Wednesdays, (totally killer workout), and almost always the day after, my weight either remains the same or even goes up just the tiniest bit. But then the…
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*dancing* I'm so excited!
:drinker: I am so happy right now I'm dizzy! So here's the scoop: I've been totally stressing about taking my GRE's for the last month or so, right? And I've spent the last four days frantically studying and practicing, feeling totally behind because of a lot of other miscellaneous stuff that's gotten between me and my…
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Awful day, falling off the wagon . . .
Hey everyone! So this has been an extraordinarily stressful day. My car died last week (blown head gasket, requires the whole engine to be replaced for 4 grand), and so I've been digging around for a new car at a reasonable price so the payments won't completely kill my budget for the rest of the year. (I'm a college…
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Anyone seen 'Supersize Me'?
Yeah so I just watched most of the comedy-documentary 'Supersize Me' in my health psychology class. Has anyone else seen this thing? It's incredible. I think I will never eat McDonalds food ever again! So the main storyline through everything else was this guy who decided to conduct an experiment with his own health - eat…
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Eating before bedtime?
Hey everyone! So, I recently started taking a kickboxing class called Turbo Kick, which is apparently a spin-off of the video/kickboxing Turbo Jam. Started by Chalene Johnson, I guess it was originally taught by her before she became mildly famous and started teaching all over the country. The peppy little blonde who…
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Your favorite marinades?
Hey, I just started making my own broiled chicken breasts and I was wondering what everyone would recommend for a marinade, whether store-bought or homemade. So what are your favorite marinades and what do you use them on? :flowerforyou: Thanks!
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Turbo Kick (aka Turbo Jam)
Hey everyone! It's the start of a new semester for me, and I've joined a class called Turbo Kick. It's like kickboxing set to music with some modern dance moves and other random things thrown in, set with intervals. The 'Turbo' part is apparently the part where you go as fast as you can for 2.5 min, midway through the…
