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2011 Burn the Fat Holiday Challenge
ARE YOU IN??? I have my group starting on Sunday. If you are in the challenge, look for me. My username over there is Dacia. I hope you all join the challenge!!!
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Training Calves, and then Running
In my workout routines, I do total body weight training 3 days a week. In between those days I do cardio, and sometimes the cardio is running for about 4-5 miles. This morning I ran for 45 minutes, and afterwards even though I stretched out properly, my calves tightened up. Thanks to Tiger Balm (awesome stuff) they are…
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Vanity Sizing
Just curious, but can someone point me to a size chart that lists measurements in TRUE sizes rather than vanity sizing? I am curious as to what my true size would be, not some vanity size from a department store. Although it is nice to say "I can wear size 4 from Store X" I would really like to know the truth without…
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MY BUTT (hehe)
I finally decided to post some pictures! Yay me for courage, lol. For those of you that don't know me, I was at a really good weight of 128 pounds a couple of years ago, and I was wearing a loose size 6. I still had some body fat to lose, but overall I was very happy with how my body looked and how I felt. But because of…
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Not really circuit training...but...
OK, I have been working out slightly differently this particular week than in the past just to try something new. In the past, I would either a total body or a split routine workout with 3 sets of each exercise. Do a set, rest, repeat...then move on to the next exercise, etc. This week I have a total body plan using 8…
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Macros, BFFM baseline diet, total calories
I was just curious how many of you have tweaked the BFFM baseline diet and what your macros are right now? I am eating slightly more protein and slightly less carbs at 45/35/20 and it seems to be working well for me. Also, how did you figure out the right amount of total calories per day? I was a little confused about it…
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Which of these would be better for time and fat loss?
I will be doing a split routine in the gym 3 days per week, but how to do that routine is up for debate right now. I have considered just doing it straight out (there's 8 exercises (2 per body part) with 3 sets each per day) like do 1 set, rest, do another set, rest, do 3rd set. move on to exercise number 2, and so…
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Push-Ups
I got this email from Jim Stoppani, PhD and I thought that I would share it with you since it talks about how much weight you are actually pushing while doing push-ups, among other things. I thought that it was interesting, especially for numbers people. :) "Push-ups are hands down a great exercise (pun intended!). In…
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Greek Yogurt and Apples
My mom came home today from her trip to Indiana. We used to live there years ago, and one of the places that we went to all the time was Huber's Orchard and Winery. So, she not only brought me some Spiced Apple Wine (can't wait to try when I have a day off work!) but also a large bag of the best apples I have tasted, lol.…
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Caffeine
I am on sooo many e-mailing lists it's not funny, but sometimes I do actually read what is sent to me. One of the people that I get stuff from is Kyle Leon who made the "Personalized Fat Loss" nutrition help which I think is pretty good info. Today, I got the following from him in an email: "Caffeine tends to get a bit of…
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Locking/Deleting Threads that differ from MFP's belief...
I read this on a locked thread in the exercise forum: "The staff of MyFitnessPal is actively reviewing their stance on topics that recommend or promote dieting methods that run counter to our site's own weight-loss recommendations." So...does that mean that they are going to delete threads such as those started by…
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Post Workout Nutrition
While searching other websites for discussion on post workout nutrition, I came upon this particular website: http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance_nutrition/the_top_10_post_workout_nutrition_myths;jsessionid=88FE9EC99EE40BE5586399F17EFA326A-mcd02.hydra The explanations on this…
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A "gaining muscle" question...
OK, so I have believed for the longest time that you couldn't gain muscle on a calorie deficit. And that it takes a long time to put any real amount of muscle on your body when you are trying. So... For the past month I have been lifting really heavy, doing no cardio, and eating in a calorie deficit. My goal this month was…
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Best tasting Greek Yogurt?
I'm just curious as to which brand of plain fat free Greek yogurt is your favorite? And why you don't like the others? I have been eating Oikos for the longest time, but last night I had some that was just overly tart, and it wasn't from the strawberries I mixed into it. Has anyone else gotten that pucker feeling from…
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BFFM
Is anyone doing Tom Venuto's Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle exercise recommendations for fat loss? I am starting out Monday using the principles for workouts in his e-book and would love to connect with others on here who might be using it as well. I've already been using his nutrition advice and have seen some…
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Barbell Squats
While researching on the internet, I discovered a whole slew of people that dislike the Smith machine for squats saying that it doesn't do a good job. I had never used one before today. I only used it today to see what everyone was complaining about... I used the same amount of weight on the Smith machine as I did on a…
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Cross Fit at home...or even by yourself at the gym?
How many people take the WOD from the CrossFit website and do them either at their home gym or at a gym by yourself without going to the class? Do you think it is as good as going to the class? I don't think my gym will be offering CF, but I would like to try it. Any advice before trying it? I will probably have to invest…
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BOOBS! NSV. :)
First of all, I named this thread simply because of the other thread with someone happy about losing weight in the their boobs. So, yay for both of us getting where we want...in different ways, lol!!! Second, I don't understand how this happened. I've always thought that when you lose weight, the boobs went with it because…
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resistance training/sculpting DVDs
Someone asked me a question and I don't know how to answer it for them, so I thought that I would get a bunch of answers and let them read them all, lol. When I personally talk about resistance training or weight lifting, I am talking about picking up heavy dumbbells or barbells, using weight machines, or doing body weight…
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I am so mad right now...
I hate reading people's venting and ranting on the message boards. If you don't like reading that kind of stuff, then please, click out of here now. I just am insanely mad right now about a private message that I got, and I wanted to post something about it...just to get it off my chest. First of all, I would like to say…
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Top 50 Women on the Internet!
This is pretty funny. My friend on Facebook had me to do this and it confirmed what I already knew was true... 1. Go to Google 2. Search "top 50 women on the internet" 3. Go to the first link (should be the ABC News link) 4. Look at #7 on the list
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Death of an Icon :(
Please join me in remembering a great icon, the Pillsbury doughboy, who died last week of a yeast infection and complications from repeated pokes in the belly. He was 71. Doughboy rose quickly in show business, but his later life was filled with turnovers. He is survived by his wife, Play Dough; two children John Dough and…
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Motivation, or waste of money?
My goals are to get down to 12% body fat and to be wearing a size 2. Right now I have about 32% body fat and I wear a size 8, sometimes a size 6 depending on the brand. What I am planning on doing is purchasing a nice pair of size 2 jeans right now, and trying them on once a month (and take a progress picture for myself…
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Non Pill Adult Vitamins
Does such a thing exist? I am not a fan of taking pills. In fact, I hate it. I would like to take an adult vitamin, but I will continue munching the Flintstones vitamins if I have to. Anyone know where to look for them? The grocery store and drug store both just seem to have these huge horse pills that taste crappy when…
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No More Playing Around...Time to Reach My Goals!!!
I have finally done it. I have finally reached that point where it is time to stop playing around and time to get serious about my health and fitness. I have been on the road to weight loss for a long time, but by adding in cheats here and there and taking breaks from working out, I don't seem to be getting very far on my…
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When Counting Water...
Do you also include the water that you used to make a protein shake, smoothie, Shakeology, etc? Today I counted 11 cups of water NOT INCLUDING the above. But I made my Shakeology post workout snack and my later protein shake snack with 1 cup of water each. Should I be counting those cups of water in addition to the water…
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Question for people who don't eat dairy...
Just curious what you eat INSTEAD OF dairy? I will personally never give up dairy. I am not allergic and I don't get bloated from it. Plus, it tastes good and I am reaching my goals. But, I have always wondered that if you take it out completely, do you put something in it's place? I love cheese to death...is it just cow's…
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Stones and Pounds
What is the conversion factor for stones and pounds? When people start talking in stones I have no clue what that means and would like to have some kind of idea so I know what to compare it to. And just for fun, I weigh 138 right now...which is how many stone? :flowerforyou:
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Eat Before or After Exercise?
I get emails from Jillian Michaels' website everyday, and I thought that I would share this from today's email that I received. Q: Is it better to eat a meal before or after a workout? A: Both. Here's what I like to do: have my breakfast at 9 a.m., work out from 10:30 to 12, and eat by 1 p.m. Here's why: Back in the old…
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Yoga Mat
I need to buy a decent one. I had a cheap-o from Wal-Mart that didn't last long at all, and I want to get something better. Anyone have one they prefer that wasn't too expensive? I just don't want my hands sliding forward every time I do downward dog anymore. :flowerforyou: