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Wow, can't believe the difference!
I finally decided to dig out a before picture to see how far I had come. When I had looked at the pictures separately I noticed a difference, but once I put them side by side I couldn't believe it! :noway: I am so thankful for this site and all of your support! I couldn't have done it without my June Starters! :heart:…
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Useful site for outdoor exercisers
I came across this site today when curious about how far I've been running. It's free to sign up, and you can outline your run/bike/walk/whatever on a map and it will tabulate the distance for you! (This way you can get a good measure of your average speed!) You can save all your routes, share them with friends, add it to…
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JUNE STARTERS - Weigh-in for week of Aug.3
While I was writing this post, someone beat me to it! Go see http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/62043-june-starters-monday-weigh-in-august-3 for the weigh-in. Sorry for the confusion!
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First 10!!
Finally after being stalled for a week and a half, the scale was nice to me this morning and pushed into the 172's.. meaning I've lost my first 10 pounds!!!! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Just wanted to share my happiness! Also, after running to my computer to enter in the new weight and updating the banner,…
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What's in weight-loss supplements?
I read a really interesting article this afternoon about what all those weight-loss supplements actually contain. :noway: Pretty damn scary! (though I can't say I'm surprised!). Another reason to do it the old fashioned way! http://articles.latimes.com/2009/may/25/health/he-supplements-list25 PS - does anyone know how to…
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Question about HRM
I bought a Polar F6 HRM this past weekend, and I'm loving all the features. However, I wore it when doing one of the 30 day shred exercises and it kept reading zero or it would fluctuate a lot. I figured maybe I didn't have it on quite tight enough to stay in contact with my skin. So this morning I went wogging (hehe, the…
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Quinoa with chickpeas and tomatoes
I came across this recipe today, bought all the stuff and will make it soon! It sounds super yummy so I thought I would pass it along. I'll let you know how it tastes! INGREDIENTS 1 cup quinoa 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 3/4 cups water 1 cup canned garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained 1 tomato, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 3…
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Calories: What it takes to burn them off Infographic
This is a neat little infographic about how many calories some foods contain and how much it exercise takes to burn off those calories. I'm not sure how to post pictures, so here's the link anyway.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/metrobest/3491202342/sizes/o/in/set72157617478192160/ Yikes!
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Hi from Ontario!
I've been a member of MFP for about 2 weeks or so now, and am loving it! I've been following the message boards almost religiously and realized that I never really introduced myself! At my heaviest I was 200lbs, but last summer after a year at the gym and 6 weeks walking around Europe I got down to 160lbs, the lightest I…
