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Anyone else doing LesMills "Body Pump"?
I started taking the body pump classes in about December and I absolutely love it. I am just wondering if anyone else on here has done them or is doing them and has anything to share!
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I need motivation
So, I've been doing more strength training including body bump in order to get some lean muscle and to look toned. I also upped my calories because I was in deficit, and I wasn't healthy AT ALL. Since then I've gained almost 10 lbs!!! I like to think that some of it is muscle since this has been since about December. So, I…
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I need motivation part 2
I posted a similar topic about upping my calories and incorporating strength training to get toned. I've tried upping my calories for a few months now and I'm gaining. I know people say to give it time, but I feel like a few months is a lot of time. Does anyone have a success story about upping their calories, and at first…
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I'm leaving MFP?
So, I've been meeting with a dietician for a little over a month now. She's been giving me goals, mostly adding to my daily food intake, getting protein in there etc. I am (or was) a constrictive eater and she's been helping me to be a *normal* eater. One thing she wants me to do this week is NOT LOG FOOD FOR ONE DAY. This…
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can I have my cake and eat it too??
So I am wondering... if I want to make an unhealthy choice like eat a sweet, can I do some extra cardio to make up for the calories? Does it work like that? I don't eat sweets all too often but I do have a sweet tooth! On Valentine's day we had plans to get ice cream and I worked hard for it, is this ok? what are your…
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soft in the middle :(
Hi, I would like to tone my stomach. I feel like I have strong legs and arms, but my middle is doughy. My workout usually consists of an hour of cardio ( I aim to get my HR to 80% of my max on my HRM) and some sort of strength training 5-6 days a week: 1 hr run: 2 times a week Step class: 1-2 times a week Elliptical: 2…
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How much does your weight fluctuate?
So I am wondering how much fluctuation people are seeing on the scale during the week. Mine can be insane. For instance, yesterday the scale said 116 lbs, then today 113. 3 lbs in one day??... and yes, I weigh myself at the same time. I know that sodium can make a big difference, but I don't usually go over my sodium…
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Anemia
Anyone anemic out there? How does your diet look like? I just discovered today that I am anemic, and I'm looking for some food choices to up that iron (even though I eat eggs, chicken, and green veggies DAILY)
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toning up- eat at deficit?
I feel as though I am loosing weight and still unhappy with my overall tone, so its time to get some muscle. So I am less worried about loosing weight and more focused on toning up. To build muscle (not crazy muscle but some definition!) do I need to eat at a deficit? or do I eat at maintenance?
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maintenance- exercise
So I've reached my goal weight by eating clean and exercising 5-6 days a week. 5 days out of the 6 I was waking up at 4:45 to get to them gym by 5 for an hour workout. Although I do love my morning workouts, they can be tiring on days like today where I am out the door at 4:45, work, school, and home at 9:45. Now that I am…
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Maintenance- Exercise
So I've reached my goal weight by eating clean and exercising 5-6 days a week. 5 days out of the 6 I was waking up at 4:45 to get to them gym by 5 for an hour workout. Although I do love my morning workouts, they can be tiring on days like today where I am out the door at 4:45, work, school, and home at 9:45. Now that I am…
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For Runners....
So I run about 25-30 miles a week, usually 5 miles a day or so, I recently ran a half about 2 weeks ago. Now, my right knee is really bothering me. It is painful when my knee is bent and then I'll have to stretch it out and bend it a few times. When I run, it hurts for the first 5 minutes, but then it feels fine, almost…
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Too many vegetables?
This may be a silly question... So sometimes I have these days where I can't stop eating! Do you know what I mean?? That's why I keep massive amounts of veggies in my house. Today happens to be one of those days and I feel like I might end up polishing off an ENTIRE bag of baby carrots. Sometimes if i feel that hungry/ Im…
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Healthy Relationship With Food
Is it just me.... I feel like I don't have a healthy relationship with food. When I first began my weight lost goal, I started eliminating some foods from my diet, the "bad foods" like french fries, chips, cookies, etc. I focused on eating the good foods like veggies, fruit, lean meats, etc.- which I LOVE to eat, and I…
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HRM/ Calories burned
So I just got a heart rate monitor and I've been using it to train for running purposes, but of course I've been looking at the calories burned. I noticed they are higher than what MFP has listed, which makes me a little skeptical. Has anyone else found this? Which one would you think would be more correct?
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GIRLS: runners with no periods
I just replied to a post on this subject but I wanted to post this to ask some female runners if they have this issue. I have been running every week since March probably, and I have been experimenting with High Intensity Intervals, and recently I've been running for distance in hopes to run a half marathon in October.…
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USATF sanctioned rules for road races
Hi Guys I'm looking for any runners out there who have ran a USATF sanctioned race. The one I want to do says there are no headphones allowed for "the competitive portion of the race". Well, I CANNOT run without music, it is so impossible for me to do a 5 miler without headphones, seriously. Does anyone know if they really…
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scale isn't moving, but I'm looking more toned
So, the past few weeks I've been really good about my daily cardio (recently I have tried to run more for distance). I have been doing strength training, and went up in my calories a little from where I was before in efforts to shed a few lbs and break through my "plateau".... BUT the scale hasn't budged. Legit hasn't…
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The last few lbs...
I need help from people who have success stories of loosing those last few (very stubborn!!!) pounds. I'm proud of myself for what I've accomplished, but I haven't technically reached my goal, I'm 3 lbs away and nothing is budging. In fact, most of the time I'll gain a few lbs, freak out for a day or two, then I'll be back…
