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yoga before bed
ok i know next to nothing about yoga...is there a kind specifically for doing at night to wind down before bed? id like to incorporate some in, if possible. any suggestions?
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couple questions
so ive been trying to move away from meat being the main part of our meals. we do one dinner a week as meatless...and i buy meats in bulk and repackage/freeze it. i was doing ground turkey today and wondering if im making big enough packages. for me, my husband (who also needs to lose weight, but isnt trying. yet), and my…
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my nsv for the day
so all day ive been wearing the same thing... jeans with a belt and tshirt. for some reason i JUST noticed that im using the 4th hole on my belt. before i was lucky to get it on the 2nd! i can even use the 5th hole, but its not very comfy >.> im soooo happy! its the only belt ive been able to wear, all my others are…
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ok im lame
i have a lot of things i can do exercise-wise..just in the house. hand weights (3lb, 5lb, 8lb) i have a few jillian michaels dvds, i have wii fit plus, i have resistance bands, i have a balance ball thing (tho i think its too small for me..). i have a dvd of random 30 minute exercise shows i recorded.. (yoga, belly…
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so i have a (probably dumb) question
say theres a recipe that calls for 2 slices of bacon, diced and cooked. then it says cook veggies in the bacon grease. would i log the bacon slices, and the grease separately, or just as one thing, since technically the grease came from the bacon? *blushes and hides face*
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will i have extra skin?
i know every body is different, but im really scared that after i hit my goal weight im going to have to have surgery to remove extra skin :( im trying to be as active as possible, but right now its mainly been walking. i have some hand weights, and resistance bands but ive been kinda lazy and i dont know why. im 5'6,…
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popped rice?
so i get this snack thing from an asian supermarket...we just always call it popped rice, but im not sure what its reallly called. they put the rice mix into a machine and it uses high pressure to pop it out into a disc shaped yummy thing. i have no idea how to add it to my diary.. is there something similar that would be…
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need shoes & HRM advice
so our budget is pretty tight right now...pretty much paycheck to paycheck. next payday we might have an extra $150 or so and id really like to get some new run/walking shoes and a good HRM with chest strap.. anyone have suggestions on cheap-ish of either that work well. i dont want to buy something just because it fits my…
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exercise scheduling question
so, a couple days a week (wednesday and friday, every other monday) i walk my daughter to and from. total its almost 3 miles of walking for me. every wednesday i walk 1.3 miles round trip to pick up my produce box. the weight varies, but today it was 18.8 pounds. yesterday i started 30 day shred (again >.>) and im…
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how to log step machine
we have a home step machine (hers ms93) and i was wondering how i should log it.. closest thing i could find in the datebase is stair-treadmill ergometer, general..
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question about adding recipes
ok so about a month ago, i made pumpkin pancakes. i used a recipe ive never used before, and i added it to mfp so i could figure calories. doubled the recipe so i could freeze some. i had one this morning, but now for the life of me i cant remember how many is an full serving. i know its more than one, because it makes…
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should i exercise or not?
i was really planning on going to the exercise room to use the elliptical tonight for an hour. but looking at my calories i just dunno if i should do it or not - i really dont think i could force myself to eat one more bite of anything..so i wouldnt be able to make up the exercise calories. but i really dont want my net…
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walk away the pounds question
how would i log this exercise dvd on mfp? i was planning on doing the 4 mile sometime today, but not sure how to enter it.. its not the same pace through the whole workout and i dont have a heart rate monitor yet (just cant work it into the budget). i know its about 56 minutes to do the 4 miles so would i go with the…
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juggling kids + hubbys odd schedule and my wishes
i realllllly need some adivce, as i feel like im too close to the situation to really see all my options lol need ideas on getting more activity into our lives as a family...some background info: ok so i have two little girls, 4 and 5. im a stay at home mom and wouldnt change it for the world.. my husband works…
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need help figuring calories burned
Ok...so today i did 35 minutes on an elliptical machine..it asked for my weight/age and i entered it. After the workout it said my average heart rate was 160... and at highest point was 170. It said Calories burned 311. When i enter elliptical through the mfp app it says something like 560 cals burned...so im not sure…
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newbie saying hi
hi :) my name is megan and im looking to lose about 80 pounds, i think. we'll see how i feel once i get there lol ummm i live in washington with my husband, two children. ive been overweight almost all my life and im sick of it
