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Playing with my friends' toddler
Yesterday my husband and I went to visit some friends we hadn't seen in a while and meet their newborn. I also spent some time playing with their daughter who is almost 2. One of the things she loved was when I picked her up and swung her up over my head. I didn't think to count this as exercise until after she'd gone to…
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What do I do about marinades?
I occasionally use marinades. Usually some of the store bought bottles of marinades but today I'm looking at a soy sauce, brown sugar, water and veg oil marinade for some salmon. I'm not going to drink the marinade sauce, but it does add some calories to the meal. How do I log this?
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How to log the fitness class that just kicked my butt
My husband and I are new members at a local gym (Lifetime Fitness in case anyone is familiar with them). I decided to try out a class this afternoon. The class was called Strictly Strength. I don't know all of the things he had us doing. It was very high paced and was more of a full body workout. We used bosu balls, figure…
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Running/Workout Music
I've recently started a C25K running program. Normally I run with a friend but yesterday she had to cancel to deal with a family member in the hospital. I loaded some music on my phone and went for my run. I only have about 18 songs on this playlist and since I'm going to start going to the gym for some other workouts I…
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What am I doing wrong?
I'm on week 4 of C25K (distance) with the goal of running a 5k on July 21. Monday I had a great run. I was able to complete all of the run intervals. Wednesday was okay. I got part way through the 2nd 1/4 mile run and was just so hot I couldn't run anymore. Today...I'm completely discouraged. I ran the first 1/4 mile…