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HRM advice?
From some of the threads out there, it sounds like people are coming up with their own calories-burned estimates based on using a heart rate monitor all day. Is this as simple as just wearing the HRM all day? Because I started looking at them online, and it sounds like they don't actually monitor and calculate all day,…
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How to go from skinny-fat to muscle?
I'm 5'6", 142 lbs, and 34% fat. That is an INSANE number for a girl my size, but I'm inclined to believe it, since the Bod Pod is supposed to run a very close second to water immersion (for accuracy). I've always been that freakishly strong chick, so that number shocked me. But when I think about it, I essentially had two…
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Muscle weighs more than fat
I've seen a lot of people on these threads get REALLY worked up anytime someone says "muscle weighs more than fat." I'm curious why people feel so strongly about this -- after all, a chunk of muscle DOES weigh more than an equally-sized chunk of fat. But I keep seeing statements like "Muscle does NOT weigh more than fat!!!…
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Potassium solutions?
I get foot cramps like crazy. I'm trying to stay on top of my potassium, but it's ridiculously difficult -- it seems like unless every single thing I eat is a high-potassium food, I have a deficit. I know all the nutritional guidelines are guidelines, not hard-and-fast rules for everyone, but considering all the foot…
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NSV--basic training uniform fits!
As I was ironing my uniform for work tomorrow, I thought "what the heck" and pulled out the skirt I was issued in basic training. More than 16 years ago. It fits. :smile: life is good.
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Yoga help
Hello! I joined MFP in May, but have only recently started looking at and participating in the message boards. I'm hoping there are some other yoga enthusiasts out there that can offer some ideas! I do yoga for a few reasons -- it helps with my back injury (got hit by a semi & have several bulging discs as a result), it…
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Non-soy, non-dairy, non-meat protein ideas?
I see there are a lot of herbivores out there...I'm looking for protein ideas! I eat some meat, but not much, and I'd like to cut back a bit on my dairy intake, but I don't want to increase my soy intake, what with it being essentially a natural estrogen and us not having much clue about the long-term effects of messing…
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My scale is possessed!
I'm normally a weigh-once-a-week kinda gal, but I was feeling froggy & thin yesterday, so hopped on the scale before I went to bed--139 lbs. Woohoo! And then this morning, I thought "well, if I weighed 139 at the end of the day, what am I starting out at?" and hopped back on the scale--145. 6 pounds OVERNIGHT. WTF?…
