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spiral
I've been slipping. And eating less healthy has left me with less energy and feeling like crap. So I've been exercising less. Which means my mental state is taking a hit, so I try to compensate by you guessed it eating "comfort foods" that make me feel like crap... Tomorrow morning I'm going for a 5 mile run. And I have my…
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soreness
When I run for an hour + my whole body is sore basically for the whole day afterward. It's not my joints, it's muscle soreness, and everywhere, shoulders on down. Is this just part of the deal? Is there anything I can do to prevent it?
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really stupid question
Can you be overweight and still have visible abs? I'm asking because of what someone I know, who I think is just trying to bring me down a peg, has insisted that it's not possible. I am ~50 lbs overweight. I carry my weight like I've got two spare tires around me, one in the boob area and one in the hip area. My lower…
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final week of C210K
That means a one hour run, no breaks, starting tomorrow morning. At this point it's psychological. Last week was supposed to be 2 22 minute runs with a 1 minute walk between them, but I ran straight through, 45 minutes, no problem. But man, a whole hour! Kind of freaking out over that idea...
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Is there truth to the rumor...
that when you ramp up your exercise your weight loss stalls?
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Bird dog planks
Why can't I do these? I can't hold the position for even 5 seconds. There's got to be something to it that I'm just not getting.
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C25K starting June 26th
Anyone up for joining me for a C25K challenge?
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question about MFP
Why doesn't strength training "count" as far as MFP is concerned? If I go for a walk, I get credited with 100 extra calories. But when I do body weight exercises or lift weights - when I'm huffing and puffing, believe me - MFP doesn't give any "credit" for it. Why is that?
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help?
I'm going to a Greek festival today (yum!) and I'm trying to estimate my food. I'm planning to get lamb shish kabob. I need to estimate calories for grilled lamb in about an inch cube. Any ideas about what one cube would weigh? Thanks!
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lost a friend over my diet
Apparently the stress of worrying over me became too much. I eat when I'm hungry, not when the clock says it's time to eat, so I don't eat breakfast every day. Obviously that means I'm starving myself. There's a part of me thinking "Oh yeah, you want to see how much I can eat?" Must stay out of the kitchen... I'm kind of…
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exercise machine calorie counters
Do you trust the numbers they give you? Because I can burn way more calories (according to the machines at my gym) sitting down on a bike than I can running on an elliptical. Don't think so! Judging by my heart rate and sweat I am definitely doing more work on the elliptical! The machines at my gym are about 1/6 what the…
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self-sabotage
Due to my familial obligations I workvout at night. I get to the gym by 9PM sharp (then I can watch Larry King Live - don't even notice I'm exercising). The thing is this - after I've worked out and the endorphins kick in, some sick little part of my brain thinks, "Hey - you just worked out - you deserve a reward!" and I…
