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My weight won't go below 146 lbs
It hits that number and starts to go up until it gets to about 149 and then goes down. On and on for the last few months. My diary is open so you can look at what I eat. I work out practically every day with varied routines from circuits, to HIIT, to strength, to jogging, to yoga and long walks. I sleep 8 hours per night.…
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Please help me with maintaining weight loss
Hello friends! I reached my goal weight of 120.5 lbs a few weeks ago. I decided to increase my calories, especially carbs, but now find myself 5 lbs heavier. It's been a few weeks so it cannot be all water. I exercise the same but have thrown in some miles of running to the weight lifting. Running makes me want to eat a…
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Ashley Conrad's 21-day Clutch Cut
I am planning on starting Clutch Cut soon. Has anybody had good/not so good results with the 21-day program? Please share!
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Are you a screamer?
Lately, at the gym, there's been at least one woman (in the free weights section and/or in a fitness class) who turns out to be a screamer. It's never the same woman but there is always one of them. They emit these loud WHOOOs or YEAAAAHs or AHHHHs...and it's for what? Doing squats with 8 lb weights in each hand :ohwell:…
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Hydrostatic BF% analysis - Need help
I had a hydrostatic BF% analysis done in June, this year, and another one done today. In June, my stats were: Weight 137lbs LBM 113 Fat Mass 24.3 BF% 17.5 In September, same year, my results are: Weight 132 lbs LBM 108 Fat Mass 24.2 BF% 18.2 So yes, I have lost 5 lbs in 3 months but I have also lost LBM, which I DID NOT…
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What do weight loss shows have over me?
I'm a 47 year old female. I've lost 126 pounds since June 2012. It's been a slow process but a good one. I went from being relatively sedentary to being quite active. I log my food, eat well, count my macros (40C/30P/30F), take my measurements, and change up my workouts. I have the last 15 pounds to lose. They won't come…
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Training for a half marathon and weight loss
I'm training for a half marathon and while I haven't increased my daily calorie allowance, I have had to change my macro distribution with more carbs on days I run longer distances. Does running longer distances slow, or halt weight loss? I was losing faster when I wasn't running at all; just lifting weights and walking…
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How many calories am I really burning?
How many calories am I really burning when I run? Most every article I've read says 100 cals per mile but my BodyMedia and HRM show a higher number. I am 5'2" and weigh 138 lbs. I average a 10-minute mile most days so I'm not really a fast runner. I did a 10K this weekend and my burn was 815 cals. yes it was outdoors and…
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Has running helped you lose weight?
If it has, how much weight did you drop with running? How many miles do you run per week? If it hasn't helped you lose weight, do you know why? I've been running a bit for a few months now an it has not helped me lose weight. I don't eat the exercise cals back.
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I need help
One of my MFP friends suggested I post and ask for help here. My stats: Height: 5'2" Age: 46 Starting weight: 260 lbs Current weight:: 145 lbs Goal weight: 119 lbs BF% (measured with calipers at the gym so may not be accurate): 22% Activity level: Strength and metabolic training 4 times a week. Yoga or Barre once a week.…
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Ladies what is the secret to awesome trap muscles?
I'm new to lifting weights. How do you ladies get those super awesome traps?
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Steps bumped down on BM Link
Hello! When I check my dahsboard I have a certain number of steps, let's say 650. When I use the Live function and upload from my Link, the steps ALWAYS get bumped down by 15 to 50 steps. Every time. Do you know why? Thanks!
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BodyMedia anyone?
I am very new to this gadget. I've synced it to MFP and it automatically sends my exercise calories. Is the burn accurate, or rather, as close of an estimate as possible? Have you found any discrepancies between what you HRM logged and what the BM logs? I'm not quite sure what to make of it as yet. Any input is greatly…
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What is your resting heart rate?
Mine goes from 40 to 43bpm, which is rather low. I've been seen by a cardiologist who concluded (after an echo and a stress test) that it's just me. She said that as I've increased exercise intensity, it helped condition my heart. The down side is that I get bouts of orthostatic hypotension because I also have low blood…
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What are cutting and bulking?
I see your pictures (and you all look amazing!) and I read these terms but what do they mean and involve? What do you first? How do you choose your goal? What work needs to be done?
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Is this a good HIIT workout?
http://www.fitnessblender.com/v/workout-detail/HIIT-Like-a-Girl-Round-2-Fat-Burning-HIIT-Cardio-Workout/gc/ You don't have to watch the vid. Scroll down to the description and it tells you what exercises are included. I burned 320 cals including warm up and cool down. Do you know of more of challenging ones or is this good…
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Who benefits from recovery?
Recovery days are important but does everyone benefit from them? By that I mean, is recovery related to intensity of work out? I lift but the weights are not very heavy (as yet, I'm getting there), I swing kettlebells, do HIIT workouts, calisthenics, jog and run intervals. I also do Yoga or Barre. Would I benefit from…
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Eat More to Lose More
But... By how much? What macro ratio? Increase physical activity also? Does it really work? How do I calculate this? Any time I increase calories the weight just comes back on.
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Lifting weights...oh wow!
Lifting weights is making a big difference. The numbers on the scale were not moving but the inches are dropping! People are now commenting on how much more compact and "tighter" I look. My clothes fit way better and I feel way stronger. I can never go back to the outdoors fitness bootcamps anymore. I lost little weight,…
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Losing and gaining the same 4 pounds. WHY?
I lose and gain the same 4 pounds every month. I don't know why. Please help. It's getting frustrating.
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C25K DONE!!
I completed 8 weeks of C25K last week and had no problems running for 30 minutes today. It's a huge success story for me because I've never run before. I didn't even know if I'd be capable of finishing the program but I needed a challenge and took this up. I am very proud of myself for sticking with it and completing it in…
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Last 39 lbs to lose. Any suggestions?
I've worked hard and lost 110 lbs since May 2012. I have the last 29 lbs to lose. Do you have any suggestions on how to accomplish this as it is getting harder and slower? I'm not complaining. I'm very happy with my results. I'd really like to hear from those who were 20 to 30 lbs away from goal and what ultimately helped…
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What is wrong with this picture?!?
I've lost 105 pounds in 14 months. I need to lose another 30 to be in a healthy place. Unfortunately, my weight loss has stalled for 3 months! No inches lost either so it's not that I'm tied to numbers on a scale. I've been doing a fitness boot camp for 3 months and it has helped me get stronger. In the last month, I added…
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So tired all the time
It's been two weeks of eating better, walking more often, cutting out added sugar and salt to foods. I've drastically reduced my dairy (I take calcium supplements) and gluten intake (using more gluten-free grains) and am drinking my 8 glasses (sometimes more) of water. I eat enough protein. I eat more than 1200 calories a…
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How accurate is your Heart Rate Monitor?
I have a Timex WR 30M. It asks to plug in my weight, max and min HR (which I calculated with 220-age) and that's about it. Today it showed that I burned 950 calories while exercising in a group setting. The instructor said we did work very hard today so it was probably correct. It seems really high to me. How accurate are…
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Fats, oils, etc. Please help me out.
I use a tablespoon of organic coconut oil in cooking, a tablespoon of organic flaxseed oil with lignans on salads and vegetables and sometimes, a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil too. Plus I eat an avocado every day and a handful of almonds or cashews or walnuts. That's a lot of calories form just fats! But they're…
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What electrolyte powder/tablet do you use?
Looking for a good brand with the right mix of sodium, potassium and magnesium for the hot weather. Not Gatorade-type drinks. Any suggestions?
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Piriformis Syndrome?
Any runners/walkers with this? How did you heal?
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Net calories
I apologize if this horse has already been beaten to death in any thread here. I'm not sure I understand net calories. I feel I end up eating too little on exercise days but I could be wrong. Actually I think I eat too little on all days because of how MFP calculates weight loss.
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Does anyone here consume MCT oil?
What's your experience with it? Did it help/hinder/no effect?
