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Running vs. walking on incline
So today my coworker (who is super fit and helps people lose weight all the time) was telling me that when going to the gym i shouldnt be running. He said that in order to lose weight i should be walking on an incline for 30-60 minutes and that will burn more fat than doing hardcore cardio. Has anyone heard this or know if…
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Juicing
I started incorporating juices into my diet this week, along with lean protein and other solid foods (NOT juice cleansing) The strange thing is I feel really full as soon as I eat/drink now, but then I feel hungry soon after. My stomach will be physically full but my body feels hungry-- if that makes sense? I've researched…
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Hurt my calf doing HIIT
Two days ago I started doing interval training. I only did 3 km of running and then 250m sprints at the end of every km. I am not in the best shape, so yesterday when I went for my run I could only do 2km and my calf KILLED! It hurt all night and felt a bit better today. I just did Level 1 30 day shred and after the jump…
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Steel cut oats in baking
Has anyone tried replacing regular rolled oats with steel cut in recipes? Specifically squares, cookies, etc. Will they still turn out? Thanks.
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Back hurts from running- Treatments?
I have recently started running again and my mid to lower back is very sore now. There is a dealfind on for acupuncture and an orthopedics consult on in my area, has anyone tried anything like that for back pain from running? I would normally opt for a massage, but this is cheap! Any other suggestions on treatment would be…
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Anyone from Alberta? Edmonton to be exact!
Just wondering! All of my friends are all over the place and I haven't seen anyone on here from Edmonton!
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Muscle Relaxant
I hiked up a huge mountain this weekend and now I can barely walk my legs hurt so bad!! Will taking an over the counter muscle relaxant be okay? I don't want to slow the process of healing down, but I really want to get back to the gym ASAP..
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Which machine lies?
While using equal efforts, I burn WAY more calories on the elliptical vs. treadmill. On the treadmill I get much more tired (red faced, lungs burn, etc) but burn less cals. Is this just poor cardio? Or does running, though more effort, burn less calories? I know I should be using a HRM, BUT I currently cannot afford it.…
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Cardio then weights?
Just curious as to your thoughts... I have seen some people do lots of cardio and eat low calories to drop weight, then increase cals and and start lifting to tone up. Can anyone tell me their opinion on this? Is doing weights and cardio together better?
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Study Munchies
I have a HUGE problem with eating while studying. I think it's mostly because I try to give myself a mental break while I'm studying and food is great for that. Also, I have a bad habit of rewarding myself with food, like when I'm done this chapter I can have a snack. I know the fat is going to start creeping up on me if I…
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Ate like a pig tonight!
And feel really crappy now! I know tomorrow is a new day and all, but whyyy do I always do this?! Every time I go out I eat like that's the only food I will get for a month and then my stomach hurts for hours. I feel gross and sick! What do you guys do to avoid eating huge amounts of food when you go out with friends?…
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Advice- Pulled muscles
I was going to the gym 5-6 days a week for about 1.5 hours and it finally caught up to me. I think I pulled a muscle in my butt while running :( ...and then went on the elliptical anyways the next day. You know, work through the pain! Not a good idea. So now it has been a month since I have done cardio because I could…
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A little NSV for me :)
I'm comfortably wearing NON STRETCHY size 11 jeans and a small sized top today (these are Canadian sizes by the way!). And I feel amazing. Just wanted to share my excitement! I was struggling with my 14 jeans just a few short months ago and I haven't worn this outfit since high school! Soo happy today!
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Work out advice please
So I have been working out at the gym mostly running and using the elliptical (usually somewhere from 45 mins-60 mins) and I was complaining to a co-worker who I work out with that I hadnt lost any weight in 2 weeks. He told me to slow down and stop running. He told me that the only way I was going to lose weight was to…
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Is it time to up my calories yet?
I have been eating around 1200 calories a day and eating back some of my exercise calories and being really bad on weekends and making up for it the next few days eating less and this was going great. But it took 2 weeks to lose the last pound, this could be from my terrible weekends still but it is still a lot slower than…
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Started running too quickly
So I started running and was going about 20 minutes 3 or 4 days a week. That was all fine and then one wednesday and one friday I did hour long runs and now even over a week later I still can't seem to run. My legs just hurt when I do. I have been walking a lot and using the elliptical and stair master and trying to do…
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How many cashews in an ounce?
I am looking online and it says everywhere from 16 to 28. That's a big difference! I don't have a scale but they were just normal unsalted cashews
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How do i figure out what to log?
Okay so first off I need to say Im not bulimic and not an alcoholic! But i did get very drunk of friday and threw up a lot saturday. Now i have no idea what to log for my calories. If i ate at 11 and then didnt throw up until 9:30 pm, do i count those ones? what about the food i ate at 8 pm? lol sorry this may be really…
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Not sure what my goals should be?
I was just reading about how your goals should be very different depending on how much weight you need to lose. Although I already knew this it got me thinking maybe mine are really off! I'm only on 1200 calories a day and it has been really easy so far. I'm 5'8 and 166 lbs right now and my goal is set to 1.5 lbs a week.…
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How long does it take to get better at running?
So I havent been running at all at the gym, just using the ellipticals. Yesterday I ran for the first time in forever and did a 3 minute warm up at 3 mph and then went up to 5.5 and i could only run for 10 minutes! I never thought I was THAT out of shape. I want to continute running but it's almost embarassing to only run…
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Grocery shopping help
HI Everyone, Alright so last time i went grocery shopping i ended up with pizza pops, chips, and lots of other *kitten* that was easy, on sale, and convenient (along with healthy things, but who wants to eat carrots or an apple when there's pizza pops in the freezer?) So i'm going back to the store today to re-grocery…
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Support please!
Need support! That's about it :) I keep doing well for a few weeks at a time and then I stop caring completely for a while. Then get very upset and mad at my self and the circle continues. I am 5'8" and 167 pounds right now, so sometimes I feel like that's average and I shouldn't care what people think- i'm not terrible…
