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Meal Delivery
Hi All - I'm just over a month in after putting on lots of baby weight and then the COVID 19 from a year+ of being totally sedentary. I'm trying to follow low carb/keto as that keeps me from feeling hungry and thinking about food all the time, but I find Wednesday - Friday nights are my Achilles heel - I'm so tired by the…
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Resistance Bands
Hi all - I got a JMBR set that didn't come with resistance bands. I have some from before that I've been using, but I can't to do the full range of motion for one of the exercises in the weeks 3&4 workouts (I think it was on disk 3). I think the band is too heavy. What bands are you all using? I want to buy a set of…
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500 calorie fast day tips?
I'm looking for some advice from you 5:2 dieters or others who are having fast days to learn how you manage your days to not feel desperately hungry. I'm not trying to diet and lose weight here before I get flamed for eating fewer than 1200 calories! I'm trying to fast for 4 consecutive days only to help manage the side…
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Um.... what to say?
I just got off the phone with someone from POF and we had a wonderful 2 hour conversation that actually killed his phone battery along the way, so he had to sit on the floor plugged into the wall for the last half hour. :bigsmile: He asked if I wanted meet (or just talk again or exchange emails because he never knows with…
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First meet dilemma
I just got off the phone with a match from OKC who asked me out for a drink on Saturday - maybe late afternoon. He's going to see what events are going on in his beach town. I was kind of a little put off that he didn't offer to meet me half way, but I went along with it for now (he's supposed to get back to me for us to…
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Level 3 likes and/or dislikes
Since we discussed this for Level 2, I thought I'd start a thread for Level 3. Rockstar jumps!! OMG! By the time we get to those in Circuit 3, I can barely jump any more. I do like the new dumbbell cleans in circuit 2 and I'm thinking of switching up to a 5 pound weight for that. Circuit 1 abs are killing me, especially…
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What other exercise is everyone doing during the 30 DS?
I don't think the 30 DS is enough to lose any where near the 20 pounds they suggest you can lose. In the before and after pictures I've seen posted on MFP, the best results were from people doing other exercise too. I'm trying to do an additional 60 minutes minimum of cardio every day -- brisk walk on the treadmill (4…
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How are you counting rest days?
I'm wondering if people plan to count the rest day as part of the 30, or do the workouts over a longer period of time so there are 30 workout days. I had one rest day so far, but I started a day early and got on track with the group. I'm taking another one today so that will put me a day behind unless I still count…
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Lots of cardio means losing muscle?
I keep seeing people posting comments to this effect. I don't understand and I hope someone can explain it. If I'm eating above my BMR with lots of protein 3-4 times a day, along with decent a decent amount of fat and carbs, getting a reasonable amount of micronutrients, why would cardio be detrimental to muscle…
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40+ and highly motivated!
Hi everyone -- I'm 42 in a few days, 5' 6" and trying to lose at least 25 pounds more after dropping 25 already and running my first 5K last month. I have a lot of self-motivation but I'm not so much about dieting -- just eating healthy, and that keeps the calorie count down. I'm looking to work out really hard for the…
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Choosing hand weights
I just did workout one a day early since I'd like to make Monday a day of rest after 7 straight days working out on my treadmill. I nearly died with the pushups and the beginning and starting off with 5 lb weights! I have terrible shoulder strength. I switched to 2 pound weights, but they seem kind of light for some of the…
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30 Day Shred - no rest days?
From what I'm reading on here, it looks like some of these 30 day workout videos are for every single day (30 Day Shred, Ripped in 30, etc.). I thought at least one rest day a week was important. Isn't it? I'd love to hear from people who've done one of these before. Did you do it straight through? Did you stretch it out…
