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Has anyone taken a break from calorie counting before reaching their goal?
I've been doing this since July 6 and I've lost about 20 pounds. That was my initial goal, but now I want to lose another 10. (I'm 5'10", female, started around 195 and now at 175. New goal is maybe 165.) But the last few weeks my motivation has been waning. My daily calorie counts have slowly been creeping up and my…
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Why the hate on "toning?"
I've seen several responses that kind of give eye-rolls to the term "toning." As in "How can I best work on toning my abs?" Just curious why people don't like this term.
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Anyone run at night?
Many days the only time I have to exercise is after the kids are in bed (8pm). Now we've gotten to the point in the year that it's already dark at that time. I have a gym membership but if there isn't snow on the ground, I like to run outside when I can. I haven't run in the dark yet but I'm considering it. I'd wear a…
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I think I don't know how to eat
I gained a lot of weight in college and lost it all when I was 24 years old by religiously eating only 1200-1300 calories per day, Sunday-Thursday. On Friday and Saturday I'd eat (and drink) whatever I wanted for dinner and not count the calories. I worked out 1-2 hours per day, 6 days per week. Cardio every day and weight…
