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I need some exercise guidance
Hey everyone! I've debated back and forth about making this post and I realize I have delayed long enough. My health and fitness is in Turmoil and I need to do something about it ASAP. I once lost 60lbs here on MFP, and was in a really good place, but then stress came in, I got unhappy and a lot has changed in my life…
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Overcoming Toxic Competition
I realize I’m a competitive person when it comes to a lot of things, however that competition is usually against myself. I strive to be better than I was before, and to prove that I am stronger than I think. I have some friends that I’ve been recently working out with who are competitive as well, although one is competing…
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I finished my first half marathon without training
On Saturday, January 6th, at approximately 6:24am, I crossed the starting line to the Run Disney Half marathon in Orlando Florida. My husband's mother signed us up back in February of Last year, and I was super excited to start training for it. Unfortunately, much like my health and fitness, I put it all off. That entire…
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What keeps you going?
Hi guys! A little back story on my journey. I started MFP with the goal to just, lose weight. I had been the heaviest I've ever seen at 239lbs and I nearly wanted to break down and cry. I knew enough was enough and set my sights on just losing a few pounds when I could. I don't know what motivated me so much then, but I…
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21 day fix
Is anyone doing the 21 day fix? If so, are you still logging your meals and calories? Has the portion ingredients system helped at all? I'm on day 6 of it and I've just been doing portions instead of logging my cals.
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fitbit calorie burn count
Hey guys! I've got a question for those of you who are using Fitbit along with MFP and have it synced. I realize that Once you link the two together, fitbit will adjust the amount of calories you burned and put it on MFP as exercise. With that, does that mean we should not log our exercise already because Fitbit is doing…
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21 day fix extreme: after 21 days
Hey guys! Anyone here the 21 day fix extreme? Have you finished it and felt you could still keep to the extreme planning or do you feel the need for a cheat? I only ask because I know on that program you absolutely cannot cheat at all, and I wondered if after it could you have a single cheat meal? Would it throw you off…
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Anyone try Burst training? (HIIT)
I went out for Valentine's day to look for some cardio equipment. This guy told me that he was a gym trainer and had tons of clients, telling me there was a better way to get out of my cardio by training in the right heart rate zone. He said most gyms aren't as specific about the zones and said if you have an HRM, you can…
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am I calculating this right?
I use the pump up app for some of my work outs. One of the exercises is a dumbell overhead press, 3 sets 15 reps at 20lbs. Does that mean 20lbs each dumbell or 20lbs total so 2 weights at 10lbs each? I did 2 20lbs weights and I was lucky to hit 8 without losing for lol. Did I do that right or wrong? Or rather did I…
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Should I eat the same deficit on rest days?
I know there's a difference between MFP and TDEE methods of eating up to your calories. MFP- eat exercise calories back TDEE- don't eat them back. My question is for the days during the 'Afterburn phase' when your body has to burn more than normal to recover muscles, should you be eating at the same deficit? Would it be…
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is IIFYM accurate?
I've seen a few threads that mention it so I decided to take a gander at what it is myself. They go by TDEE which is what I've heard many suggest doing for those who are active and want to eat enough calories to keep them going. I feel like my calorie intake was always really wonky, either I ate too much or too little.…
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weight training wears me out!
I can usually do card with minor setback the next day, but for some reason when I lift, holy hell does my body feel it! The next 24-48 hours my body wants to sleep for 12+ hours. I drink lots of water and eat as much protein as I can. Yet still, I can't fight the issue of feeling so physically drained even when I do get 8…
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How do you know what a good cal deficit is for you?
I've been trying to tweak mine forever so that I don't A. starve myself and B. lose weight. I've tried many different methods, and I either gain weight or maintain it. I do exercises as well and have a pretty active job. MFP wants me to only eat 1200 a day, and that seems a bit low to me, for all I'm doing (both weight…
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getting rid of problem areas
I know there is no way to spot train and shrink the areas that you dislike about yourself, but does anyone have any tips on how you can get rid of them? For me, it's everything from my knees to the bottom of my ribcage. Oddly my chest on up is fine and my calves are great but my stomach and thighs are the worst. I've been…
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foods for starting CBL?
I have been looking up ideas for carb back loading and a lot of mfp friends of mine have said they find it works very well for them. I decided tonlook into it some more to find you need to go low carb for 10 days prior to doing so. 30g of carbs a day is the norm I've seen. I'm wondering qhat foods should I eat to only…
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diet for weight training?
Hello lovelies! I've come with a curious question in hopes to find some enlightenment. Im 5'8" female, 179 lbs and 26 years old. I've just started a new work out regimen where I'll be doing most of my work outs monday through Friday. Mon, wed and friday I lift weights and mon-friday I do at LEAST 30 min of cardio. My…
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ok, seriously, what is going on?!
Im very confused about my weight. I'll explain what I've experienced and what's been going on. At first I was stuck on a plateau, I was stuck at 173 for a while. So then people had been telling me that I was nit eating enough with my lifestyle that was pretty active. So I took a break from journaling and started to eat…
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help my stubborn boyfriend
My boyfriend is 5'10" roughly and about 230 lbs. He is willing to do exercises with me but he just doesnt believe in counting calories and feels that's obsessive. He still eats burgers, fries, beers every now and then and he doesn't always work out, only when I do. I tryto get him to eat hhealthier, but he likes big…
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I'm stuck and I can't get down!
Alright, so I've hit that annoying plateau and I really have no idea how to get down! I started this whole weight loss thing in June of last year and I was 230lbs. Then in January of this year I hit 174, which was my first goal. I want to be at 155lbs, so I thought it wouldnt be too hard. Well from Jan to april I took a…
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how to calrie count home made food?
So, I don't know if this has been answered before. But It's driving me insane lol. How would you count calories for home made food where... The servings can be as small or large as you want? Let's say you make a pot roast with veggies. Use a whole roast, five golden potatoes, half a bag of baby carrots and a whole onion.…
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nothing eaten and I'm not hungry?!
So yesterday I went almost all day without eating, and I wasn't the least bit hungry, however, I forced myself to eat something so I could have something in my system. I had a can of pears and a small home made taco. I also worked earlier that morning. After about 8, I felt so full like I had stuffed my face. Today I ate…
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How do I maintain my metabolism at work?
So, I work at a Buffet where I am running around putting food on the bars for about 6-8 hours and I work 4 days out of the week. I have heard that you're supposed to eat many small things throughout the day, like little snacks here and there, to up your calorie intake, and to keep your metabolism higher. Well, Many times I…
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Losing weight, the Gamer way!
Hi all! I'm relatively new to this. I found the app on the android market some...11 days ago I believe, and I have loved it ever since! Just recently I stumbled on this site and found that it's even better! <3 I'm an artist, and a gamer, so I spend a lot of my time, inactively in a chair in front of a computer, when I'm…
