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Help a Crafty YouTuber Out?
When I'm not staying fit I do needlepoint and create YouTube videos. I just posted a YouTube video that took me 7 months and 1200+ hours of stitching to create. It's a time-lapse needlepoint 3D globe. If that sounds super crafty and nerdy, it is, and I'm proud of it! I'd really like it to do well since it took me so long…
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ElectroDash 5k at Canada's Wonderland?
Hey y'all! I just registered for the ElectroDash 5k run at Canada's Wonderland and thought there might be some G.T.A. MFP'ers that might be coming too! Anybody else coming to run the park in the dark!? http://www.electrodash5k.com
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NSV: Ran My First 5k!
6 weeks ago I started using the c25k app. When I began I couldn't even run to the mailbox on my street (less than 2 minutes run). Today I ran my first 5k at Color Me Rad in Toronto! It was so much fun that I didn't want it to end and if my friends had been up to it I would have jumped back into line for the next heat and…
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Weight Training That Doesn't Feel Like Weight Training?
As I approach my goal weight I'm finding that my body fat percentage is just too high and I've probably lost some muscle mass. I know that I need to do some weight training to decrease my body fat percentage but the problem is that I just don't enjoy it AT ALL, so I really have to push myself to do it and I hate every…
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Whoot! I Won My Workplace "Biggest Loser" Contest!
Today was the final weigh-in and I won my workplace "Biggest Loser" contest (most pounds lost, most inches lost, highest percentage lost). I'm using the winnings to have a super yummy dinner tonight (Chinese food, my favourite!) and to register for my next 5k (ElectroDash at Canada's Wonderland!). :)
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Runners - Run Tracker App: No Wireless Data Plan?
I'm looking for a run tracker app that I can use to track the length and speed of my runs but I don't have a wireless data plan so no internet access when I'm out running. I just connect at home using wi-fi or bum wi-fi off of coffee shops, etc. Does anybody know of an app that can track my run without having constant…
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The Difference 20 lbs Can Make! (with pics)
Hi y'all! So, I don't know if I'm officially a "success story" since I'm definitely not at my final goal, but I made some before and after pics today and was too happy with them not to share. After having 2 kids (2.5 yrs old and 4.5 yrs old. 1 baby was a 10 pounder!) all of the baby weight never quite came off the way I'd…
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Newbie C25K Questions
Some background... I have been doing a 1k run followed by very very brisk walking every night for about a month (approx 3-5k total per evening). So I think I'm approaching this program with a good "walking base". I started C25K on Friday. I did W1, D1 but found it too easy. On Saturday I did W2, D1 and then W1, D2…
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Scientifically Are the Last 10 lbs REALLY the Hardest?
I've been thinking... So many people talk about how the last few pounds (10 or so) are the most difficult to lose, how they are very stubborn and slow to go, and it doesn't make sense to me at all. Scientifically/mathematically speaking, since weight loss is calories in<calories out= weight loss, If you are eating at a…
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NOT Weighing Food?
I know that most of the people around these parts are huge advocates of weighing food but I am really reluctant to do so. Am I alone on this? What I'm doing here is supposed to be a sustainable lifestyle choice and I just can't see whipping out my scale and weighing everything I eat for the rest of my life. It seems like a…
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Am I Doing This Right? (Calorie Goal Question)
Hey all! I've been logging for 25 days and have seen positive results (probably mostly water weight), but after reading through a bunch of posts on this community, I've come to the realization that my daily calorie goal is very likely too low for me. I want to do this in a healthy way and don't want to lose muscle, so I…
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Ankle Problems, I Think I Have To Quit :(
Hey ladies! I've taken the past 3 days off of the shred with severe ankle pain. I've sprained both of my ankles several times where I've been on crutches and I had surgery on my right ankle to remove some bone fragments from a bad fall about 6 years ago. My poor ankles just can't handle Jillian. I'm so bummed. I was doing…
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Day 7 - April 7 (ONE WEEK!)
I just struggled my way through Day 7! Yay! One full week of shredding! *high fives* My ankles are really hurting me (I sprained them both badly when I was younger and have bone fragments in one ankle from falling down the stairs) I might need to take a day off but don't want to break my streak because it'll be harder for…
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Day 6 - April 6
I did over an hour of Just Dance with my kids this afternoon but scraped up enough energy to power through day 6 tonight. I managed about 10 push ups on my knees tonight, the rest I did against a wall but that's something. I've discovered that my core is ridiculously weak, I think my 2 year old has a stronger core than I…
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April 5 - Day 5 and We're Still Alive!
I hope it's okay with you guys if I start these a day in advance so I can add my thoughts before I forget them! Finished Day 5 tonight and I actually could do the bicycle crunches tonight! YAY!!!!! I thought it was funny when Jillian said "if this is day 5, 6, or 7 you're probably noticing a huge improvement in your…
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Day 4 - April 4
I thought I'd get this thread started early since I started a day in advance (just had to have that Monday start!) :) Made it through day 4 of the shred this evening. Still can't do the push ups or bicycle crunches but I'm finding all the other moves much easier now, especially the cardio sets. I've bumped up my weights…
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The Eye Twitch
Anyone else notice "the eye twitch" at the end of the video when Jillian says "you're well on your way to being shredded". Every time I see it I take it as confirmation that she is slightly insane and enjoys inflicting pain upon us. lol
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New Here (Kind of)
Hey! My name is Erin and I'm a 30 year old wife/mother of 2 girls/teacher from Canada. I'm kind of new here. I lost 33 pounds with MFP about a year ago but unfortunately gained back 20 of those pounds. Now I'm looking to do it again (and more maybe)! I never posted to the message boards in the past, so this is new for me,…
