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so is this true?
Idk where I heard this so I really want to know what y'all think.... I heard that when training on a treadmill you should set the incline @ 3 to mimic the out of doors. True? False? I did it today and was dying at the end of my workout....can really feel it in my glutes...
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Help me with dinner please.....
what's everyone having for dinner b/c I need to cook something and feed my girls and I'm having a hard time deciding what...Ok so we know it will be chicken but what else? I am hoping that some of you will have some great idea that I can steal and pass off as my own at the dinner table tonight... I did look up a couple of…
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not diet related
so about 3 years ago I moved to this town and I hung out with this one gal for a year. Then one day she stops talking with me. Now I'm all involved in town activities and my kid and her kid are hanging out again and she calls and wants to hang out....I don't want to hang out with her....What do I say?????
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I got called Jilliam Michaels and a gym *kitten* today
Ok it was by my kids... One of their new friends said to the girls you're mom looks like I gym *kitten* and I mean that in the nicest of ways (ok I don't know what a gym *kitten* is so???) and then my girls response (they've come to the gym with me the last two days) was she's tough! Jillian Michaels tough. LOL I'm taking…
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Ughhh Really?!
Ok so totally not fitness/diet related but..... Do you have one of those friends who comes and goes? That sometimes you're the best of friends and talk all the time and then they disappear? Nothing you do/say/type helps they're just gone. Then one day they just reappear. They act like nothing has happened. They talk about…
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calling all Triathletes
What do you wear on your feet for the entrance/exit from a lake? I'm worried about the rocks and old garbage that may cut my feet. Help please
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fitocracy?
Does anyone have an invite they could spare? bethkvandenberg@gmail.com please. I think I need a little competition to get me revved back up.... If you're currently competing how do you like it?
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What is your
Resting HB? Mine is between 67-75
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Tri Training Blog?
So tomorrow is the 3 month mark from my first ever Triathlon. So I was thinking that maybe I'd blow so that I could hold myself accountable to my training. Here's the thing, I've never blogged. What's the etiquette so to speak of blogging? Any advice?
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Good Carbs? Please some suggestions
Hey All I have decided to up my carb intake because of my triathlon training. I don't want to start eating a bunch of bread (b/c I don't think that's very good for me) so I know broccoli, cauliflower are great sources of complex carbs but I need ideas for some other. I do eat a bunch of beans. Can't wait to pull from this…
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juice plus vitamins?
Does anyone take these? My friend gave me a couple of bottles and am curious about them.
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Red White and Blue Trifle
I found this recipe online somewhere. LOL. It's very pretty and very kind on calories. Made it last night for a BBQ that we went to and it was AWESOME.... You will need a trifle bowl (it's a glass bowl on a pedestal) or you can use a glass bowl. Ingredients 10 oz of pound cake (it called for angel food but I like pound…
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How I'm dropping the weight
So I've been at this for awhile. I have great weeks and horrible weeks and still it's been almost a year since I decided that I didn't want to weigh that much anymore. I started on MFP and it assigned me 1289 cals a day. I did it for a month. It was hard. I ate back my exercise cals. I lost nothing. Then my gym had free…
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Bike Tips?
Hey All I've started training for the Tri and have a ton of questions about the bike. So the new shifting (lol think old 10 speed) is so different. Is there an easy way to manipulate the gears from climbing to going downhill? Should I be on the outter sproket? I know nothing. If anyone has any advice for me I'd greatly…
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GPS for bikers?
Hey there's all kinds of gps and timing things for running, is there one for cycling? I was just thinking that I could use one of the run ones but then what if I decide to use it for the runs? I don't want it thinking I'm going from a 14 mph to a 6 or something. You know how some of them yell at you? Well anyway.... What…
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self drop 10
Is anyone doing this Self challenge? It looks interesting and the food looks mighty tasty. :) Just wondering.... I'm thinking I may try some of the foods, but since I'm starting my Triathlon training tomorrow I think I'll skip some of the workouts. Just was curious... In case you don't know what it is you can check it out…
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Ground Flax?
Ok so on the Costco trip today I bought a huge bag of ground organic flax seed. Let's hear it...What do you do with it? Do you like it? Do you think it's beneficial? It says it doesn't have to be refrigerated but should I?
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heel pain
my heels (mostly my R) seem to be hurting. I don't get it. I switch up my shoes. They are all in pretty good shape and not worn out. I have been doing the elliptical except yesterday I walked home from the gym (1 mile). Today they're killing me. I guess I'll ice them after I get home from the gym/work. Does anyone else…
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What would you do?
Ok kids here it is... I worked out very hard today. I was wondering if you'd recommend drinking a protein shake before bed to fulfill some of my desperate protein needs and help with soreness? Oh yeah and all I have is whey protein with glucosmine or something like that in it. :) Ok let's hear it.... What would you do.
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Triathalon?????
I'm thinking that I really want to do a sprint tri in the fall. I am currently working on the c25k program and I'm a good swimmer but the bike has me kind of freaked out. I'm sure with this kind of training time I should be fine. I do have questions and was hoping to find someone who's done one. If you've done a tri what…
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muscle weighs more than fat?
Come on kids... a pound is a pound. We all know that. What I think you're meaning to say is that muscle takes up 20% less space for the same amount of fat. So 1 pound of fat (lets say for the sake of argument) is 1.20 cups then the 1 pound of muscle would be one cup. That is how you can weigh the same but fit into pants…
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Elliptical which workout?
Ok MFP Pals, First let me say, to all of you who workout on the Elliptical Machine, I bow down to your talent. That dang machine is EVIL. With that said now let me say that I am bound and determined to get through an hour at some point in the not to distant future. (keep in mind that we all view time differently) LOL.…
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When do you cut a MFP friend?
Ok so I've noticed that I have some friends who have been missing for awhile. How long do you wait to cut someone? I'm just thinking I show up, I comment when I can, I try to encourage and motivate, so I just want a little back in return and if you're not showing up then you can do none of it. So let's hear it people. How…
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more cardio?
Ok kids so I've been stuck at this same spot for quite some time now and although I'm losing inches I'm bummed at the scale. I started P90X about 6 weeks ago and since then the scale hasn't budged at all. Here's what I am thinking and lets see who agrees or doesn't. I'm thinking I need more cardio in my life. What do y'all…
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why is water hard?
Ok all I don't get it.. Why is it hard for so many to drink water? I grew up with lactose intolerance and my mom wouldn't buy soda/kool aid etc b/c she didn't want my twin and I to spaz out on sugar, so I grew up drinking water, and lots of it. Plus I live in the desert. I read once that if you are thirsty then you're…
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Hulu anyone?
Hey am thinking Hulu might be the way to go for tv. Anyone using it? How do you hook your computer to the tv? Do you need to route it through something? Any advice? Thanks for the input in advance. B
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Body Composition today
Ok so went and had my body composition done this morning. Not as bad as I thought it would be and he dropped my goal weight by 3 lbs so I can live with that. :) 32.9% body fat (that means that I have 133lbs of lean muscles mass, and 67 lbs of fat. Said I was low on hydration (which really I'd been up about 20 mins so how…
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What would you do?
Ok so ending my third week of P90X however, I've not made all the workouts. I've skipped yoga all but once and have lagged on Kenpo as well. So here's my question, Should I redo a week of it before I move on or just stick with the schedule and motor on? I was having issues with not enough calories and it seemed that every…
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biggest loser protein powder
Ok kids awhile ago I bought some BL protein whey powder. Mixed up a glass once and couldn't stand the chalky taste. So now I'm thinking that I should use it up. Ideas? So I got a ton of spinach in my veggie basket yesterday and was thinking, some spinach, some fruit and a scoop of that stuff and some water and ice. What do…
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what scale?
so I weigh at home on my wii balance board and gives me a number then I go to the gym and weigh on the scale that I know is balanced and it gives me a number 3 lbs less. Ok I know immediately we all say go with the gym scale. But really which one should I choose? All along this journey I've used my wii board and that's…
