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Anyone get prego AFTER losing weight?
I have 4 beautiful kiddos and a 5th is up in the air right now. However, for the first time ever, I'm committed to losing this baby weight (x4!!) before deciding on having another. My question is to any mom who got in fab shape then got prego - were you able to maintain your results throughout the pregnancy (you know -…
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Is 20 mins really enough?
I started Jillian Michael's 30 day shred on Jan1 - and I haven't missed a day yet (yay - mini celebration) ANYWAY, I really have a goal I want to reach, and it's not outrageous, but I'll need to maintain a 1/1.5 pound/week weight loss avg until July1. Right now, Jillian is kicking my butt and I'm beat by the end of the…
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Running in the snow
Last summer, my sister-in-law and I got into a really awesome early morning run together...then we both got preggers, and stopped. This summer we were dealing with newborns sleepless nights and breastfeeding, so didn't get back into it BUT I would love to get going again AND we have signed up for a Warrior Dash this July…
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Improving Posture
Wow - how did my posture get this bad?! Through 4 pregnancies and breastfeeding and lack of exercise, I'm just now reaizing how BAD my posture is!! I've started Jillian MIchael's 30 day shred, so I'm getting exercise in - just wondering if anyone has tips for remebering to keep your back straight throughout the day. I'm a…
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Perrier Water
What is everyone's thoughts on drinking perrier water in lieu of regular water? The label says it's 0 cals and the only thing wrong are a few mg of sodium, but I just don't know from a health stand point if the carbonation is bad for you or not? Hubby and I like a glass with lemon at dinner time...regular flat water the…
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How does Isagenix affect your Immune System
My husband has started a 30 day cleanse with Isagenix. He will be traveling to Africa next month and is scheduled to the get malaria pill and yellow fever vax on Jan 18 - right in the middle of his cleanse. We're worried about how his immune system will tolerate a vax while in the middle of a cleanse. Anyone with any…
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Help with Crunches
Hey! I have 4 kids all within 4.5 years of each other, so my mid section has been abused over the last few years to say the least! Anyway, now that I'm exercising (Jillian Michael's 30 day shred) I've been having trouble with crunches...no matter how much I focus on crunching my mid section, I can't stop my neck from doing…
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30 Day Shred and Ripped in 30
Hey - I was just checking out Jillian Michael's website and saw both of these dvds... On MFP I've heard more people talk about 30 day Shred, but I can't download that one, I can only download Ripped in 30... If the first is better, I'll just look for the actual DVD in the store, but if they are vitually the same, I'll…
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Clothes Shopping
So, it's fall time, time for warmer clothes. I'm currently a size 14, however, it's starting to look a LITTLE saggy on me, but size 12 is just a little too tight to look good or be comfortable. I'm 5'7" and 184 pounds, just wondering how much weight I would need to shed before I"m in the size 12's comfortably... Based on…
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Most Efficient Stride
So, my first goal when I started running was to well...run without dying :) Now that I've logged a few km, I'm able to think about more during my run than just "keep breathing, don't fall over, don't have a heart attack", I've been paying attention to my stride. It seems to be a pattern of throwing the weight of my entire…
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Just don't want to go through the effort anymore
This is horrible!! I joined MFP begining of August and have lost 6 pounds by now, I think that's actually ok weight loss, but somehow I feel totally deflated and discouraged and annoyed with this whole process. I know it took time to gain, so will take time to lose, but I can't convince my appetite of that. I stopped…
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Summer's over - does that change how you view your goals?
Hey all! I had a baby in April, and before I even had her, I was day dreaming of bikini's all summer...well...didn't go as planned lol -- took a little longer to recover and start getting into the mode of working out and watching calories...then I had a vision of being a size 6 by my sister's wedding at the end of…
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Runner's High
So, I think for the first time ever I experienced a "runner's high" last night I haven't really set any goals except to run 30 mins solid. Last night, I was at 29 mins (I had already stopped to walk a couple times though...so my goal setting was over...so I thought) and I looked and realized I was at 4.66km - my mind…
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How to log a fitness class
Hi everyone! I go to a fitness class three times a week. We do mostly body weight work (push ups, planks, burpies etc.) and I use 8lb hand weights for arm exercises. She also incorporates cardio in the routine. We also do at least two 300meter jogs during the class. The instructor estimated we burn approx. 300-800 cal in…
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Breastfeeding
Hi! I'm exclusively breastfeeding my 3 month old. I have 50 pounds to loose and I've entered all my data (weight, height, goal etc.) and MFP tells me that I need 1200 cals/day to reach my goal. I just need to figure out the best way to incorporate the calories I need for breastfeeding - should I make it an "activity" or…
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Finally going to lose the baby weight
Hi, I just had my 4th baby in April. My oldest is 4 1/2 and I never really lost much of the weight in between babies, so I have an extra 50 lbs to shed. I'm 190 now and 5'7" I'd like to be down to 140, although as long as I'm in a size 6 or 8 (I'm size 14 now) I'm not too worried about the number on the scale. I've started…