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App suggestion - couch to half - with tracker, integrates with MFP?
Hi, I want to get an app that integrates with MFP and has a mileage tracker so I can keep track of my miles per week. Any recommendations?
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:-( They say it's harder to get BACK into shape, then get in shape the 1st time
When I got divorced several years ago, I got motivated to get fit. I joined MFP, I ate well, I started running, I regular ran 10ks, and I looked great! I was 34 and people regularly thought I was in my late 20s at most. But last year I went through a really stressful time followed by a surgery and now I am not only…
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My weekly fitness plan
Monday - 15min. Running + some kind of basic HIIT routine I can do in the park 10min run/walk home Tuesday - 30min running + cool down yoga at home. Wednesday - Pilates, ballet, or power yoga at home Thursday - 30min running + cool down yoga, or maybe the same as Monday... Don't know yet. Friday - 20min run + power yoga at…
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Good outdoor HIIT routine YouTube?
I have an area in my local park with stairs, wood blocks, an incline and a tree stump. I want to use this area for HIIT, but I don't know what my goals ought to be. Recommend YouTube videos?
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Out of Habit - Can I follow one of your diets?
Hello! Just wanted some help in getting started again. It's been a wild year! My life has changed so much! Biggest has been where I live - which is both further commuting and further from a park than I'm used to, and I also have a better paying job which has allowed me to experience the joy of impromptu restaurant meals,…
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No Refined Carbs till July 4th!
Ok. I've got to do something drastic, but I'm going to try it. Here is goes: I want to cut out.... - all added sweeteners - all refined flours and grains - AND (gulp) alcohol These are the foods I abuse too much. I just have got to take a break from them. Anybody care to join?
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You're maintaining and look fab! Post Pics!
Hi. I have been away for a LONG time, mostly 'cause I got to a point where I didn't want to lose anymore (even though I never got to my goal weight, it was good enough for me). Anyway, I have less than 10 pounds to get myself back in shape... but it's not the weight. I can't DO the things I could when I was running, doing…
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Suggestions on getting back to a Fitness/Diet Plan
I NEED TO GET MORE CONSISTENT! And in order to do that I need a better plan. So... Here's the thing: 1. I have a dog, so I walk between 3-4 miles a day 2. I have a gym membership that I want to start to use for weight training 3. I want to start training at least for a 10K if not a half marathon by the end of summer 4. I…
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Sample 1350-1500 calorie plan
And frankly, I don't even know if that's correct, but I'm gonna start with that and modify up or down how things go... Just having problems getting started. Help Please! :flowerforyou:
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Rank Your Fitness Goals!!!
1. Feel healthy and balanced 2. Reach a fitness goal 3. Be strong (i.e. bound up steps without getting winded/lift stuff you couldn't before/have more energy) 4. Look hot 5. Not have to WORRY about being lazy/indulgent ANYMORE!
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Finish the sentence: I can't believe I ate a whole...
These are things I've eaten a "whole" of... and really, I can't believe it! - a packet of sugar wafers (today) - a pizza - a box of cereal with milk - a loaf of bread with peanut butter and jelly *Sigh* well, they say that the first step to getting help is admitting you have a problem. So have at it... Help me feel not so…
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Who's your celebrity inspiration?
So... woke up late this morning and pretty proud of myself for having left the bar after only 3! Gonna go running in a minute. Watching videos of my favorite performer and celebrity performer - Ciara http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp6W4aK1sbs Seriously... just watch that video... trying to build my body to that point.…
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Wedding invite: Help me decide what to wear!
Hi! I've been invited to a Brooklyn hipster musician's wedding and I'm going with my friend who is SUPER hipster, so I want to kind of fit in but still be appropriate. HELP! (sorry, my pictures are super dark, I live on the inside of a courtyard... no light!) The most classic one, but I also feel it might be a little…
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To my girlfriends trying to lose those last X pounds
Good morning and happy Monday after a Looong weekend! I'm looking to pick up some new friends and support as I am REALLY trying to lose the last 5-7 pounds. And now I KNOW all those women's magazines were telling the truth when they talked about how DIFFICULT it is to get that *last* bit of cellulite off that butt, or that…
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How's my diet?
I'm just starting up again after a LOOONG hiatus. My goal is find a comfortable diet for maintenance that I can do FOR LIFE. I think I found a way to eat that's comfortable, tasty and healthy, but MFP is saying that it's too high in fat. Can that be true? I'm just drizzling a little on some of my foods. Right now, I think…
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Who else is working out without a gym?
Need motivators, but I have never liked gyms as I prefer to be outdoors. I run, do calisthenics and alternate between a yoga/pilates class (I take it in the park) in spring/summer and ballet class right now. I go hiking and bike-riding frequently, too. I feel pretty confident with my routine. I like it and it suits me, but…
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Meeting your Goal Weight
Hi guys... I'm starting to flag on pushing to meet my goal. I was hoping you all could post your Staring Weight, your Goal Weight and When you Reached it. It would be really helpful for me! Thanks all! Happy Weekend!
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What's up with MFP and fruit sugar?
I don't understand how MFP counts sugar. I can eat a small apple and my sugar count for the day will be just as destroyed as if I had a Starbuck's super frappa-mocha-whippa-smoothie.
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What do runners wear in your city?
Ok... I put this here because this is a bit of a gripe... You see, I run. It has completely sculpted and changed my body for the better. I love it and nobody can tell me any different - me who has never done ANY sport in my life! Anyway, weather in the Northeast has gone cold, but folks in these parts - aside from their…
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Need Motivation: Sugar Binge!!!
I went on a wicked sugar binge. People bringing in Christmas treats all week. I HAD been eating high protein, healthy carbs only and NO refined sugar. I'M HAVING PROBLEMS REGULATING! Need suggestions how to get my sugar levels good again because I feel pretty sick. Motivation to tell me why this is worth it.
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Are sore muscles a goal?
Hi. I like to try different exercises every once and awhile. My most recent love has been the New York City Ballet workout (wow, can anyone say 'defined butt'?!?) I do this IN ADDITION to my running routine (3mi. hilly country 3-4x p/wk). I had to work up to that. I did it gradually with minor sore muscles and every time…
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I still don't get it
I've been following the diaries of my "friends" and I just don't understand how they do it. I've upped my activity level and lowered my weight loss goal to give me 1370 calories per day - half the time I feel pretty ravenous on only that. Then, on days when I exercise, even when I'm eating back the calories, I want to eat…
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Am I getting too much Vitamin A?
I am a clean eater. I eat a ton of fruits and vegetables, fish, lean protein and no dietary supplements as I prefer to get my nutrition only from natural food. Anyway, I have discovered all my well-intentioned eating is putting my Vitamin A levels WAY over. Since I am barely eating sugar now, one favorite treat are sweet…
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Is there any difference?
So, I'll be the first to admit that I have been struggling with my calorie count. Haven't exactly been eating WAY over, but haven't been under very often. Exercise has been going well, but was a little shocked when I got a new app to find out that my "40min" run was closer to 30, and what I had imagined was 3mi. was…
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Clean Eating Friends
I'm in my mid-30s with no kids. I've always eaten clean without realizing there was a name for it. I've begun running and doing more pilates. I need to lose a little weight, but more I just want to get better at what I already do. I'd like to meet others who are similar to myself.
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Benefits to intense workouts?
Hi, I'm starting to feel deficient. A lot of people on here seem to be doing these long intense workouts - 2 hrs. and burning 1300 cal. Or, 90 min. and burning 900 cal. What's the deal? Why is that a good idea? It seems excessive to have such intense workouts. Should I be trying to do the same? If so, I really hate gyms…
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Eat for Health, Not weight - NYT
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/23/opinion/sunday/the-optimal-diet.html?ref=opinion Hi, above is a link in the New York Times about eating healthy, not for weight. I think all of us have been frustrated at one time or another by looking through friends' diaries to see they're eating two pieces of Godiva's chocolate and a…
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Been falling off the wagon
I joined five weeks ago and I was so surprised at how easy it was to lose seven pounds in that time. I thought:"This is so easy? Who thought this stuff was hard? Why does everyone make a big deal of it?" And now there's me now. Somehow I hit a snag. I started getting REALLY hungry, so I started falling off the wagon.…
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1260 for "moderately active"?
I recently switched my activity level to "moderately active" because I was getting sick of logging in all the dog walks I REGULARLY do. I walk more than 2hrs on some days because, aside from having a dog, I also live in a city without a car (it's actually easier that way). When I was logging all that activity, it was…
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Including regular day activities as exercise?
I'm coming to the conclusion that I would rather change my settings as someone with a more active job to accommodate the regular dog walks I do. I walk about 1.5hrs-2hrs a day with my dog and logging that is getting tedious. I'm also skeptical that MFPs calorie counter for exercise is accurate. I'm thinking that if I do…
