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Apple Watch only sharing steps
I have my Apple Watch connected to MFP but it’s only showing steps, not my workouts. How do I fix this?
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5'7 women - how many calories do you eat?
So all you 5'7 ladies, how many calories do you eat per day (baseline) and how many calories do you eat from exercise? Maybe it's just my age (over 40), but this time around, I feel like my weight loss has been slower than ever. My baseline calories are 1330 and I eat back some of what I burn during exercise (maybe half).…
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Healthy & Delicious Soup Recipes!
Let's swap soup recipes. :wink: I love eating soup in the winter. Many are low in calories, high in fiber, filling and comforting. Please post your favorite soup recipe here (and I apologize if there are duplicate threads....I'm a newbie!). Here's a totally delicious and healthy version of Pasta e Fagioli that is less than…
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Setting goals for weight lifting after plateau/boredom
I have kind of hit a plateau with my weight lifting. I've been doing it for about 8 months now and I definitely feel like I'm not able to add more weight each week like I used to. I have also found that I'm experiencing more aches and pains related to ligament issues, especially in my wrists. And honestly, I feel kind of…
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Protein Bars!
Okay, so the workers at my supermarket (Market Basket) are on strike and we are not shopping there to show our support. So the other market where we have been going does not sell Pure Protein bars, which is what we've been eating, so I bought a few random high protein bars to expand my horizons and OMG, there are some…
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Gettin' busy music
I can't find a thread from last month on great music to listen to while getting busy. :tongue: :blushing: Soooooo.....what are some sexy songs that you listen to while getting frisky? I want to make a hot playlist.
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Spinning = sore butt!
I took a spinning class for the first time in a long, long time. I've been wanting to switch up my cardio. So I loved the class and kept up with everyone else, which was good. However, my *kitten* was killing me while I was in class (my butt bones felt like they were grinding into the hard seat) and it is still sore…
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Best Weight Lifting Apps for iPhone
I would love to track my weight lifting while I'm at the gym using my iPhone. Can anyone recommend an EASY, simple app? I find the MFP tracker for strength to be too cumbersome. Thanks!
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How fast and how long??
How fast did you lose weight and how long have you kept it off?
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Lunges and Deadlifts causing problems!
So I have been religiously doing heavy weight lifting since January. I started on machines and then about a month ago I started transitioning to compound moves using mostly free weights. I started with squats with just a 45 lb. bar. So far so good. Then I added more weight to get to 60 lbs. Still fine. Then my trainer…
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Deadlifts & Lunges causing problems!
So I have been religiously doing heavy weight lifting since January. I started on machines and then about a month ago I started transitioning to compound moves using mostly free weights. I started with squats with just a 45 lb. bar. So far so good. Then I added more weight to get to 60 lbs. Still fine. Then my trainer…
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Squats, lunges and muscle weakness
When I do squatting to parallel, I have noticed mild strain/discomfort in my right leg, at the top of my thigh muscle about a few inches below my hip bone. It feels like that part of the muscle is not strong enough and is at risk of tearing if I am not careful. I have also noticed when I do walking lunges that the right…
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Pulled Gluteal.....waaaahhhhh!
Dang it! I just started weighted squats a few weeks ago and spinning classes. This morning as I was doing lunges - BAM. I pulled out my right gluteal. I can walk fine, it's a little painful going up stairs. I've literally got a pain in the *kitten*! Any suggestions for getting back in the saddle again quickly??
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Women and squats
I have just started doing squats using a 45 lb. barbell. Man, they are hard! Has anyone else struggled to get down low enough? In another week I'll start adding weight to the bar. I know I am getting a great workout because all of the machines I was using (leg press, butt blaster, leg extension, hamstring curl, etc.)…
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Did your loose skin tighten back up?
So I've lost 12 lbs. in about 12 weeks - slow and steady. I lift heavy, eat healthy and also do cardio. I look much tighter and more toned but still have at least 25 lbs. to lose. I have lost a lot of belly fat and my stomach looks much more flat, it also feels more soft and jiggly. I am afraid it is loose skin and even…
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Where do you do Stronglifts 5x5
For those of you doing Stronglifts 5x5, where are you doing it? Do you have a personal trainer? Do you do it in a gym where someone spots you? Coaches you? I am having the hardest time trying to find a personal trainer/coach and a place to do serious weightlifting.
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My meeting with a Sports Nutritionist
I had a great meeting with one of the top Sports Nutritionists in the country today. I went in expecting to discuss how many calories I should be eating, macros, etc. Here are the highlights of the meeting: - weight loss of more than 1 lb. per week is 97% likely to be regained and lost muscle tissue is replaced by fat when…
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Best Ab exercises
I would love to hear what ab exercises you do that you think are really effective. I've been doing a bunch of different ones - hanging knee lifts, old fashioned crunches, Ab glider machine, and full sit ups with my arms extended. I don't feel the burn very much. I am doing a lot of heavy lifting for upper and lower body,…
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No wonder why everyone is confused!!!
Not to beat a dead horse, but....... .... in a fit of sleeplessness at 4 a.m. this morning (thanks to a chocolate lab with a small bladder), I did a quick survey of 15 online weight loss calculators to see how many calories each would recommend I consume to lose 1 pound a week. In all cases, I entered my age, height,…
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Baby Artichokes
Any ideas for baby artichokes that don't involve steaming them and drizzling them with butter and breadcrumbs?
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Anyone doing CrossFit?
I went to a CrossFit gym this afternoon to speak with a guy about training me in weight lifting. He wants me to try CrossFit instead. I have built up a decent fitness base in the past 6 weeks and I'm a former runner and have been active most of my adult life, so getting back into shape has felt good so far. I guess I'm…
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Women who lost weight and gained muscle?
I'd love to hear from women who have been 40-50 lbs. overweight who have lost the weight and replaced fat with muscle. I have seen a lot of stories of women who have lost a ton of weight through dieting and THEN decided to strength train. I am trying to go from a size 14 to a size 8, to get rid of the fat on my body and…
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Fear of squats!
While I have done strength training off and on for most of my adult life, I have always avoided squats. I'm afraid of throwing my back out because off and on I've had lower back issues (pulled muscles). Tomorrow I start stronglifts 5x5. Besides watching the video, does anyone have any advice on good technique? I'm not…
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Started heavy lifting = no weight loss
I'm eating 1200 calories a day, plus some but not all of my exercise calories. I weigh and measure my food (except stuff like eggs or things in a package, which I usually scan) and log everything. I have 40-50 lbs. to lose. Week 1 I lost 5 lbs. and did 45-60 minutes of cardio 4 times a week. Week 2 I worked out more (60…
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No calorie burn for weight lifting?!
I just did an hour of intensive strength training/circuit training followed by 20 minutes of walking on an incline. The weight training was way more tiring than the walking. How come we don't burn any calories for weight lifting? Seems odd.
