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Making health a habit again. Regaining lost ground
I've been a fitness, exercise junkie for over 10 years. It was the main component in my breaking free from a 7 year eating disorder when I was 20. I started exercising at a gym and was hooked and slowly moved away from the starve/binge/purge cycle. It became a new obsession,but it was a healthy alternative. Even when I had…
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Calories
6 months pregnant, 25 weeks to be exact....I was 125 pre pregnancy and I'm 146 now. QUESTION: What are active moms reaching as far as calorie intake?! I workout 5 times a week, I burn 400-500 calories per workout session. I log my calories and find myself consistently eating between 2600 to 3000 calories a day!!! I drink…
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HIIT Workouts in Pregnancy
For the most part, I feel like I can still compete in the realm of HIIT routines. I'm 6 months pregnant and obviously not as good at I as I was before pregnancy, but I can still manage 90% of the moves---except tuck jumps, broad jumps and UGH...the variations of jumping jacks make me pee sometimes (yay for panty liners).…
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Returning to MFP---Pregnant!
After being in the best shape of my life for about 3 years, (many thanks to MFP), I am returning because I am now 14 weeks pregnant and sometimes my appetite seems insatiable and I feel out of control! I've gained 10 lbs already! Yikes! I'm trying to at least maintain some damage control here! I work out 4-5 days a week…
