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First 5K Run!
I just finished my first 5K run today! I ran for a great cause (Race Against Cancer). I learned that I had it in me to set a goal for myself, work hard for it and achieve it. Alsp, MFP has offered me a great community of friends to support me along the way! I finished my race in 23:37 which was faster than I had…
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Protein
Question for the nutrition guru's:) I'm new at food tracking but am getting a good start I think. I'm paying more attention to all the category totals (fat, protein, etc) when I plan my meals for the day. Yesterday and today I'm totally maxing out on protein but kinda struggling with eating all my calories. Is eating more…
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Keep me motivated!
I'm pretty new to this site, but want to go all in with with my efforts to get fit. At this point my main focus is to tone up and have more cardio endurance. Would love to get some friends on here to keep me motivated and stay accountable. I'm happy to keep you on your toes too!
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Treadmill vs. Outdoors
So where I live we are in our 7th month of snowy weather...more snow expected later this week. Nice:P I am ready for sunshine and green grass! That said all my workouts thus far have been indoors. I do strength training and then rotate between running on the treadmill, walking "hills" on the treadmill, elliptical and…
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Strength Training: How much weight?
So I'm finally found my way back to the gym after a few years off (yikes) but it feels great! I'm trying to work on toning up and increasing my cardiovascular endurance. I've always enjoyed lifting weights and have jumped right in to using the machines and free weights (enjoy this part of my work out over cardio!). My…
