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your too skinny
so after posting my last scale picture of FB I got several people saying I am to skinny... I can still easily see squishy parts in my gut that I can loose... once I hit 180 I plan to try maintenance for a couple of months over summer while keeping my workouts going and try to work my gut more... I'm 189 now with a 34…
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Huge weight swing while on vacation
I was in vegas for just over a week... I ran most days but intentionally had fun and ate probably 1000 calories over what I normally do every day... last day we hit a french buffet in Paris and I don't even want to guess at how many calories that dinner was... so after my vegas trip my weight went up 17 pounds... holly…
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from being winded after 100 yards to 9 miles last night
how the heck did that happen... I started running last year to help with my stamina in Fire Fighting... I never planned anything... just wanted to be able to perform my fire fighting tasks without being so winded... When I started I ran / walked one mile and it took a good 6 or so weeks to get to the point where I could…
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95 pounds down in 8 months
I just changed my settings from lose to maintain... In September of last year I was 281 pounds... right now I hover around 185... some days down to 183 others 187 but basically right around 185... Here I am last july and back in December this was 75 pounds down around Feburary and here I am today My original goal was to…
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A new NSV for me
So I posted my profile pic to Facebook and my sister asked me who it was :) I invited her over for dinner tomorrow night... Anyone else have that happen...
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Android HRM vs dedicated models
I'm looking to get a heart rate monitor for gym use and running. I'm getting all confused about what to get... I'd like to use it at the gym for getting more accurate calorie numbers and while jogging so I can keep track of my pace, route, distance, calories, etc... Has anyone gone through and compared the dedicated polar,…
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Today I am just overweight
For the first time since my sophomore year in college 17 years ago I'm no longer obese... 6 feet tall and 219... on my way to not being overweight... hoping to be there by summer... could not have done it without myfitnesspal....
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50 pounds in just under three months
my original goal was 210... but I figure why stop there... looking to get to around 180-190... added :: I went from an XL shirt to a large and from a tight 42 waist to tight 36... comfortable 38... figure I will end up 34-36ish not sure what shirt size I'll be... I've been hitting up the goodwill for cloths that fit... I…
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when others think your losing to much
I started my weight lose at 280 pounds in September. My last weigh in puts me at 234. I still wear the same clothing but my pants are pretty baggy. Had to add several new holes to my belts. I get lots of complements and when I tell people I want to lose 50 more pounds they give me the look and tell me thats too much... my…
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Howdy
I new around here... I joined a week ago and did not have a scale at that time... bought one off amazon and had to add ten pounds to my starting weight... not a great way to start off... I have never tried to loose weight... I have always been a big guy and did not care much... I recently joined the Fire Department and…
