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Pain in Foot- possible to re-aggrevate old stress fractures?
I've been having nagging pain in my left foot the last several days, sitting is fine but as soon as I put weight on it my foot hurts. I've been working with a trainer the last few weeks, and last week he had me do jump squats the night before the pain started. My foot was broken in nearly the same place 2X as a teenager…
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Do you track on vacation?
I am going to Paris in a few weeks with my mom and my younger son and I'm really torn about whether or not to try to track while I'm over there. I won the trip so it's short - only 5 days on the ground there. Normally when I've traveled in the US, I continue to track. I will have phone service but I'm thinking estimating…
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Trying to decide between joining a gym or adding more equipment at home
I think I'm starting to make myself crazy so I need some help. I've been considering purchasing some additional equipment for home- weight bench and a piece of cardio equipment to start with as I want to take my workouts to the next level. I was planning to go look at cardio equipment this weekend - WaterRower /Concept2…
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Advice on purchasing cardio equipment for home
I have been thinking about buying a piece of equipment for home for years, and since my bonus this year is going to be pretty good I'm thinking it may be time. I have belonged to a few gyms in the past and like them but my old gym is in the opposite direction of where I work now and it's about 20 minutes away from home.…
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Advice on goal weight and how to set macros
Hello- I've been back tracking for a week. I'm 5'3", 136 lbs and 44. I'm thinking my goal weight should be around 123 lbs but I'm looking for feedback on how to set my goal weight. I re-calculated my TDEE and it came out to about 1755, so I'm trying to keep my total calories to 1450 before any exercise calories. I try to…
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Getting back on MFP bandwagon but still so confused about what to eat, how much to eat
So I haven't been tracking for a while but I'm trying to get back into the swing of things. I'm currently about 12 lbs from what I'm thinking my final goal will be. I've been reading a lot of the threads on food and nutrition plus looking at different books and blogs trying to figure out besides watching my calories in and…
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Recs for spin bike
I'm looking for some recs for a good quality spin bike for my house. I think it's going to be my "empty nest" purchase for myself. I definitely want a spin bike and not a traditional stationary bike as I ride a road bike during the warmer months. I live in Minnesota though so my outdoor biking months are a bit limited. I'm…
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Body Fat Measurement machine - how accurate?
At work, they are having everyone complete a health risk assessment. We had to stand on a machine that looks kind of like a scale barefoot, and hold onto 2 handles while keeping our arms out. I'm just wondering how accurate these sorts of machines are? And what is a realistic bodyfat % for a woman over 40? I'm trying to…
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Need help - exercise routine, home gym vs. gym
I'm still struggling to nail down what my exercise routine should look like. I'm 42, 5' 3", currently 140 lbs. I work full-time and go to school part-time. I have herniated discs in my neck, and my left foot has a history of stress fracture after being broken twice. I currently do 20-30 minutes of cardio (walking either…
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Very confused- BMR, TDEE,etc; How much to eat each day?
I'm 42, 5'3", 140 lbs. I've been trying to figure out my TDEE and BMR. I tried the calculator that someone had posted earlier (scoobysworkshop) but I'm still confused. It returned a TDEE of BMR of 1356, TDEE of 2102. Keeping to 80 % of my TDEE would put me at 1681. The 1681 is considerably more than I'm currently eating…
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30 Day Shred or ????
I'm on Day 6 of 30 day shred. I like it, I feel like it's working but the last 2 days my left foot hurts after. I had stress fractures in the foot about 15 years ago so I'm a little nervous. My foot had been broken/fractured twice before that from gymnastics. Is this workout, specifically the jumping jacks and…
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Eating Exercise Calories - Yes or No?
So currently I'm 5' 3" and 141 lbs. My daily calories without exercise is set at 1200. I'm just wondering if anyone can give me some advice or whether or not I should be eating the additional calories the tracker gives me from exercise. Without them, I feel hungry but with I'm wondering if I will still lose weight.
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Cheer me up please
I've been doing really well so far this week with logging, and exercising.....and then this morning I slipped and fell in my kitchen and landed on my right knee. I drove to work and it seemed ok, but once I stepped out of the car it hurt to put weight on it. I've had ice on it off and on all day but it's still pretty…
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Hello, new and hoping to stay on track.
Hi, I had signed up for the tracker a while back but wasn't logging regularly. I've started logging this week. For exercise, I've been walking and plan to start Jillian Michaels 30 day shred today or tomorrow (whenever it arrives at home). I would like to lose at least 10 lbs, maybe up to 15 lbs. I've also been focusing on…
