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Protein after Cardio, anyone?
Do any of you guys drink a protein shake after doing over an hours worth of cardio? Or is that to be saved until after strength training?
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Nutritious food when you're sick?
For the past few days I've been feeling very under the weather and extremely nauseous. I'm tired of eating crackers and sipping ginger ale. Problem is I have NO idea what else I could eat with an upset stomach. Does anyone have ideas of light, yet nutritious food that won't send me to the porcelain throne? Any help would…
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Multivitamins...again. Ugh.
I bought One-A-Day Teen Advantage for Her a few months ago, at first when I took it I would take it in the morning with breakfast and be fine. After about a month, I started feeling really sick after I took my vitamin. So I began taking it with a small snack about an hour before bed, and that worked for about a week until…
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Couch to 5K - Haven't run in 2 years!
I used to play soccer. Actually, I used to live, breathe, eat, and sleep soccer. I played from the time I was 4 (pee-wee program at the Y) years old until I was 16, when I stopped playing to get a job and buy a car. I packed on quite a bit of weight as a result of not changing my eating to accommodate my lack of exercise.…
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Is there a multi-vitamin that WON'T make me hurl?
When I began my weight loss journey, I met with my friend who is also a registered dietitian. She recommended that I begin taking a daily multi vitamin to ensure that my body is receiving all necessary vitamins and minerals, as these can be hard to get when you begin losing weight. She recommended a multi vitamin that had…
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Questions about purchasing an elliptical machine...
I've been wanting to buy an elliptical machine for about 6 months now and was wondering if anyone else has ever used one with success? I've only used an elliptical machine once, my boyfriend's mother had one about 3 years ago she was getting ready to sell. When I used it I was only on it for about 30-35 minutes but it said…
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Beginning my weight-loss journey...for the second or third t
Hey everyone. I'm not new to MFP, although I am new in the sense that I'm actually using it this time! I've always struggled with how I see my body and feel about my body, even when I weighed 125 (I now weigh 160 at 5'2") I would look in the mirror and think "Wow, you're a blimp." So in a way I think I'm happy I gained 40…
