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Two years on MFP!
Today is day 730 which makes two years since I first logged on MFP. Aaaaaand I just remembered that they broke the forums so none of my friends will know I posted this and I won't even be able to find my own post later on. So yeah, nevermind.
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Which browser/adblocker works best for removing ads from the newsfeed?
Just curious what you use and how well it works for you.
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Calories burned while under anesthesia
They wouldn't let me wear my fitbit during surgery, so I was wondering how many calories to log, because they have that thingy that squeezes your leg muscles while you're under. Plus someone told me that if you contract your muscles while they're putting you under, they stay contracted the whole time.
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My first 5k
I ran in my first 5k this weekend, and it was challenging but also a lot of fun. I had started couch to 5k almost 8 weeks before and was itching to enter a race. The weather was a colder than I'd been training in, so I had to wear gloves because my fingers are stupid and get cold way too easily. Here's me at the start just…
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How do you stay motivated?
When working on a program like running or lifting I always find I want to do a lot more than the program calls for. Like when I did strong lifts 5x5 I wanted to lift every day and it sucked to have to wait 2 (or, gasp, 3) days until the next lifting session. I want to do heavy squats 6 days a week! Now I'm doing a couch to…
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Can overtraining + skipping leg day increase my bench press?
TLDR, it appears so: A little background: it's been about 500 days since I started lifting, and while some of my lifts have continued to make progress, everything involving my arms/shoulders peaked 4 months in and has been at a standstill since. I had benched 175, one time, one day in April 2013, and never again came…
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Mean rude people at the pool!!!!
I was at the pool swimming and diving, and after I finished I walked past the lifeguard on the way out, who asked me, "you used to dive?" I was like, "What is that supposed to mean? Are you calling me old? Or are you saying I'm not good enough to dive anymore?" How are people like that allowed to walk around and breathe…
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I need a new potato
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Has anyone tried potatology?
I was going to get the free samples of the shakes, but I wanted to see which flavors people preferred. How much weight have you lost with potatology shakes?
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Why doesn't everyone hate me?
I've never been obese. Someone told me that's all it takes for everyone to hate you. Am I just doing it wrong?
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I want an onion.
What goes good with an onion?
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I want a anion
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Yesterday's NSV
I was practicing and the three year old wanted to try too:
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Poll: Are you affected by food porn?
I seem to be unusual in that pictures of food have no effect on me. Does seeing pictures of food make you want food?
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Huge progress in five minutes!
Look at how much I changed in such a short time! And all of that by changing my posture and pose and sucking in my gut and not wearing pants that are too tight. If you want to be able to see how much progress you've made, it's important to get consistent pictures. Lots of things can make a difference, so be sure you pay…
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Nerds who lift
Like many others, when I first signed up on MFP and wanted to get back into shape, I thought heavy lifting was just for [jock/meathead/stereotype] or people who were "naturally strong." But then reading in the fitness and exercise forums here, I noticed quite a lot of geeky and/or smart people who were posting about…
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Banana split recipe
1 - banana (cut/chopped) 14 grams - nestle toll house chocolate chips 28 grams - whole cashews (put them in a baggie and crush them with a rolling pin or similar) 132 grams - Breyer's natural vanilla ice cream Put it all into a bowl and mix it around. Makes a great before-bed snack and is only 600 calories. You can…
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Pizza cleanse, who's with me?
I'm doing a pizza cleanse, eating pizza at least 5 times a week. Does anyone want to join me?
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20 lbs by xmas, who's with me?
I want to eat 20 pounds of pizza by xmas. Join me on this wonderful journey. :happy:
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One year of lifting pizzas, setbacks and triumphs. (+pics)
Last year on Dec 1st I stepped on a scale and didn't like what I saw: 205 pounds. I also didn't like how I felt, because I was insulin resistant, eating would practically put me into a coma, and running up one flight of stairs got me winded. I started "eating less" and lost a few (newbie) pounds, but knew that wasn't going…
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What is your actual TDEE?
It's one thing to have a calculator tell you, another to see the real results. :happy: Take the amount of calories you ate in a 28 day period, and add 3500 for each pound you lost during that period (or subtract 3500 for each pound gained) and divide that total by 28. Here are mine: Feb 1 - March 1 (29 days, started at 188…