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HRM/GPS Combo - Polar vs. Garmin
My Polar FT7 has finally died after 2+ years of being used and abused. I've decided that this time around, I would like to get a combination HRM and GPS, and I'm hoping some of you might be able to help me out!! Because I compete in triathlons, it is very important that the device be waterproof in addition to offering the…
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Wedding Dress Before/After - 30 lb Loss!
I recently got married on May 28, 2011 at 175 pounds. When I bought my wedding dress in September 2010, I weighed 205 pounds. I bought the sample dress from the store, so the three pictures below are of me in literally the exact same dress. The top left picture is me the day I bought the dress. In the top right picture,…
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Forced into Maintenance
On April 31, I had my first wedding dress fitting. At the time, I weighed 185.4 pounds. I convinced the seamstress to take in my dress a little more than she already had to so that I could lose a little more weight in the five weeks between fittings. She agreed, though she was obviously skeptical that I'd actually lose the…
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2 people, 3.5 months, 85 pounds! (with pics)
After my bridal shower yesterday, my mom told me that numerous people had come up to her and commented on my loss. Rationally, I know I've lost a bunch of weight, but when I see myself every day, sometimes it's hard to see the real difference. So last night, I created a side-by-side of pictures from Christmas and my bridal…
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Tasty Fiber Bars - ON SALE!
I would like to preface this by saying that this is not an advertisement, and I am in no way affiliated with Gnu Foods. I'm always on the look-out for new, filling afternoon snacks, and this week I grabbed a couple boxes of Gnu Food Flavor & Fiber Bars that were on display near the checkout counter at my grocery store.…
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Compliment from a Stranger
Since I started MFP in late December 2010, I've become kind of a spinning junkie. I go to at least three classes a week, usually four or five. I see a lot of the same people in class, but I generally only know them to say hi or smile. Yesterday while I was warming up for class, the guy on the bike next to me (who I…
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NSV - New Pants? Nope... Old Ones!!
A few weekends ago I was at my parents' house, and my mom had a heap of my old clothes that she wanted me to go through and either take to my apartment or donate to Goodwill. A lot of the clothes were out of fashion or just not my taste anymore, so I put them in the Goodwill pile. There was one pair of work pants that I…
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Inspirational? Me?
I'd originally written this as a blog post, but then I realized I prefer the forums to blogging so I moved it here. I woke up this morning and weighed in like normal. Down 1.6 pounds for the week. I was hoping for two, but with my wedding tasting two nights ago, I had a feeling I would come up a bit short. I faithfully…
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Spin Class Calorie Burn - HRM versus MFP
Today I wore my new heart rate monitor (Polar FT7) to spin class for the first time. I was interested in how accurate the MFP exercise database was, so when I got home I compared some numbers. I started the monitor when class began and stopped it when we dismounted the bikes. So the reading includes the class warm-up and…
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Hungry Girl Cinnamon Pancakes!
I can't lie: I love IHOP. Obviously that is one of the worst places to go for someone who is trying to eat healthy. So, I was THRILLED to discover a recipe on Hungry Girl that is designed to recreated the IHOP Cinn-A-Stack Pancakes in a guilt-free way. I haven't tried these yet, but they sound awesome and the picture on…
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Super Bowl Munchies!!
Hi, everyone! My fiance and I are hosting his friends for the Super Bowl this weekend, and I've been looking for snack ideas that won't totally blow the diet. I discovered a baked jalapeno popper recipe from Emeril Lagasse and built it into SparkRecipes with fat free milk and cheese to figure out the nutritional…
