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burgers on george foreman- how do u figure the calories?
I just ate 2 1/4 burgers fixed on a GF grill. They were originally 80/20. should i have weighed the meat before i ate it? how do y'all figure the calories?
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Calorie counting device with iphone sync?
Here's what I want: A wrist/chest monitor that I wear when I workout that automatically communicates with my iphone to give me a report of my workout, specifically how many calories I burned. Are there devices like that? Has anyone had success with them?
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best gym - the ocean?
I moved from Kentucky to San Diego recently and finally got a wetsuit, a boogie board and hit the beach this weekend. I had no idea what I was doing, but I fought the waves for about an hour and took a couple exciting crashes into the breaking water. I watched some youtube videos to give me some pointers. I am probably too…
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Dorm Recipes
I'm 36 yrs old, so I dont actually live in a dorm, but I made a choice to really downsize my life recently and moved from a 1200 square foot house to a 12X13 guest room (I have a seperate entrance and my own tiny bedroom). I dont have a stove or oven, but I do have a medium-sized fridge, a microwave and a hot plate. What…
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Swim Lap Counter
I am going to try to start swimming, but I hate keeping track of laps. Does anyone here use a lap counter water, and what are your thoughts?
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Ten week set back, gained 15 lbs
Everything was going great for me. Didnt miss going to the gym for almost four months. Was down 64 lbs. Then I developed a terribly painful cyst (it was also pretty disgusting...I wont trouble you with the details). As it worsened, surgery became necessary. And in the weeks leading up to going under the knife, the pain and…
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Cliff bar
So they were on sale at Wal-Mart. A box of 6 for $5. I bought 4 boxes. When i looked at the nutritional info, it doesnt look that good. Lots of Carbs. What makes them better than an average candy bar?
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My shrinking time in 6 miles (3+2+1)
Each week I time myself in 3 miles, 2 miles and 1 mile. I add those times together and track that total score. Here's how I have done over 14 weeks: Starting Time: 120 minutes Week 1: 115.25 2 - 111.5 3 - 107.26 4 - 104.3 5 - 101.49 6 - 99 7 - 97.28 8 - 94.08 9 - 92.08 10 - 89.27 11 - 87.32 12 - 86.23 13 - 85.29 14 - 83 So…
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0.1 lbs from 60
Well, 59.5. But since MFP rounds up, I missed seeing that sexy curvy number by 1/10th of a lb this morning. I am thinking about cutting my nails and shaving and trying again. I wonder if I could get 1/10th of a pound by loping off my pinky toes. Who needs them? Oh, and my appendix. I need to see if I can have that removed.
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4 weeks until birthday - 28 days of madness
With my birthday 4 weeks away (and with the realization I am probably going to miss my birthday goal weight), I have developed a 28 day sprint to the finish with hopes of dropping 15 lbs. Here are my goals: 1 - In bed every night by 9:00 2 - Up every morning by 5:30 3 - 1,350 calorie daily max 4 - Follow the same weekly…
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Gym plans instead of DVDs?
i am a bit obsessed with going to the gym and I cant do ANYTHING at home. Yet, I hear all the "home" people talking about cool workout plans like P90X and Ripped in 30, etc. I realize there is no money in people providing workout plans without also getting to sale them DVDs, but is there a good 90 day program people can…
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Boxing Heavy Bags
My gym has four boxing bags. Two standard 4 feet tall heavy bags. And two mid-size bags that I have never seen before. They are pear-shaped and about the size of a beach ball. I wish they had a speed bag, because I am good on those. Any ideas for a quick 10 minute workout on the heavy bag I can do between cardio and…
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Specific Tickers
I want one that charts my time in the three mile. Maybe that's not even considered a "ticker". But I have done it for 14 saturdays in a row. I wanna have something in my sig that shows my time each week. Any idears?
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Belt hole number 9
More than weight, more than fitness marks, more than percentage of body fat, my main goal is to throw away three different size belts because I am too slim for them. I started with a 48 inch belt and want to eventally buy a 36. Each belt has 5 holes in it, so I will need to go through 15 holes. Today I used my 9th hole for…
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Adding some ab/core exercises to my routine - some advice?
I'm looking to add 2-3 ab/core exercises I can bake into my daily routine. My gym has EVERYTHING. The only exercises I currently do that work my center involve lifting sandbags over my head and throwing them like I'm shooting a basketball. Any suggestions?
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One LB per week - no matter what it takes
Although I weigh myself every day, I only really "count" what I weigh on Saturday morning. I dont eat or drink anything after 6pm friday night and I try to get 9-10 hours of sleep that night. After I sleep in and spend some quality time in the bathroom ( I always eat a lot of greens and beans during the day on friday), I…
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Torn about Creatine
I've been on Creatine for over a week now, and I feel the difference when I workout. I dont have the pain and soreness that I had before. I also feel like my workouts stay with me longer, as my muscles seem to be "pumped up" all the time. But I am not losing weight. I have had 5 days in a row at the gym with 75-90 minute…
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Can no longer get into Army Reserves
Dang. One of the main reasons I started this thing of ours was because I wanted to join the Army Reserves. I have been tracking toward the right weight I needed to get in, as well as the proper scores in the 2 mile, push-ups and situps tests. Back then, the age limit for the Army Reserves was 42. I am 35. I just logged…
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Free day - never again
After 10 days of sub 1,600 calories, I put up a 3,000 calorie day on Saturday. It totally wrecked everything I've been doing. on Sunday and Monday, I was hungry all day and ended up 2,500+ for both days. Despite three awesome workouts Sat-Mon, I was 5 lbs heavier this morning than when I weighed in on Saturday. I know a…
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Tibia pain
The pain isnt in my muscle, like shin splints. I have had that before. It's the bone itself. It started when I started jumping rope. I'm really afraid i am just too heavy to jump rope right now (although I am very good at it). When I am doing it and for several minutes after, it feels as if my shin is going to crack in…
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Low Carb - is this magic?
For the first several months of this thing of ours, i was dropping 7-8 lbs. I expected that number to get harder and harder to meet with each passing month. But when I got to 45 lbs lost, I switched to a low carb diet (70-75 grams per day) and the weigh is falling off me. I have always heard of people having massive losses…
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One day breaking diet - now what?
Ten days in a row at under 1,600 calories. Went grocery shopping today and bought a lot of new things I just had to try. I'm at 1,950 already and it's a long time until midnight. Good news is that until 10 days ago, 2,000 was my daily goal, so I am now a little mad at myself for hitting the number that used to be a good…
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Frustrated with workout calories
I prefer to NOT get on a machine. I feel I get much better cardio throwing around the sandbags, pushing the sled and jumping rope. But i LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that little monitor on the treadmill and elliptical machine that shows how many calories I have burned. when i first started this thing of ours, all I cared about was…
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Down 50+, thought I would see more of a difference
I realize this is a crawl, walk, run process, but I kinda thought I would see a bigger difference when i took this pic last night. Maybe the bowling shirt in pic1 is doing a good job hiding the totality of my "before" condition.
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Creatine - Anyone use?
Preface Qs: 1 - Is this the correct place to discuss supplements? 2 - When discussing such things, are we allowed to mention specific name brands? I know there are rules here against pitching products. Anyway, my creatine just arrived. The label suggests two scoops per day. I am going to start off with one. I am interested…
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Under 30 minutes in the 2 mile
On a treadmill, so a track number would be better. On day 1, I did 2 miles in 40 minutes. last night, i did it in 29:48. I measure my time in two miles once a week, and each week I am afraid this will be the time I can't better my previous score. But the time keeps getting lower and lower. The previous week was 30:30.
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Green Giant Just-for-One Cauliflower and Cheese - 40 Calorie
How is this thing only 40 calories? Anyone else eat them? I have been mixing one pack with my daily can of spinach to create a very good 175 calories snack/side dish.
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All new wardrobe
After going through my closet and finding eight XL and XXL shirts I have not been able to wear in several years, I put all my XXXLs in a bag and am going to take them to Goodwill. They're dead to me. Also, I used to be a 48 in pants. I squeezed into a pair I found from my closet tonight listed as 42. . Probably 7 or 8 lbs…
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Low Carb idea - Hamburger Helper minus the pasta/rice
In order to cut my carb intake, I have been making various "Helper" meals without the pasta and rice in the box. It's working out really well. In order to fill up the pan, I add scrambled eggs and/or veggies. Last night, I had a box of Tuna Helper Tetrazzini. Here's how I made it: 1 - I use the exact ingredients listed for…
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Heartbreak Pounds
Not to turn this into a relationship board, but it does relate to my weight loss. I've been involved with a gal on-and-off for the last four months. How "on-and-off"? Eight times. She's a lot younger than me and has serious emotional/mental/drug/daddy issues, but I care about her and keep "taking her back" and "giving her…
