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New, Not New.... Need Friends
I'm not new to MFP, been here a few years. I've not been successful at my weight loss goals and I'm looking for a few (or a bunch) of friends to keep me motivated and on track. About me. I've been as heavy as 250 pounds and as light as 155, never healthy either direction. This year I have decided to face the demons that…
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Reading Suggestion?
Hello All. I am looking for some book suggestions regarding nutrition and exercise. I'm not looking for plan information so much as I am looking for the science part of it. I am trying to better understand how my body will react given certain stimulus/fuel. I am more than willing to go for basic information as well as…
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Ever time I hear/read I think....
Brah, bro Yep, should have been *every in the title.
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Cycling Question
I was wondering if anyone knows of a website that lists cycling events? Something like www.runningintheusa.com but for cycling. I have been looking but can seem to find anything. And is there a place for noobs to start? I don't mean riding, but actual EVENT riding.
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Barbell Hip Thrusters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CCjT_7erO0 I felt like a Beast doing 3 of 10 x 115# today. Then I saw this video and remembered I'm still a baby lifter!
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Serious Lifting Question
I am unsure how I should track/log my weight on the Bent Over Two-Arm Long Bar Row. I used a 45 plate so I just logged that but it seems I should log slightly more since I am lifting part of the Oly bar weight too. Would it really be half the Oly bar weight I am lifting along with the 45 plate? Or does it really even…
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Smoker to 10K Runner In 6 Months!!!
Sorry this is so long. Thanks in advance to those who take the time to read! I never would have thought I would ever run a race, EVER. But here I sit having finished my first official race, a 10K. I smoked for years, 25 of them to be exact. I must have quit 1000 times and failed 999 of those times. I had been working out…
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Strong Lifts 5x5 and HRM
Ok so on Monday I will be shifting my workouts around. At the moment I cycle T, Th, Sun and Run/Walk M, W, F. I also play softball on Tuesdays and Sundays. I am semi-training for a Sprint Triathlon in September but am growing rather tired of doing just cardio. I know strength training will help also so I have decided to…
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ANT+ Heart Rate Monitoring
Anyone use the ANT+ adapter with a Heart Rate strap? I just installed iBiker (DigiFit) on my phone and I see I can link my HRM to the app with an adapter. Was just wondering if anyone used this and if there were any issues before I made the investment.
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I Feel "Naked"
Ok so when I walked out of the house this morning I left my phone sitting on my desk. I have felt completely "Naked" all day without it. Am I the only one? What do you forget that makes you feel "naked?" OTHER THAN CLOTHES.
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Any Tri-Athletes Here?
So I got this strange bug in my rear the other day. I have the urge to attempt a TriAthalon. I don't know why but I do. I think it would be fun for me. There is a race here in my area on Sept 15th which I highly doubt I would be ready for by then so i was thinking I could use this Summer/Fall/Winter to train an maybe see…
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Plateau HELP!!!
Ok so I have been seeing A LOT of post about plateaus. I know they exist, I know they are a 99% certainty with weight loss. I just keep seeing "2 week plateau, help" post and I began to wonder is 2 weeks enough time to actually consider it an actual plateau? So I did a quick Google search to see what I could find. WebMD,…
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This Blows!!!!
So sort of off topic but sort of on. I quit smoking on Monday this week. Been doing the patches and using (very infrequently, maybe twice a day) one of those little electronic cigs. For the last 3 days I have gone over on my cals, not by more than 100 but my macros are all out of wack. I honestly could eat 4500 calories…
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Thinking needs to change.....
So often on here there are threads started about being unhappy with weight loss progress. Honestly it should be less about a number you see on a scale and more about BECOMING HEALTHY!! I'm willing to bet my life no one on here went to bed one day weighing 150 pounds and woke up the very next day weighing 250 pounds.…
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Unseen Insanity Results
I started Insanity on Feb 18. Had to redo week 4 due to a cold putting me in bed so I'm in the middle of week 6 right now. I just saw the doc for a sinus infection and learned a few things while I was there. I am attributing these thing to Insanity and eating a little better! My BP has gone from 118/74 to 90/60. My RHR has…
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P90X or Tap Out XT??
Ok so I am a little over half way done with Insanity (and I love it!!) I am trying to plan my next course of action to keep myself moving. I want to do another round of Insanity but would like to work with some weights, even if they are small ones first. I love MMA so I was thinking perhaps Tap Out would be more…
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What makes you want to punch someone in the throat?
Ok so I am starting week 5 of Insanity tonight and while I don't have my numbers handy at the moment I can tell you there is a big difference in my shape, not so much my weight. Anyways, over the last week or so I have had people adding their 2 cents whenever the feel like it. There have been 2 occasions where I wanted to…
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Parents Hug Your Children, Tell Them You Love Them!!!
Today's headline is "8th grade boy kills himself at school." WHY?!?! And how the **** does an 8th grader get their hands on a gun?!?! Parents it is your JOB to PROTECT your children, even if it is from themselves!!! LOCK UP YOUR GUNS! If you can't afford a safe BUY A TRIGGER LOCK!!! It is no longer acceptable to say "I…
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Having trouble eating all my calories
On Feb 18 I started Insanity and have been doing quite well except for being tired a lot. i was trying to do it on 1200 calories a day and decided that was way too low. Recalculated my requirements and it puts me at 1500 with no exercise which is doable. the issue I am having is trying to figure out how to add the 350 to…
