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Title Boxing Club?
Has anyone been a member or taken classes there? I am seriously considering it- I am having a terrible time getting motivated to exercise and I am desperately searching for something that will get me off my butt I prefer exercise classes to being "on my own". I like for someone to tell me exactly what to do and when to do…
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Husband's ridiculous excuse for no activity (rant)
I had the most ridiculous conversation with my husband last night in regards to exercise/fitness. He is "interested" in starting a routine at the gym, but is making a ridiculous excuse to NOT get started. A little backstory: We work opposite schedules- he works M-F 8-5 and I work 12 hour nights 7p-7a various nights per…
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Lifting newbie + Epic Fail
So I finally got up the courage to try a novice lifting program- It includes 10 exercises (example: squats, bench presses, military presses, etc.) Well, go figure, the bar itself is too heavy for me! It was so pathetic. But I don't want to give up. I am definitely "skinny fat" after having lost a lot of weight along with…
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Gonna start Week 5 on Sunday! *cue dramatic music*
Duh duh duh!!!!! :) Wish me luck, fellow C25kers.....
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What happens re: lifting & calorie deficit
I have seen over and over on here that you cannot build muscle on a calorie deficit. So what happens if you do lift and eat at a deficit? Do you at least lose body fat? I am currently attempting maintenance and struggling. Sometimes I meet my calorie goal, sometimes I don't. Sometimes I go over... I really want to start a…
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Week 4- whew!
I have been doing C25k since about October and I love it, but it's been stop-start with me, and I repeat weeks, go slow, etc. Today I started week 4 for the 1st time...OMG. I took it slow, but man, it was challenging. I was like, WTH?!?!? during my 5 minute stretches. Then when I was done, wow...the endorphins were flowing…
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What is your "bounce" range?
So I am getting SOOOO close to maintenance- I only want to lose about 2-3 more lbs. My weight loss has slowed considerably obviously, but I am OK with that- I consider it "sliding" into maintenance. I am currently about 5'4 and this morning I weighed in at 146. I was wondering if any of you had a weight number above and/or…
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"Buy any EVM and get a McRib for $1"
No wonder people are fat.
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Lifters: how often?
I am looking to start a lifting program in January (probably along with half the known universe), and I am already trying to plan my week- how often do you go to the gym for weights? My current goals are to cut BF, build lean muscle, and reduce the amount of loose skin I have (I have lost a significant amount of weight in…
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Blood pressure and C25k
So I am on week 3. I am taking it super slow and had to repeat a week due to work getting in the way, so I have really been doing it about 6 weeks, 3 days a week, without fail. I was at the doctor for a PT referral (unrelated shoulder pain) and my B/P was 110/74!!!! Before I started it was 120/90-something. A year ago I…
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Home made baked goods
So hubby and I are going to start trying to eat a little "cleaner" and stop buying/severely limit our purchasing of store bought baked goods. I don't eat a whole bunch of bread or baked goods, but my 9 year old eats a lot of sandwiches, and hubby likes bread, rolls, pastries, etc. I was thinking about taking a day or two a…
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HALT (for my emotional eaters peeps)
So yesterday I was at my therapy appointment and was telling her how I am struggling right now with wanting to eat for no reason (no reason meaning not hungry) and how I am really having to fight it. It scares me that I'm having these thoughts at all. Anyway, she told me about the acronym HALT to use when I'm feeling like…
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Sooo...tried the banana pancake recipe...
It was so flippin' good. Thanks for posting it. I ate it with PB2 and SF syrup. YUM. Thanks again.
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When you use the term "lifting"....
(stupid question alert) when you use the term "lifting", what kind of exercises are you referring to? I do realize it is strength exercises, but I always picture those guys/girls in the Olympics lifting those 500 lb barbells when I hear the word. Is it pretty much any exercise using the free-weights? I have lost over 100…
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Hi all- new and thinking...
I am considering buying and putting into practice Mark Bittman's "Vegan Before 6" or "VB6" book. It's like "part time" veganism. You eat vegan before 6 pm, then what you want after 6. I realize that some will say "what's the point?" I figure you have to start somewhere. I am interested in lessening my impact on the…
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Does anyone else PREFER going to classes?
I am one of those fitness class people- I prefer them to working out by myself in the cardio/weight room. I also find that I am more likely to work out if I have a class to go to- with a specific time and time frame. Right now I have a Zumba class 2x per week and I love it. The rest of the week I am squeezing in some…
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Are you a "freaky eater"?
I don't consider myself too picky, but when I list out my food prejudices, I'm not so sure.... I am very picky about meat- chicken- white meat only and only off the bone- in fact, I never eat any type of meat off the bone. beef- it can't have much fat at all and no gristle- basically prime rib is my worst nightmare. fish-…
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Well Hello There
I'm new, well to the group anyway. I was sleeved on 12/17/12, and have lost a total of 85 lbs between my pre-and post- op losses. I am more than halfway to goal. I searched for and joined this group because MFP in general is not WLS friendly, meaning a lot of the members are very ignorant and make really idiotic judgments…
