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Treadmills? iFit?
Anyone have any treadmill recommendations? We realized tonight that it made no sense to have a $55/month gym membership when we both go to the gym and spend 90% of our time on the treadmill when we could buy a treadmill for a fraction of the cost. The model we are looking at has a max speed of 10 mph and a max incline of…
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Daily Check In Thread
I swore there use to be one of these, but I'm not seeing it on the first two pages. For those of us who want to talk about their run but don't want to start a whole new thread every time, check in here!
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Brown Bag Lunch Ideas
My husband packs a brown bag for lunch every day. He works a desk job with few options to get up and move around and works 12 hour shifts. His "lunches" typically consist of 2 sandwiches (low calorie bread, low cal mayo, and deli chicken or ham), string cheese, cottage cheese, and a cup of fruit. He tries to stretch this…
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Rollerblading?
Does anyone here rollerblade? I use to rollerblade A LOT. Several miles, every night, 5-6 nights a week. But, that was also 10 years ago and I'm way more out of shape and out of the loop now. I want to buy some new rollerblades (my old ones are destroyed from 6+ years of use) and it seems the market has really changed. I…
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Near Goal Weight but Not Near Goal Body
So, the last time I was at my goal weight, i was a skinny little stick with a flat stomach and in size 5 pants. 15 years and a baby since then, I'm within 3 pounds of that same weight, but my body is nowhere near that same size. I seem to wear most of my weight in my butt and thighs, making it so my waist could fit in a…
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Exceeding recommended heart rate?
I'm currently working on the Couch to 5k plan and am very out of shape. I have a Polar FT4 HRM and it's telling me my target heart rate is between 124-162 (which is pretty similar to what charts I've seen online and in magazines show me at) While running, my heart beat is frequently in the 180s. While I'm at these points…
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Lunch on the Go Suggestions?
On Saturdays, I work two jobs and generally eat my lunch while standing behind a counter at my second job. Prior to my "healthier lifestyle" I would have a giant chocolate chip muffin that I could snack on throughout my shift when time allowed. Turns out said muffin, while obviously not healthy, was also 720 calories.…
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Locating the Laughing Cow?
Having checked out several "Hungry Girl" and other low cal cookbooks recently, I see most of them call for "Laughing Cow" brand low cal cheese (if they call for cheese, I mean) I can't seem to find that in my grocery store or at Wal-mart. Am I looking in the wrong place? (In the refrigerator section with the other cheeses)…
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Gaining Better Balance?
I've always been an uncoordinated klutz. I always joke that I'd never pass a sobriety test because I can't stand on one leg while sober, let alone intoxicated. Anyway, I'm finding my lack of balance is a real issue when doing a lot of exercises. A lot of lunges and stretches, I spend more time trying to not topple over…
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High Protein Foods
I'm allergic to nuts of all kinds and it seems like all of the "convenient" foods that offer high protein are offering it through nut content. I know eggs and beans offer decent protein, what else is out there? I'm especially looking for stuff that is either easy to grab and go or would work as a snack as opposed to as a…
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Correct Calories but not Healthy Food?
Question for everyone. A big part of this journey for my husband and I has been portion sizes. Since we started measuring (and frankly, just paying attention!) nearly three weeks ago, we realized that our average meals are 4-5 servings for EACH of us, if not more. I was regularly consuming 2500-3000 calories a day and a…
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Narly Three Weeks In
At nearly three weeks in, I figured it was time to introduce myself since community aspect is helping me to continue logging and checking in! I'm a 30 year old mother of one crazy toddler and I work at a vet clinic. 3 weeks of the month I'm basically doing desk/office work and the other week, I'm on my feet all day (we…
