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Biometric Screening & Nutrition
I recently started a new job and for the health insurance I had to go through a biometric screening. I'm 29 and I've never done this before. Well the results come back and my cholesterol and triglycerides are high. I'm 5'6" and weigh 176 pounds and do a boot camp type work out at least 5 days a week. I try very hard to eat…
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Help, forgot to change heartrate monitor weight!
So I recently had a baby and started working out again. I wear something called a MyZone heart rate monitor to tell me how many calories I burn. I worked out the past three nights at Kosama (kickboxing, etc) but had forgotten to reset my heartrate monitor to my current weight (which is obviously higher right after having a…
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Need some help
My ankle was killing me Tuesday after kickboxing class. I had to go back to the urgent care doctor anyway to have some blood drawn so I had her look at it. She said that I have tendonitis in my ankle and that I should elevate it and ice it but that I could return to my workout this morning if I didn't do roundhouse kicks.…
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40 pounds - sorry, no pics!
I'm sorry I don't have pics, but I'm just so thrilled that this morning I made it to 40 pounds lost! I know it doesn't sound like a lot to some people but I'm so excited that I finally started fitting back into my size 10's. When I started this change I weighed 212 pounds at 5' 6.5" tall and this morning weighed in at…
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BBQ Side Dish Recipe Needed
I am going to a sorority bbq next week and I'm in charge of bringing a side. My first thought was potato salad! But then I remembered how many calories are in it and decided that I want to make something that I actually get to eat. Does anyone have a good summer bbq side dish recipe?
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Kosama
Has anyone on here done Kosama? I am signed up to start in a little over a week and I'm just wondering what others' experiences have been with it. I'm really excited and can't wait to get in better shape!
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Should I really eat that??
I did the calculations on the Fat 2 Fit Radio to find out how many calories per day I should be eating. I currently weigh 190.4 pounds, my goal weight is 143 pounds. I work out at a boot camp type class every morning for an hour (Kosama) 6 days a week. My BMR is 1666 according to the calcuations done at the beginning of…
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Cream Cheese?
I have a question. A coworker of mine gave me this recipe for chicken bundles. They sound fabulous. But here's my question, would they still be good if I replaced the cream cheese with a plain Greek yogurt? I don't want all the calories of cream cheese and would love to get the added protein. Here is the recipe, please…
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No Longer Obese!
I have been waiting for this day for a long time! When I stepped on the scale this morning, it said 188.0. That means at 5' 6.5", I AM NO LONGER OBESE! Yes, I'm still overweight and I am aware of the fact that BMI means close to nothing (I do pay attention to my body fat %) but this tiny move up the scale made me so happy!…
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Please Help
I started Kosama 3 weeks ago. I eat 1700 calories per day religiously and workout with Kosama 6 days a week for an hour. The workouts range from kettlebells (strength) to kickboxing, plyo and yoga. I started this program weighing 190.4 pounds. Last week I was down to 188.8, but this week I'm right back up at 190.6? I don't…
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Smoked Ham Roast
My boyfriend just sent me a text message (I'm at work) saying he set a smoked ham roast out of the freezer to thaw for dinner but he doesn't know how to cook it. Neither do I. haha. Both of our parents give us random things of meat, so this must just be from one of them. Any ideas on what I should do with it?
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Smoked Ham Roast
My boyfriend just sent me a text message (I'm at work) saying he set a smoked ham roast out of the freezer to thaw for dinner but he doesn't know how to cook it. Neither do I. haha. Both of our parents give us random things of meat, so this must just be from one of them. Any ideas on what I should do with it?
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Staying Calm
So anyone that knows me knows that I'm a pretty high strung person. I'm a perfectionist (ironic then that I'm overweight) so I've always had a 4.0 in school and constantly try to out-do myself at work. I am easily stressed but I have found that since I started working out at Kosama for an hour every morning 6 days a week,…
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Right About Now I Fall Apart
This is my normal daily routine. I do super well with my nutrition until about 2:30 or 3:00 in the afternoon when I'm sitting at my desk doing my work and all I can think about is grabbing something to munch on from our kitchen. I don't understand. I can go all morning without eating the bad things back there, but right…
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Smoking
Today is my first day on the patch. I've quit with it before but always started again shortly after. I want to lose some serious pounds in November and I know that quitting smoking is going to make it harder but that's why I'm going to be harder on myself this month than normal! I'm looking forward to running without my…
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I'm Insane
My friend that has been in shape for about the past year has recently started running races. I decided to sign up with her for a 5k on November 6th, 2011. I think I may have a momentary lapse in judgement. I can only run a mile! I'm so scared now!
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I know this is tiny. . .
This is such a small victory, but it made me so happy this morning. I'm a big fan of my channel set diamond rings (my mothers old wedding bands-she upgrades and I get the old ones :) ) and they hadn't fit my fingers for about 3 months. I refused to get them sized. THEY FIT ME AGAIN THIS MORNING! I know this is tiny…
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Working Out Twice A Day
I don't post on here very often, but I would really like some advice. I am trying very hard to get in shape for a cruise I am going on with my boyfriend on January 7, 2012. I would like to kick my exercise into high gear. I work a full time job and a part time job and I also go to school part time, but I work out Monday,…
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Growing Veggies
Has anyone here ventured into growing your own veggies? I was just thinking with how expensive food is getting, maybe I could grow my own. I am far from having a green thumb though and I'm worried I would just kill everything.
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Exercising When Sick
So last Tuesday I got strep throat. Then this past weekend I got the flu. I haven't been to the gym in a week today so I feel gross. I was just wondering if anyone knew if it is bad to go to the gym when you have been sick? I am feeling much better today, but I don't want to make anything worse.
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Pyruvate
My trainer suggested I begin taking Pyruvate. He said it is the healthy way to speed up metabolism. Is this true?
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Aunt Flow
Ok, for a couple of days before my favorite Aunt Flow visits, I can't stay away from nasty foods. I want the onion rings everyone else had at lunch and the pizza and the cupcakes for dessert. I want greasy or chocolately foods so bad that I get grumpy if I don't have them. Does anyone else have this problem? Is there…
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Vitamins
Is anyone taking a multivitamin or anything? I was just wondering if I should be taking something.
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No Loss
Ok, I have been on this site for several weeks now and counting my calories. I have been doing really well at watching what I eat. I used to have chocolate cake for breakfast just to give an idea of how bad my habits were. My favorite food is chocolate. So now that I have changed my diet and I am working out 5 days a week,…
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Just Joined Last Week
I'm 24 and have ANOTHER friend getting married this year that is forcing me into a bridesmaid's dress! I dropped 20 pounds last time but would really like to do this the healthy way instead of the diet pill way so I have joined the gym and decided that I am going to use the counter on here and hopefully drop around 30…
