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Dizzy while running
Today and friend and I went for a walk/jog on a 5.2 miles trail and we're working on adding in more jogging. So today we did 3 .5 jogs and 2 .25 miles jogs (the trail is marked every 1/4 mile). After each of the 1/2 runs when I stopped and started walking again I got really dizzy for 20 or 30 seconds, and then it would go…
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Pushup NSV!
When I started working out I could do 2 or 3 "real" pushups (as in on my toes not my knees) today I did 14 "real" pushups!! And that was at the end of my weights class- after I'd been lifting 8 lb dumbbells for almost 40 minutes!
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Fighting a case of "why bother"
I've been going to the gym religiously for about 4 months. Generally I spend about 2 hours there and burn 600-1000 calories. It's my time to focus on me instead of my 2 boys and husband. I've recently become one of those annoying people that LOVE going to the gym and get quite whiny when I don't get to go. But I've hurt my…
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Restaurant NSV
Tomorrow is my hubby's b-day but he wanted to go out for dinner tonight instead of tomorrow. We went to the Japanese Steakhouse. Last time we were there I ordered the Steak/Shrimp/Chicken combo with veggies and friend rice and I ate all of it. Tonight I ordered the Steak/shrimp combo with veggies and fried rice. I ate all…
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Different HRM question.
A friend of mine and I did exactly the same workout this morning right next to each other. 45 minutes of spin, 45 minutes of Zumba Toning & 30 minutes of Butts & Gutts. She has a Timex HRM and I have the New Balance N4. I weigh about 40 lbs more than she does. At the end of our workout her HRM said 1890 Calories burned &…
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Question about calorie cycling
I'm trying to figure out how this all works, thinking of trying it as I've tried everything else to bust this plateau of nearly 3 months with no luck. Maintenance is 1900 Loss of 1lb a week is 1400. So I'm assuming without adding in exercise I would eat 1200 two days and 1900 the next? But what happens when I add in…
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Plateau Help, yet again.
I've been struggling with a plateau for almost 10 weeks. I though last week I might have busted through because I lost 2 lbs, but nothing since then. My workout schedule is usually: M/F- 45 minutes Bootcamp, 1 hr Zumba (sometimes I switch 45 minutes of Core Fusion in for Bootcamp) T/Th- 45 Minutes Zumba Toning 45 Minutes…
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How much is too much?
I'm in what feels like a never ending plateau...7+ weeks. I've tried a couple of things (increasing calories, watching carbs, increasing water). Something else that's been suggested is that I might be over training. So how much is too much? I've had the same schedule since the beginning of June when I increased my…
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Low-ish carb question
In response to suggestions about busting my 7 week plateau I'm going to try lower my carbs. By no stretch of the imagination am I going low-carb but I'm going to try and keep it around 150 (goal is 240 carb). However, I'm finding that I have a hard time meeting my calorie goal without going way over on fat & sodium. I…
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Frustrated and losing motivation
I'm in the midst of a 7 week plateau. 1 week ago I upped by calories by 200/day in an attempt to bust it. No change. I'm still back & forth between the same 1/2 pound up and down that I was. If I'm not losing inches, I'm not losing pounds, and my clothes aren't fitting different then what's the point of busting my *kitten*…
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NSV- I have MUSCLES!!!
Holy Crap- I've got biceps!! I have to flex in order for you to be able to see them and I don't have- by any stretch of the imagination- toned, muscular arms but I've got muscles!!
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Question re: increasing calories to break plateau
I'm thinking of increasing my calories to try & break through a 5+ week plateau. I have my goals set at 1 lb a week and was losing at an average of 1.25lb per week until I hit this plateau. My MFP calorie goal is 1550. I almost always eat back most to all of my exercise calories. My workout schedule is: M/F 60 minute…
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Who'd have ever thought?
I've been taking exercise classes at the community center for about 2.5 months. I started out going a couple times a week and have increased to going 5 days a week, generally two classes a day (1 cardio 1 weights/cardio with weights). Our air conditioner isn't working well so I called the repair company and was told the…
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Boot Camp Classes
The Community Center where I take exercise classes changes their schedule each month and starting tomorrow one of the time I can go will be a Boot Camp class. What can I expect from this class? Also, I've got a bad knee (hyper-extended my MCL in college and 15+ years of softball and soccer) Is this class something that I…
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Chocolate cake with diet soda
My 3 year old and I made a cake for our Valentine's dessert tonight but I'm not sure how to figure out the nutritional info. We made a Betty Crocker Chocolate Fudge cake but instead of the eggs/oil/water we used a Cherry Coke Zero. Anybody know the nutritional info or how to figure it out? TIA!!
