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Motivation for pregnant women
I just thought I would share my experience with you all. I recently had baby #6. Once the morning sickness wore off at 17 weeks pregnant, I started working out again. I had been active before becoming pregnant so working out during pregnancy was not a health risk. I started out walking and doing stairs either hand weights…
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Pregnant fit mamas?
I am 17 weeks pregnant with baby #6. In the beginning, morning sickness was kicking my butt and I ate whatever I craved at the minute, unfortunately it was all junk food. This past week I started eating healthy and working out again. I feel so much better no traces left of morning sickness at all. I have never worked out…
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Pregnant friends
Hi all, I'm looking for some pregnant ladies to be friends with on MFP. I am currently pg with #6i plan on working out and eating healthy throughly this pregnancy unlike my past pregnancies. I didn't workout at all and used my pregnancy to eat whatever I felt like. I am hoping to keep any unnesscary weight gain away.…
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Is it possible?
I am 17.5 weeks pregnant. For my workout, I would walk on the treadmill for 5 min at an incline and then I would do some type of strengthening exercise (kettlebells, free weights, squats). My HRM says I burned 541 in 50 minutes. Is that correct? It seems a little high to me. BTW: I weigh 138lb and am 5'8". Thanks for your…
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Weight training program
I have reached my goal weight by eating healthily and doing Insanity (I have about 2.5 weeks left) and now I would like to start weight training to get more muscle definition and lose fat. I have looked at many websites and have looked at several books, but it is overwhelming where to start. I am hoping someone can point…
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Open diary with input needed
I have been eating healthy and working out for the past 1.5 months now. I am allowed to eat 1200 calories a day. I know this has been asked before and I have read old discussions on the topic but I am still confused. I started out at 135 and I am down to 123lbs with eating healthy and doing Insanity. I have been hungry…
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Insanity results halfway through
Just thought I would post in case anyone was interested. I am just starting the second phase of Insanity and I have lost 12.2 lbs and 11 inches. I started out at 135lbs and am really happy with my results thus far.
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One more running question...
When training for a marathon, I'm not sure what pace to do my pace runs at? My average pace normally is about 8 min mile. During a 5k or 10k, I speed up to 7:30/mile. On my 15 mile run, my oace was around 8:30-8:45/mile. Any idea how to gauge my race pace?
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Alternative to energy gels and beans during long runs?
Do any of you use an alternative snack instead of energy gels or beans during a long run? I've read if people using fruit snacks, raisins, cliff bars, cranberries, etc. Do any of you consume any of these instead of beans or gels?
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Need Marathon Tips
I'm training to run my first marathon in October. I'm not so concerned with the mileage as I can pretty easily run 15 miles now. I am starting to think about the actual race though. Do I need to use some sort of energy gel or sports bean? I'm fine on a 15 mile run but I'm pretty sure a 26.2 mile run will affect my body…
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Decent 5K time for fast(er) runners?
For those of you who have a few races (5K, 10K and half marathons) under your belt, what is your goal time for a 5K? Just curious. Thanks!
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Anyone training for a marathon in late fall?
I'm thinking about running a marathon in late October. I am currently up to 14 miles for my long run. Do you think I would be able to train up to run a marathon? Is anyone else training to run a marathon in October? I would love to share stories, training strategies, etc.
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Bruising and Iron Deficiency?
I have noticed that I bruise more easily than I have in the past. Any idea what might be causing this? I was thinking maybe an iron deficiency but I'm not sure. Any ideas?
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Saving calories for the weekend?
I know I am going to want to indulge this weekend as I am going out of town. I was thinking about maybe cutting back on calories for the next few days to "save up" some calories. Does anyone else do this? Does it work?
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And we wonder why 1/3 of our children are obese?
Very interesting read. Weigh in please. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/caron-gremont/obesitys-officially-a-dis_b_3468599.html
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Carbs-does refined matter?
Just curious. I know the whole discussions people have had about sugars from fruits and veggies vs. refined sugars. I know a lot of people (me included) that say going over in natural sugars really isn't that big of a deal because they are natural. What do you all think of refund carbs vs carbs in fruits and veggies? Is it…
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Jillian Michaels 30 day Shred
I am looking into doing Jillian Michael's 30 day Shred. I know that I can get the videos online, but I'm wondering what the schedule is like. It looks like level 1 is done for 10 days straight and then level 2 for the next 10 days and level 3 for the last 10 days. Is this correct? Has anyone done this program? What did you…
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Random exercise--Will it work?
I recently completed Insanity with great results. I am now looking for something else to do to increase my strength, stamina and weight loss. I have been running every other day as well as doing a random Insanity video here and there. I'm wondering would it be effective to not have an exercise routine that is set in stone…
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Can anyone relate to my struggle?
My husband and I are going out of town for the weekend. We are going back to our college town to hang out. There are a couple of restaurants that we always eat at. I decided to go online and see if I could find some nutritional info. I did and boy, was I SHOCKED! I looked up the one meal that I would usually eat for lunch-…
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Greek yogurt
I am obsessed with Greek yogurt and have been thinking about making my own. Has anyone made their own? How did it turn out? How did it taste?
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What do you all think?
Since you have been having a healthier lifestyle, have you noticed just how unhealthy others are? I try really hard not to judge others, but I just seem to be more aware of how unhealthy a lot of people's (including me before) actions are. Like at the store, people will have TV dinners, chips, cookies and all sorts of…
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Feeling sick...caused by body used to eating healthy?
I have been eating very healthily and trying to eat basically no preservatives, refined sugars, etc. Today, I drank a carbonated water (Great Value brand) with aspartame and immediately afterwards I got a headache and started to feel sick to my stomach. Could my body be conditioned to not be used to the aspartame and that…
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How much is too much?
I have recently completed the Insanity program and throughout the program I lost about 14 lbs. I finished the program a couple of weeks ago and since then I have been running and doing the max insanity workouts (either run or do a workput eah day). I seem to be losing weigh really quickly even though I eat all of my…
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High protein, low carb/low fat
I have been trying to eat more protein but it seems that by eating protein I use up most of my fat/carbs too. Any suggestions for high protein/low fat/carb foods? I'm looking for snacks as well as meal ideas. As of right now, I try to eat quite a bit of tuna, tilapia and eggs. I do eat peanut butter and almonds but don't…
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Healthy wraps
I have been eatin a lot of wraps with veggies/cheese inside. I have been eating the Mission brand. What kind I wraps do you all reccommend?
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Half Marathon Runners?
Hi, A friend and I are signing up for a half marathon sometime late summer/early fall. I found/made a training schedule that I plan to use, but I would like to talk with others who are also training for a half marathon. Please let me know if you are interested in starting a group for those training for a half marathon.…
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Butt/Thigh workout
Any suggestions as to how to tone the butt/thigh area? As far as working out, I run on the treadmill and then do free weights to tone arms and legs. I also do wall sits and various planks for core strengths. I would like to add an exercise or two that specifically targets the butt/thigh area? Any ideas? Thanks.
