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Wireless workout headphones?
My nicest headphones are corded, and as much as I love them, I don't want to sweat them up or carry them to the gym a lot. I used to have wireless earbuds (Jabra Sport) but they broke; I loved them and their overall portability, though their battery life wasn't great. Currently I use an old set of Apple earbuds and I hate…
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Accurate food scale
I have a cheap little scale I must've bought for about $10 years ago that I use to measure small weights (~3-10oz) of food when prepping and packing, but it doesn't seem to be incredibly accurate or reliable. Something may have been jociled in the umpteen times I've moved since I got it. Is there a reliable kitchen scale…
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C4 pre-workout mix makes me feel sick lately
This isn't something that happens every time that I use it, but today, yesterday, and a small handful of times in the past few weeks, using this product (Cellucor C4 Original Pre Workout Powder Energy Drink w/ Creatine, Nitric Oxide & Beta Alanine, Fruit Punch, 60 Servings…
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Literature about cycling
I enjoy reading, and often listen to audiobooks from the library or through Audible (frequently both, if I have a Kindle copy of it). I don't listen to audiobooks ALL the time when I bike, but I thought I'd like to find a good book that's about cycling/mountain biking. I'd like to learn more. Any recommendations?…
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Cycling prep: Recommended routines for legs/climbing hills?
I've been working to lose weight and get in better shape this year, mostly through biking and a better diet (NOTE: not "a diet, " just overall better eating). I've loved biking all my life and have an indoor trainer that works with Zwift that I've made daily use of. Today, I did my first Functional Threshold Power (FTP)…
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Snack foods for work
I'm a teacher who keeps snacks in his desk (usually; I also have a minifridge where I store the lunches I bring from home and a big bottle'o'water so I can fill my cup without leaving the classroom). I try to keep them healthy when I can, but find that when I'm stressed, I overeat; this happens most when I have a large…
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Tracking runs, bike routes, etc without a smartphone
I'm going to try and "cut the cord" this year by downgrading to a "dumb" phone, relegating my Pixel phone to a small tablet to use on Wi-Fi at work and home. In the past, I've used my phone to track and map out routes of my runs and rides using Strava, but...well, without a data connection, I can't really do that. Are…
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Syncing with Hidrate Spark 2.0 bottle
I've recently obtained a Hidrate Spark 2.0 Smart Bottle, and while it works fine in its own app, it doesn't seem to sync with Fitbit - even if I have it "connected" in my account with Hidrate. Has anybody else encountered this, and is there a known fix?
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Sync'ing data from smart bottles
I got a super-cheap (eh, so, $20) Hidrate Spark bottle for $20 recently to give it a try (I like gadgets, what?). It works all right, but I was sad to find that even though I have it connected to my Fitbit app, it does not seem to carry my water intake over to that app - or to MyFitnessPal (by extension) - so, if that's…
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Said I was serious last time, and the time before that. Need help actually *staying* serious.
(Male, 34, 5'11", 210lbs.) In my early adulthood, I had some success losing a lot of weight I had gained as a teenager. Through about middle school, I was very athletic, and by high school, I had quit all team sports (I still mountain/BMX biked for fun, though never really at a level I'd have considered much of "a…
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Accurate HR monitor to sync exercise calories with MFP?
I'd like to start tracking more of my cardio exercise as accurately as possible. I (power)walk a lot, jump rope (mostly), and occasionally use a treadmill/exercise bike, rowing station. I don't really care about the "distance" I go during these exercises as I am about trying to calculate the calories burned as accurately…
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Nervous eating - tips on avoiding?
I'm a "nervous eater", I admit; in the past, this has been a problem especially when I've had "junk" food around, but now that I don't, it's lessened, but it's still there. As a result of recent stress, I've found myself feeling hungry and nervous-eating a lot. I don't have cookies or candy or anything of the sort, which…
