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New mom/restarting!
Hi everyone! I’m not necessarily new to mfp...I’ve been a member since probably 2011 when I lost 40 pounds using this site! Well fast forward through lots of life events and many, many attempts to restart and get back on a healthy track, i can say I’m officially ready! I just had my first baby just shy over 3 weeks ago, so…
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Hi everyone!
Hey! I'm definitely not new to MFP! I originally joined at the start of 2011 and successfully lost 40 pounds from Jan-May. Ever since then, I have been trying to get my momentum back. Since then I have graduated college, been working as a teacher, got married!!, and have just finished my first semester of grad school! I…
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Pictures of different weights/heights
I found this website that lets you enter what weight, height, clothing size and/or body shape and shows you pictures of what women who fit that criteria look like. Thought it was kind of interesting and to me, better than looking at a bunch of celeb pictures, you can see regular woman who weigh your goal weight!…
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my official restart post!
(long post...sorry!!) Hello! I'm Ashleigh! I'm 22, and a brand new teacher (Kindergarten)! I've been a member on here since Jan. 2011. I lost 40 pounds by May, and I felt amazing! After many different life situations, including moving in with my S/O, a family death, and other family issues, I got into this awful funk. I…
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Newly sprained ankle & needing exercise ideas please!
So Monday I sprained my ankle pretty bad running. I had just started to get back and motivated on my weight loss journey [after gaining back quite a bit of weight :( ]and it was my first day doing c25k when it happened. I'm currently in a walking compression boot, and the swelling/pain has gone down a lot, however it will…
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Hi
Hey! I'm in Tampa! :)
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Teachers--Lesson Plan Help!
Hi! I'm currently in college, and for one of my education classes we need to modify 3 pre-made lessons (that are apart of some overall theme, such as Fall or Penguins, etc). I'm having a really hard time finding pre-made lesson plans online...especially 3 that relate to the same thing. I know there are quite a bit teachers…
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Missing all motivation
Ok sooooo I feel like I've lost all motivation! Well I don't feel like it, I know...and it's been like this for months. When I started in Jan 2011 at 220, I got down to 180 by that June/July, and I was felt great. Then I moved in w/ my bf and it pretty much went all down hill from there. I was flopping around 185 then my…
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Chest congestion after running?
Hey everyone!! So I've recently been getting into running lately. However, I've noticed that after I'm done, my chest feels tight, congested and I feel wheezy and raspy. I did a google search (which is awful, I know lol) and after reading a bunch of pages and people posting about similar "symptoms", most people said they…
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Labor Day Challenge--Any takers??
Hey all! I just thought of creating a group challenge through the summer until Labor Day (Sept. 5)! There are 97 days and some hours till Labor day and was thinking, if there were any interested people, in starting a weight loss challenge?? Let me know what you think! Edit---- if you want to join send me a request with…
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Buddhism
Just wondering if there's anyone out there who practices the Buddhist ways? I'm rather new to it (about 1 year), my boyfriend introduced me to it (he's been practicing for about 6 years) and we had the amazing opportunity to see and listen to the Dalai Lama and it really opened my eyes. Just wondering :)
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Glider Discs?
Hello! I was wondering if anyone has used glider discs when working out? I've seen a few things on tv about using them as a work out, but was just wondering if anyone here has used them/recommends a specific kind of them? I searched on two sporting goods stores' websites, but found nothing. I did find this website though…
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Hair dye mistake! >:/
So during spring, I started dying my dark brown hair a little lighter for summer time, and I had been wanted to do something different to my hair for a while...I went for a reddish color, which showed up sometimes, but it was never how I wanted. (Yes, I used boxed colors---salons are too expensive!) Anyways I decided the…
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Can't decide on paint color?
Hey! I just moved into a new place and all of the walls are extremely white....it's awful! I'm wanting to paint our bedroom a color, but we can't decide on anything.... our bedding is navy/dark blue with silver details so we want something that will complement those colors! Any suggestions?? :)
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birth control patch?
Hi everyone! I was just wondering if anyone has used the birth control patch? I have my annual drs. visit this week so I've been looking up different birth control forms. I used to be on the pill (tri sprintec), and I'm pretty sure that's what I'll go back to, but have recently been looking into the patch. I recently read…
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Polar sports bra
Hi! So I was just watching a clip from an ABC talk show (not sure which one it is, but I'll include the link) talking with Jennifer Cohen, and it was talking about 4 essentials for your gym bag. One of these was a polar sports bra....the band actually has a place where you clip in the transmittor, that way you don't have…
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Protein Questions!
Hi all! So I feel I should up my level of protein and I have two questions. 1. how much should we consume? I found some calculation online, but I have no idea if this is right and 2. what are the best foods that contain a lot of protein (aside from meats) Thanks!! :)
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Trampolines?
Hey all! So I've been thinking about looking into getting a small trampoline, like one just for a single person. My dad used to have one years and years ago, but I was wondering if anyone thinks this would be a good purchase fitness wise? Also if you have any suggestions on brands or anything like that? Thanks!
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Polar FT4 Glitch?
The past 2 days when using my HRM while working out, it's been working fine, and then all of a sudden it says my heart rate is around 211. I know my heart rate isn't really that high, because it's never been that high, and I was doing a machine that I do often, at the same speed and intensity. I'm not sure if it's some…
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Apple butter
I'm going to make some apple butter within the next couple of days... not sure how many calories are in it though so when I checked on the database, a bunch of different numbers, different brands, etc. came up. Then I was going to enter the recipe onto mfp but it asks how many people it serves...the recipe I have makes…
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Salt
So this might have been written about before, but when I searched I couldn't find it... anyways, last night I went way over on sodium because of seasoned salt (I love it...but it's so bad!!), then today when I stepped on the scale there was a gain, it was small but still I'm a upset about it. So I was wondering if it's…
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Kinda lame but
today after I had already gone on the elliptical and did weights, I was going to leave, then noticed there wasn't anyone on the treadmills...so I decided to give it a try. I usually stay away from these and I've never been a runner. Today, I finally did some running! I started off walking, then ran, then did some fast…
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Interesting piece about vanity sizing
Just read this... pretty interesting about different designers sizes... Like this part: "Take a woman with a 27-inch waist. In Marc Jacobs’s high-end line, she is between an 8 and a 10. At Chico’s, she is a triple 0. And that does not consider whether the garment fits in the hips and bust." Check it out if you want to read…
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Exercise balls
I just got an exercise ball, one of the inflatable ones made by Gold's gym and was just wondering if anyone had some good ideas for different exercises to do with it? I know you can do crunches but I'm hoping to find different ways to use it! Thanks!!
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Earth day!
Today is Earth day!! We need to remember that this is the only Earth we have! Tomorrow Lowe's improvement store is giving away free trees (4 inch pines), so if you can go in and get one and plant it!
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Anyone take biotin?
I was just wondering if anyone out here takes biotin for hair/skin/nails. Through some research, I found that it can help with growth, but I keep finding different responses as to how much to take? I used to take 3, which was 3000 mg I believe and I have recently dropped it down to 2. Over the summer after a crash diet and…
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Running video
Saw this video talking about how running shoes people usually wear (I included) are actually not that good for running. I'm not a runner, I'd love to be, but I still thought this was interesting so I just thought I'd share it with everyone!! http://fitperez.com/2011-04-15-dynamics-of-motion-share-the-secret-of-running
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Yoga websites/ Apps
Hi all! I was just wondering if anyone knows of any good websites or i-phone apps for yoga? My gym doesn't offer any classes, but I really want to start doing some yoga! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!! :)
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Ugh! bit of a rant...
So I currently live with 2 girls. And they usually have their boyfriends over a lot, which isn't a big deal. But they usually smoke pot a lot...which also, I don't care. I see no issue in doing it, if you want to do it then do it, fine with me, however I don't do it due to family issues. When I first met my one roommate…
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Birthday Cake suggestions
Hey guys! This weekend is my wonderful dad's birthday and I'm going home to surprise him! I want to make him a birthday cake, but was wondering if anyone has any delicious recipes they'd like to share? He loves chocolate, but I don't just want to do just chocolate cake w/ chocolate frosting, something different but still…
