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Coming on back
I started using fitness pal a couple weeks ago for the first time in about a year I had a lot going on in the last year so things are settled now and I have 15 pounds to lose so I'm back and I want to hook up with you ladies once again it really helps me out to have a community to check in with. My current goal right now…
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GPS, Distance tracker device or app suggestions?
Hello I am starting a conditioning effort to hike a section of the PTC in 2 years. I have an ipod touch (no smart phone) and I am looking for either an app to use on my itouch or a device with GPS to track my training. I like something that shows mapped routes, distance, Elevation gain, etc. There so much out there I am…
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Beaverton/Tigard Lady lifting partner wanted
I am lifting 2 or three days a week, currently going to the Crunch gym on Cascade Ave (but could consider another gym perhaps). I would like a partner to lift with on occasion. I am into free weights, barbell weight training. Also I like to walk steep hills at Cougar Mt. park which I only do with partner for safety (I'd be…
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Advice for a 10 yo in an existential crisis?
So my DD has had too much time on her hands to think deep thoughts. Really she is thinking all the time anyway but between bad weather and home with a cold she really has been thinking about existence and the futility of it all way too much. So I'd like any helpful advice of other parents who have gone through this. I…
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November 2013 Challenge
I was reminded to post our challenge as I am wolfing down a lunch of left over pork, pasta and a sour cream sauce. I have been so hungry these first two day so November! So the challenge is a food diary log for the month of November. Maybe you already log with regularity or maybe you are like me, good for awhile and then…
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Day Light savings; love it or hate it?
Fall back or spring forward an hour based on some quirky history in the US. l don't like the practice and would like to just split difference and call it good. Of course the "extra" hour is great for a couple of mornings but then we pay with early darkness in the afternoons here in the northern US. Then I have to remember…
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Bad bad tooth fairy!
So my daughter lost a tooth last night. She's 10 and word on the street is that the tooth fairy is giving money and candy this season. Sooo being after 9pm I had use what I had on hand. Salted milk chocolate caramels and 4 dollar coins. The 10yo wasn't impressed.... Salted caramels are a little too sophisticated and she…
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Starting stage one new rules now
Hello I have been a silent member of this group for a few months. I have the book (the new rules for life edition) I am starting the first of the three stages now. So I am looking for a few like minded people to join up with. I am generally fit and have lifted before so I am not a complete newbie to weight training. I am…
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Reached my weight goal today!
Very excited I see the number I set as my goal today! Now it's a matter of maintenance and little more muscle building. Charting my intake really helped over the last few months, even though I slacked off the last couple of weeks. I plan to make a regular thing, along with 2 or three weight training sessions, run/walking…
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Need Suggestion for nice food item for party
Looking forward to my Book club tonight, just not sure what to bring for a food item. Something I can just pick up, no time to cook. Suggestions? This is a sophisticated group so something gourmet-ish yet healthy.
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specific Exercise goal idea
So I enjoy our general fitness goals so far for miles or just total minutes of exercise but I wanted to see what the interest is in setting a specific strength training goal and tracking that. As we mature it is ever more important that strength training play a major role in our fitness and health. If you are anything like…
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Fashion Peeves and Faux Paux, What's yours?
I'm feeling a little snarky today and thinking about this: The Maxi, another name for MUMU, makes me think of great aunt Rita in Florida Leggins and/or jeggins, those are STRETCH PANTS no matter what you call them or as my neighbor calls them "I give up pants". Belly button piercing, half shirt and low rise jeans.…
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Where is everybody is this group?
Loks like there's about 20 members, but never see you here.....
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Importance of the A1C, average blood sugar level
A1C Level and Future Risk of Diabetes: A Systematic Review: This systematic review of prospective studies confirms a strong, continuous association between A1C and subsequent diabetes risk. Persons with an A1C value of >6.0% have a very high risk of developing clinically defined diabetes in the near future with 5-year…
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lifting session design question
So I am starting a lifting program. I have lifted weights in the recent past. These days my plan is to design a plan I can do at home with free weights and resistance bands and medicine ball. I want to work up to heavy weight. I can find plenty of exercises on the web, etc. but have a couple of questions for more…
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Monday weigh in down a pound!
Happy finally moving in the right direction. I like the seven week challenge which is in line with my goal anyway. I eat low grain too. My goal this week is to keep my calories between 1600 and 1800 a day regardless of exercise. When I work out hard I usually get a huge appetite and eat it right back. So trying to create…
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Seeking Calorie exercise balance group
I am generally fit but just fighting the last ten pounds. I made the commitment to diary my calories to see what's happening. I eat well generally but a bit too much obviously. Even on my good days it 's tough to keep kcalories under my 1600 goal. So I am looking for ideas to combat keeping my intake in check. Also I am…
