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Accuracy of exercise equipment?
I remember reading about how most exercise equipment just assumes you are a "normal" person in terms of weight and age, and calculates calorie expenditures based on that, but for those over the norm, you would be burning more than the machine says. I was wondering if anyone knows of any machines that account for weight,…
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Muscles sore after elliptical
So I haven't worked out really in years. I have an elliptical that I use to use daily, 15-30 minutes a day, then I stopped when I got pregnant. Baby is now a year old and I tried the elliptical again. My legs were sore after two minutes and a couple times felt like they were going to buckle. How long should they be sore?…
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5'4" women, what weight...
I am just curious as to what other women at my height weighed when they fit different size pants. I am currently a size 18, 213 pounds. I have lost 16 pounds since I started dieting on New Year's and I am starting to get anxious. I want to start seeing a change in my pant size, not just the weight. So, what sizes for…
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Postpartum support - looking for friends
Looking for people to support my endeavors at weight loss after recently having a baby. Especially some been there done that kind of advice. Hoping to lose between 60-80 pounds at least.
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How much protein?
I am trying to lose body fat as well as losing weight. My last measurement was 198 lbs, 47.8% body fat according to my scale, trying to get under 25%. I do about 20-60 minutes of cardio every day, burning between 140-700 calories, calories are set at 1200 and I do eat back exercise calories. How much protein should I be…
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Body Fat Loss vs. Weight Loss
I am trying to see if there is anyone else out there who is tracking their body fat percentage loss at the same time as tracking the weight they are losing. I have been tracking mine, and it is so discouraging, I am only losing one percent of body fat to every ten pounds lost. How does it work for anyone else out there who…
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Embarassment with shopping?
So I have lost quite a bit of weight since I started this journey and one of my goals was to fit into clothing in a specific section of the store. I have managed to do so, though I only fit the largest size in that section. However I cannot seem to make myself shop in that section if there are other obviously skinnier…
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Not sure how much strength training...
I started dieting on New Years and have since lost 33 pounds, mostly from watching calories, cutting out fast food and soda. Now I am at a standstill and don't really know where to start to get the pounds dropping again. I heard that strength training works because it builds muscle which burns more calories than fat, but I…
