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Need to vent...any advice is welcome!
I work in a unique environment. I only work on Saturday and Sunday nights from 7pm-7am with the same two people EVERY weekend. Many times when I work we have no patients (I'm an RN at a surgical center) so we end up spending ALOT of time together. The problem is that one of my co workers is heavy. This person complains ALL…
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Qustion about heart rate monitor use on stimulants...
Some days when I am especially fatigued I use "natural" energy pills (Spirodex right now). When I do I notice that my heart rate is much higher during my entire workout (duh). The result of this is a much higher calorie burn per workout. My question is, is this accurate or should I round down to what my normal (non…
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Accountability is the answer!
Warning! This may make a few people mad... In my lifetime I have weighed well over 250lbs (while pregnant). I am currently holding strong at 130lbs. I have to say the ONLY way I have been able to not ever be that heavy again is to REALLY hold myself accountable. When I have started to gain back weight it was because I was…
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Heart rate monitor question...
I have been using my heart rate monitor for cardio only. Today I left it on during my weights to see what I would get. I work my legs really hard and today for a 40 minute leg workout I showed a burn of 250 cals. Does anyone log their weights? Is the heart rate monitor accurate for use during "non aerobic" activity? Just…
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Need advice for knee pain...
Lately when I walk on the treadmill at any incline higher than 2.0 my left knee kills me! At times I find if I adjust my gait I can get it to stop but then the pain goes to my hip. I bought a knee brace and wore it for a couple of weeks, but it was a pain to adjust when I put it on. Has anyone tried glucosamine…
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Heart rate monitor and calories burned...opinions please!
A little upset with what my heart rate monitor showed...used the treadmill for 60 minutes. Walked 4.17 miles at a minimum incline of 2.0 at 4.2-5.5mph. The treadmill showed I burned 497 calories. My heart rate monitor shows 115 bpm average, 159 bpm max and only 332 calories burned. I am drenched with sweat and now highly…
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Really want to run!
About a year and a half ago I decided to start running. It was a slow and steady progression, but I eventually got up around a 30 minute 5K. I felt great running and never sweated like that in my life! One day I tried to run and started getting a terrible pain down the back of my right leg. At first I thought it was a…
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Kind of my mantra...
I try to repeat this to myself when I want to eat something I KNOW I shouldn't...Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels! :)
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New here...a quick hello!
Hello all! I am a 34 year old mom of 4. I have struggled with my weight for the majority of my life. I have been as high as 250lbs (when preggo with my second child) and as low as 121lbs (was way too skinny for me). After the birth of my 4th child I held on to about 30 extra pounds for almost 2yrs after despite regular…
