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Tallchief Open Water Challenge
So, on Sunday the whole family went to Camp Tallchief, which is located on a girl scout camp (Zink Ranch) just outside of Tulsa, OK, about 120 miles from our house. We were there for the Tallchief Open Water Challenge. My son has been on the swim team for two years, and doing meets for about 18 months, but this was his…
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open water tips?
I've been lap swimming in the pool for years, but have only started to take it a bit more seriously over the past two years (partly because my son, now 9, has become a competitive swimmer). I'm not terribly fast or proficient, and I'm mostly doing it for health and fitness. I usually swim 40 laps (1.14 miles), two to three…
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Curried kidney beans
I used to make this dish in college a lot, then dusted it off every couple of years. I haven't made it in ages. I whipped it up the other night and couldn't believe how full I felt. I ate half for dinner, the other half for lunch, and for the first time since joining MFP 11 weeks before I had no desire for an afternoon…
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Fin recommendations?
I'm thinking of buying some fins, just to shake things up a bit in my workout. I suppose swimming gear will be hitting the sporting goods stores soon, but I don't want a lousy novelty set of fins, so I'll just buy online. Does anybody have any recommendations? I have never used fins before, at least not seriously. I see…
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Numb hands
I've always enjoyed casual biking, though sometimes my bike (a Gary Fisher model I bought new in 1999) will sit unused in my garage for years at a time. I've gotten back into it though, since joining MFP, and now really enjoy going for 9-14 mile rides two or three times a week. (Especially since I recently discovered that…
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Another "the scale is just a number" post
I know several posts have recently addressed this topic, but I thought I'd chime in with my 2 cents. When I joined MFP four months ago, I had the (seemingly very distant, perhaps unattainable) goal of reaching my "pre-baby" weight of 190. (Although I'm a guy, I'd packed on over 30 pounds since my son was born 9 years ago.)…
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SV and NSV
After 11 weeks on MFP, I've lost 16 pounds. (Over 27 since Christmas.) This week I experienced a scale victory and a non-scale victory. 1) This week I brought my BMI down to 29.86. I am officially now no longer obese, merely overweight! This was actually my goal when I originally started MFP, but I certainly am not going…
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Query about heart rate monitors
I know a lot of people here use a heart rate monitor. I'm a bit curious about them, but I guess I'd like to know what's the benefit? Presumably it lets you track your exercise more precisely, and thus your calories burned through exercise are more accurate? (I realize that the approximations given by MFP are just that --…
