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I lost 4.5 pounds in 2 days
Did that title get your attention? :) I actually have a question regarding this. Google has led me nowhere, hoping someone here might have a little info. Early Monday afternoon I came down with what seemed to be a flu-like bug. Not stomach flu, but the real kind of flu, with fever and chills and body aches and non-stop…
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Just can't get past this
dang plateau! And please don't direct me to the search box. I know all about it, thanks. :wink: From January to mid- August I lost 44 pounds. Fairly easily. Eat well, exercise a lot. I averaged 1.5 pounds lost per week. I'm now on week 5 of a bitter stalemate with the scale. I'm 5'11", online calculators say my BMR is…
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looking for Kettlebell DVD suggestions
I am looking for a kettlebell dvd. I already have Jillian's Shred It with Weights. I'm hoping to get one that does NOT include a lot of cardio movements in it -- like on JIllian's, she does the rotating squat jumps and butt kicks.... I have NO problem getting in ample cardio during the week and am looking for more of a…
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40 pounds gone for good :)
I still have quite a ways to go, but I'm very happy with my progress so far! The before pic is from October. I'm not sure how much I weighed then - I began my weightloss journey in January weighing in at 270. I might have been a little heavier in October, but in that ballpark for sure. On Wednesday I hit 230 for a forty…
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30DS & HRM vs. BMF
10 points to anyone who can decode that title! :bigsmile: 30 Day Shred and Heart Rate Monitor versus BodyMedia Fit. Okay, I just did day 2 of the Shred. While I've done the workout off and on, I've never done it for the whole 30 days in a row - but that's what I'm aiming for this time around. Anyway, I usually only wear my…
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women lifting "heavy"
I've read on here many times about women needing to lift "heavy". What exactly IS heavy? What guidelines are there to determine what heavy is for each individual? In the case of free weights - what indicators should I go by to decide what poundage to use? At home I use 10 pound weights. I have to really struggle to get to…
