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how many grams of fat do u eat daily??
I have been watching my calories and having fluctuated results. I just spent a week with my mom, who is also losing weight and I joined her in limiting fat grams. By staying under 20-30 g a day, I lost 3 pounds in 3 days!! We ate organic from whole foods and we rigged out on healthy food and still both lost weight! I'm…
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Post Workout Recovery Help!
Hi! I'm getting back into working out regularly and now I'm very sore! Any tips on how to make the soreness go away quickly or speed up recovery in a healthy way? Any and all tips are appreciated! :)
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Womens Health Perfect Body Diet book
Anyone ever stick to it closely? I was tempted to buy it on Amazon, but I just found it at my college bookstore for $6 so I bought it! It has lots of great info from what I read while skimming it. I'd love to hear personal experiences about it! :)
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NSV- Brain Power
I'm a college senior and its midterms week. (collective groan*) BUT WAIT, what is this?? I got a 98.5 on my first exam AND I can actually remember everything I crammed into my skull last night (you guessed it, I have an exam in an hour). Since I started eating a healthy breakfast everyday and I've been working out some,…
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Kettlebell DVD suggestions???
Hey! I'm SO pumped! I just ordered a 10lb (beginners) kettle bell on ebay ($17) woot woot!! Now I have to pick from the dozens of kettlebell dvds! Any suggestions on good ones? Bob Harper, Kettle Worx, etc? :) Thanks!
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NSV-- Dream!
OH MY!! I just remembered my dream from last night! I was eating food and someone offered me a chocolate covered donut. I remembering immediately thinking that I was going to have to log it on MFP...so I only ate 1/3 of it!! hahahaha MFP is even in my dreams! Have you ever had MFP in YOUR dreams?!
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My first Small NSV!
My parents have some friends over and one of the ladies said "Hannah, you're looking good. You must have lost weight." So I guess my hard work is paying off. I'm still just now getting started on this lifestyle change....but that compliment was enough to keep me excited about all the future compliments that are sure to…
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Difference in Cals for heated yoga class?
Today was my first time ever taking a yoga class and I really liked it! It was in a heated studio (85 degrees faren.) When I went to log my calories there wasn't an option for cals burned in a heated room. Would there be any significant difference in calories burned because of the temperature?? Thanks!
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BMR
I know what it is, but why is it important? How would knowing that I burn about 1,400 calories a day just to survive (even if I stayed in bed all day) help me with my weight loss?
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Yoga Booty Ballet
I just saw an advertisement for YBB on my TurboJam DVD and I would love to hear personal reviews and success stories, since I'm considering buying a couple DVDs to get started!! Thank you!!
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Problems Sleeping
Anyone have suggestions to help me fall asleep faster? I'm an overwhelmed college senior; I lay down at night and my mind thinks about anything and everything...for...hours. I process the day, recall conversations, reconcile my to-do list, dream about cute boys, figure out what I can actually recall from class...it doesn't…
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17 Day Diet!!
I saw this on The Doctors a few days ago, and it's half off thru today ($20 instead of $40) and Im considering buying it. Anyone know anything about its success rate? I'd love to hear from people who HAVE already tested it! :)
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How long has it taken women to drop pant size
I currently wear a 11/13 in pants and I'm just so eager to start noticing my clothes getting too big for me. In my first week on MFP, I lost .5 inches in both my neck and my waist (which is my biggest trouble area.) So I would love to hear from some ladies about how long it took for them to drop sizes. Thank you all in…
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Eat Before or After Workout
This is a question I have had for years. Should I eat before or after the gym?
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Good breakfast ideas before a tough exam?
I have a Financial Management exam Tues morn and I'll admit, I haven't studied nearlllyyyy enough. Any suggestions for foods to eat before the exam? Hopefully ones that help memory recollection. ;) Would working out early that morn help?
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Healthy Recipe Books?
There are BILLIONS of cookbooks it seems like! I'm a college senior and I want to buy my first cookbook! Now that I'm making smarter health decisions, does anyone have one or two (relatively inexpensive) cookbooks that you adore?! I would prefer one with simple recipes, since I'm no chef. :)
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Weight Lifting
I'm enrolled in a weight lifting class at my college and I was wondering if it's better to lift a heavier weight for 1-2 sets, or if I should lift an medium weight for 2-3sets? I've been doing the medium weight for weeks and I haven't noticed much change, but last time I increased the lbs by 5-15 (depending) and I couldn't…
