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Looking For Good Fitness Plan (Full Body)
I started back up on working out about 20 days ago and committed myself to a 30 day squat challenge, mainly to keep me motivated to go to the gym and do my other exercises. Right now, my almost daily workout includes 20 minutes on the elliptical, 15 minutes on the bike, squats, leg lefts, and crunches. However, this is…
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Exercise Plans/Groups?
Hello All I started back up on working out about 20 days ago and committed myself to a 30 day squat challenge (to keep me motivated about going to the gym). Regularly I do the 20 minutes on the elliptical, 15 minutes on the bike, squats, leg lefts, and crunches. When I'm finished with the squat challenge I want to follow a…
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MFP Calorie Settings
Hi There, Someone had asked the difference between MFP and TDEE and someone else directed them to this great post: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets I work out 5 - 6 days a week doing typically 40 - 50 minutes of cardio (treadmill, bike and elliptical) and some very light…
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Sticky Notes...Sad
So I've kind of fell off the horse the past couple of weeks and daily go overboard on snacking (which I don't log). So today, I literally put sticky notes on everything I eat as a snack that say "No Snacking!". Plus I put one on my computer monitor so I'm constantly looking at it....I have 1550 calories a day, this should…
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Interesting Read
Interesting article about how our mind can trick us into being hungry. Apparently it might not be as easy as just calories in versus calories out. Happy Monday!…
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Anyone else workout first thing in the morning?
I literally get up at 5 a.m. get my workout clothes on and go to the gym, does anyone else do this? If so do you eat before, and if you do what do you eat? On the weekends I normally eat some carbs before but I normally go to the gym later in the day.
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I think about food more now than before :(
Before I started dieting (or as I like to think of it, changing my food lifestyle) I was eating 3 meals a day with normally a snack between lunch and dinner, then dinner was always my largest meal and I was normally pretty hungry by the time dinner came around, hence it being the largest meal. Anyways, even though I'd be…
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Another question about calorie intake
So I'm not exactly strength training yet, I'm trying to work myself up to that so I created a 30 day plan of incremental increases in crunches, leg raises, planking, push-ups, and squats. Each day I'm still either doing 20 minutes on the treadmill or 30 minutes on the elliptical plus 20 minutes on the bike. Today my…
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How much cardio do you do?
For those of you that strength train what is your workout plan like? How much cardio do you do and how many rest days do you take?
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PanPlanner App (for setting daily goals)
So I am really goal oriented and I just created a personal 30 day challenge (pulling from other challenges)/ fitness plan to challenge myself and switch up my routine. I have been looking for an app that would allow me to set up a minimum of 30 days (on a calendar) worth of activities from my fitness plan and then show me…
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Where can I find a fitness plan?
I'm looking for a very specific fitness plan that I can use as a template to modify a plan for myself, ideally a 30 day plan. I keep finding very vague plans that say "strength training" on days but not a specific plan. Thanks!
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Strength Training Advice
I have been going to they gym at least 5 times a week for about 2 months now and I normally just do cardio (treadmill, elliptical and bike) but after much reading I've decided to throw in some strength training. The only problem is that I've never done weights before. So today I asked the workers at the gym which equipment…
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Sick of Counting Calories?
Forewarning, I'm being whiny...but...does anyone get sick of counting all their calories? Like I just want to eat what I want to eat and not worry about portioning everything out :( . When I give myself kind of a "free day" I just end up feeling guilty about it. Sigh...
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Anyone start out with not much weight to lose?
I started at 144 and my goal is 125, I'm at 136.2. For the better part of the last 5 years I have been between 132-136 and it's been a real challenge getting below 130. I'm just wondering has anyone else been successful at losing 10 - 15 pounds and keeping it off? I'm working out for 45 - 60 minutes a day, doing cardio…
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Started out with not much to lose? Advice?
I started at 144 and my goal is 125, I'm at 136.2. For the better part of the last 5 years I have been between 132-136 and it's been a real challenge getting below 130. I'm just wondering has anyone else been successful at losing 10 - 15 pounds and keeping it off? I'm working out for 45 - 60 minutes a day, doing cardio…
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Help Spaghetti!
I made meatballs yesterday and had them over homemade garlic bread (2 round wheat thins with spray butter, garlic powder and Italian Seasoning) and while it's not bad it's just not the same as pasta. We are having left overs tonight any suggestions on something different I could do with meatballs? Pasta is pretty much out…
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Talk About Protein Powder
I'm sure there might be a thread that answers this I just haven't found it. But why/when would start using protein powder? What is the best chocolate flavor protein powder and what's your favorite way to consume it (mixed with water, as a shake, in with food etc etc). Thanks!
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Skipped the Gym :(
I've been really good about going to the gym every day and doing 45-55 minutes of cardio. I had already planned to skip Monday because of some family stuff planned, however, today just got away from me and I'm really bummed and feeling guilty that I didn't make it there. I really thought I was going to make it tonight but…
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Questions About MFP Method and Strength Training
Right now I do 7 days of cardio for 55 minutes that I can easily track the calorie burn for and if I do MFP (right now I'm doing TDEE) I could easily eat back those calories, however, I was wondering how do you track calories burned for strength training? I'm thinking changing my regime to 3 days strength training and 4…
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TDEE Question - HELP!
I'm not sure I'm going to get to the gym today and my TDEE is based on daily 55 minute workouts. Should I eat less calories today because of this?
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Breakfast Ideas
Short on food, I have steel cut oats, regular oats (instant), frozen peaches, canned peaches, frozen mixed berries, frozen raspberries, applesauce...what can I make that is under 300 calories and will fill me up? Normally on the weekends I've been doing oatmeal with bananas, chocolate and peanut butter but I ran out of…
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Losing Weight
I'm not measuring myself, although I probably should, but I weigh myself every Friday. I obviously have yet to do it this week but I'm starting to notice that my chest and butt seem to be getting much smaller. Don't get me wrong I wanted my butt to slim down a bit but I keep looking at it and it looks really flat :( . I…
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Breakfast Shake
Hi There, Every morning I have a breakfast shake which consists of 1 banana, 1/3 cup chocolate Ensure, 1 cup milk and ice blended together. While this keeps me somewhat full I've been doing it for awhile and I anticipate I will get sick of it soon so I wanted to see if I could get some recommendations on shakes that are…
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So good....then came the peanut butter
Ughh....so I actually did relatively well on eating today...until after dinner AND dessert (I went 50 some over total which really I've been thinking of upping to 1,700 anyways). Then my 2 year old decides to feed me crackers and peanut butter...and I love peanut butter so I just kept on eating more and more of them. I…
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Having trouble losing weight
Hi There, I started dieting about 2 months ago and I lost 8 pounds just from dieting and keeping my calories at 1,200. Then about 3 weeks ago I stopped losing weight and started gaining it back (even though I was sticking to that amount of calories) so I decided to step it up and start working out. I do 50 minutes of…
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Calorie Intake Question
I'm doing the TDEE method and eating 1650 calories (my BMR was 1,349 and my TDEE was 2,209) and I am hoping to lose one pound a week. My question is, when I calculate my TDEE I put in that I do 45 minutes of heavy activity a day, which for me is cardio. Most days in the evening I take my daughter for a walk in her wagon…
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TDEE Recommendations
Hi There, My BMR is 1329 and my TDEE is 2208 so I am eating 1,650 calories a day. I workout every day for 45 minutes of cardio but I just started not netting them. Should I lose at least a pound a week based on this do you think?
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Strength Training Questions
Hi There, I workout for 45-55 minutes daily doing cardio, but from what I've been reading on here everyone is saying strength training is the way to go. I go to a gym, and I'm hoping to get some advise from others on here on which equipment is best for toning thighs, butt, hip and stomach areas? Also, if needed I'm 5'5,…
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One more TDEE Question
Hi There, My BMR is 1329 and my TDEE is 2208 so I am eating 1,650 calories a day. I workout every day for 45 minutes of cardio but I just started not netting them. Should I lose at least a pound a week based on this do you think.
