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3 story NSV
While at Kennedy Space Center today, my family visited a 3 story observation tower near the old shuttle launch pads. While my husband and daughter waited for the elevator to the top (she's in a wheelchair) my 7 year old son and I decided to take the stairs. We ran up to the third floor without me getting even the slightest…
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Fitness NSV
My journey to better health started on September 5th. On my first day, I took my resting heart rate and found it to be high average of 80. This morning, 6 weeks later, my resting rate was 62! Even though the weight has been slow to come off at times, I know that what I am doing is having a positive impact on my overall…
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Yet another HRM question
I got a Polar FT4 about a week ago thinking it would eliminate the confusion from the calories burned issue.....wrong. My gym has the Life Fitness machines that "talk" to the Polar HRMs. I have been making sure my watch and the machines have the same weight info and I start recording on the watch the moment I start the…
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Minor NSV
I was finally able to get the ring off of my right hand without the help of soap and water!
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Strength- Am I doing enough?
I've been trying to get better about doing more strength training. After several tries and failures, I have come to the realization that I HATE weight machines and free weights. I stick with it best if I do simple body weight exercises, so I am doing push ups, sit ups, and squats every other day by following the Hundred…
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But...I'm not hungry!
I've been following a South Beach based diet for 2 weeks and exercising daily. I started tracking religiously this week and I am finding myself coming up with a large calorie deficit every day. On Saturday I had a net of 790 and yesterday it was 839. So far today I am carrying a net of 76 with only dinner left to go…
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New to forums
Hello from Florida! I have been using the MFP on my iPhone to track what I eat for a few weeks and just got around to checking out the web site. I'm happy to have found a forum I can visit for support and suggestions. I am doing a slightly modified version of South Beach along with 60 minutes of daily cardio and every…