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Tri friends & inspiration
Hi I joined MFP initially to lose weight, during the this journey my fitness improved. in the last few months I completed a 5k, 10k a half marathon, a aquathlon and a sprint triathlon. my goal for next year is a half ironman, and hopefully a full ironman in 2016. any advice on how to achieve this is appreciated. thanks…
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Achieving V02 max of 34 - 42
Hi Im an operational firefighter and have a work fitness test due in feb 14, compulsary every three years. I have to achieve at least 34 V02 max to remain active in work, although they do like you to hit 42 V02 max. My last result was 38.8 V02 max three years ago Recently I was at my heaviest ever at 211 lbs. In the last 5…
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No Hill Walking in "Add Exercise" why?
Hi This was my first attempt at hill walking and i loved it but my body is aching. I spent four and a half hours walking not climbing in the scottish mountains yesterday. It started with a nice walk up forest tracks then onto rock paths finishing 3000ft up in a " Munro" in snow and ice. When i went to log my hard earned…
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MFP Works
Two years ago I joined MFP in the first twelve months I lost 29 lbs and felt great, the following year i put the 29lbs back on due to working behind a desk and getting lazy. In the last 30 days of signing into MFP i have lost 7lbs. Does it annoy my wife that i scan everything that I eat, probably yes but does she love the…
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support welcome
Hi people, I have been using MFP for about 6 months, firstly as an app on my phone and now on the web. In this time i have lost 29Lbs, mainly thro running daily and cutting down junk food. i see lots of motivational support on here and would welcome any help to keep me going. I am a serving firefighter who was 215Lbs and…
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Gilmore's groin injury
Hi it looks like i have "Gilmore's groin" and will need surgery. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletic_pubalgia Just wondering if anyone has had the surgery, how long the rehab is and success rate. thanks in advance
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V02 max test
Hi Guys As a serving firefighter my service has just introduced a predicted V02 max fitness test for all serving firefighters. test involves a 14 minute treadmill test with an increased incline every 2 minutes. It was only ever used for new entrants. It should have been used since day one as far as im concerned. Anyway to…
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Net Calorie Goal
I dont understand the net calorie goal. MFP states 1200 I have searched various websites that say i should be consuming 2200 - 2700 / day depending on what site i use. To lose 2Lbs / week i need to reduce 500 calories/day correct. Therefore i estimate that my net calorie goal should be between 1700 - 2200/ day So how is…
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Concerned Newbie
Hiya i am very new to the site and have just posted about understanding the net calorie goal and the instant replies have been great. After looking at some of the other posts i am seeing a lot of people especially pretty girls stating " add me" I am always very wary of posts like this, i am trying not to be negative as i…
