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Diagnosed with large inguinal hernia - Weight loss required before surgery (completed.) Need advice!
Hello! This is a bit of a personal issue and is quite difficult to open up about and ask, but I thought that this might be the best place to ask my question anyway, so here I am! To make a long story short - I had an inguinal hernia (hernia through the abdominal wall) when I was a child. Fast forward a number of years, and…
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When strength training, I get very sick every time. Help?
So, I've run into a dilemma with regards to my working out / weight loss here in the last few months, and I'm not entirely sure what's wrong with me, or how to go about getting it fixed! My trainer is also confused and has been asking around, but there hasn't been much consensus yet as to what may be going on. To make a…
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An absolute failure... breeds a new chance to try again.
Hey all! A long time ago I was fit. well, as fit as a high school student could be. I was a bit overweight, at around 170 lbs or so, but I was actively involved in TaeKwonDo, and was darn good at it. However, it bothered me that I was a bit overweight, but never really had the motivation to lose it (after all, being busy…
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Shin Splints - Week before 5K! How to mitigate them?
So, I've been wogging (walking / jogging) for the past year and a half, ever since I started working on losing weight. In that time, I've run 3 5Ks, put in hundreds of miles of walking / training, and never had a problem. NEVER! Sure, I had shin splints back in high school (10 years ago), but nothing since I started…
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Just a quick in-progress success comparison pic!
Started on here at 221 lbs, currently at 189 lbs. I topped out at about 235 lbs about a year before starting MFP. My initial goal weight is 175 lbs. Once I hit that, I'll reset my goal, and keep on trucking! :)
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Spinning vs. Running - Confused!
So, last night I decided to try something different. Previously, my main cardio workout consisted of purely running (treadmill), and maybe the occasional followup with a stationary bike or the stairmaster. However, last night I decided to try a spin class, and shake things up a little bit with something different. After…
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Losing weight TOO fast?
Hey all. It's me back again. :) This is going to be really long - sorry! But hopefully I am able to explain myself enough to hopefully portray my dilemma. I've been doing the MFP, plus exercising, plus getting rid of pop, plus completely overhauling my diet 180 degrees, plus training for a 5K, for about the last 3.5…
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Question About Polar HRM Accuracy (High reading)
So, I put my Polar Ft4 to the test tonight, when my wife and I went to the gym for the first time. I'm sitting here right now, afraid to go to bed, because I'm scared I'm not going to be able to move in the morning! Anyway, I wore my HRM the entire time I was there, from starting out doing cardio, to ending doing strength…
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Another HRM Question - Calories Burned
Sorry for all the questions, I'm still new at this and trying to figure it all out! I should be getting my Polar FT4 in the mail today. However, I had a question with regards to the calories burned that are displayed after a workout session. Let's say that my BMR is about 2400 calories / day. That would equate to 100…
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Looking for a good HRM. Stuck between two choices.
Hey all! I've never posted on here before, but I've been doing MFP for about 3 weeks now, slowly working on trying to do things the right way. One of the things that I've been missing is exercising. I have started working towards running and biking, and have been able to do that fairly religiously recently. However,…
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Couch To 5K (Stupid) Question!
I've started to try to do the Couch25K after losing some weight this past month, and had my first attempt (W1D1) yesterday. I did alright, but after I was done, I had a few questions. My wife and I were both doing it, and we were unsure of a small detail in the program. According to the CoolRunning site, it says that for…
