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Bought HRM, Cals Upped, WL Stalled - Help!
Ok, prior to buying the Polar FT7, I was using a Scosche Rhythm HRM. It didn't have a chest strap, just attached to your forearm. Well, I got an "idea" of what I was burning using that and just logged exercise based on average of the HRM. Then, I upgraded to the supposed "Big Daddy" of HRMs, the Polar FT7 and found that…
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Alternate to Running when Injured
So due to an ankle injury, I am not able to run for 4-6 weeks which S.U.C.K.S.; but I still want to stay consistent in my weight loss/fitness journey and I want to continue to feel like I'm accomplishing something fitness-wise. Running was like my own personal daily achievement - increases in pace, increases in distance,…
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My Mom Told Me I Look Anorexic
So, I was feeling good today! I got on the scale, had a great weigh-in, I'm really starting to notice the physical changes and I felt confident! So I put on a dress and decided today I was going to be super fly! Well, I had one of my co-workers take a picture of me and I forwarded it to my mom. My mom and I are like…
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Should I Start Weighing Myself Regularly Again?
Hey MFP! Help a fellow fitness friend out: So, back in February/March, I realized I had been getting far too obsessive about the number on the scale and made the decision to not weigh myself during the Lenten season. I found it was incredibly therapeutic in that I had stopped treating every day like "weigh-in" day and I…
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That's It...I Need Some Friends
So I've been on my fitness journey since November 2013, but seriously on MFP since January. I've lost about 55 lbs since I started in November, (I only weigh monthly, so that's a guesstimate but I know I'm still shrinking) and 102 since my heaviest in 2007.One thing I've noticed is, daggone it, weight loss and fitness can…
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I Think I Pulled My Groin?! Help Please!
All you WebMD-certified physicians, this one's for you! :laugh: :drinker: Ok, but really. Yesterday, I went out for a longer-than-usual run - clocked in about 4.16 (per MapMyRun). Well, afterwards, my body was D-E-A-D. I felt a little bit of soreness in my groin area and ankle, but didn't think anything of it. I figured it…
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So I'm Putting Away the Scale
So this is my first post - please be easy on me! So I started this leg of the journey in November 2013. I just said "Enough is Enough. It's time to change and do this for LIFE". Well, since then, I've lost 32 lbs and I feel great! Well, because this is a life change, I decided I need to start to dig deep and also work on…
