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Lovers/Supporters
I thought I'd do an antonym thread to balance the haters/sabotage threads. This is in the fun and games section, so, let's have fun with it? Who are your lovers? (Sordid details are welcome, even if you make it up) Who are your supporters?
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What is your secret?
I am scared to death (petrified) of cockroaches and waterbugs......
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Bicep NSV
I just noticed this morning this funny hard thing on my arm that I haven't seen in years. Could it be? Is it my bicep returning? While feeling myself up, I also noticed that little Ms. Tricep seems to be returning as well. I need to close my office door and have some private time with my old friends!
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Effective exercise
I have been seeing a lot about cardio makes you fat, cardio is inefficient, blah blah. I have been working through NROLW and the recommendation for people who enjoy cardio is to do interval training first, stop for 5 minutes, and then do steady pace aerobic activity after. The reason being that our (female) bodies will…
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Squats and Lunges
I used to be pretty good at these, well, you know, before I gained 100 pounds! I won't try to convince anyone that I am in great shape, but I have built up a fair amount of strength and endurance over the past year. I have been trying squats and lunges again, but I am struggling. I thought it was because I was doing it…
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Foods that are better on a stick
What tastes better on a stick? Corn dogs...
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Should I exercise if I am sick?
Should I exercise when sick/recovering from surgery, and should I restrict my calories during this time?
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Squats
I am having a lot of trouble with squats. It doesn't matter what shoes (or no shoes), if I add any weight besides my body weight, my right knee starts to really pull and hurt on the outside. Without weights, I can do about 25-30 at a time, but I can only get 3-4 with even just 30 pounds of weight. Any suggestions on how to…
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Rant!
I don't have anything to rant about, and I really want to rant. I workout at home, so the slow people at the gym don't bother me. My scale doesn't save previous entries so I don't know if anyone else is doing it. I don't hate fat people. I don't hate skinny people. I don't hate fit people. My kids are healthy. I have a job…
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Fish
One fish, Two fish, Red fish, Blue fish, Black fish, Blue fish, Old fish, New fish. This one has a littlecar. This one has a little star. Say! What a lot of fish there are. Yes. Some are red, and some are blue. Some are old and some are new. Some are sad, and some are glad, And some are very, very bad. Why are they sad and…
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Need help reaching short term goals
I could use some advice to reach my 2 short term goals. 1. I want to run a 5k this year 2. I will lose 20 pounds before registering for the 5k I am trying to balance the right balance of food to keep my energy up for the workouts, and enough of a deficit to see some weight loss. Stats: 5'4'' female 220 pounds bf%…
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What gets you up out of bed?
My husband keeps telling me that I may as well not get up out of bed in the morning to exercise, or count my calories, because I am just going to give it up and gain all the weight back. When my alarm goes off at 5 am for me to get up and exercise, on those days that I just want to stay all cozy in bed, I hear him say…
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Vegetarian/Vegan information sources
I have a friend at work that has decided to become vegetarian/vegan (I am not sure if she will eat any dairy. I know she won't eat fish, and suspect eggs are a no-go for her too). I am concerned that she isn't really getting any good nutrients in her body right now, forget the argument about how to get enough protein with…
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Raising that calorie intake
This is my experience. I am not going to add any links to scientific data, others are free to do so if they like. I am not going to say this is the best way, or the only way. If it interests you and you can relate in any way, maybe you can give it a try too. I started on MFP last year. I had a lot going on in my life…
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Why don't I lose weight as quickly as MFP says I should?
Why don't I lose weight as quickly as MFP says I should?
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BMR and Intake settings
I am a 5'4'' , 36 year old female. I calculated by bf% using my height, weight, measurements and came up with 33% bodyfat. Logging that into bodyfit radio, I come up with the following: Lean body mass of 147 pounds and BMR (Harris-Benedict Formula) of 1739 or (Katch-McArdle Forumla) of 1813. It also seems from this site…
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BMR, TDEE, help
Background - I got a FitBit a few weeks ago as an early birthday present. I have been tracking my activity level with my FitBit linked to MFP account. MFP setup - Activity Level - sedentary Weight loss 1.5 pounds/week Weight - 220 GW - 140 MFP allotted calories - 1350 I have found on days where I am not purposely getting…
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Do you know where your produce came from?
I have seen a lot of vegan/vegetarian comments when there is a topic about something gross/disgusting/mean is done to animals by the food industry as that being one of the reasons that person is vegan/vegetarian. Do you think that fruits and veggies are really any better? In Florida, migrant worker's children (tomato…
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Weight Benches
I am looking to buy a weight bench for my home - I am more likely to be able to exercise at home right now than at the gym, and I have space to build up my own home gym. I am seeing some weight benches online that also have the leg bar for under $100 USD. I don't know what to look for in these benches to make sure they are…
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How often do I need to eat?
How much you eat is more important than how often you eat. If eating more often causes you to overeat-say multiple meals turn into all-day grazing-try eating fewer meals. But if you're a three-meal-a-day person who gorges each time you sit down because you're so famished, adding in a snack or two, even three, might help.…
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Vitamins and Minerals
I am taking the following: Vitamin D3 5000iu- I live in Northern Michigan, and I need my sunshine vitamin! It also helps with depression. I take this dose 5 times a week. 5 days a week: Calcium - 660 mg Magnesium -133 mg Zinc - 10 mg Vitamin C 150 mg Thiamin 5mg Riboflavin 5 mg Niacin 50 mg Vitamin B6 5mg Folate 200 mcg…
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May never drink the Dew again
Pepsi Co., facing a lawsuit from a man who claims to have found a mouse in his Mountain Dew can, has an especially creative, if disgusting, defense: their soda would have dissolved a dead mouse before the man could have found it. An Illinois man sued Pepsi in 2009 after he claims he "spat out the soda to reveal a dead…
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Fitness Goals
I guess I have known for a while, but just started to believe yesterday that I am stiff all the time, and need to work on getting some flexibility back. My goals for this year are: Gain flexibility. I have never been super flexible, even when I was in great shape. Now that there is a lot of extra fat in the way, it is even…
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Nutrients and Macros Question
Especially this time of year living in Northern Michigan - I take Vitamin D3 supplements (5000IU, 5 days a week). I have noticed when I take this that I have more energy and my weight seems to be more stable throughout the month and drops in a more stable pattern than when I don't take it. I just started drinking a protein…
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Portion Control
So, there are foods out there that really take a toll on the calorie count, burgers and ice cream cones are very high on the list. Here are some things we have done in our house for the kids and for the adults to control calories and not ban anything from the house. 1. Ice Cream Cones - We found mini-sugar cones. They hold…
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Fasting - Water and Juice
Out of my natural curiousity, I research a lot of different topics. When looking at juice and water fasting (long term over the course of multiple days/weeks, etc) the one 'side effect' that many of the different practitioners, promoters, and dissenters consistently brought up was dehydration. On most of the sites…
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Scales
When should I weigh to get the most 'accurate' weight? How often should I weigh myself? Should I take any other measurements? If so, which measurements should I take?
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More yahoo health tips
I just could not put this under health and fitness: http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/5-bizarre-weight-loss-tricks-that-work-2607467.html
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Building up endurance
I would like to build up my endurance. I can seem to make it about 30-45 minutes of medium intensity aerobic type workouts before I exhaust myself. If I do more than one workout a day, can that help build my endurance? If I do this, how much time do I need to spend on each workout for it to help build up endurance? If I…
