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Introduce yourself!!!
Hi all! I am a homeschooling mom of 4 kids and have a hard time fitting it all in! Between school and chores and meals and meal clean up....my days are jam packed. The days where we actually leave the house are even more full. I try to get up at 5am to have some me time and workout. I enjoy running and lifting weights, I…
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Eating more and freaking out....
Okay, I started eating more about 3 weeks ago and when I got all swollen and "thicker than usual" as a friend put it, I was very upset. The next week, I tried a minicut, because I was so upset...I did 6 days of lean protein and veggies, about 800-1200 calories per day. Then I decided eating more was right and started to do…
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New Years Resolutions?
Do you make them and if you do, whay are they this year? I usually make them and then, like most of us, don't get it done! So, here goes: I'd like to run 1200 miles this year! I think I can pull it off. That's 100 per month....25 per week, with 4 weeks worth of mess ups and days off! I think I'll add a tcker to count them,…
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Recipies...that are family friendly!
I thought we could post some recipies that help us reach our goals and that our kids and husband will eat as well. I have an awesome one for a homemade peanut butter bar...I'll post it later. I must go shower,,,mega sweaty!!!!
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Let's make a promise to each other....
Let's promise to not let ourselves down this week and eat too much! I don't mean not to enjoy the holiday meals...but a couple of bites of something bad should be enough. I did this on Thanksgiving and I felt so empowered! I didn't get my favorite desert, but I did get a very small amount for my 3 year old. She didn't eat…
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Homemade chewy peanut butter bars
Homemade Chewy Granola Bars 1/2 cup peanut butter or sunbutter 1/3 cup honey 1/4 cup coconut oil (or another oil of your choice) 1/2 cup oats 1/2 cup of cereal of your choice (I use Kashi Go Lean for added protein and crunch) 1 cup total of any combination of: sesame seeds, coconut flakes, sunflower seeds, dried fruit,…
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I have a workout video suggestion....
I have so many videos...P90X, Turbofire, Insanity, 5 of jillian's, Jackie Warner...you get the idea! By far, my favorte ones are Bob Harper's though. I just wanted to mention this because they are on sale this week for an awesome price...I paid $45 for this set of 4 videos that is on sale for half that!…
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Zig Zagging calories...add exercise calories or not?
Okay...I have seen so much about this on here and I have seem people getting great results! I have a question and it the answer seems to vary...depending on who you ask! My numbers from the website that helps figure out cals are ( http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm ) Ex Fat Loss Fat Loss Maintain…
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Who wants to do the hundred push up challenge with me?
I saw a closed post on here about a hundred push up challenge... I want to do it too! The training seems pretty straight forward! I am starting on Monday. There is a test to help you determine where to start on the training...by the end you should be able to do 100 consecutive push ups...pretty impressive! Who's in! Not to…
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Body For Life
HI! I am starting body for life and just wondering if anyone on here is doing it. I did it about 10 years ago with great success. I have been doing lots of cardio and some weights (p90X, Turbofire and Insanity), burning about 600-800 calories per day. I gained about 3 pounds when I started eating what MFP said and but not…
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Enter exercise calories before you do it.....
I have started doing this and it seems to really be helping me stick with my target for the day. I plan it and then enter it in the morning and even if I don't do exactly what I decided to do...I try to burn the same number of calories. I wear a Heart Rate monitor so that helps me figure out how many I am burning. Just…
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Insanity - Upper Body Weight Training calories?
Anyone know how many calories you burn during this Insanity Video?
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Last 10 pounds challenge/group!
I have to lose this last 10 pounds... anyone want to join me in supporting each other. That last ten is so HARD! I will be counting calories and doing Turbofire for cardio and P90X for weights. I am averaging 500-600 calories per day in exercise, it's hard to convince myself to eat those calories! I have 4 children that I…
