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Fad dieting to kick start weight loss
So today I went to the doctor's, I wanted to get my thyroid checked as I am still struggling to loose any weight even though I am doing all the right things. she explained to me that it may be wise to do something like the atkins diet in order to kick start my weight loss? I have been working out for a while, I typically…
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feeling disheartened
So today is exactly two weeks since I began taking this seriously. When I began I weighed 216lbs - today I weigh 222lbs! I forgot to take measurements when I started I'll do that today though. I've worked out twice a day only had two days off. I generally walk on my treadmill I do 5 minutes on 0 (2.5) then 5 minutes…
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incline percentages
When I read about the incline through to forums it seems everyone else's incline goes higher than my treadmills. Mine goes to 10% What I'm asking is do some treadmills just have a higher incline or can say for instance 20 on one persons be 10% on mine. I know I'm not making much sense LOL Sorry
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short legs!!!!
Am I the only person that find's it tricky to go faster on a treadmill? If I am walking on incline I can only go at a max speed of 2.2 jogging to me is 3.5ish and running is around 4.2 mph I'm 5ft and very curious as I see everyone else going faster but if I go faster I can't keep up lol
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I'm ready to kick the weight!!!
Hi everyone! So I'm not a newbie however beforehand I only THOUGHT I was serious about losing weight... They say your road is up and down but until you are totally ready to lose it it won't happen. Now I think I'm at that point. I'm 26 5ft on the nose and currently weigh 215lbs. I had my son via c section 6 years ago and I…
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Work out routines
Hi everyone I'm looking for some advice. I am trying to set a work out routine I can stick with, more specifically that I can do at home when my husband isn't here to watch the kids. The plan is 40-60mins treadmill (incline switching from 0-6 slowly) - speed of maybe 2.5 max as I have short legs And a smallish building up…
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Weight lifting for weight loss
I hear it's a very way to lose some weight and inches. I own 3 sets of dumbells and I am just about to find out how to actually use them however I was wondering... Has anyone incorporated them into their work out of began using them and what kind of results/time frame did you get? I'm already eating mostly paleo and doing…
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Digital or manual scale accuracy
Does anyone know which type of scales are more reliable. We have digital ones and the standard ones and they differ by about 10lbs. Both on the same surface and both set to zero :-/
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Polar t4 watch
I own one of these bad boys and I find it brilliant. Although has anyone noticed to calorie count keeps going up even though you have finished working out (while still wearing it) Bit unsure of the accuracy as I did insanity lastnight and it was at around 355 when I finished. An hour later (while I was still wearing it) it…
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Insanity
Hey ladies I am a newbie but have read quite a few of these forums on google. I was curious - Is anyone or has anyone started insanity recently? I'm kinda lookiing for a boost. Hubby is doing it with me - fitness test was lastnight however he's not taking it as seriously as I am 5ft 91.6kg - female xx:smooched: