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8 weeks and 1 lbs! What the heck? LOL
I rang in the new year at a dumb 143 lbs. Lost 5-6 lbs at the very beggining. Next month, I beleive I lost 1-2 lbs. Since March it's been a slow and steady race. But I think I've found my sweet spot. I started lifting heavy about 5-6 weeks ago. Before that it was a lot of cardio (mainly mountain biking/spinning/treadmil)…
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Am I.. exercising too much??
Hey guys! I restarted my fitness journey AGAIN this year. January was glorious, popped off 4 lbs. February was kind of... meh, lost 1 lb? Anyway, during that time I had my goals set to my BMR (1350) and eating back my exercise calories. But I found myself hungry on days I didn't exercise, or exercisng a rediculous amount…
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Low HR and BP??
Okay, quick question. I generally have low blood pressure and a low resting heart rate. 100-110 over 60-70 with a resting HR of 60-65. Ok well I was feeling pretty light headed and what not yesterday and I just look my BP at work. [With one of those wrist cuffs] It kinda freaked me out. 3 readings 107/70 with 47BPM 103/58…
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NSV?
I like to eat something sweet before I go to bed... Well, I was wandering thru my house, digging through the pantry and fridge. While I usually eat a cone or a cookie. I ate an orange! go me! lol
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Waist size
I was curious to what most girls here had as their goal waist size! Do you take into account your frame? I'd like to get to a 27, any smaller than that just seems crazy for me. But I here about girls with 24 inch waists? They must have such a dainty skeletal structure, right?
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NSV!!! Pull up
Well, kind of! I've been trying to do pull ups forever, and well, i do this thing where i jump to get some momentum so that i can do it, and i've never been able to do that before, UNTIL TODAY!! Keep in mind I am very short and when i hang my tippiest toe barely touches the ground. lol…
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Calories burned at work
Hey guys! I have a question, and I would looove some opinions! Okay, so I started a new job at Fed Ex Ground. My shift consists of scanning packages that come off the trucks and onto the belts and through out the building. According to standards, I should be scanning 1000 boxes an hour, but I am new so I am probably doing…
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Activity Level help
So I just started working a new job, Fed Ex Ground. I work for about 4-5 hours a night, and I do work up a sweat. As of now, I am constantly moving, even tho I stay in a contained area. I am constantly scanning, stacking, and moving little boxes, placing labels on them, and putting them onto a belt or sorting them into…
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Has anyone here ever...
... eaten so much that it made their stomach sore?? I swear I almost ruptured my stomach at the buffet last night. LOL. Hurt to breath and I totally looked 3 months pregnant. But today, my stomach is still a bit sore.
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Life style calories..
I have a question. I you start working out every single day for a month or two and continuing onward, would your calories burn start to increase? Even if you didn't work out for a day? I have mine at sedentary, and there have been some days where I only get a 150 calorie burn [giving me 1500] for the day, and i just cant…
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ab ripper x question
I got to do ab ripper x today with my HRM for the first time tonight. Now, before I had been logging it under vigorous calesthenics for 15 minutes, which gave me a 116 calorie burn. I figured that was pretty on the money just because the work out is pretty hard, and I do everything, full reps. When I got done, i looked at…
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What do i do??
My net calories for the day is only at 750 and what ive eaten is only 1180. It's 10:30 pm right now, and I am STILL full from my late lunch. Uhhhghghgg. I feel sick and full, and I've already exercised twice since I've eaten. I don't think I'll be in bed until midnight. Should I feed my calories with liquids? lol HELP!
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HRM Question!
I just bought a HRM today! It's a Timex with a chest strap. I just got done testing it out, I power walked a consistant 4.0 mph for 2 miles, so 31 minutes. I had my cardio trainer going while i did so, and it said i burned different from my HRM which read different from what MFP said. CT: 142 MFP: 152 And . . . HRM: 276…
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My Bra is KILLING ME.
OKAY LADIES. I NEED to know if anyone else has had this problem. Ever since I started working out everyday I have developed some wierd, dark, itchy spots on the side of my boobs. Like, righ where your boob meets your ribs, right under your arm pit. At first, my nips were itching the shiz outta me, then underneath my chest,…
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How come everytime I ...
drink a lot of water, it makes me REALLY REALLY hungry. This is VERY annoying! [NEW QUESTION] I heard that there are certainthings you can do to your body that make it retain water, like exercising, eating a lot of carbs, or not drinking enough water, right? Well, when we drink enough water, we release that water, right?…
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Protein!!
I have been lacking in my protein lately, and I can only eat so many nuts and egg whites. I would like to indulge my baking side, so I would LOVE if someone could be me some recipe ideas! Thank you soo much! <3
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A question about the shred
Okay, so, before I started the 30 day shred, I had been bouncing around between 128-129 lbs. The day after I started, I went up to 130 and havent been down since. It's only been 4 days, but what the heck is happening?
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That can hurt??
Alrightie, so I did the p90x ab ripper two days ago (Thursday) and my abs are FEELING it today. But the thing is, my HIPS are sore, like you know, where one's hip bone kinda pops out. I would guess it could by my "v" hurting, but I'd just like to know. . . HOW TO I STRETCH IT OUT!? It hurts to walk. And get up from sitting…
