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IT is all in the right words.
Why is it when we grab a chocolate bar, an ice cream sandwich, a slice of cheese cake (or the entire one:) that we call that "Treating ourselves" while when we eat lean chicken breast, some steamed vegetables, a orange/pear fruit salad with just cinnamon on top that we call it " We are on a diet, watching what we eat? I…
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The saboteur within
I sometimes wonder how many of us, regardless of our good intentions, some how or other are our own saboteurs. How often do we go to the store, buy some awesome vegetables, delightful fruit, some lean chicken breast, whole grain breads just to turn around and say: Well, let me get those pizza pops for the kids or the ice…
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Consider the Willow.
Be warned. This post will have some philosophical ramblings. But for me, this story is an excellent reminder of a good way to be. And best of all, it is true. There are many days when we are wondering if we can DO this, when our motivation is flagging, when we doubt ourselves, want to throw in the towel or maybe wonder…
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Parents. You might want to try this.
Remember the times when your little ones were always running away from you while you frantically tried to catch them. Or the times when your now slightly older kiddos where hard to catch and get back home as they race around on their bikes. Now it is time to enlist them in your weight loss/ increased fitness journey. Every…
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It clearly is no wonder that...
Next time you feel the urge to be a little hard on yourself, consider this: Recipe for becoming more fit and losing weight. -- Be willing to get sweaty have sore muscles, groan sometimes. - Buy pain medication for aforementioned sore muscles. - Watch what you eat, count calories, read lots and lots of labels. - Spend money…
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Music and LIght
I started out as a science teacher and have always had an interest in Science. As a result I tend to keep reading I keep reading science related stories. Once in awhile I come across some research that it very apropos the journey all of us are on. First of all there is music and its effect on dopamine (a brain chemical).…
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Lug it around, Just a thought.
So there you are. 10 lbs lost, 20 lbs lost, 40 lbs lost, etc. and you are feeling proud on the one hand but also wondering if maybe enough is enough. Starting to slide back into old habits, "now that you can afford it". After all how much difference can a day/week without exercise really do or that helping of fries and…
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Wondering if I am the only one?
Although I am fairly new to this site I had the pleasure of reading a good many posts. Many of you comment how easy it to get tempted by other foods or how you are too tired/overworked/stressed to make that good meal you know you should have. One thing that has helped me stay away from this is essentially making all my…
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The sometimes forgotten hidden benefits of being overweight.
This morning was doing some squats with 30 lb weights in each hand. As I was huffing and puffing and cursing how heavy those weights felt it occurred to me that this is how much extra weight my bones have been carrying now for several years. This also means that my bones are all the stronger for carrying that much weight…
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HRM: Why so popular?
I have noticed that many of the fine folks here seem to enjoy the use of a HRM. The question I have is why? I have never used one. When I am out jogging I can tell pretty easily when I am huffing and puffing and need to slow down or when it seems a bit too easy and I need to speed up. Are folks using theirs mostly b/c of…
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Exercise so you can eat more:)
I normally do my exercising in the morning (now that I started again after a lengthy hiatus). But somehow I could not get motivated to do this today. After entering my food for breakfast and lunch I noticed how little was left for dinner, so all the way home from work I was thinking: "Cannot wait to get exercising so I can…
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What exercise video would you recommend?
First of, let me say that I have never ever used a workout video in my life. Somehow the idea of staring at the TV and following some exercises used to strike me as dull (but then again the only once I vaguely remember are those Jane Fonda ones) plus I am a guy and us guys well you know.... Anyway I am mostly interested in…
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Question for all Canadian P90X or insanity users.
This is a follow up to an earlier post of mine. After inquiring about best workout videos to get, P90X and Insanity from beachbody were mentioned many times. ON going to the website it indicates that no direct shipping takes place to Canada (where I live) but that instead it goes somewhere to California and then some agent…
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4 minutes of hell
There is an old saying about "Pride comes before the fall". After reading some of the various blogs here recently I came across some mention of cross fit training and Tabatha training. A cross fit training video showed these two guys doing some Tabatha training on the treadmill. am watching and thinking, I think I can do…
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mpf calorie/nutrition accuracy?
Hello there folks Being relatively new to mpf I had a question regarding the accuracy of the nutrition and calorie information that pops up when we add our various foods to our daily counter. For example, I just had a cup of lupini Beans. The labels on the actual can state that one cup is 380 calories and 44 g of protein.…
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The ever shrinking box. Visualize
This post is inspired by "Ways to visualize your success" by mikeyrp. (I loved his butter slab analogy). Anyway, I am wondering if anyone ever has done the following: Get a large container (basket, box, crate whatever) and fill it with bottled water (or food cans, or anything that can be easily removed and has a weight…
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Too Much emphasis on the magic number
I am quite new to mfp (so this might well have been discussed numerous times prior) but I cannot help but wonder why all this great emphasis on some magic weight number. Don't get me wrong I realize that a very large weight might indeed be an indication of a "concern" and will of course impact many areas of our lives.…
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MOst excellent web site for all things related to PROPER wei
Hello folks. When I first embarked on my fitness journey and was looking for good websites that would give me realistic and clear, research based advice on proper weight loss and how and what to measure, rather than simply stepping on the scale and focusing on some magic number I discovered the following site:…
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Want to be Yo-Yo man no more
Hello everyone Just joined here this morning and hoping that all you fine pals will finally allow me to avoid my oft repeated history of "Getting in shape for a few month-eating well" just to follow that with "Time to relax, no exercise, eat whatever" routine. The irony is I enjoy exercising and normally feel good after…
