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How do you calculate your calories burned?
Let me ask two questions I have each time I enter my exercise. 1. Strength Training: When I lift weights, the actual time I am lifting may be 15 seconds with 60 seconds of rest. Over the course of 30 minutes, I may actually only be "lifting" for 7 minutes. How many hours should I enter into the exercise? Should I enter 30…
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What do you trigger your diet failures to?
If you look back at the times you have fallen off the wagon--can you identify any consistent problem areas that you associate with the fall? For me, I look back and I can think of three primary culprits: 1. When I'm stressed out. 2. When I'm in an atmosphere or environment where eating healthy isn't possible--or should I…
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Lurker Coming Out
So, I have been on this site for over a month. I have been lurking and soaking in the motivation I get from reading these boards. I really appreciate how open everyone is. While it is great to realize I'm not on a "weight loss island", it is even better to read the sweet stories of success--whether the success is someone…
