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Can't heavy lift, so alternatives?
Hello dear MFP fellow users, So. I can't heavy lift for two reasons - 1) I am cancelling my gym membership because I need the money for something else, and 2) I am a singer, and have been told by some various people/vocal coaches over the course of my life to try and avoid exercises that will strengthen…
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confused about calorie burn
I've read my share of posts on this subject, and it seems like everyone thinks that the best reading to go by is a Heart Rate Monitor with a chest strap. The general consensus is that MFP estimates too highly and machines are not accurate enough. I also read posts saying that it is "highly unlikely" that a person would…
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P90x in an apartment?
So my husband ordered P90x a couple months ago, and we both want to try it out. The only problem: we live in an old Chicago apartment with flimsy dry-wall walls and ceilings. We can't even hang a pot rack from the ceiling, much less hang a pullup bar from a door frame, or find a way to rig the elastic bands to do the…
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Coke addiction?
So I have a coke addiction, not even gonna lie. Not the white stuff, but one just as terrifying - Diet. Coke. I think I was weaned onto a bottle of Diet Coke, and I can't actually remember a day when Diet Coke wasn't a staple in my house. To defend myself, I was born in '85 so I don't think anyone was thinking about…
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New here, super motivated! But no friends?
Hey everyone! I'm kind of new here - I briefly did MFP about a year and a half ago but switched to a different thing with points or whatever. I wasn't feeling it, and was especially not feeling paying for it, and decided to rediscover MFP...love it! I'm a 27 yo in Chicago, married and studying my MA. I take acting classes,…
