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Body Fat %
I go to a website that has me take circumference measurements to find my body fat %, since I don't have access to anyone who can do it with the calipers. The site says my body fat is 26.85%. Is this good or bad?
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NSV-pants
I can take my size 14 pants off without unbuttoning them! I don't think I'm ready for size 12 though. I wish they'd make a size 13. Ultimate goal is single digits.
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question about martial arts/boxing
I'm confused about whether doing my karate charts is strength training or not. From what I understand, if I go through the charts (the different kicks and punches) in the air, not hitting anything, that is isometric exercise, right? Does that mean that if I go through the charts with a heavy punching bag, that counts as…
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my first "have you lost weight"
Today one of my coworkers, who I haven't seen since May, asked if I had lost weight. I have! 20 pounds! She is the first person to verbally notice not counting my mother.
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defeating the midnight munchies
I am not one of those people that can stop eating at 7 pm and be fine until breakfast. I keep college student hours and get up around 9 pm, so that would be 14 hours without food. So I eat close to bedtime, which is around midnight. My problem is that I always wake up around 3-4 am STARVING. What would be the best food to…
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too much fiber?
I thought fiber was a good thing and the more the better. I have started monitoring my fiber, and when I go over MFP's amount, it yells at me with big red numbers. Isn't extra fiber good?
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mint water
I've discovered the only thing that makes water at all appealing to me - mint! The problem is that I can't get it. I've used all my neighbor's mint, who had a lot growing since she is a botanist. If something is green and alive and grows, I will find a way to kill it, so me gardening for myself is out. I've resorted to…
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the 5 PM panic
Around 5 pm I normally still have 600ish calories for the rest of the night. Intellectually I know that is an ok amount, but mentally I start to panic, thinking "I've got 7 hours before I have to go to bed and these are the only calories I get?" I get it in my head that I need a lot more to make it that long and start…
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I just got a new scale and I'm screwed.
I've been going back and forth between dial scales, doctor's scales, and a Wii balance board to track my weight loss due to frequent travel. I get different numbers from all of these and have wanted to get a digital scale to use consistently. My dial scale at my apartment says I weigh 185 lbs (which is the number I have…
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advice for a picky eater who wants to eat vegetables?
I would love some recipes for vegetable stuff, but I'm super picky. I won't eat anything with tomatoes, onions, or peppers in it, or sourcream. I'm willing to try any other vegetable, and I love mushrooms. My favorite vegetables are the ones in Chinese bean curd dishes, but I can't cook worth a damn and have literally set…
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c25k on the elliptical?
Is anyone doing the c25k program on an elliptical trainer? I know some people do the treadmill. I have been trying so hard to start running again, but my knee is shot. I thought maybe the elliptical would be better on it. Any advice?
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keeping my heart rate up
I was having problems with maxing out on my heart rate. Then for various reasons I've been put on a med that lowers blood pressure. Since I started that, I've noticed I can't keep my heart rate high enough to be in the aerobic zone. So now I'm not burning as many calories. Yes, I have a HRM, so this isn't speculation. Has…
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knee injury and lunges
I've been doing squats, lunges (front and side), and dead lifts to work out my butt. I have been trying to do 3 sets of 10 each. I have a bad right knee that I have injured multiple times over the years - meniscus issues running track, dislocation from getting bucked off a horse, ect. I am able to do the squats and dead…
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shin splints and walking
I've decided to stop running because my knee can't handle it. But I'd like to keep walking/hiking. The problem is that the last and final time I went running, I gave myself some very painful shin splints. Yesterday I swam, so they didn't bother me then. Today I want to walk. Will walking, medium pace, make my shin splints…
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medicines that cause weight gain
I am on a couple of medications with weight gain side effects (an anti-psychotic and lithium), and I'm one of the lucky ones that this has happened to. One of my shrinks told me that with work, diet and exercise, I could counteract this. My other shrink said that if I gained the weight because of these meds, I wouldn't be…
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question for weight lifters
I don't have access to weight machines, but I want to lift weights twice a week or so. I know I can buy hand weights at the store, but I'm more concerned with working out my thighs, butt, and stomach than I am with working my arms. What can I do that will work out my lower body? I have been doing pilates 3 times a week,…
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1st day of c25k
It's scorching so I decided to workout on the treadmill in the tiny little gym at my apartment complex. Since this was my first day, and I haven't used a treadmill in a long time, I had to get a feel for what speed I could walk and what speed I could run. Right now I can walk 3.o mph and run 4.3 mph. I think I could do…
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I have seen the light
I have been resisting the change from white or jasmine rice to brown rice for a long time. I LOVE jasmine rice and sushi rice and at one point I think I got ahold of some crappy quality brown rice, because it's been stuck in my head that I HATE brown rice. All that has changed. I ate some brown rice yesterday and it was…
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chinese bean curd home style
I've also seen this called bean curd country style. This dish isn't in MFP's database, and I can't find nutrition on it with google. One site says it is 900 calories per serving, but doesn't say how big a serving is. Does anyone know serving sizes and calories for this dish?
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NSV
Well, after a long absence on MFP due to the insanity of the end of the semester (yes, I know this is just an excuse), with two 15 page papers complete with proposals and annotated bibliographies, one poetry manuscript, two paper presentations, and grading 19 final exams...I am back! I have renewed my vows to record all…
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my first NSV
I've been on MFP for around 2 months now. I've been trying to keep exercising, not always consistently though, and eating right, even though I haven't been logging it in my food diary. I've been frustrated that I've been bouncing back and forth with 5lbs lost and 5 lbs gained. I would offer up the excuse that I'm a full…
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question for you experinced runners
I ran track back in high school. (This was back before fish grew legs and walked up out of the sea.) I was a sprinter and never could run more than 400 meters. Even pacing myself, I sucked. The only thing I was good at was running as fast as I could for short stretches. Now I'm older. I'd like to try training for…
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room temperature
Question: does the temperature in the room where I am exercising make a difference in how many calories I burn? Because when I exercise in my apartment where I have no air conditioning I feel like I've worked twice as hard as when I do the same thing in my school's air conditioned gym. I don't have the money for a heart…
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fluctuating numbers
So for the last week I've been bouncing back and forth between 190lbs and 195lbs from day to day. I know the prevalent advice is to only weigh in once a week, but my shrink thinks there is a psychological advantage to weighing more often so there won't be a huge surprise at the end of the week if your weight has gone up,…
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cooking meat
Does the length of time you cook meat affect how many calories it has? For example, I like beef to be very rare and often just sear it 1 min per side. Am I eating more or less calories than my husband, who cooks the same beef 7 min a side? Or are we eating the same amount?
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several short sessions vs one long session
I am just starting to exercise after a long period of recovering from knee surgery, so I'm completely out of shape. I'm not able to do one whole kickboxing session in one go, but I can break it up into 20 min segments over a couple of hours. Is this as effective as doing it all at once, or does letting my heart rate lag…
