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run then weights, or weights then run, and why?
I've always done my run first and then my weight training, it gets my heart rate up during the run and then keeps it up during the weights. For example, tomorrow I'm returning to the weight room (I've only been lifting in group classes for the past 3 years) and was planning on getting there 30 minutes early to run before I…
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Excited about my assessment
I'm going in to meet with a pt in the morning. It's the first time I've worked with a pt in 2.5 years and they have to do an assessment first. I'm pretty excited to see what he has to say about where I am right now. I'm also really excited to take this new old body on a test drive and really see what it's capable of doing.
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People who hit the weight room, I have a question
Do you have a lifting partner? I've been doing group classes for the past few years so this hasn't been an issue for me, but I'm about to get back in the weight room and I don't have a lifting partner. I hate machines, so I'll be using free weights, what do you think? When I used to lift I always had a spot partner, do you…
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Nervous about what is next
So as of 2 weeks ago I had lost all of my goal weight except ½ pound (yay me!). I was excited; I changed my goal weight loss from 2 pounds a week to ½ pounds per week so that I could just lose that last ½ pound. I then went out and spent money I didn’t have doing the necessary task of refitting my wardrobe with the basics…
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STAND UP STRAIGHT!!!
I've been looking at photos of everyone for weeks now thinking to myself "Stand up straight, d*mn it!!" I think the tendency when you are tall or overweight is to slouch to try to minimize your size, but man . . . I'm watching people losing 50 or 100 pounds or more still slumped over like they're ashamed of something or…
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milestones and added bonuses
Everyone's milestones are different, and when I started mfp it was more than just about weightloss. I wanted to be lighter, healthier, live a more sustainable lifestyle, fitter, stronger. It wasn't just about hitting those little goal weights on the way down from just over 150 to get to 128 1 or 2 pounds at a time, it was…
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What should I eat?
I have 528 calories left for the day before I go to my step class and burn another 600 or so, I'm hungry and have already indulged in all the snacks I brought today (diary is open). Whatever it is has to be something that you might find at a fast food joint, ice cream place, salad bar, or CVS . . . ready? GO!
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clothes that fit
I’m sorry but I don’t understand how people don’t realize that they look 5 to 10 pounds lighter just by wearing clothes that fit properly. I just saw a woman who probably had a fine figure, but her shirt was too tight and trying to ride up and her skirt was going the way of her shirt. If it were up to her clothes they…
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Change in body odor, suggestions?
Wasn't sure where to put this, so here it is. So I started with mfp in March. Prior to joining I was a 150-155 pound slightly overweight group fit instructor, so definitely active. I was eating pretty much the right things, just not in the right proportions (okay, and maybe a little more frequently fitting an unnecessary…
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Finding fruit
I think it's absolutely disgusting that it took me 10 minutes and 4 restaurants to find fresh uncut fruit. Seriously, 10 minutes to hunt down an apple in center city Charlotte? Just Fresh my *kitten*.
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smelling co-workers lunches
I'm sitting here smelling a co-workers lunch and it's driving my tastebuds crazy! I swear I smell a buffalo chicken sandwich with fries . . . and in my head I'm seeing a fried chicken sandwich with buffalo sauce and provolone cheese and waffle fries . . . and I want it NOW!
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poor decisions last night = starving this morning
I drank with some friends last night, and then went home and ate whatever was left over in the fridge (2 oz of salmon, 3 bites of meat loaf, 3 oz of pork with carrots and onions). The biggest killer was the 4 glasses of wine (2 out and 2 at home). Today I am STARVING. It's not even 9 and I'm already staring down my morning…
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Back acne under sports bra
Okay, so I'm getting acne on my back between my shoulder blades from my racer back tanks and sports bras. I have something that I use on my face that has a high bensoyl peroxide percentage, I use that on my back too. I also always use a wash cloth or mesh shower puff and triple milled natural soaps. It’s disgusting, and I…
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calorie burn decrease = discouragement and frusgtration.
I've made better progress tghan I thought I would over the last few weeks. I'm 12 lbs down of the 20 I figured my body could handle (I think I can go a little further and still be healthy, but I digress). Any way, I'm starting to get seriously discouraged. A work out that I used to do with far less effort is now yeilding a…
