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Help Me Prove Them (and Myself) Wrong!
I am 45 and am going through perimenopause. I have been told by more then one person it's hard to loose weight at this age. I have been through a lot this year with loosing my Dad in January. My mom had died 2 years before him. I am to young to have lost both my parents. The last several years have been rough I binged out…
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Daily Items not staying on record
I am having two small issues. I created my own recipe for my mocha I have every day. It doesn't show up at all under my "recent' despite having it daily. It only shows up under "frequent" The bagels or muffins or other breakfast foods stay under "recent" as does the my mocha topping, but not the my mocha itself. Any reason…
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Need Accountability Partners
My name is Angela and I need help! I KNOW how to eat right. I KNOW how to exercise. I've gotten lazy in both things. I know what to do and I am not doing it. I was to my doctor yesterday due to a minor health issue that has come up. I need accountability partners that will help me get my fiber, fruits and veggies in my…
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Chicken Breast Recipe Ideas
I eat a lot of chicken I usually do shake and bake, or bread parmesan. Sometimes I cook just with olive oil but finds that dries it out. What is your favorite recipe for a chicken breast? As I cook for just one, ideas that can modified for one person would be great.
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App Notification Question
When I comment on a friend's status on my news feed, how do I turn off the alerts that come across my phone that someone else also commented on it? It's getting annoying to me to get them every single day.
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I'm back (lost track of how many times)
I looked at myself in the mirror last night and hated what I saw. I'm only 5'2" and I am over 150 pounds. That is more then I when I first joined here 8 years ago. I got myself down at that time to 115 and I want to again. I am a runner. I set my personal best times for my 5k and my 10k when I was about 30 pounds lighter…
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Starting again for the third time (or is the fouth?)
I need help sticking to this! I saw a number on the scales last week I've never seen before. It's a number that was higher then the first time I started this! I've spent a lot of money this year buying bigger clothes as nothing was fitting me anymore. One would think I wouldn't have this issue as I am a runner. Only thing…
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Re-Starting Yet Again
I need to get back on this and keeping track at what I eat. I need to be eating better. I need to stop eating so much junk food. I need to work out. I need to get back running. I feel overweight and out of shape. I've been buying larger size clothing, including running clothes. I've been running for 6 1/2 years and have…
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Chicken
I eat a lot of skinless boneless chicken breasts. They are inexpensiveness to buy compared to other meats. I'm looking for ideas of different ways to cook one up. I either just cook it plain in the oven with a little olive oil and a few spices, breaded Parmesan chicken or in a type of sauce with peas and carrots. Got any…
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Need Motivation to Get up Early!
I need motivation to get up and run BEFORE work! Yes, that means leaving by 5:30 AM to get my run in. I struggle. Mostly because I get on my phone as soon as I wake up. It charges by my bed as I use it as a secondary alarm clock. I need to motivate myself to STOP playing on my phone and getting up to run. I was on it for…
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Re-Starting - Yet again!
I've tried to ignore the number on the scales and the need to buy bigger size clothing. Last week I was devastated when I reached to the back of my closet for my nicest dress to wear to my work Christmas party and it was to tight!! :( I re-started Saturday. It's been a struggle in just the few days. I find myself WANTING…
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Running in Winter
I HATE winter running (which is really funny since I'm Canadian and live in Nova Scotia) It's bitterly cold today (feel like of -21C) and I need to do 4k. I'm training to run 40k for my 40th birthday. I'm on week one and really don't want to miss a day on the first week! I've never run in anything below -15, and that was…
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What is your favorite healthy snack?
I'm looking for some healthy snack ideas. With getting back into a fitness routine, I'm finding myself hungry mid-morning. I'm looking for ideas that are low-calorie and yummy. I should note I am not a fan of nuts.
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Garmin Connect Auto Adjust
Is there a way to have my Garmin NOT give my auto adjust for my calories burned? When I activate for a run or cardio workout, I still want that to upload automatically. I don't want the auto adjust. That's just normal every day activity of what I do, I don't want that to count towards my calories burned.
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Water Consumption - Entering data
Wasn't sure where else to ask this. Is anyone else having issues adding their water take on the computer? Doesn't matter if its my work computer (excel) or my home computer (chrome) it won't let me add my water. I can on the app on my phone (which I don't always have access to or internet available (over my data right now))
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Allrecipes.com v MFP - Calorie Count
I know calorie counts can differ by a little, but this one wasn't a little. I made the Honey-Garlic Slow Cooker Chicken today. Allrecipies.com says its 325 calories per serving. When I add on to MFP using the web link to add it to my recipes, it came up as 492 calories. That's a big difference! If you get a big difference…
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Race Weekend
This coming weekend is my race weekend. I'm running in Martitime Race Weekend and doing what is called the Tartan Twosome. I'm running a 5k Friday night at 7pm and a 10k (my first!) Saturday morning at 8am. I'm looking for two pieces of advice on this race. 1) At that time should I make my last meal before my race on…
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Running medals display and water question
By this fall after I run the Tarton Twosome at Maritime Race Weekend ( Friday night 5k and Saturday morning 10k) my running medal count goes from 2 medals to 5. (I get one medal for Friday night, one for Saturday and one for doing both.). Hanging them from the hook on my floor lenght lamp won't work. Where does everyone…
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Running - 5K to 10k Training
I know there is an app to do this, but I'm doing it on my own. I heard you are to add 10% a week when upping your distance. My plan right now is to add 0.5k a week. This week I'm doing 5.5k and in two weeks I will do 6k (I won't have time to run next week unless I get up really early before work), the next week 6.5k and so…
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Afternoon Race - What to eat
I am running my second ever 5k race this weekend. The race is at 3pm on Saturday. I've been looking into what is the best to eat before race day, but it seems all of it assumes your race is in the morning, mine isn't! I'm trying to figure out what is the best to eat the best timing to eat it, especially come Saturday. One…
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Milk 2 Go Sport
Has anyone tried this? Does it taste like a regular milk? I was thinking of trying it on occasion as it's high in protein. I'm trying (and failing) to incorporate more protein into my diet as I'm always way under.
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Protein Shake Question
I was thinking of trying protein shakes. I bought two one-time packets. They are both Kaizen Natural Whey Protein. It says to mix it with water or your favorite beverage. Do most people mix theirs with water or is their something else you mix yours with? The flavors I got are chocolate and strawberry-banana.
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Need a recipe using blueberries
I took some of my fresh local blueberries out of the freezer and now I need to make something with them! There are two cups of blueberries. Anyone got some good low-calories recipes to share? I'm mostly looking for some breakfast ideas to use with them.
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Showers at Good Life
I've never used the showers before at the gym. I go home and shower. I'm a very modest person and like my privacy. I recently got a new job. It takes me about an hour to get to work now using the transit system. (I do not drive.) The last couple of days have been a battle to get in my workout and get to work on time.…
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How do I stop?
I was recently layed off from my job and am looking for a new one in my field. This past week was my first week of not working. I found myself "snacking" all day long. Since the dollar store and grocery store are a 10 minute walk away, I was there almost every day this past week. I am home all day long. How do I stop…
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Running in the dark
I started my running in the late spring. When it was warm. My first running clothes were nothing but shorts and short sleeved shirts. I finally got the funds together so I could get to pair of pants and a couple of *kitten*. I haven't been running since my race in September and miss it. However, now that I have the warmer…
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Favorite Youtube Exercise Video
What is your favorite exercise video on line to watch? I"ve been going JM online because my DVD keep freezing. On youtube there's these stupid annoying commercials now in the middle of them! What is your favorite good cardio workout (maybe with hand weights) that you do that I can find online. I"m looking for something new!
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Daily Water Cooler Thread
All right ladies, I guess we need to start this again. Out most recent one seems to have been deleted with the change. So not fair since we can't see or comment on each other's recent posts!!!
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Furniture and a baseboard heater
Is it safe to put the head board of my bed up against an baseboard heater? My room is a little crowded the way it is, and I was wondering if I re-arranged the way I have it set up, if it would give me more room to get around my bed. Right now I can "just" squeeze around one corner of the bed because of the totes I have…
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First 5K - What to eat BEFORE race
My first 5K is a week from tomorrow. I feel ready and excited! My question is what should I eat before? The race is at 8am and they want us there are least an hour early. Since it will take about 30 minutes or so to get there, that means I will probably be leaving around the 6:30 range. That's a good hour and half BEFORE I…
