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weight affected by muscle building
I have restarted my workout program over the past 3 months (yea me!) slowly at first- up until now- where I am 5-6 days a week anywhere from 60 min- 120 minutes a day. I cross train from jogging, road biking, spinning, aerobics, or walking. I have not added any weight training yet. Here is my question. For those of you…
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Need help staying long term
I have done myfitnesspal off and on for a couple of years- over all- after the birth of my son- I have lost 74 lbs. This is all good. I have been really working at getting the last 40 lbs off that I want to get off to get to my size 6 again- I lost 20 of them in the past two months. Here's my question: do any of you hit…
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recommend HRM
I have always used the Polar F4 watch and chest strap for all of my HRM information, calories burned, target HR, etc. My chest band stopped working so I went online to order a new one- I couldn't believe all the different "bluetooth" gadgets that connect to iphones, sync with this site, etc. I ended up not ordering because…
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Why use protein shakes
I am pretty knowledgeable about nutrition, calories, exercise and all the basics- but I am really curious about what the advantage is to using a protein shake? When I hit a stand still in my weight loss a month or so ago, my trainer told me to try substituting a protein shake in place of a meal and that might shake things…
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Mixing it up
This may seem like a dumb question, but I am seriously interested in the answer. I have read over and over again about stalling on weight loss and how your body adjusts to your routines of working out. People recommend throwing something new into their routine to get things going again and changing things around- I totally…
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upcoming nights out and staying on plan
I have been diligent about my eating and working out- I exercise at 6 days a week for a burn of 700-1200 cal a day. Here is my question, I have a couple of special nights out coming up this week (and have already had one on Saturday night too)- Now, going out to eat in Little Italy in Manhatten is a bit of a treat- we only…
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at my wits end
Totally frustrated. I am not one to complain but I am worried I am getting to a place where I will quit if I don't see results. I am frustrated because I am working so so hard, and still have so much weight to lose- and nothing is coming off. I work out a lot. I burn between 700-1200 calories 6 days a week. I eat many of…
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My first REAL nsv
Okay, now I am nuerotic because yesterday I posted about frustration in hitting a plateau and now I am ecstatic- please forgive me- but I went to a black tie event for an art opening for my husband last night- I had on a very fitted cocktail dress and was nervous about going- I had at least 3 people come up to me and ask…
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when does muscle building transition to a falling scale?
I have been on the site for many months now- It has now been an honest 7-8 weeks that I have been working at this pretty hard. In that time, I lost 11 lbs. I know many of you will say that's great, but most of those I lost in the first 2 weeks. It has been slow-to-barely-losing since then. I am still an honest 20-25 lbs…
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Sleep help! My body won't stop
Is anyone else having this problem? I work out hard 6 days a week with super intense cardio workouts and am training for a squash tournament. Recently, I have found it impossible to sleep! I wake up after about 4 hours of sleep and can't sleep anymore. I have taken ambien to help, but again, wake after 4 hours (when it's…
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Burning 1000+ calories a day
Okay, so I don't do it every day, but most days I burn anywhere from 1000-1400 calories- I do this in just two hours actually- because I play squash (which is super intense) and classes like spin etc. My question is this- there is so much talk about "eating exercise calories" yada yada. I get it - I understand the concept…
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sweating buckets
Okay gross topic but, I seriously have always wondered, why do some people sweat so much more than others? I am someone who absolutely sweats buckets- I always have- fit or unfit- heavy or thin- I did 1 hour and 45 min workout today and drank 64 oz of water!!! Seriously drenched. I've read that sweating is a good cleanser…
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Are you inline with what MFP predicts for your weight loss?
I have been a member (off and on) for about 6 months or so- and have had success with losing weight, however, have never stuck with it long enough to get to the real numbers I want. Here's my question. When you fill in your diary and close it out for the day, MFP predicts how long it will take you to get to a certain…
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Any squash players out there?
I was just wondering- I took up squash in the Spring and am totally addicted to it!! Not to mention it is the best calorie burner around...I played today for one hour and burned 1000 calories. Anyone else?
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High weight plateau
I have been dieting "off and on" since January. I fell off the wagon from May through the end of July and thankfully, did not gain all of my weight back, but did gain enough that it was upsetting. I have been back on my plan again- exercising daily buring anywhere from 500-900 calories a day. I eat a low carb diet weighing…
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Staying motivated long term?
Hi all- I've been doing this off and on since January with great results so far- working out almost daily and my conditioning is good now! I've dropped 1.5 dress sizes and although I am still 20 lbs from my goal for summer, I am much closer than I was... here's my question- I feel my motivation dropping- getting a little…
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Do any of you struggle with hormonal blocks?
I just started to look into all the different hormones that can make weight loss harder and easier for different people. I have no idea if i truly even fall into this category, but wondered if anyone out there struggles with the "Cortisol" issue, and if so, what do you do about it? How have you altered what you eat?…
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How many days to undo a "free for all"
So, on Easter weekend, I let it go- totally.... everything and anything I wanted- so much so that I was absolutely sick by the end of the day...I made the mistake of weighing myself this morning and am up 3 lbs- I am not freaking out about it- and have been totally back on plan since Monday- and yes working out daily-…
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My first NSV!!!
Last year I had my fourth child. A few weeks after giving birth, I weighed 243 lbs and did not recognize myself- last summer's clothes were all purchased at a plus sized store and I just wanted to cry... Fast forward to today- it's hot here so I put on my khakis- they are HUGE! I can pull them off and on without…
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My first NSV!!!
Last year I had my fourth child. A few weeks after giving birth, I weighed 243 lbs and did not recognize myself- last summer's clothes were all purchased at a plus sized store and I just wanted to cry... Fast forward to today- it's hot here so I put on my khakis- they are HUGE! I can pull them off and on without…
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If the scale isn't doing what you want
I just came across this article and thought it was very informative if the scale has not been your friend. I know I get very frustrated when I'm working so hard, eating right, and not getting the results I want- anyway, hope this helps some of you as well... http://www.healthdiscovery.net/articles/scale_lies.htm
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Did you stay on plan this weekend
I just wanted to hear some advice from people out there- I thought I was doing very good staying on plan- working out every day a lot, doing really good- I've lost 6 lbs and was ecstatic- the problem is the weekends- I do really good until the evening- and then my husband puts out all of my favorite things like bread to…
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need encouragement
I don't want to be a whiny, complainer, but I need help staying positive and to keep going. I am pretty frustrated right now. I have been trying to lose weight since January- off and on of course- but mostly on. Since Jan 1, I have only lost a total of 9 lbs. I joined this site recently and really started paying attention…
