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fear of biking
i used to bike to work a few years ago (10 mi each way), but i've been out of it for a while, and i'm a little scared to jump into it again. i fell pretty hard once and hit my head (wasn't wearing a helmet, so so so stupid), and could have died. that didn't stop me from riding to work, though i did start wearing my helmet…
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Best of Thread, Before and After!!
Hello! I was looking through success stories during my lunch break, hoping to find some inspiring before/after pics. I did find several, but I am seriously in need of some hardcore motivation. All of the NSVs are amazing, but I thought a "Best Of" thread linking to past posts of some dramatic changes would be helpful. If…
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NSV~!
A sexy boy at work, who is ten years younger than I, by the way, told me that I need to stop wearing shorts to work because it's distracting. :p About a month ago, I started riding my bike to work every day (about eight miles each way), it's nice to know it's doing my legs some noticeable good.
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Biking to work, school, etc
Who does it, how long is your ride, and do you have any advice for someone just starting out? Actually, I'm not even starting out; I'm only in the process of considering it. Work is eight miles away (one way), and there are no hills. I have a cruiser. Would it be best to get a lighter bike? Not that I can afford it at the…
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Mexican food!
Going to a birthday dinner with family tonight, but I don't want to go over on calories. They don't have any nutritional info available (I even called). Any advice for low cal choices? I LOVE Mexican, but all my favorites are like a million calories. I have a feeling I'll be having taco salad hold the taco shell :sad:
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eating back exercise calories
Yep, another one of these. So for nearly two months, ever since I started using MFP, I've been staying right around 1200 calories per day regardless of exercise, and lost about fifteen pounds at a healthy rate, and felt healthy and not tired (unless I didn't get enough sleep). I averaged about two pounds per week. The last…
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I swear I'm not pregnant...
...but tonight I ate like I was. I was planning a tuna salad, but found I was out of light mayo. I remember reading a suggestion on here about adding salsa instead, which at the time sounded suspicious, but since I was desperate i thought I'd give it a shot. It didn't sound that great on a salad though, so luckily I had…
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HRM vs. MFP database calories burned
I just ordered a HRM today, and I am fairly sure that once I start using it, my burns aren't going to be as high as MFP says they are. Which isn't such a bad thing, as it will hopefully motivate me to step up my intensity. But how do I log it? Is there a "quick add" for exercise like there is for food? Maybe (likely) I'm…
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wind trainer
So I have one of these: http://www.healthstylesexercise.com/catalog/images/0179_Schwinn_Airdyne_lg.jpg Could the calories burned on that be comparable to an elliptical trainer, since it works the arms as well? There's no way to adjust the resistance or incline or anything, as it uses wind resistance, so the faster you go,…
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30DS routine without the dvd because Windows is a *kitten*
Was going to do Day 6 of 30DS this evening, and found that after Windows updated last night, every DVD I try to play on my computer crashes it (something to do with the graphics card I think, I've had this problem before and thought it was fixed after contacting tech support and they made me reinstall Windows, but anyway).…
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trying to avoid a plateau...
I don't know if this is sound logic, but I just recently started working out everyday, and I'm trying to avoid a plateau by starting off fairly easy, not doing too much so that when I start to plateau I'll be able to kick it up a notch and not have to kill myself and get burnt out and slack off. Right now I'm just doing…
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taking measurements
I apologize if this has been posted somewhere recently, but I'm having trouble figuring out how to take my measurements, because I can't seem to find a definitive answer about where/how. The neck is easy enough, but the waist and hips are a little trickier. I've mostly read that you measure at the narrowest part of your…
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ello ello!
Hello all, I am new to MFP, just been tracking my diet and exercise for a few days so far. I'm thirty-one, and always struggled and yo-yoed with my weight. I've had periods of being semi-fit, but they were short-lived, as I get impatient and expect miracles to happen overnight, and when they didn't, I'd give up. I've been…
