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743 days on MFP, I year at Maintenance
around 743 days ago I was sitting one night watching Army wives with my wife. Was one of those shows that we would watch together on netflix. In the particular episode the Generals wife who was a fit attractive late came down with Diabetes. I thought to myself OMG if someone like that can get Diabetes what does that mean…
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All my Noob Questions in one spot.
Figured I could stick all the stupid questions in one place. That way it will make it easier for me and maybe others in the future to learn from my mistakes. 1) This is probably the most embarrassing question for me, So I figure to get it out first and then the rest will become easier. Having lost in excess of 100lbs in…
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Cold Weather Tights and gear
The temp is dropping here in Ontario and rides are getting Colder. I had been adding pieces of kit as I go knowing that temp drop was coming. Thursday night I had my arm warmers, vest and jersey on and was pretty good up top. I had bought a pair of cheap knee warmers and they seemed good for the temperature we were riding…
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Bike Fitting
It seems you can not go into a bike shop these days and not have the staff try to sell you a bike fitting. We are not talking the buying a new bike and getting it sized correctly. I am talking the get the calipers and plumb bob out and measure every angle for 150.00 to 200.00 dollars. Is this level of fitting really needed…
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Serious Question for Bigger Riders
So I bought myself a pair of Bontrager Race Bibs a couple weeks ago and love the added comfort the bring when on the bike. It allowed me to easily go fro 45-60 minute rides to 120 minutes over night. Not wanting to scare the women and Children I have been wearing a variety of "Running" shorts over top of them while out…
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Activity Tracker VS HRM VS Phone App
I have tried searching this and still not seeing the answer so i will ask. I have a Galaxy S4 with a variety of apps for activity tracking. The two I seem to keep going to are moves and the Samsung S Health. Based on all the technology in a phone (GPS, Gyros, Barometers....) Is this as accurate as a Fitbit, polar loop or…
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trends
No I am not talking the latest fad diets or exercise trends. I am thinking emotional trends. I am sure if we poled a large number of MFP weight loss participants we would see a trend in emotional states through out the process. The highs and lows would probably be similar. If you are feeling some lows now where are you in…
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C25k app and everything Android
Wondering if anyone is using the c25k app from active? Is it worth it? Currently I am using the built in Samsung App on a Galaxy s4 for tracking every day activity MFP App for food and nutrition Runkeeper for my walk/running Is there an ultimate Android app? Something that does a good job of all three? What do you use?
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New Guy Here
Well I am signed up and posting up in hopes that gaining some online encouragement will help me in my weight loss Journey. I work as a computer Analyst and gained over 100lbs over the course of 20 years. Last year I was out of work and took a job doing construction to make ends meet and manage to go from a 52" waist down…
