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Looking for new maintainers to friend!
Day 1 of maintenance mode and I'm pretty nervous about changing gears - moderation isn't something I'm used to with food. I could use some other newbies (and veterans, honestly) to friend and chat with! Add me if you'd like. =)
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HRM's and strength training (specifically aerial)
I know, I know, this has been talked to death apparently. But did it completely break anyone else's heart to find out their heart rate monitor isn't accurately calculating calories burned during strength training? Specifically, I was hoping to use mine to track my aerial workouts, which is a specialized, kind of…
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Simple little hack for more protein and less carbs
I make a lot of one-pot stews, curries, etc that go over rice because they are easy and I can use them to put pretty much any leftover assortment of veggies I have to good use. Recently I discovered a trick that helps me keep my rice obsession in check and get in some extra protein too - I slow-cook a bunch of chicken…
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Overweight pregnancy vs fit pregnancy
Are there any mamas out there who experienced an overweight/unhealthy first pregnancy and a fit second pregnancy? If so, would you mind sharing your experiences about the second? Were you better able to maintain a healthy weight during pregnancy? Was it easier to "bounce back" after? This will be my scenario if I get…
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Loving my body in clothes but still hating it naked
Just reaching out for support and hopefully a few "I know how you feels" about this recent body image/self-hate spiral I've gotten caught up in: Although I am at a healthy weight (after losing 30 lbs in the past 2 years) and am generally very happy with how I look and fit into clothing, I'm still having a huge amount of…
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Favorite bodyweight / calisthenic exercises for glutes and hams?
Trying to target this area for toning because my aerial training pretty much covers my upper body and core in that department. Gimme what ya got! =)
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Any other aerialists here?
I currently train on static trapeze and aerial silks. I'd love to connect with other aerialists on MFP if y'all are out there. Also, I'm really curious as to how you log your training sessions. =)
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Celebrating 2 years of progress and new goals!
Hi everyone! I'm new to the MFP community and wanted to share a bit of my story and state (publicly...commitment!!) my new fitness goals as I move forward after 2 years of falling in love with fitness and nutrition. Like so many people, I've struggled with maintaining my weight and having good body image since middle…
