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Jenn's open challenge
I am thinking about making a challenge. Not sure what to create. but I have been in a funk lately. I need something to kick me in the *kitten*. Anyone feeling like this? I lost by best friend last week, she moved to Florida, and I live in Indiana, and I have been eating everything in sight. I know excuses, excuses. So, if…
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Hip pain question
ok... today I was walking oh... about 3.8 mph according to runkeeper. About 1.5 miles in my hip started killing me like I pinched something. I had to get home, so my walk totaled like a lil over 2 miles. Now, if I walk... with my feet close together, I'm ok. but If I spread out farther like 1 foot in front of the other...…
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Walker Tracker
Hi, Anyone use WalkerTracker.com? If you do, feel free to add me as a friend on there. My name there is: jennmoore
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Indiana anyone???
Hi, I am in Northwest Indiana. I was wondering if anyone is close to me...
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Zucchini help
Hi, I have Zucchini in my garden this year and I was wondering what do you do with them? Besides make bread and fry it. That is really the only things we do with them. I am looking for recipes. Any ideas would be helpful! I do fry it with extra vergin olive oil so that is better than reg veggie oil.
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Pizza Hut story! LOL
Last night my hubby thought it would be nice to go out to eat. So, while I was hoping for a real restaurant, like Round the Clock or something, he chose Pizza Hut. We were looking at the menu, and I was on my phone. He was like "Who are you texting?" I told him I was looking up the calories in the pasta, and sandwiches. So…
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Cool IPhone Apps, I found!
O.K. While I was checking out the App Store, I found some cool FREE Apps... Daily Arm Workout FREE Daily Butt Workout FREE Daily Ab Workout FREE Jillian Michaels Slim-Down Solution Daily Yoga FREE Daily Cardio Workout FREE Now, I didn't download the Yoga, and I haven't used the Jillian one yet. But the others I have used…
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Coffee help?!?!?
I found a older man who roasted his own coffee beans and grounded them and flavored them. He was at a fair we went to a few months ago. I bought some of the wonderful coffee, and ever since I have been with MFP, I have been scared to have some, because I have no clue about the calories. I think that I am over thinking…
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Resistance bands?
Hi, I have been using resistance bands for my strength training. How would I log them? I really don't even know the names of the exercises I am even doing. 1. I just wrap the band around my back and push it forward, 2. then I hold it above my head shoulder width apart, and pull down, 3. then the last one I do it where I…
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Question for those who have a HRM
o.k. Right now, I shut off my HRM when I am done with my work out. Should I leave it on till my HR gets out of the burn zone, or wait till my HR is down to normal? Or keep doing what I do. When do you turn your's off after a work out in relation to your heart rate???
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Swimming with HRM
Now, my Polar FT4 "says" you can swim with it on just dont push any buttons while wet. Anyone actually try it? Jenn
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Weird Question....
O.K. First, I work in health care. I am a Surgical Technologist. And eating while at work is a battle. You either get it when you can or you don't get lunch. There are days where all you have is 5 min to pee, eat and roll on to the next case. Some days you are there 12 + hours and have not had any food. It is a crazy job…
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Nike + Ipod app for Iphone question
Hi, I got a IPhone recently, and it came with the Nike App. Now I tried to use it for the first time. It says "start walking to activate your sensor." Well, I walked, jogged, put it into my jeans pocket, my scrubs pocket, walked at 3.0 on the treadmill, and that stinking sensor doesn't start. What the heck am I doing…
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Settings on HRM Question
o.k. I set my HRM to XXX weight. Now when I lose weight, do I have to reset the settings? if I am at 210 now, and later I am 180, will it still be as accurate as it was when I was 210?
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HRM/Calorie question
o.k. so for those of you who have a HRM... let me ask you this... Here is my scenario You create a new excersize for let say XXX work out video with xxx calories burned. now the next time you do that video, do you use the same one you created and just adjust the time? or do you create a new exercise every time you work…
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Question....
o.k. I do the squats and my legs are on fire. Is this really helping burn calories? or is it just gaining muscle? Am I wasting my time here? or doing a good thing? Jenn
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The people here.....
You know, I have never stuck with a "deit" for very long. I always give up. The food wins... After joining MFP, I actually look forward to getting on here and seeing what my friends are up to. I am on here more than facebook. I see some of my friends working out, and I think to myself, I got to work out today because "…
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Heart Rate monitor
o.k. From what I have read here, a Polar FT4 or FT7 is the best to get. So when I google "polar FT4" all that comes up is the watch style HRM. People keep saying to wash out the pads, throw it in the washing machine ect, but from what I see there are no pads with the watch style. Can anyone point me in the correct…
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Question
o.k. I have a stepper. It tells me how many steps, how many aerobic steps, distance in miles and calories burned. What I am wondering is this... It I wear it all day and it tells me I walked, (lets say) 2.4 miles, do I log that as fitness here? I would be wearing it from the time I get dressed till the time I put on my…
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Stupid Question
Now, you may think I am nuts, but I am going to ask anyways. Now, at work we only get so much time for lunch. and at home, if things are crazy then I only walk on the treadmil for a few minutes. So, my real question is.... If I walk 10 min here and 5 min there through out the day, does it really help things? Like last…
