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How come walking burns a lot of calories ?
i go for walking daily for 1 to 1 hr 30 mins at an average speed of 7 km/hr (4.3 mph) and cover a distance of 10 kms ( 6.2 miles) I burn more than 1000 calories according to my sports tracking instrument...my endomondo tracker also shows the same results...
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Why do people care so much about height ?
While strolling through MFP forums i noticed people's monomania with height & their proclamation of how lucky they are to be tall and the numero uno thing they see in in prospective date/spouse is height. I don't understand this fixation over elevation as if being tall is like enthroned with superhuman abilities and being…
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Do you agree dieting is bad for health ?
I hate dieting from the bottom of my heart.I believe in eating proper nutritious food and exercising at regular intervals is the way to healthy living and not starving yourself. By dieting you not only loose weight but you loose muscle mass too and leads to body going through starvation mode resulting in body being denied…
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My 110 lbs loss journey ! (pics including before after )
Hi guys and gals:smile: , I was obese for all my teenage life.I became obese because of many reasons but primarily because of a bad lifestyle which included binge eating and no psychical activity at all.With obesity came it's added baggage of being ridiculed,mocked and insulted time and again.This completely killed my self…
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What was your most embarrassing moment ?
note :- please reply with respect to your weight issues and not your personal life matters.... eg relationships.. mine :- i had applied for military officers recruitment exams when i was still morbidly obese.When i reached the testing center i saw everybody except for me were slim and fit....when i reached the gates two…
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What has Race got to do with BMI and Weight ?
With a waistline of 34 inch and a BMI of 25 i thought i was normal untill a visit to a doctor yesterday who told me that i am actually still obese. To my horror i asked how is that possible. He said that since i am Asian Indian my BMI is different from Caucasians and other ethnic groups. He says for Indians BMI range is…
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can i increase my height at 24 ?
I am 5'9 , although taller than most girls but shorter than most american guys....is it possible to increase my height at this age? I know growth stops after 18 but i read somewhere that stretching exercise increases height.....is it true? I just want to grow 1-2 inches taller....
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Friends, do you like my exercise and diet program ?
I usually wake up at 5 am...by 6 i am at gym... I start by running at 9 kmph( 5.5 mph) for 20 minutes -> calories burned = 274 followed by cycling for 10 mins --> calories burned = 100 and then elliptical trainer for 10 mins--> calories burned = 100 followed by squats,pushups and lunges each 50 times.. and finally weight…
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sever muslce pain, please help me out ?
Yesterday i went to gym for the first time after a gap of 3 months and i made a fatal mistake of lifting heavy weights without any kind of warmup excercise and as a result i am having severe muslce soreness all over my body. I took ibuprofen,put ice and hot water bag but the pain is still persistent.......what should i do…
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Is there anything wrong with my lifestyle ?
My daily consumption is around 1000-1200 cals.I exercise twice daily in early morning and in the evening for 1 hour each and burn around 800-1200 cals.The morning exercise usually consists of various aerobatic and cardiovascular exercises sand in the evening i go for jogging for 5-6 miles. My diet consists of…
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How many calories does the following food items have?
1) a glass of home made orange juice with artificial sweeteners(one small tablet) 2) a plate of salad consisting of cabbage,onion,grapes,pomegranate,apple,beans,carrot, reddish, cauliflower and capsicum and black pepper
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Hi! Anyone burning 1000 cals a day ?
I have been burning a minimum of 1000 calories each day for the past 1 month, i would like to add people to my friendliest who exercise a lot. warm regards
