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Marathon Training Concerns
Hi everyone, I'm a 24 year old female, about 125-130 pounds and in good athletic shape. I decided a few months ago to apply for the lottery for the Chicago Marathon - and surprisingly, I got a spot! For the past 1-2 months, I have been pretty steadily running on the treadmill. I have been doing the majority of my training…
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Sober February!
Decided to give up all sorts of alcohol for the month of February. Who's with me!?
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Am I too muscular?
I'm a 23 year old female, about 125 pounds and 5'5". I work out six days a week, lifting four days according to the following split: Tuesdays: chest and shoulders Thursdays: Legs Saturdays: Biceps and Triceps Sundays: Back and abs I also am an avid runner. Monday and Wednesday are my long cardio days, and on lift days I…
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Fitbit Steps and Calories - Accurate?
I recently just invested in a Fitbit Charge to monitor my steps and calories burned throughout the work day and to track my workouts. I was just curious what everyone's experience with the Fitbit Charge was, and if they feel that the steps, calories burned, etc are accurate? I ask because when I woke up this morning it…
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Work lunch at Italian Restaurant... What to eat?
Hi all! My boss is taking our team out for a fancy lunch to celebrate a recent accomplishment on our project. We are going to an Italian restaurant called Maggiano's Little Italy. Here's the menu: http://www.maggianos.com/menu/lunch I'm trying to figure out what the best (healthiest and lowest calorie) option on the menu.…
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Nervous about my first 10k!
I just signed up for my first 10k with a couple of my coworkers for next Saturday, 8/8 and I'm super excited! I have always ran a lot in the past - multiple days a week. However, the majority of this running has been done on the treadmill. I can run a 10k on the treadmill with (relative) ease, however I'm worried that the…
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Confused about how many calories I should be eating.
Okay, let me just start out to say that I'm not really trying to lose any weight. I know that I am at a healthy weight for my body frame and height. Current stats: Female, age 23 Current weight ~125lbs 5 feet and 5.5 inches tall Job: Biologist at Abbott. I work in two different labs on opposite ends of the building and…
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Question for the ladies
Have any of you ladies out there lost your cycle due to your induced fitness schedule? I have always worked out a lot - grew up a soccer player and a runner. When I was in college (within the last four years) I began running a lot and strength training a few times a week. In January of 2013 I had my last period. I have…
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How would you describe my activity level?
I'm a 22 year old (almost 23), 5'5" female weighing in at roughly 125 pounds. I work out 6 times a week as follows: Heavy lifting 3-4 days a week with usually a 5k run on the same day. Cardio days 2-3 days a week (when I don't have lift days) usually anywhere between 4-7 miles run. Sometimes on my "rest" day I will take a…
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How to stop binge eating?
Hi all - So here's my story. I'm a 22 year old active female. Current weight 125 lbs and about 5'5". I work out 6 days a week. I do a lot of cardio, usually no more than 3 miles a day. My normal workout schedule is as follows: Monday: Cardio. 4-7 mile run depending. Tuesday: Short run (3 miles) then lifting shoulders and…
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Fitness freaks of the greater Chicago area?
Any fellow fitness fiends living in the greater Chicago area out there?
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Macro Question
Hey guys. I have recently been trying to switch over into the mindset of watching my macros instead of really focusing on calories as much (it's a hard thing to do, trust me). Anyways, I'm confused by the macro requirements suggested to me by MFP. Currently, without exercise and my account set up for maintenance at…
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Ladies - What are your macros?
Currently trying to switch over from the mind set of "staying within my calorie range" to "meeting my macros". I know MFP just gives you estimates on what your macros should be, so I'm just trying to personalize a bit. Currently, MFP is suggesting that I eat (before exercise that is): 229g of carbs 61g of fat 92g of…
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Leg Day
What are your routines for leg day? What exercises, sets, number of reps, frequency are you training at? Looking to change things up and maybe making the switch to barbells. I'm currently doing: Goblet squats: 20lb 15 reps x3-4 Dumbbell lunges: Two 20lb 20 reps x3-4 Calf Raises Two 30lb 25 reps x4 Advanced Sumo Squats:…
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How to approach someone at the gym?
So I just moved to the northern suburbs of Chicago about 5 months ago for a new job. The first thing that I did was join a gym, which I've been attending religiously (5-6 days a week). Anyways, as you can imagine, it's been hard to meet people out here all by myself. There are SO many people that I would like to talk to at…
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Critique my lifting plan
So I have been lifting weights for a while (almost two years) and have seen some pretty big gains from when I've started! I'm not trying to bulk - I just like the toned, cut look that lifting gives you. Anyways, I always read that doing the same exercises all the time will cause yourself to plateau. I was wondering if…
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Quick recipes for one?
I need some ideas for quick, healthy recipes that I can make for one. I work from 6:30am - 5pm every day and head to the gym straight from work, so I don't even get home until about 6:30 at night. This leaves me zero time for food prep or to cook an intrinsic meal for myself. I'm trying to stray away from the same old pan…
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How many days a week do you train?
I'm 5'5", 120 pounds and female. My job consists of "light activity" as I work at a pharmaceutical company, so I walk around sometimes but spend the majority of my time either doing light chemistry work in the laboratory or crunching data at my desk. My current workout schedule is this: Lift weights 2-3x a week: Day one:…
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Calorie counting becoming a real problem?
Sorry if this topic is being posted in the wrong section - I couldn't think of a better place to post it, nor could I find a previous post which answered my question. I've been calorie counting on and off for a few months, I was active on MFP a few years ago in 2012 but quit my habit before it became a huge issue. Anyways,…
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Should I see a doctor?
I'm a 22 year old female, 5'5" and 120-125 pounds. I'm very active and work out usually 5 times a week. I'll normally do some kind of cardio (usually running) and weight training on most days that I work out. The past few weeks I have been getting extremely light headed when at the gym. I always thought that it was just…
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Help! I have amenorrhea?
I'm 22 years old, 5'5" and 120 pounds. I have secondary amenorrhea due to excessive exercise. I haven't had a period since January of 2013 and am getting really worried. In the past I have seen my gyno who gave me the progesterone pill and said it would give me my period back. It didn't. They wanted to put me on birth…
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Healthy snacks?
What are your go-to healthy snacks? I normally just eat mixed nuts (almonds, cashews), apples, pretzels, multi grain cheerios and almond milk, or the occasional Kind granola bar. I'm looking for other ideas because I'm ALWAYS hungry a few hours after dinner and want to stray away from the processed foods if I can.
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Anybody from North Chicago?
I've recently, within the past few months, moved to the North Chicago area and am looking for friends/workout buddies! Anyone live north of the city??
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Girls - How many times a week do you lift?
Girls - How many times a week do you lift, and what's your routine? As of right now I am lifting two or three times a week, usually knocking out arms/chest in one day and legs in another. If I do lift three times a week I'll throw in a back day too. Also, why do you lift as many times as you do? I'm curious since I don't…
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Building strength
5'5", 120 pounds, female. I currently work out 5-6 times a week. I run every day (usually 3-4 miles) and do abs a lot of the days of the week too. I lift twice a week, once for arms/shoulders/back and once for legs, and the days that I lift I generally only run two miles. I'm not trying to lose weight. I understand I'm at…
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Too young to care about calories?
I just turned 22 a few days ago, and while at home visiting my parents I had an interesting conversation. My entire family thinks that I am WAY too young to be worried about my caloric intake - I'm not trying to lose weight, I just work out because it makes me feel good and because I don't want to gain any weight. They…
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Guilty?
Yesterday I ran for 37 minutes at 7.0mph and walked at 3mph for 20 minutes. MFP told me that I burned over 400 calories, but I STILL felt guilty when I ate ~1400 calories. Why do I feel guilty when I eat over 1200 calories, even if I worked out for the day? I'm not exactly trying to lose weight, I just want to gain…
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Anyone from the North Chicago area?
Just recently moved to Waukegan, IL for a new job assignment. Looking for a fitness buddy in the area! Anyone from the Waukegan/Gurnee/North Chicago area!?
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Net calories?
So I'm sure we have all heard of your body going into the infamous "starvation mode" when you eat below 1200 calories. I am 5'5", 22 years old, female and currently weigh about 120-125 (don't have a scale to be exact). I'm trying to get back on track and was just curious about net calories and starvation mode. When they…
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Carbs at dinner
What are your thoughts?
