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Charts for Veggies & Fruits
Hi everyone, I don't post much but I do read here as much as I can. I do enjoy reading what you all write, I just don't have enough time to participate a lot. I'm hoping that someone here can help me out. I was wondering if anyone has come across charts like some that I had years ago, and if you have, could you share a…
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Elaine Round Two AHA
I thought this group had died so I stopped visiting, but this week I did get my act together and have logged every damn thing since Tuesday. So today is Day 5. I also hit my calories and macros within a few. I'm really happy with myself. Like someone said -- now comes the weekend. We're going riding today but I know where…
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Elaine's AHA Checkins!
I start my 10 days today, Monday June 22. I am following a supervised plan. I have been keeping a log of what I eat but I need to transition into seeing the numbers more. I only log some days in MFP. I'm not supposed to be too rigid about things, but I also know in my heart that I've used that as an excuse and been too…
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Introducing myself
Hello all, I just made a post so I thought I should introduce myself. I joined just hours before the group became private. My first foray into low carb was Protein Power... so at least 15 years ago. Back then I was a weightlifter and in terrific shape. I've eaten in a variety of ways since then and my body has changed a…
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Sturgis 2015
We leave for Sturgis in 53 days. Anyone else going? And yeah, I've been working hard to lose as much as I can by then. Call me vain, call me whatever you want to, I don't care. I just wanna be hot! :)
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Adopt-a-Noob: BikerGirlElaine
I'm not as successful or knowledgable as most of the other folks that are offering to help you out, but I did start last January 1 (despite the fact that my account is older than that) and I did lose 30 pounds in 2013. I sitll have quite a ways to go, so you will be helping me while I help you. Reasons why you might like…
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Road Trips!
So, where did you all ride to this summer? What was your favorite road/trip/person you met/rally? Did you see anything interesting along the way? In other words, when you are on your deathbed, what will you remember about the 2013 riding season? I'll start! We rode to Northern California & Southern Oregon: did the Redwood…
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Adjusting Intake When You Can't Train
Hi everyone, I can't train this week -- working too many hours. It will be like this off and on through mid-October. What usually happens is that I don't know I can't train until my normal time to leave comes around and I have things that are going to keep me late. My question is, how should I adjust my calories to account…
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Where I Rode Last Week
Walsenburg, Colorado to Santa Fe, New Mexico: Head out West on CO 160. You're driving towards the Sangre De Cristo mountains, La Veta is a bit to your left up ahead and still snow covered. Lots of places to pass any slow vehicles. You climb to the top of LaVeta Pass at about 9,000 feet and begin to drop, via big rolling…
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Moving On (Maybe)
Well, I think it's time for me to 'graduate'. I took three 1/2 weeks off for overtraining in late May/early June. Came back, deloaded a lot, but I'm already wiped out and I haven't even gotten back to my previous PR's yet. I've been doing an 80% day on my squats but that doesn't seem to be enough of a break. I think I am…
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Hip Pain
Hi everyone, This is a running (well, jogging : ] ) question, but this is the best place that I know of to ask. Hell, this is the best place I know of to ask *any* question about diet & fitness. Short question: Yesterday I was trying to do some jogging. Last night my hips hurt fierece -- kept me awake and still sore this…
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For Your Entertainment
Videos from the burnout competition at the Redwood Run two weeks ago: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200902690265248&set=vb.1104884655&type=2&theater https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200902768147195&set=vb.1104884655&type=2&theater Let's see if these links work or not...
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I'm Back, Thank Goodness
Hi everyone, So, I haven't been reading in this group for 2-3 weeks -- even though it's my favorite place in the MFP universe. I haven't been to the gym in 2 1/2 weeks. I was overtrained, and then took a two week vacation. I am posting in here to hold myself accountable and to get back to it! We got home Saturday evening.…
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Denver to NoCal
We just did our two-week trip! We had mechanical troubles the first couple of days, so we had to adjust our plans and we didn't get to see San Francisco. We headed straight to the Redwood Run in northern California and had an awesome time. Then we went up through the Redwoods and along the coast until it we couldn't stand…
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Time to Tweak Starting Strength
Hi Sara, Patrick, and everyone, I've been going along great wit eating, training and progressing, but very suddenly, I'm struggling to keep up with my trainging, which is the Starting Strength novice program. I'm reading Practical Programming and getting some ideas of how to tweak things. I'd like some other opinions as…
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Managing Expectations re Rate of Loss
That topic title sounds really serious, sorry about that. It's really not that big of a deal. Here's what's up. I started with 75 pounds to lose so I've been trying to lose 1 1/2 pounds a week. Soon I'll be getting in the neighborhood of 40 pounds to lose, so I should only expect to lose a pound a week, right? I'm going by…
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Best Warmup Calculator?
Hi everyone, I am looking for a good little app or site that I can use on my phone to calculate my warmup weights. Does anyone have one they would like to suggest? If this has been hashed out before, I apologize. I don't see a way to search just this group for topics, which is weird. Thanks!
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Need SS/SL5X5 Programming Help
Hi Sara, Sidesteel, and everyone, I need some help with my training program. My problem is: I can't squat the way that Rippetoe recommends and do it every other day. My question is: Can I please get some suggestions for alternatives to squatting every other day with toes turned out? Here's what I've thought of: 1. Squat…
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Can I hang out here?
Hi everyone, I've been lurking here for a while already, I just finally decided to speak up! I have been using MFP since mid January and really loving it! I didn't have to change the way that I eat very much except to start choosing lower-fat proteins. I'm a bacon cheeseburger kinda girl at heart. :blushing: I'm not a…
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What's everyone up to?
It's March now and some of us are going to start getting nice days on a more regular basis, so I just wondered if anyone wanted to shoot the breeze here about riding or losing weight or anything else under the sun. I have a Heritage Springer (two pix in my profile) that we are doing some work on. I bought this bike last…
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Finally Introducing Myself -- Looking for Friends
Eat Enough of the Right Foods/Lift Weights/Take a Long Term View Hi everyone, I have been here logging my food and reading since mid-January (started losing weight on January 1) and I am finally getting up the courage to introduce myself LOL I am 49, and I was always pretty much a normal weight until the last 9 years. That…
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Elaine's Questions
Hi everyone, My goal is to keep every ounce of lean mass that I currently have while I lose 75 pounds of fat as quickly as possible :bigsmile: My questions are: 1. Am I losing weight too fast. 2. If I lift for more reps, in the 8-12 range, and I'm not building muscle since I am in a caloric deficit, what effect does that…
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Here to lose weight & have fun while I'm doing it
Hi everyone, I have been riding as a passenger since I was 12, and riding my own for 9 years. I have a 2000 Heritage Springer and a 2005 Heritage. I have a great life, filled with everyone and everything that I love. My weight is the only thing that still bothers me. So I figured I would devote a year or two to it and…
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Length of Tracking Time Needed to Calculate TDEE?
Hi everyone, I love this group, very commonsense suggestions and advice, I feel right at home here, thank you Sara and SideSteel for providing this place! I am wondering about calculating my TDEE from my actual tracking. In the main "Calculating your TDEE" thread, Sara used an example of 10 weeks of tracking. Can one of…
