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Anyone studying for the ACE exam?
Hey, I've been on MFP for about 3 years now. I'm currently studying for the ACE exam. I will take it in the Spring. I find it motivating to have friends who are doing the same. I havent posted to the message board in about a year but I will bump this post every once and a while to see if I can make any friends who have…
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Weight loss and Fasting
I am wondering if anyone has been fasting for 1 day a week and been able to loose weight consistently? I am asking because I have been fasting 1 day a week since the begining of the year and I have found it is hard to keep my weight down. My reason for it can be found on my profile I just dont want this post to be flagged…
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Obese, Overweight, and healthy BMI Pics
Well I have finally reached healthy bmi goal I set for myself over 2 years ago. I have learned SO much about fitness and now care more about my body fat then my BMI. Currently at 27% bf shooting for 24%. I have so many to thank ALL of my MFP buddies who have encouraged me no matter what, THANK YOU! My family and the Lord.…
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Clean Eating Friends???
Hello everyone! I've been eating clean for 3 months (on the Jamie Eason program) and am excited that it changed my life. I finished the program yesterday and went and ate Thai food and ice cream for the first time. And I realized I want to keep going. None of my current MFP friends eat clean and I was hoping to add some…
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A calorie is NOT a calorie
I finally found an article that states what I have found to be true after 6 months of eating clean!!! It does matter what you eat. Check it out: http://thesmarterscienceofslim.com/eating-more-does-not-cause-long-term-fat-gain/
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I cleaned it UP!!!!
So three month ago I started eating clean for a program I was doing. Now I'm looking to make it permanant. I would like some friends who eat clean so I can get some ideas. I'm log daily. Thanks in advance
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Aaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!
Screaming. I never thought I would say I cant eat all of my calories but, I cant eat all my calories. Or maybe its I dont want to eat all of my calories. I'm done with this healthy crap. Its sad cause its only one month left. I gotta buckle down Oh sure I could eat. Cheese, ice cream, refined sugars.....But I dont want the…
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Crazy NSV!!!
So I went to a birthday party for my son's friend. They have been friends since preschool and she was turning 6. Well alot of the parents from the preschool have remained friends with the birthday girl. So I havent seen them in 2 years. I started loosing weight 1 year and a half years ago. Anyway, I walked up to one mom…
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Livefit Jamie Eason Program
I just started Phase I of Jamie Eason's 12 week program. Hoping to friend some people who have done the program or are currently doing the program
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Life after FAST???
So I just came back to a normal diet after being on the Daniel Fast for 12 days (I ate no meat, dairy or wheat products only beans, fruits, veggies, and oatmeal) Anyway, I lost 2 lbs. I havent had that high of a weight loss for a LONG time. (I only have 13lbs left) During the fast I noticed my protien really low and I had…
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Tyson wing help???
Now on these tyson wings it says 4 oz is a serving. Does anyone know if thats counting the bone? The package says there are 8 servings. That would be 32 oz . But he package is 48 oz. So no bones? Thanks for the help...
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Insanity Max???
Hey I'm looking for freinds who have done or are doing insanity Max. I finished the recovery week today and I am SO exhausted. The core and balance video was SUPER challeging for me. I even took the week off of going to the gym so I could really prepare my muscles for Max but I feel like as the week went on the video got…
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Pressin through!!!!
The song "Press In Your Presence" by Shana Wilson is motivating me to fight through this weight loss journey right now! Anyone else know it or have another christian song that helps you press through the tough times of this journey???
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Insanity Burn
For the past 3 weeks I've been doing insanity. The first week I had no HRM. The second week I got my HRM and found that I burned in the 400s during the 40 minute videos. I have always been really active at the gym. I have kept my gym routine the whole time (these last 3 weeks). Which is about 1 hr to 1 hr and a half of…
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2nd week of Insanity
My calves are killin me! Please tell me it gets better....
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Polar HRM's
I have 2 polar HRM's. One is a f4 and one is an ft4. The f4 watch works but will not read the hr. The battery is also low. I am considering sending it in for repair but I dont know where to take it. I just received the ft4 in the mail today. I bought it used off of ebay. I am too sore to test it so I had my husband test…
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Christmas Gift NSV!!!
My hubby bought me a pair of leggings size 9 and they fit!!! Before Christmas morning I always bought ladies sizes. Size 10. I'm in the single digits now :) Does anyone know what the difference between these junior sizes and the regular ones I was wearing?????
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Carbs at Night?
For the past week I've been experimenting with not eating carbs after lunch. It is SO hard!!! I did loose weight this week but I wanted to get some feedback from others. Oh, and I workout in the morning. What do you eat before bed? Do you see any difference in weight loss when you stick to protien late in the day. Thank…
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Help! Everything is going south!
So after having kids, of course my breasts went south. I started loosing weight last year and after 45 lbs I would be MORE than happy with my weight and size now if it wasnt for my stomach. I mean people ask me all the time if I'm pregnant. So my question is, is there something I should be doing to firm up my body? I lift…
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From Obese to overweight.
Well I'm posting this sucess story because I need the motivation. I went hard for a year and went from obese to overweight. In the last month though I felt like this whole weight loss thing was taking too much time away. From everything my family, friends, and especially God. So I backed up a whole lot. I stopped getting…
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Is there a balance?
So I've been on mfp pal for a few months now. When I first started I was addicted. Logging every second, reading posts, adding friends, telling my friends. Then I thought this is ridiculous. I am a born again Christian and I truly believe I should be spending more time with God, reading my bible, worshiping etc. That is…
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Heart Rate Monitor
I really need one but cant afford a Polar right now. My friend and her husband have Oregon Scientific SE102 LS Heart Rate Monitor. She's offered to sell me one of theirs because her husband doesnt use his. $20 bucks but there is mixed reviews online. It does have a chest trap. Any advice? Should I wait until…
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Camp Vacation - HELP!!!
Im going to a Family camp for a vacation. The nice part about it is they cook all your meals. The hard part about it is they cook all your meals!!! Here is a sample menu: http://www.cityofsacramento.org/parksandrecreation/campsac/pdf/2009-menu-weekly-rev.pdf I am thinking of taking almonds, kashi, and whey protien just to…
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x bike
Anyone ever tried xbike. Kinda like spin but I think its more intense. I dont have an HRM has anyone worn an hrm is a spin class and in a x bike class. I'd like to see the comparrison
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I tried it...didnt work...what now?
So I started my weight loss on herbalife, then ww, now mfp. I was loosing fine on all three but mfp is the best. I hit a plateau about a couple weeks after joining so I cut my calories and stopped eating back my exercise calories. This was great. I lost almost 3 lbs that week. Then I started loosing less and less. I read…
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Oatmeal
I eat instant oatmeal and it has too much sugar in it. I was thinking of switching to regular oatmeal but the calories are the same per serving 50 g for 150 cals. I know I would have to put some bananas or something in that plain oatmeal in order to eat it so I figure it will be MORE cals once I add the fruit. So thats why…
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What to do?
I worked out late and now I have about 500 calories left and I'm not hungry and dont want to eat too late. What should I do?
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Rice
Okay so I'm a little confused when it comes to recipes and finding the calories. Especially when it comes to rice. I use basmatti rice and that 1/4 c for 180 calories. But thats not cooked. I make a spanice rice with it. I use one cup of uncooked rice 720 cals, I fry it in cocunut oil, 125 cals for a tbsp, then I add stuff…
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Weight Watchers vs Calorie Counting
So I started my weight loss journey Sept 25th 2010. At first I was doing a program called Herbalife. After loosing 20 lbs I decided that it wasnt realistic. SO I pulled out all my old weight watchers info and figured it was more realistic. I lost 13 more lbs and joined MFP about a month ago. Now I've been tracking calories…
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Post Workout Proof
So I've read the articles about what we are supose to eat after working out. I adjusted my diet to eat an egg (protien) and juice (carbs) as recommended after a workout but I was wondering if anyone has seen any results in their weight loss/body make up from eating high protien and carbs right after a workout. And I'm not…
