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29 Days to go!
It's getting so close, only four weeks to lose as much weight and fat as I can! *explodes*
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Good healthy snacks for a drive in movie?
Limitations- I'm not into microwave popcorn (Only the movie stuff), but I need lower cal munchies for my fiance and my trip to the drive in tomorrow night. We have no cooler or way to heat anything once in the car, so whatever it is needs to be able to last at room temp for at least a little while. Any ideas?
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Hello everyone.
My name is Stina. I'm 26 (Well, 27 as of tomorrow) and I will be getting married to the love of my life on Friday, April 19th of this year. I am currently using the leangains method of eating my calories within an 8 hour window each day, and fasting the rest of the day. I am trying to up my protein to supplement my…
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What to do with lots of leftover tomatoes and watermelon?
So my office had our annual picnic yesterday, and it was a smashing success. We'd calculated all the food perfectly, except for the watermelon wedges and sliced tomatoes.In the end I took home around 2 lbs. of sliced tomatoes, and probably 3-6 lbs. of watermelon wedges. So my question is, aside from the obvious munching,…
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Lots of weight to lose- Can I decrease my net calories?
I'm currently around 274 lbs., and for a 2 lb. a week weight loss, MFP sets my calorie goal at 1540 a day. I also exercise, which adds calories back each day. Since I have so much weight to lose, can I manually set my calorie goal to 1200 (So I don't go too low) and then just make sure to eat back all my exercise calories?…
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Strength Training or Cardio for Fast inches lost?
Hello all! I have a question I'm hoping you can help me answer. I am getting married on April 19th of next year, and I would ideally like to lose at least another 40-50 lbs. by then if not more. I know that in the long run strength and cardio are both important parts of losing weight and inches. That is not my question. On…
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Tomorrow's My Birthday! How much should I exercise?
Hello all! My 26th birthday is this Wednesday, and I'm so happy that I managed to reach my goal of 40 pounds down by then! I just bought a cute little black dress that I'll be wearing to dinner with my friends that night. It fits well, but I would be more comfortable a little smaller. So I'm wondering if I should exercise…
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How Best to Prepare for My Birthday
Hello all! My 26th birthday is this Wednesday, and I'm so happy that I managed to reach my goal of 40 pounds down by then! I just bought a cute little black dress that I'll be wearing to dinner with my friends that night. It fits well, but I would be more comfortable a little smaller. So I'm wondering if I should exercise…
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Correct Positioning for Wall Pushups?
I would like to eventually be able to do real pushups, but I lack the upper body strength to deal with my current weight, so I'm trying to do wall push-ups. However I keep seeing people do them with different hand positions. HAlf the time I see people saying that your elbows need to be close to your sides through the whole…
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What Strength Exercises should I do . . .
to tone up my upper body enough to use the captain's chair? I have strong abs and I know that the captain's chair would be a great new way to work them, but when I get into the captain's chair, My arms/shoulders and upper body shake trying to hold me up. I realize that I weigh a lot (277) so I might have to wait until I've…
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Pins and Needles feeling in thumb after workout
I just finished with about an hour long workout. One of the exercises I did today was overhead squats which I've never done before. The form was awkward for me and I think I did something wrong because when I finished the first set, the outer half of my right thumb felt strange, that pins and needles feeling like after…
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Very Overweight- Do I need to do cardio?
I'm about 120 lbs overweight. I'm lucky that there's a gym just down the street from my office, so I go there every weekday to workout on my lunch break. I also try to get in another workout during the weekend. So far I've been doing 3 days of weight training, and 3 days of cardio. But lately I've been reading a lot of…
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Help! Gym-less for a week!
My co workers and I go to our local gym every weekday during our lunch break. However, the gym will be closed next week for remodeling, and it will be too hot to do cardio outside (I burn easily). So, I'm asking for help for my gym buddies and myself (And a few other co workers that don't go to the gym, but want to work…
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Nauseous during my weight training? Why?
I am currently doing three strength training workouts a week, and three cardio workouts. I only started this routine a few weeks ago (Was doing more cardio before) and one of the first things I do is a circuit of squats, wall push ups and bicep curls. I do these in order, five times through. The problem is when I do the…
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Halloween! What are you going to be?
Going for something sexy, to show off your emerging/brand new amazing body? Going for something scary? Funny? I'm having a hard time deciding, so everyone tell me your plans for your costume so I can get some inspiration!
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What to do when it looks like I'm actually going to succeed
I've been overweight since I was in 2nd grade. I haven't fit into regular misses sizes since I was in 7th grade. This is the second time I started losing weight (The final time, I keep telling myself). The first really successful time I lost over 60 pounds (I need to lose a total of 155 to get to a "healthy" weight for…
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Help! Figuring Out a Gym Routine
Hello everyone! I've been working on my weight loss and getting healthy since April. Right now I've been working out at the gym by my office (About 30-40 minutes a day) on weekdays and another workout on the weekend. I've been doing three days of cardio (I'm now starting on HIITs) and three days of weights. The thing is,…
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Roasted Cauliflower Nomssssss!!
I am craving this sooo bad. Got the recipe from a famers market customer while looking at a batch of enormous white and purple cauliflower. Take however much cauliflower you want and slice it into 1" flat slabs. Spray a baking sheet with oil spray and arrange cauliflower on pan in a single layer (I squished it all in…
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Hiya
So I've been here a bit less than a month I think, but I haven't done an official introduction yet, so here goes. . . Hi, My name is Stina. I'm a 25 year old office tech, and when I started losing weight on April 1st of this year, I weighed 315 lbs. I've since lost 12 lbs, and my first smaller goal is to lose 88 lbs by my…
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Ideas for Girl's Night in
Hi! So every week my friends and I get together and craft, eat tasty food and gab about whatever. Tonight it's going to be at my house, so I have to think of what to have for food. My current idea is to have popcorn kernels and paper bags, to make our own microwave popcorn, and have different seasonings available. What…
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Working Out with ankle injury
So I just learned from my doctor that my ankle pain is from a milk reccurent sprain. I'm now wearing an ankle support and I was told to cut my workouts in half. I'm pretty sure he means the treadmill workouts, which is what I've been doing. My question is, what are some good exercises I can do? I want to focus more on…
