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Your off day
Over the course of 8 days I have managed to take my time up on the elliptical from a measly 5 minutes to 30. I have also been able to pick up a slight pace ( I'm not at the recommended rpm my machine wants me at but close) and have added 15 more unites to the 30. I am comfortable at 30 minutes around 45-50rpm though. (Yay…
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Sickness and calories
I don't know what hit me, but I had some grilled chicken from IHOP around lunch time and I've been sick as a dog since. I'm stRting to feel a bit better but not up to eating anything more than sugar free jello. I have only eaten 500 calories today, does anyone know what happens to metabolism after you've been sick and ate…
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Lunges and squats hurt my knees
I'm watched so many youtube videos and i am fairly confident that I'm doing them as described but they still hurt my knees. Is this something I'm going to have to work through or are there people who just can't do those type of exercises?
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Grapes
What foods do you snack on when you have a sweet tooth? I munched on some grapes but I'm not a grape fan persay, so need some other options.
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measurements
Do you measure at the belly button or slightly below the belly button? and do you wrap to the silver clip or to the 1? I never know where or how to do this right.
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When you have to eat out..
I am a busy busy mom. I actually had no time for lunch, until 3 and then it was just a quick snack. My kids are both active and in sports, like right now I'm at a soccer field and will leave here to head to the ball field. Tonight will be a take out dinner and I'm just dreading it. When you eat out, what do you get and…
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coffee crisis
I gave up my 4-6 cans of mountain dew a day and drink water. What I cannot give up is my coffee, with a little sugar and creamer. Is it OK to have 1 cup of coffee with sugar and cream, or should I try to cut out the sugar and cream? which will be hard, because I think black coffee is disgusting. I have been drinking a cup…
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Burning 675 calories a week
I am so confused by this. My goal is 675 calories burned a week. Which makes no sense when one workout burns approximately 300.. Does this mean I only need to burn 675 to meet my end goal or why exactly is the weekly number?
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my doctor frustrated me this morning.
I am only 6 days in so far, but so far in those 6 days I have completely gotten myself off soda, watched and counted my calorie intake, and went from 5 minutes on the elliptical to 30 minutes at a slow pace. So this morning, I went to the doctor just for the all clear. He asked me what my goal was, and I told him 36lbs,…
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constipation and diet changes
I made a lot of changes this past week. No soda and only flavored water, (after nearly 11 years of hardly any water and all mountain dew) eating anything I want until I feel like i'm going to explode, to portion control, calorie counting and eating only till satisfied and then water. anyway, it has been a week and I feel…
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does anyone else break their workouts up?
I am a busy mom, with a husband who is deployed. My kids play competitive sports and I work and they start school back up soon. I don't have the time for long workout. I just don't. I have been breaking them up. Doing 20 minutes here and there until I get the total number of minutes I would like. Am I burning the same…
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I made it 30 minutes on the ellipitcal today!!
I have no one to brag that too so I had to brag on here. I started this on Monday, and Monday I was only able to go for 5 minutes, Tuesday I pushed myself and made it up to 8 minutes, Wednesday I made it 12 minutes, yesterday I made it 16 minutes and today I said push and finish the entire program and I DID IT!! I didn't…
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please help. i'm a newbie and don't understand
My calorie goal is 1200. today I ate 1400 but burned 600 and I have a net of 700. Is that good? bad? I have read past posts about eating your calories but I still don't understand my numbers. does the 700 mean I can go get a small bowl of vanilla ice cream? or something small?
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Do you work through muscle pain?
I'm on my second day and my stomach and legs are really sore. What do you do when you come to this point? I have been doing Pilates and working on the elliptical.
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hello!
I am a newbie! I don't know why I chose to start this mid week, but why put off tomorrow, right? anyway, I am 31 years old and am 5'2. Yesterday, I decided to hop on the scale and was shocked to see I weighed 170lbs. Not really shocked, I had to buy a larger pant size a few months ago and realized they were starting to get…
