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More of a Reintroduction
Hello everyone! I am a longtime member of MFP, though after moving to Japan in 2012, I had a hard time logging. Now, I have rededicated myself to being healthier. I've been lifting for 6 months and absolutely love it. In the last month and a half, I started logging my food again. It isn't always the healthiest, but I'm…
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Looking for Banana Muffin Recipes!
I have been seeing a LOT of different banana bread/muffin recipes but the ones that look to use what I want, no one comments on how much like the real fatty thing they taste. Here is what I have: whole wheat flour rolled oats real sugar (but looking for low sugar or no sugar added) natural applesauce plain greek yogurt 4…
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Guilt free homemade iced coffee!
With it being summer and all and way too hot for me to tolerate hot coffee, I was looking for a way to save money/calories and stumbled across recipes to make my own iced coffee. It is really easy and the I have a big container right in the fridge for 10-14 days for the fraction of what I'd spend at say McDonalds or…
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FITNESS CHALLENGE - MAY
I've been seeing lots of fitness challenges plastered on my facebook lately and though some of you have seen these, I wanted to get some pals together who are doing any or all of these so we can post and motivate each other. Also, feel free to share others...I'm already doing 3 but I could always add in more! Here is what…
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Question for all the ladies who lift...
Hey all! After finally finding a workout buddy, I plan to start lifting, but I am a little worried because I see a lot of success stories where the woman loses very little if any weight (sometimes she gains) but just loses inches. Now that is all well and good...inches are fab...but I still have a decent amount of weight…
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Calling all MEN who eat REAL food!
Or women who have picky husbands ;) Well, my husband and I have made a little deal for the month of April. If I cook more, he will eat it. Right now he eats a lot of processed garbage (like meals you pop in a microwave or candy) and drinks tons of soda. We aren't looking to just eat clean...but better in a maintainable…
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Skinny Peanut Butter Pie
A friend of mine shared this recipe that you may or may not have seen: http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/02/skinny-no-bake-peanut-butter-pie.html I decided to make some myself, but altered the recipe a little. It makes it a little more like cheesecake and with less calories! You can follow the skinny taste recipe but…
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Anyone here try Capoeira?
I saw a show a few years back where some people were doing Capoeira. It seems like you'd have to be really physically fit to do it, and I'm not sure that I'm there yet, but I want to try it so bad! I am moving to Okinawa in a few months and they have a Capoeira academy there. Has anyone here used it to get in shape while…
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Japan :D
Hi! This seems like an interesting idea and I'd have something to contribute now that I'm living in Japan :D Definitely some interesting new foods here.
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Protein Help!
I'm having trouble getting in my daily protein. Even when I had it set to 15% I was usually low and now I just upped it to 30%. It seems the only way I can get a good amount is to eat things like peanut butter and almonds, which also have a lot of fat...so now I'm going over on fat too. Now, if you look at the day I…
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Can you believe it?
I have just been sitting at home today thinking and I went over my run last night and I couldn't believe I did it. It is weird...it is not my furthest or my fastest run. It was not my hardest run to get through or the easiest. It was rather insignificant in the grand scheme of things, but I could not believe it was me. And…
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Running NSV with Pics!
Yesterday evening, I ran my first 5K! If you would have told me 3 months ago that I would be running a 5K, I would have laughed in your face. Really, I never thought I would be able to run. I started C25K at the beginning of June and am currently in Week 7 and graduate next Saturday, but I ran the full 5k and am so proud…
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5K runners, I need tips!
I'm running my first 5K tonight and could use a few tips as I haven't actually ran 5k yet. I'm up to Week 7 Day 2 but I was dying to do this one and last minute someone said they'd cover my shift so I can go! I'm excited, but I'm nervous because I'm doing it alone and have 0 experience with races (not that I'm in it to…
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First 5K and Graduation
I just got the all clear from my work and will be running my first 5K on Saturday August 4th, which I just counted out and is technically my graduation from the program! I'm a little nervous since I won't have run the full 5k before, but maybe I'll push myself on Week 8 day 2. Anyway, I'll need all the luck I can get! Goal…
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Week 6, Day 3
Hey everyone! Today I was very proud of myself...my husband just graduated from Basic Training and he's never seen me run more than two blocks and that had me winded and dying, so today he wanted to run with me and see my progress. It was week 6 day 3 and because I didn't want to bring my iPod and tune him out, we…
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Heart Rate when running
I tend to have a naturally high heart rate, but never experience any issues with dizziness or chest pain. I have had a cardiologist run tests on me a few years back because my resting heart rate was about 90 bmp and I was told I was fine. Any sort of cardio (even walking) will cause my rate to jump to the upper 150s or…
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Strength Training
I recently upped my weights while doing my strength training circuit which is fine for everything except my overhead dumbbell presses. I'm a newbie so was using 5 lb weights but bumped it up to 8 lbs. The problem is, my form with the 8 lbs is terribly after the 7th or 8th rep, but 5 lbs is wayyyy too easy. Is there a…
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My wonderful Monday Morning!
It is only 8 AM and already it has been a great day. Started with my Monday morning weigh-in in which I did not expect to lose much, if anything, and dropped a whopping 3 lbs! I also put on my normal tanktop that I wear to hide more of my belly fat and I noticed that my stomach has dropped considerably in the last 3 weeks…
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HRM vs bodybugg/fitbit
I'm sure this topic has about been beaten dead but I can't find the info I need in the search so I'll just post here. I need something to help me make sure I'm getting an accurate calorie burn. The scale isn't budging much and I'm worried my burn is off so I'm eating over and not realizing it. I also am trying to learn to…
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Anyone have weird work schedules that interfere
Hey guys! I restarted MFP about 3 weeks ago and have been doing great at keeping up my workouts and eating right. However, I have been working early days that made it easy to go to the gym after work and go home and relax. Now my boss has me working all over the place with random days off and my body isn't used to it. I…
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Still Sore!
I just restarted my old circuit training and working with weights the day before yesterday. I planned to go again today but I'm still really sore. If it was just minor soreness, I'd ignore it. Would it be better to let my body recover and take a rest day today, resuming my circuits on Monday or should I push through the…
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But it's cheap and easy to feed the kids...
I hear that excuse working at McDonalds day in and day out. Even the people that won't eat there themselves feed it to their kids. However, I saw this picture of a warning label that the state of California is now requiring at McDonalds. Think about that next time you want a quick and easy meal for yourself or your…
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AMT Machine Logging
Has anyone had experience with the Automated Motion Trainers or AMTs? I tried it out at 24 hour fitness today (and it killed me) but I'm not entirely sure how to log it. I wish I would have worn my HRM (which I conveniently forgot) because I know the workout was more intense than my normal elliptical trainer workout, but…
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A few NSVs and 1 SV
I work at McDonalds and just started back about a month ago after having a month off while moving and such. When I left my last store at the end of June, I was wearing 36" pants, tightly and at my new store, the 36"'s fell right off! They put me in 34's which were tight then but now are starting to fit a little lose around…
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Best NSV yet!
I've had a few victories, but none as good as my most recent! Here's a little back story: I first realized I needed to start on this journey in February. I knew I was getting bigger, but when my boyfriend and I went to donate plasma, I was having issues being accepted because my pulse rested at about 111 bpm. O.o! I had to…
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Mangoes
I bought some mangoes for breakfast smoothies and they are FANTASTIC. Problem is, they are soo much work to cut up. Anyone have any suggestions to make it a little easier? I'd love to keep eating them, but not sure its worth 20 minutes of cutting around the core and peeling the mango away from the skin.
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Sick of being top-heavy
Even when I was very thin, I was quite chesty (a 34 C at 103 lbs in high school). Currently, I am a DD, but it is giving me back issues. Since I started biking, I don't hurt as bad, but I'm still sick of having to buy a size up in EVERYTHING just to fit my chest. In fact, I feel like part of why I let myself go and eat so…
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A small NSV
So today I biked to the gym, where I was only going to close out my membership before I move and decided to get one last workout in. I intended to use the treadmill as a slow warm up for a strength training class I was about to take, but 2 minutes in decided to try running. I kicked it up between 5.5 and 6 mph. After half…
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My biggest NSV thus far!
So today I was going to go out to a nice dinner with my fiance. Lately I have lived in either my work uniform or bike shorts and old t-shirts. Even though I notice myself fitting in them better, it isn't a big deal to me. Well, I decided to see how close I was to fitting my skinny jeans that I couldn't even get past my…
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Travelling
I have a HUGE issue when travelling by car with snacking. I get bored and want to snack and was wondering what some filling, low cal options would be. I was thinking of bringing my almonds and I thought about trail mix except that is usually pretty high calorie. I know when we stop for food I can get salads and stuff at…
