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Success Stories from Group Fitness/Exercise Classes
Hi guys, Starting a new workout routine. I recently signed up for the rec center at my gym and I'm really enjoying their workout classes. Right now I'm doing a combination of Spin and BodyPump classes at the gym with some Les Mills Combat at home (I have the DVD's). I'll likely try to throw in a different class every other…
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Determining daily caloric need
Hey all, I'm hoping someone can help me figure this out. I used the following website to determine my daily caloric need (and what I need to eat to lose fat or gain muscle). I'd like to lost fat but I'm struggling to figure out what my daily calories should be. I guess I just don't get it.…
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Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30
Hey guys, I know there are a couple of posts out about this already but most seem to have started a couple of months ago so I thought I'd start a new one for August beginners. Anyone out there going to be doing Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30? I just picked up a copy today and plan on starting tonight. I'll be incorporating…
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Dark Circles around Eyes
Hey everyone, this has absolutely nothing to do with fitness but I'm wondering if anyone has any solutions to this. I struggle a bit with dark pigmentation around my eyes, almost looks like I haven't gotten all of my makeup/mascara off when I know I have and I'm trying to figure out a way to get rid of it. Don't have a…
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Weight Lost, looking for toning Success Stories
I MFPers!!! I've seen a TON of amazing weight loss success stories that I love to read on here, but I was wondering if there are other people on here who have gotten most of the weight off that they wanted, started focusing on toning up/strengthening and have achieved that goal. I am at that point myself where I'm at a…
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Who is your celebrity inspiration?
Hey guys, I'm sure I'm not the only one out there that "looks to the stars" for inspiration to stay motivated to work out. I'm curious to know who are your celebrity inspirations? Personally, I love Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman. Her body was bangin in that movie, and she's tall like I am. If my body looks like hers when I…
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Cottage/Shepherds Pie
I haven't made this in quite some time but I am SOOOOOO excited to make it tonight. This is the recipe I use and love. I plugged it into my recipes on here and for 4-5 people it works out less than 400 calories a serving. It's choc full of veggies and I usually add more veggies as a side dish. YUM. Check it out (I also am…
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NYC/Northern NJ Fitness People
Happy Monday Everyone! I hope you are all having a great start to the week, and hopefully didn't end up spraying a protein shake all over you at the office like I did this afternoon :-) Gave my coworkers a good chuckle so no worries and thankfully we've a large supply of extra company T-Shirts on hand! Anyway!!!!! I was…
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Staying motivated
Hey guys, We all have those days where we struggle with making the decision to go work out. It may be the temptation of sleeping in, or a more enticing offer to make different plans in the evening, sheer exhaustion, or disappointment with results. What are some ways you all stay motivated to get that workout session in…
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Food Diary- looking for some professional advice
Hi there, If there are any trainers or nutritionists on here (or anyone who feels they have a good amount of knowledge built up so far about this kind of thing) I would love some advice on my food diary. I just changed my settings today to 35% Carbs, 40% Protein and 25% Fat (it was pretty close to that before I just…
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Beating myself up a little bit- any advice?
Hey everyone, For the past 2 months I've been seeing great results from working out and eating right, but I have to say my social life has definitely suffered from it. I've become a little paranoid about going out because I feel like i'll give into temptation too easily whether it's from bad food or having 1 too many…
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2 hour work outs- is this too much?
Hi guys, This past weekend I hit an all time low weight wise, and since I'm going home to visit family over 4th July weekend I wanted to step my game up and really push myself, mostly because I have at least 1 more lb I want to lose before I go home and I'm afraid of hitting a plateau. I use a HRM to track my calories…
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Not sure if I'm doing this right
Hey guys, I've been on this site for about a month now, and I've found it amazingly useful in keeping me concious of what I'm eating (I realized I was getting no where near the nutrients I needed in a number of cases and started taking a multi-vitamin to supplement), as well as monitoring my calorie intake. I am having a…
