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A PICTURE is worth a THOUSAND words........
Just when you think you aren't making progress or your hard work isn't paying off......take a picture....and compare! I can't emphasize enough to take "before" pictures and just when you think you are doing this all for nothing......take a picture and compare the two. I was in complete shock when I took pictures this…
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Body Fat % - Need Help!!!
Hi Everyone - Losing body fat, do I need to watch what I am eating in regards to carbs, fat, etc??? I workout 6 days a week, mostly cardio, but have incorporated a boot camp class three times a week. The BC class has weights, lunges, squats, and abs in it. I also spin twice a week, and the last day is eliptical with some…
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Pasta Alternative PLEASE!!!!
OK, so pasta is really high in calories for what you get.....like 2oz of pasta is an absolute joke if you ask me! I am not a huge pasta girl, but there are times where I crave pasta and I want more than 2oz! My favorite "comfort" food is pasta, tuna fish, and mayo.....all cold! So Yummy! Going grocery shopping tonight and…
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Polar FT4.....Need Help!
I have had my Polar FT4 for over a year now and have never had to change the batteries in it. Today I went to the gym with my mother and she also had hers on. Mine was given me trouble and kept telling me to check my transmitter and calculating my HR really low, which resulted in saying I had a low calorie burn. Could this…
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Polar FT4....Need HELP!
I have had my Polar FT4 for over a year now and have never had to change the batteries in it. Today I went to the gym with my mother and she also had hers on. Mine was given me trouble and kept telling me to check my transmitter and calculating my HR really low, which resulted in saying I had a low calorie burn. Could this…
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Are you a Spinner????
Looking for friends that spin (either new to it or just starting up). I need encouragement that this is going to get rid of thse saddle bags =)
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Need Advice.......Working Out and Gaining Weight?!?!
OK, so for the past month I have been on a schedule of: Monday - Spin (600-700+ calories burned) Tuesday - rest Wednesday - Spin (600-700+ calories burned) Thursday - Spin (600-700+ calories burned) - Did this for the past two week adding the Thursday. Friday - Eliptical (600 - 700+ calories burned) Saturday - Eliptical…
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Spinning - Eliptical Help....Gaining Weight!
OK, so for the past month I have been on a schedule of: Monday - Spin (600-700+ calories burned) Tuesday - rest Wednesday - Spin (600-700+ calories burned) Thursday - Spin (600-700+ calories burned) - Did this for the past two week adding the Thursday. Friday - Eliptical (600 - 700+ calories burned) Saturday - Eliptical…
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Way to go! Keep it up!!!......
Hi Everyone, I started originally on MFP last March and lost about 20 pounds, I had a great support system on MFP and then summer came and I went on a two week vacation and kind of slacked off being off routine for two weeks. Was still logging on, but not logging foods. September I experienced a pretty hard thing that not…
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Skinny...fat person....
OK, so I guess I would categorize myself as a skinny fat person....not sure how else to put it. If you look at me, most would say I look fine and once I lose the next 10 pounds I am going to lose, I am going to hear "you are too skinny" "you are taking it a little to far". I have never been "overweight" according to my…
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Who loses more.....bigger or smaller?
Just a question....when you put in your weight into your HRM ( w/ chest strap), would someone that weighs more or less burn the most calories? Two people same exact height, same exact excercise, but one is bigger than the other, would it matter?
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Turbo Fire Friends....HELP!
OK....Turbo Fire friends....I have been having a constant ache and some burning in my right knee since I have started TF. It is more constant in the past week or so, whereas before it would come and go. I don't want to stop TF, and I am pretty good about pivotting my feet (on my toes) so I am not feeling it in my…
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Attention Ladies - Our Monthly Visitor.....
Who happens to be not so welcome!!! So, I am approaching my" visitor" coming to stay for awhile. Usually about 2 weeks prior, I get very crabby and want to eat ALL the time! I can put on 5 pounds of water weight easily! Any suggestions or help to not see the scale move in the opposite direction I would like it to in the…
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Measurements
I took my measurements and have been on MFP for two weeks now, going into my third. I have lost 10 pounds and my measurements are the SAME!!!!! I have been doing Turbo Fire atleast 12 out of the 14 days and burning a ton of calories and still no change. I keep seeing these people who are losing inches and not seeing…
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Alternative to "lunch meats"....less sodium
Hi All -- Anyone know of an alternative for sandwiches that are low calorie and hardly any sodium? I have been having oven roasted turkey breast for my lunches and although I am still in the "no more than 2400 mg" of sodium a day.....it is summer here and I am retaining SO much water and the scale is showing it :( This is…
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Hot and Humid....Water Retention!
Hi Everyone -- I am new to MFP and I have a question. We are switching over to summer weather here and today is especially hot and humid.....so you know what that means....My rings are TIGHT!!! Does anyone have any ideas or things that have worked for them that help with water retention in the summer months? I do not want…
