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Hypothyroidism -- Anybody Fix It with Diet/Lifestyle Chgs?
I've had hypothyroidism for about 3 years, and have been on Synthroid for all of that time. But another one of my levels dipped recently, and they put me on an additional drug (Cytomel) in addition to Synthroid -- so now I'm on that roller coaster of figuring out what's working and what's not, and right now, things are…
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I still wanna RUN -- Can you Paleo and still do it?
I've been doing some CrossFit stuff lately, and LOVING it. I even won a free month at my local CrossFit gym (which is run by an amazing group of experienced folks, by the way), and have been reading that Paleo stuff, just out of curiosity. (Plus, I'm afraid they'll sacrifice me on a pyre if I don't :noway: ...Ok, I'm…
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StrongLifts 5X5 Program - Any Women Doing It?
Just started reading about this program, b/c it seems a bit easier to start with than the "New Rules of Lifting for Women." Any ladies out there doing it already? Any advice? Any feedback, or progress reports? Thanks in advance!
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Running a Race with Tunes...or NOT?
For all of you runners who run longer races... do you strap on music during your races? And if the race rules say that they 'strongly discourage' headphones, do you do it anyway?? I'm doing my first 1/2 marathon in a month (YIKES) and have always trained with music. I admit I'm a little daunted by going out there without…
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Body Fat % for Women
Since my weight has fluctuated, and I got tired of watching the scale bounce all over, I started relying on BF%age to tell me if I was heading in the right direction with my fitness. I've been running and spinning, but have also added in circuit training w/weights, and can tell I've also gotten stronger (can do more push…
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Maintenance Mode, Low BF% and Running
So I'm at my goal weight (YAY), and have dropped from 18% BF to 12% doing a combination of running, circuit training, and spin over the past 9 months. Now I'm in maintenance mode, and have ALWAYS eaten back my exercise calories -- so I'm now eating about 1,800 - 2,200 in a day, depending on whether I work out or not. I…
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27 Rules of Conquering the Gym
This article came out in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday -- a true (yet sarcastic and funny) look at the gym, and the mistakes people make there. :tongue: Pretty appropriate, considering how many "New Year's Resolution" folks I found at my gym at 5:45 a.m. on January 2nd. You gotta laugh, even when you see part of…
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Party Food You Love(d) To Eat...?
A hot dip called "Cocaine Dip" (called that b/c you can't stop eating it). Cream cheese + hot sausage crumbles + Ro-Tel Tomoatoes (diced tomatoes w/hot chilis). Scoop it up with some tortilla chips, and MUNCH. Mmmmmmmmm. I'm making this for our holiday party at work, but haven't had it since last Christmas...I figure once…
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SodaStream Home Soda Maker
Anybody have one and like it? Hate it? Wish you'd never bought it, or can't live without it? I'm considering one as a Christmas present for my husband who drinks endless bottles of Deer Park soda water. However, he's picky, so I'm wondering if he'll balk at this thing because it's not "just like" what he's used to.…
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What People Say To You, or DON'T
I've lost about 17 lbs. over the past year, most of it since joining on here in May. I feel FANTASTIC, am wearing sizes smaller than before I had kids, and am fitter than I've ever been (I've got BICEPS that actually show, for the first time in my life). I'm actually starting to like my body, for the first time in 40…
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Just Dance for the wii -- Which One?
We have a wii, and I would LOVE to get one of the "Just Dance" games this Christmas. Which one do you like / prefer (1, 2, or 3)? And why?? Anybody NOT like them? Thanks for your opinions, guys! :smile:
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Chipotle - Nutrition Calculator
Just ate at Chipotle for lunch today -- MMMMMMMMM. I tried to leave out the cheese, sour cream, and fried chips, but even then it was hard to tell the calorie count in what you get in your Chipotle "bowl." I knew it would be high, but for a once-in-a-while splurge, I'd like to know what I really had... Sooooo, I found this…
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Thyroid Meds and Weight Loss
I've been on Levothyroxine for about a year or so now. I've felt fantastic on this medication, and have been able to ramp up my workouts, get my portions under control, and have a lost some weight, too. For those of you who take thyroid meds for hypothyroidism (I think my official diagnosis is Hashimodos...?), how did your…
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Jillian Michaels' 6-Week 6-Pack
I did Level 1 of JM's 6-Week 6-Pack workout last night and was wondering -- how do you guys log your calories burned with these kinds of workouts? Do you wear a heart rate monitor? Do you just guess? Do you use some kind of guideline?
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In My Head, This is What I Look Like When I Run...NOT
My co-worker sent me this amazing video clip of the 2011 IAAF Track & Field World Championship race for the men's 10,000 meter race -- I thought you might enjoy seeing these guys run. Watching their movement is like watching gazelles run. And the win pulled out in the last seconds is amazing. Inspiring. I love to run. But…
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Runners: Asics, Saucony or Mizuno?
I've been running for a while, but just started increasing my distance in the past 6 months (from about 3 1/2 miles to 8) to try a half marathon. I'm injured now, but can't wait to get back at it. I need arch and heel support, and like shoes that aren't too heavy. I've had good luck w/Asics and Saucony in the past, but…
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"Benched" by an Injury -- Lower Calories??
I've been training for a 1/2 marathon for the last month or so, and just found out I have a stress fracture in my heel. I've already cut way down on my workouts for the past 2 weeks because I was in so much pain, and I haven't been running at all. Today I was told that I'm pretty much "benched" for the next 2 weeks -- only…
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Active Release Therapy (ART) - Anyone?
I read a little bit about Active Release Therapy today -- it's a deep massage technique used by some trained chiropractors which is supposed to break up scar tissue around injuries and make them heal much faster. Anybody have any experience with it, or know anything about it?
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OW, Now I've Done It...and I'm MAD
I've been training for my 1st 1/2 marathon for the last month, and this weekend I pushed too hard too fast. I ran 8 miles in my Vibrams (gee, I thought running 4 1/2 in them was "good enough" to break them in), and now my plantar faciitis is killing me. I'm mad at myself for doing something stupid (injuring myself), mad…
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Eating Over Your Calories After Long Runs
I'm training for my first 1/2 marathon, and am up to about 8 miles on my 1x/week long runs. I'm having trouble staying within the 1,290 calories/day + exercise calories on the rest days in between my long and short runs (3-4.5 miles at a time, 3 days in a row). I just want to graze all day, and have ended up going over by…
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NSV - Real Data After Stalling on the Scale
I made the mistake of not taking measurements of myself when I started MFP. Then, when I stalled on the scale for 6+ weeks, I had nothing to fall back on except my "feeling" that things were better (clothes fit, more stamina, all that good stuff).And yes, that was a good feeling in itself. But today, I got some hard core…
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Hunger, Working Out, and that...umm...GIRL THING.
So I've been doing really well on MFP the past 2 months, and I can tell a difference in the food I crave, the "not quite so full" feeling I have when I eat enough but not too much, in my stamina, and in my body overall. BUT...every month when that GIRL THING comes around, I feel bloated but hungry, tired but restless, and…
