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Heart Rate Monitor - What's the scoop?
I'm going to buy one of these for my birthday. Most of my exercise is on bike, which means a chest strap is recommended for me. Any thoughts or hints? Any HRM you LOVE or one you've had a bad experience with?
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How do you pick your goal weight?
I have never been a thin person, so I have NO idea what I'll look like at 120lbs, 130lbs, 140lbs, etc. How do you pick a goal weight? My scale can weigh just the fat on my body, which is a cool feature. Today I realized that just my lean body mass weighs 130lbs and I'm only 5'3". This would mean that having a goal of…
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I'll be over my calorie goal today.
No one will die because of it. So I'm trying not to be hard on myself about it. I did just eat a big gob of peanut butter, so that doesn't help... Basically, I'm low today. Some how, some way, I gained two pounds since Monday. Maybe it's water. Maybe it's that time of the month. Maybe it's because I had pot roast on Monday…
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Informal Food Plan
My husband and I are using MFP every day to help us get more fit. We decided on a plan today. Please tell me what you think! We think it will help us stay sane if for four weeks, we use MFP's calorie suggestions for our goal loss per week. (He and I have different goals, so we track ourselves individually.) On the fifth…
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And, we're off...
Or, hopefully, the pounds are. I felt great about 6 months ago. Then I put on 30 pounds. I got married then it was feasting season - You know, the time between Halloween and the Superbowl. So here I am, only 13lbs shy of my highest weight. I have been feeling extremely frustrated since the new year because I bike around 20…
