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Screw this I'm done ( just started P90X as well)
I really feel defeated. I was running, lifting, kicking but I thought for months!! I was at 212 down from 225 then I hot 201!! Took me weeks. Then I changed jobs, cut my gym time down a little but still was busting my *kitten* and running as well. I don't know what has happened. Last week I weighed in at 204 and I was cool…
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What is/are you Favorite Cheat Day Meal (s)!!
Hey we all have to have one so let’s share!!! We all look forward to them and if never have one…Yeah For YOU!!!! Maybe read this topic and get some ideas!! I love them and lately I have been talking about the McDonalds Daily Double that I really want and this weekend I think it’s coming!! I would say my favorite as of last…
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Cheat Day/ Go over day
Are they bad at all and what are your thoughts. Today I am going to go over because I missed my morning workout and have a meeting after work. Can I relax and just hit it hard WED, I hate feeling like this sometimes. I used to have cheat days 365 days a year and now when I go to just say " to the hell with it " just one…
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Screw the scales...well for the most part
I have done three weeks of p90x and also have been running as well because I have a half marathon in two months. My weight went up a little from what I lost when I was just running and doing cardio. I have more definition now but the scale keeps me at 210 and I was 203... Strange but my pants still fit and I am liking…
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p90x is my HRM right
Hope it's still working?? So I burned 700 calories doing Shoulders, Arms and Ab ripper and last time I don;y did like 450 or 500 I did use weights this time instead of bands... so could that be it? I weigh 205 if that helps but I'm busting my *kitten* in the work outs and just want to make sure it's accurate? Also I did…
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I need some P90X friends!!!
Hey just finished week 1 and love it. Man it does make me feel great when I am done amd man I hate it mid way through Anyways love MFP and been on here a while. I love my peeps on here but need to crazy P90X friends as well, so hit me up
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Wife & I Start P90X today/tonight!! Tips anyone
Can't wait and I'm so pumped. I have been working on my fitness/ diet for about 4 months now. I feel like I'm in the best shape I have been in years and I'm now ready to change up the routine and go even further. So my wife and I need some help!!! The kit comes today... yes we got it the right way and not from Lime wire.…
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P90X groups/ community
Start tonight and I'm pumoed!! Any communities of people out there that I can join?? Support always helps
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Changed jobs, routine,&???? YEAH I gained
First let me just say that I recently was offered a new position at another school that I took and I’m so happy about. I’m at a better place and my income has increased. I have the best wife in the world and three wonderful kids… SO WHY IN THE HELL AM I STESSING ON THE FACT THAT I MIGHT HAVE GAINED 4 or 5 lbs.?????The last…
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I love to hate Pretzels!!!
OK my favorite snack in the whole world is the pretzel but oh the salt! Sodium for me is an enemy.. 1 I have high blood pressure and I'm on medication for it 2 Way to much water retention with it So I am working on my last bag of Kroger Waffle Pretzels and will keep them of the grocery list of my sweet wife until another…
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Going over!! We all have done it so share and help others!
Okay so Tuesday June 28th I went over my calories and really I’m not even sure by how many. The reason…?? Because it just happened. Well I normally work out daily and have 30-45 mins of cardio and this day I didn’t. I only have time for strength training and when someone made an awesome Cajun dish at work I ate and yes I…
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Do I really need to count gum!!
I love to chew gum and then get rid of it about 5 mins after I chew it, I don't do it often but I need to count it!! Stinks
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Fitting Exercise into the Budget and keeping it going!! (P90
My wife Michelle and myself might have to make a change in the upcoming months. We belong to a gym the cost us about 75-80 bucks a month, but with student loan payments, child care...well you know how it goes we might need that money for something else...like food and gas ( important things). I have seen so much success…
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HRM calories lower that machine is on the AVG ( first time u
My wife used her HRM today and it was 100calories under what her usual workout for 30 mins on the cybex arc trainer is . We both were shocked at this because you enter your weight on the machine unlike other cross trainers. Has anyone had this happen when using their HRM. I'm guessing go with the HRM is the more sure…
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Cluster Funk
I don't know what is up with me lately. Well yeah i do work sucks right now and my weight seems to jump all over the place. I weighed in this morning at 208, my weigh Sat ( which was after a day of hydration and rest) was 206. Why in the hell have I been weighing in this week at 208! Did I really not lose that weight and…
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Waking up feeling weak, tired??
I don't know whats up lately this week and maybe some last but damn I have been waking up just tired and tired at the gym as well. I normally don't eat before the gym and not sure if I should. I have had steady weight loss in the last month etc and I'm still hitting the gym but just doesn't feel the same. I don't take many…
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Juat a question
:wink: I have seen some people on here use their HRM when just doing things around the house etc.. Benefits from that?
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HRM questions
SO looking to buy one and have a few questions first: I see the watches for sale but I'm guess you also have to buy the strap? Does the strap and watch go together? I have seen some watches on EBAY that are sold by themselves. Do you always need to strap? Just want to spend my money in the right area. Help me put this…
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Gadget HELP!!!
What devices are all you out there using you calculate calories burned for activities not on mfp. I would like to be as accurate as possible when I lift or even while I doing yard work lifting pulling etc.. I know about Body Bug etc... Any deals out there and where and what do I need to be looking for?
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WHY NOT!!!!!!!!!!!
For about two months my workout has consisted of 30 min run (Usually at a pace of 6.7 – 7 mph) and weights an avg of 3 times a week. My wife started using the arc trainer after hurting her knee during a race. For those that haven’t used it and just do the elliptical give it a run. It’s a heck of a workout and I have added…
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The Biggest Loser??
I have heard so many people compare themselves to the show and have let down because their results aren't the same. So my thoughts... It's great what those people do and go through but we live in reality. We can't workout all day or the lights and water would be off very soon. I think you are better off doing what you can…
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Second week in MFP and looking for a group!!
Going strong and steady finishing week two. It really helps to see similar others doing the same and also help me stay on the path! So what groups are out there??
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Wife could have celiac disease... QUESTION
My wife Michelle is ready to go Gluten free ASAP but has to wait for her biopsy the first week of June to see if she will be diagnosed with the disease. IN THE MEAN TIME the she as been watching her calories using MFP as well as hitting the gym an AVG of 4 times per week. When she is at the gym she has been been busting…
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Is my scale broke or my head!!!
I weighed in the morning at 211 which on a normal day last week would have been fine except my weigh-ins on Thursday and Friday where less and I’m not sure what’s up. I did take a day of from the gym Monday but I thought I needed to since I rarely take a day off. Not sure what’s up? I could tell if effected my workout…
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Weight loss and Running in Recovery
In December of last year my wife and I decided to take on the Louisville Triple Crown of running. It was actually her idea and it sounded like a good idea to me because I knew I needed to get in shape. I had lost weight in the last couple of months but it was not due to working out but to my addiction of alcohol. We had…
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Weight Training
First of all hello everyone! I just started my fitness pal and am pretty excited about it so far. I have a question though. When I go to strength is doesn't have calories burned. I would like to track this but all I have seen is in the cardiovascular section that strength training for 30 mins burns 144 calories. Is there…
