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Pasco county?
I live in Zephyrhills but am often at school, Saint Leo, in Dade City and work in Wesley Chapel. Anyone in these areas around?
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Hello....again
I am not new, in fact this is probably my 3rd try for a lifestyle change. I'm going to turn 25 this weekend and I've realized that I cannot eat what I used to without gaining weight, also I found out recently that heart problems run in my family (biological father and his mother both have heart issues). I work at the local…
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A hello from Florida
Hi everyone! Before you even ask, yes I live near the beach and yes it's hot down here. I don't like the heat. Eh hem. You can call me Ambyr or Ammi (It's like Tammy without a T, get it?) and this is my billionth time (not really but sort of) trying to get to the weight and fitness level I want to be at. I was doing really…
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Can naps hinder your weight loss?
Just curious. I usually take a nap, at least 30 minutes but usually about an hour long, about an hour after lunch. I've been eating well and trying to lose weight for about a month and have lost a single pound. I do get enough sleep at night but I usually get tired in the afternoon. I have eliminated soda (I still have one…
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I'm sorry! /)_(\
I want to make sure I fully understand the posts I've read. I'm on a 1500 calorie set (my BMR is 1444 and my TDEE -15% is about 1700 so I chose a number inbetween) and today for example between my cardio, gardening and 30DS, I burned 993 calories. Before I logged my exercise, I was at 1528 calories for the day, then 993…
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What's your fav
Workout songs? I'm trying to create my playlist for mainly the treadmill, I prefer to walk/run outside but it's summer time in Florida. Blehhh. So I need some upbeat tunes to keep me smiling and running on the tready. Here's what I have so far (no special order): BloodHound Gang - Bad Touch BloodHound Gang - Foxtrot…
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Has anyone else...
Found and used blogilates on youtube? She's crazy but she seems to have a lot of followers and people have said that following her workouts have helped them lose weight. I was just wondering. I'm going to try one tonight. (=
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Using MFP values vs TDEE?
Right now I have my diary set to MFP values and I just calculated my TDEE via http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/ MFP says I should eat 1200 calories a day, workout for 45 minutes 5x a week to burn 1.5 pounds a week. The TDEE calculator I used says I should be eating 1988 calories a day in order to burn maximum fat and have…
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Women who are using or have used Depo Provera
I had tests back in February to try to figure out what the hell is wrong with my stomach and pelvic region, I will go weeks and be fine then for 4-5 days I will have such severe pain I'm crying and writhing on the couch. The doctors could find NOTHING, after blood work and scans, NOTHING. Obviously, there's SOMETHING. They…
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Russian Twists vs side planks
What are the russian twists really targeting? My obliques do hurt after I do them (Right now I'm doing them with 2 5lb weights for 1 minute), but if I do side planks with pulses my obliques hurt worse the next day. Yes, I'm trying to get rid of my love handles. -__- They're not attractive and it's swim suit season here in…
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Running Intervals
When I'm on the treadmill, I walk for 10 minutes, usually at 3.5 or 4.0 mph and at least a 2.5 incline, then I run at 6.5 and a 1.0 incline for as long as I can, hasn't ever been more for 2 minutes then back down to the beginning. My question is, how many minutes or at what HR should I start running again? My HR is usually…
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60th wedding anniversary?
My parents -- I'm adopted by my great grandparents-- are celebrating their 60, yes 60th wedding anniversary and I have NO IDEA what to get them. Websites for like thingsremembered.com have great ideas for 50th, but I haven't found one thing for 60th. I plan on getting them a custom made cake, but like....what the hell do…
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RANT >_O
Just let me vent. (= So I babysit/tutor for a living while I'm in college because my school schedule is so rigid. I belong to many sites and someone posted looking for a babysitter saying they were only willing to pay $6/hour. First off, I live in Florida, the minimum wage right now is 7.67/hour and by law, even for just a…
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Lifting for women
Is it better for me to do lower weights and higher reps or higher weights and lower reps? This is what I'm at right now and I DO NOT want to bulk, only TONE. Chest machine: 40 pounds, 4/20 Bicep curls: 10 pounds, 2/10 Triceps: 5 pounds, 2/20 Lat bar: 40 pounds, 2/20 Sometimes I do more, this week is less because I'm…
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Beef Stroganoff
I happen to absolutely LOVE beef stroganoff does anyone have any low-cal recipes for it?
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Someone wanna help me with a project?
Since I got such lovely help from some people in recipes for another project I figured I'd ask for some help on this one. (I suck at presentations and this one is 5-6 minutes long...goody) So I have to pick a movie... "Students should be given the opportunity to watch a movie with significant diversity content and then…
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Calling all Irish/Germans
So hi. I'm Ambyr. (= I'm a psychology major at a local university and I'm of Irish/German decent (I have a point don't worry). I'm currently enrolled in a class called Social & Cultural Psychology and part of my grade this semester is to make an authentic dish from one of my places of origin(To be real specific, I'm…
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So I finally started
It's been pouring all day today, I mean like since 3am it's been raining cattle, sheep, horses, cats, dogs, alligators, you name it, so I couldn't get out to the gym today so I forced myself to (finally) start 30DS. I had to pause it 3 times to catch my breath and wipe the sweat from my eyes but I finished it. My legs and…
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What's everybody's fav. core workout?
I personally LOVE planks. What about you guys? I'm trying to find new moves that I can do.
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Sore vs. pained muscle
I'm quite sure I know the difference between sore and pained, but is it possible to pull or strain a muscle in one arm and not the other using the same size dumbbells? I was only using 8 pounds on either arm and doing one legged bicep curls as well as bicep curls on the stability ball 2 days ago and my right arm, if I let…
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Strength Training Advice
I just started some light strength training yesterday and was wondering because I've seen so many different views....what should you typically eat before lifting? I know afterwards you want water and lots of protein but what should you stock up on before hand?
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NSV FTW
(= Like the title says, non scale victory for the win. So I'll explain ...i joined a gym this week and I had to go in yesterday to get my "evaluation" where they measured me and my weight and my BF%(which is 36%....not crazy about that..) and then I went in today to actually work out. The trainer in there was watching me…
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I need a HRM
I want one that tracks my calories burned as well as my heart rate. One that a college kid can afford... Any ideas? Reviews?
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Motivation for tomorrow
Starting tomorrow, I will be doing 30DS every morning before school. Also, my gramma works at the local hospital and has signed us up for their "wellness center" AKA the gym and I'm not exactly nervous, I'm more like feeling like I wont make it. I tried to do P90X for about 3 weeks a while back and it finally killed me and…
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Low cal, high protein tacos!
I get recipe emails in my inbox all the time and this one particularly sparked my interest because I love tacos. Ingredients: 1 pound lean (at least 80%) ground beef 1 cup Old El Paso® Thick 'n Chunky salsa 10 Old El Paso® taco shells 1/2head lettuce, shredded 1 medium tomato, chopped (3/4 cup) 1 cup shredded Cheddar…
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Nike Dual Fusion Inspire
I've had these shoes for a few months now but I don't wear them often only when I'm walking long distances(They're black and bright pink and I don't like to get them dirty lol). Well part of my exercise right now is to walk/run my road which is a mile down and a mile back, part uphill coming back. Is it safe to run in…
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CardioTrainer
Has anyone used this app for your phone/ipod or one similar to it? I have a wristwatch which is a HRM too but it doesn't seem to be incredibly accurate because you have ti push the heart rate button for 5 seconds and then it calculates your calories according to that but when compared to MFP in the approximately same pace…
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Bad Knees
I can't do squats because of my knees are bad and it's incredibly painful, what is another workout that will get my thighs goin'?
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How to be happy
I found this on my facebook wall and it made me smile http://tinypic.com/r/1fdbp/6 Love #3,#4,#8, & #10
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How to correctly count...?
When I make my own recipie how do I correctly count the calories in it? For example I make a beef stew from "scratch" (by scratch I mean not from a can to the stove LOL) I use beef tips, canned beef broth, carrots,potatos and celery all chopped and all wheat pasta. How should I go about counting these calories and how do I…
