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Should running stairs be considered cardio?
Since January I've been training for a trip to Colorado with my son and his scout troop. We leave in 3 weeks and I've been incorporating stairs for the last week or so. I've been thinking of this activity as cardio and planned to run them daily until we leave. On Saturday I ran 15 flights and it felt pretty good, Sunday I…
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On those rare "not hungry" days...?
Hey all! So, I'm 400+ calories short today but I'm just not hungry anymore. I usually have the opposite problem. =) I don't sweat it if I'm within 100 calories (over or under) but I'm wondering if I should force myself to get closer to my intake goal today. What are your thoughts? I'm on a roll and don't want to mess up my…
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Help! I'm about to face the BIG, BAD....
VACATION! I'm so excited about our trip but we don't leave for a week and I'm already stressing about not going wild with food and eating during our 12 day trip. I plan to bring protein bars and have them on hand at all times as well as apples. We're traveling by train for several legs of travel (Minneapolis to Chicago, to…
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How hard can this be?
Ahem...no answers, please. That's a rhetorical question that we ALL know the answer to. I've been around this mountain quite a few times. I lost 60 pounds, primarily through exercise, twelve years ago. I had not reached my goal when I got pregnant with my son and over the course of five years I gained those pounds back…
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Can you help me avoid SBS (Salad Boredom Syndrome)?
Hi all! So, I'm not bored with my salads...yet! But, I'd like suggestions on other people's favorite low-fat or low-cal salad dressings. I'd also like to know what your favorite non-traditional salad ingredients are. I have no food allergies and am not a fussy eater, I just get into ruts and am often pressed for time. I…
