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Anyone with RA - starting new med...
Hello all, I saw my rheumatologist this morning who has decided that the cocktail of methotrexate, plaquenil and sulfasalazine is not controlling the RA. He is switching me to half of the weekly methotrexate dose and Humira. This will be my first time using this class of drug, and as a hard core needle phobic am not…
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The Alcohol Question
I really like wine. A lot. It seemed obvious why anyone would tell you to cut out alcohol when you're trying to lose weight (all those extra calories, sugar content, etc) so knowing that, I still felt ok having a glass of wine in the evening as long as I had the calories to spend according to MFP. After a quick search I…
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Arm Bicycle Machine?
Hello All! There is a new machine now at the gym that is like cycling, except you turn the cranks with your arms. No idea what it's called (on the actual machine is says 'excite') and can't see anything in the database that sounds similar. any ideas? Or anyone who has used this, have you found a comparable calorie-burn…
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Lose Fat not Weight?
Hello All! I have recently made it down to what I thought was my goal weight - the weight I was 5 years ago before gaining 10 - 15lbs that I never lost before getting pregnant with twins, who are now two. Yay! But..... My body is carrying the weight very differently than it did back then. I realize that my body at 40 will…
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Struggling with the last few..... adjust goals?
Hey all, I have only a few pounds (I think) left to lose. In fact, I'm not too concerned with the weight loss anymore, but focused rather on fat loss. I am still carrying a muffin top of fat around my middle that I can't seem to shed. I had twins 2 years ago and am now under my pre-pregnancy weight (I had about 10lbs to…
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Almond Milk - who knew?
I have just discovered the yumminess of almond milk. I'd been trying to stay away from most dairy and have been using soy milk in cereal for quite some time. The other day I thought I'd buy the almond milk for a change and give it a try. Soy milk I enjoyed with cereal but could never imagine sipping it on it's own - yuk. I…
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Nike Human Race - Anyone Running?
http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikerunning_humanrace-en_CA/2009/07/27/get-ready-to-run-with-nike I am a very new runner but was very excited to run my first 10k (6.3 miles) in recent weeks. This has motivated me such that I'm thinking I may do the Human Race! I've never been a runner and didn't begin trying to be a runner…
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Runners: Nike+ Sportband - anyone used it?
It isn't a heart rate monitor, but rather used to measure pace, distance and calories burned while running/walking. Seems to be getting good reviews, I was interested to know if any MFP'ers have tried it?
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HRM Wrist only?
Hello - I'm considering purchase of a heart rate monitor and have notice several on this site seem partial to the Polar F6. This model has a chest strap, is this correct? I've never used one and assume that the chest strap is most accurate, but has anyone used an HRM that is just like a wristwatch, with no chest strap…
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almost at goal weight, NOT almost at goal size....?
I don't have much left to lose which I am thrilled about but I am starting to wonder about the inches. As of today I am at 118.5lbs, and in my formerly (very) fit life 113-115 was a good, healthy weight for me. At that time, however, I was 6-7 years younger and had not yet had children. I understand that with age and a…
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5k time? Question for the Runners...
Hello there, I've started running recently and am so excited at how quickly the progression happens, I'm already able to run longer before needing to walk and it's so motivating! I was curious to know from any of you runners who participate in tri's or marathons, what is considered a reasonably competitive time for a 5k…
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IBS Type Symptoms - no diagnosis
Hello Everyone, I just came across a comment that eating cereal that contained aspartame triggered IBS - I was hoping maybe some of you have some insight. Hubby suffers from some sort of IBS-type affliction. He has had a number of tests done over the last few years and has yet to be actually diagnosed with anything. We…
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Under 10 and on the ledge...
For the last 5 weeks I have been doing varying, high intensity workouts 4-5x per week - cardio + strength training. I have been using MFP faithfully and have had only a few 'bad' days which included either exceeding my caloric budget, drinking wine, or both. I was at 1200 calories/day but as of last week have increased to…
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Calories in/Calories out vs Aerobic/Anaerobic
This may be more appropriate posted in the fitness section but as my question is more around weight loss I've put it here. We all understand the basic theory of less calories in + more calories out = weight loss. Also understand about minimum net calories, starvation mode, etc. There is also the school of thought around…
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Fat Loss vs Weight Loss - Last 10lbs
Hello Everyone! Apologies if this has been answered elsewhere - if it has I can't find it, or am having trouble piecing the answer together. I believe I have 10lbs left to go (I'm really more concerned about shedding the muffin top and fitting back into my favourite jeans - the 10lb goal puts me back to where I was when I…
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Weekly Goals + Planned Workouts = No Change. Confused!
I am 5'3 and am down to 123lbs after having twins a year ago, my goal is to get to 115lbs. I have followed some of the suggestions in the other posts, including re-entering my data into MFP now that some of the weight has come off. No matter what numbers I enter in terms of weekly weight loss goals or number of planned…
