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Mirror distortion
Have any of you ever thought that what you see in the mirror is not what others see? When I look in the mirror I honestly see myself as still obese yet have people telling me that I am thin. And its not even just a mirror thing. I will look at pictures and think "OMG my arms are so fat" or " gross i have a double chin". I…
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Tough Decision
I could use some advice from you girls....Here's my tough decision I have been dating my boyfriend for about 10 months. We have talked heavily of marriage and kids. He lives in Sandusky, OH ( about 90 minute drive from where I live now) and works at his step dads business making decent money and is being groomed to become…
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Research/ idea???
So i have heard a couple things about how to battle holiday weight gain.... one that i have seen and heard alot about is to do 2 or 3 low carb days around the holidays ( I am not 100% sure of the sites that I had seen this on but I am sure it can be googled) so that it will balance out for the days where you will eat more…
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How many calories do you burn in your workouts?
Just wondering how many calories you girls burn in your workouts. I seem to have this anxiety about my calorie burning... I have this need or whatever you would call it that I HAVE to burn at least 1000 calories in my workouts! I was bored at work today and was browsing random diaries and wonder if I am a little abnormal?…
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Bod pod
Ok so I found a place near my that does the bod pod testing at a reasonable price. I have had caliper tests done before but have been told that all the extra skin i have may have made those figures incorrect. My body fat was at 26% the last time i had it checked. My question is are the bod pod more accurate in the regard…
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The Wall???
I have heard of hitting the "wall" while running a marathon but has anyone out there hit this while running on their own and not in a marathon. This past week i did ALOT of running ( i live in Ohio and it was great weather this week so I figured I would run almost everyday since we are supposed to have rain everyday for a…
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Anyone certified trainers/nutritionist willing to help?
So here's the DL..... From some of my other posts ( if anyone has read them) i have been experiencing a steady weight gain over the course of a year. Was at 195lbs in august of 2010 ... now i am at 211lbs!!!! My eating habits have stayed the same ( some variations but will explain later) and I have been VERY consistent in…
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Need a recipe for a low carb enchilada sauce!!!!
Hey all, My sister is visiting from Las Vegas and we will be making an authentic mexican dinner tomorrow night. She wants to make a copy cat version of Chi Chi's Chicken Enchilada SUpremas ( they are made with a white sauce). I am on a eating plan where i can only have 15 carbs for dinner so i was planning on just eating…
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New "diet" from nutritionist/trainer, now im sooo hungry
Ok so i finally met with a nutritionist/ trainer and she re-did my way of eating. It looks something like this Low Calorie Day for 3 days Meal 1 - 37 pro 60 carb 8 fat = 460 cal Meal 2 - 37 pro 50 carb 8 fat = 420 cal Meal 3 & 4 - 37 pro 40 carb 8 fat = 380 Meal 5 & 6 - 37 pro 15 carb 8 fat = 280 TOTAL 2200 cals High…
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Barry's Bootcamp???
Has anyone tried the Barry's Bootcamp DVDs??? I am an Insanity, p90x, Insanity Asylum and Turbo Fire graduate and am wondering (before spending the money) if this workout system would be up my alley? Basically as in is it as intense as Insanity???
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anyone able to set up a program to fix someones metabolism?
Basically i know i need to get to the point where i am just a few hundred calories under my goal instead of the 1000 plus that I have been at for a year. I am pretty sure my metabolism is messed up. I have looked up and read a TON of stuff on starvation mode, metabolic damage and how to fix it. But it seems no one can…
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Anyone put on some of the weight they had lost?
Hey all! Just wanted to see if there was anyone else out there who has put on some of the weight they had lost. This has happened to me and could use some "start over" buddies. By the end of last summer I have gone from 325lbs down to 191 lbs ( I am a 6'2" female, former college athlete, so I do have alot of muscle). As of…
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About to throw in the towel
Over the past 6 to 7 months I have become extremely frustrated with my weight. I am 6'2" and last summer at this time i weighed 195. I am an athlete that plays volleyball, basketball and softball ( i play at least 4 softball games a week). In november my weight jumped to 205 in a matter of weeks. I did not change a thing.…
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Low Energy on Carb Cycling
Has anyone out there done Carb Cycling and felt like they didnt have enough energy to workout??? What did you do to stop this? I dont really want to add carbs just to workout because my body holds on to carbs but is there a certain combination of food that I can eat before workouts to give me energy??
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Carb cycling Net Carbs or Total Carbs??
I am in my second week of carb cycling and seem to be doing pretty well. I lost 4lbs in week one ( which i know was mostly water weight) but have kinda become a bit confused on how carbs are counted. I am trying to stay between 100-120 carbs for most days of the week, one day I only eat 50 grams of carbs for the day and I…
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Turbo Fire results
Has anyone done any of these workouts yet??? If so can you give me some information on how the workouts are Length Intensity Is there too much rest time ect. I have already done 2 rounds of Insanity and am not sure if this would be good to buy. I dont want to spend the money on a product that is a step behind insanity…
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Injury- need exercise ideas
I am a very active person who plays 3 sports. I unfortunately had the luck of rolling my ankle in my basketball game last night. I am able to kind of walk today but obviously cardio exercise is out of the question ( my ankle is so swollen it looks like i have a grapefruit on the side of it. lol) I am planning on just doing…
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Aerobic Step
Ok so i am wanting to change some things up with my workouts and have decided to do some step aerobics. What kind of aerobic step do any of you have? I have seen one for $40 at ****s Sporting Good for a 24 inch or $80 for a 40in one... would the 24 inch one work ok?? Both of these have 3 levels for height 4 in, 6 in and 8…
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Weight Gain/Water Retention from Overtraining
I am seriously looking for some educated answers here! I know for a fact that I am overtraining. I have ALL the symptoms, plus i think that fact that I train for 3 hours a day 7 days a week is enough to know that I am over doing it. I have noticed in that past week that I have looked a little puffy and have put on about…
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Need advice from those with knowledge
I am currently about 5 or 6 pounds from my final weight loss goal. I am a 6'2" 27 year old female who is very athletic. I currently weigh 191 lbs. I have been noticing that when working out I am burning ALOT less calories than I used to. I am switching up my workouts all the time. Currently I am doing Insanity, Turbo Fire,…
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Polar FT7 and Amazon
Does anyone know if i buy the Polar FT7 on Amazon is the warranty still valid?
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NOT pregnant but stopped having periods
I have stopped having my periods the past couple months. I am not pregnant though. I have had a blood test and numerous pregnancy tests done. I am a little concerned that my weight loss may be causing this. Has anyone other girls noticed this problem?
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P90X and calories
I'm not sure if it is just me or not but I barely burn any calories while doing p90x. The other day I did Chest and Back and burned only 200 calories in 52 minutes! What???!!!!!! It almost doesnt seem worth doing the strength training. I can burn 300 calories in Turbo Sculpt and that workout is only 38 minutes long. Has…
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In the process of getting out of starvation mode
So for the past year and a half I have done really well losing weight, i have lost a total of 134lbs. This weight loss has come to a complete standstill however. After talking to a few trainers I came to the realization that YES my body was most likely in starvation mode... Here are some stats to kinda back that up…
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Water weight from upping protein??
The past two weeks i have upped my protein from about 60-70 grams per day to about 100-120 a day. I have stayed within my normal calorie range and have been burning about the same amount as i normally do in workouts, but for some reason i have gained almost 10 lbs in these 2 weeks....Could this extra protein be causing me…
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Insanity 2.. Asylum?
I keep hearing about this. Does anyone know when it is supposed to come out???
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Heart rate Monitor getting too sweaty during workout??
I have a heart rate monitor with a chest strap that measures calories burned. I have had this HRM for about 2 months and I have been noticing that in some of my workouts the BPM is not changing at all or it will go from 150-160 down to 30-50 in seconds. This cant be right. Is there a chance that my HRM is getting too…
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At what point do I change my loss per week goal?
OK so I have already lost a total of 131 lbs and am 9 lbs from my goal weight. I currently have my loss per week set up for 1 lb per week, but I have been thinking that maybe I should change it to .5 lbs per week to get my body ready for maintenance mode??? Anyone have any thoughts on this?
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More than one rest day
Ok so a little back story of me.... I have lost 131 lbs in about 15 months. In those 15 months I have only taken approximately 45-48 days off TOTAL from working out ( there have been a few weeks where i did not take a day off from working out). My workouts are normally 2.5 -3 hours long a day. I am leaving on vacation…
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Need a new intense workout. HELP
Ok so I have done all the listed workouts below, but need something more intense. These workouts are getting WAY to easy for me Jillian Micheals- Banish Fat Boost Metabolism, No more Trouble Zones, 30 day Shred Biggest Loser- Workout 1, Workout 2, Bobs Bootcamp, Cardio Max, Power Sculpt and Last Chance Workout Turbo Jam-…
