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Reasonable Goal?
What is a reasonable time-line for losing body fat %age? I'm at 33% right now, and my ultimate goal is 20%. But what would be good goal date for reaching 28%? Just 5% less...Weeks? Months? I have no idea!! Any input would be appreciated!!
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First Day With HRM
My Polar F11 came in the mail yesterday (ordered it from ebay and got a heck of a deal!) and this morning was my first time to use it...I love it!!! I was shocked at the difference in calories from the machine to the HRM though. The eliptical read 330 calories and my HRM only had 275 burned...Wow! But I made up for the in…
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OMG! Hillarious!
I was checking out my Myspace and noticed one of the ads to the side of the page...There have been TONS of diet ads lately, but this paticular one made me burst out laughing...It says, and I quote, "Lose 40 Pounds in 2 Weeks! If I can do it, so can you!" You're kidding me!! I feel bad for the people that actually believe…
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New Shoes :)
I finally got some new running shoes...I try to get a new pair every 6-8 months and I broke down on my lunch break and bought some. But now I'm pumped to go back to the gym! I've already been this morning, and now that I have new shoes to wear around I'm ready for round 2!! Hmmm...Seeing as how new workout gear is so…
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Quick and Easy?
Hey All! I met with my trainer yesterday and it went really well! I didn't gain as much weight as I thought I did from my 10 days on continuous binging, plus I learned a lot of things...Such as my sodium intake is THROUGH THE ROOF! Geez...Over 2000 mg...Yikes! So, the SmartOnes that I pack for lunch every day obviously…
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After 10 Food-Filled Days...
Wow-Talk about stuffing yourself. That's what I've done for 10 days straight, and to top it off-NO GYM! At all. I don't know what happened...I had a melt down. That's for sure. And when I talk about stuffing myself, I mean HUGE binges that left me feeling so bloated/depressed, but then I would go on another binge 1-2 hours…
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I'm here...
I had a terribly bad weekend...In every area-Eating (everything), exercising (none), attitude (self-pitying)-All I've done the past 2 days is mope around and make everyone else around me miserable too. I think I'm becoming a little to obsessive about losing weight. And I didn't think it was even possible for me to be more…
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I need some honesty...
So, against my better judgement, and after NUMEROUS people told me yesterday NOT to do it, I got on the scale this morning. Can someone please tell me how after walking 4 miles, an hour long Body Pump class, and 30 minutes on the elliptical I gained another pound? I've gained 3 pounds since Monday, and I've been working…
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Body Pump
Has anyone ever done a Body Pump class at their gym? Basically it's an hour of total body weights done to fast pace music. I just got back from a class, and I had fun, and I will probably be sore tomorrow, but I don't think I got such a great workout. I love to come home from a workout dripping sweat, and I barely broke…
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Completely Frustrated...
I knew I was celebrating my move from the 160s prematurely. Tuesday and Wednesday I weighed in at 159, so I figured I could at least maintain it, if not lose more...Well, nope. Not me. Of course I gain weight! This morning I weighed in at 161.8. I can't even keep it at 160 or a low 161. I have to push it up to basically…
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Body Part...
What's the one (or two or three) body part that you can't wait to show off once you hit your goal weight? For me-It's my collar bones! I don't want them sticking out all sickly like, but for some reason I love prominent collar bones. :laugh: I guess that's all I really want to show off, besides how rockin' my whole body…
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So Sick of 160s
This morning I had my "official" weigh in...161.2, which is what I weighed on Friday. It is 2 pounds less than what I weighed last Monday-But I can't seem to get off 161!! It's driving me crazy! :explode: These next two weeks I'm busting my booty and I will be as close to 155 as possible by 10/10-My birthday! I am bound…
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Office Food
Darn my office team and their sneaky ways to make me eat!! Today was inventory day at work, and so as a treat for the employees bagels from Panera Bread were brought in for breakfast, and Pizza Hut pizza was brought in for lunch-Including cheesy breadsticks and DESSERT PIZZA :devil: I had 1/2 of a Cinnamon Crunch Bagel -…
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Crunches vs Cardio
I have amazing abs-I really do. They're just covered in layers of fat...But when I press through all that fat, I can feel them...Rock hard-Nice! My husband and I have this debate going on about how to get a flat stomach and lose fat around the middle. I say that I just need to do cardio to get rid of the fat and then my…
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Olympians...
While watching the Olympics (I'm so sad they're over!) I would always look at the gymnast/swimmers/volleyball players and think that that, yes, they had amazing bodies, but that they were so muscular. I would find myself thinking that I never wanted to be that muscular, and I would turn my attention back to the skinny…
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High's and Low's...
Warning: This is just me rambling about my day so far! Read at your own risk!! This morning started off kind of crummy, as I knew it would. I had a mini-binge last night after work and didn't work out (therefore ruining my 13 day streak!), so when I woke up this morning and weighed, I was up .4 from yesterday. Knew I would…
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Height and Weight Equivalent
So, how do I explain this... Let's say that a woman who is 5'3 weighs 115 pounds. A woman who is 5'7 wants to have the same body, just on a taller frame. What should she weigh? I've always heard that you should add 3 pounds for every inch taller, but I was just wondering what you all thought!
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Complete Today's Entry
Do any of you click on the button, see what you would weigh in 5 weeks, and then start adjusting your food intake for the day so that it goes down more? I've become a crazy woman playing with the darn thing, and I just want to know how reliable that is. Obviously not very, because it changes every day, but after I entered…
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Huh.
Well, I weighed in today...161.2. Which isn't bad, but it's up .6 from yesterday. I think I'm going to start doing my "official" weigh-ins on Monday morning. That way I can keep myself accountable over the weekend, and plus I weighed myself this past Monday and that's the weight I've been basing my weight loss on, so I…
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BMI
I'm almost in the healthy range...Only .2 to go!! The caculator said that my healthy weight range was between 118 and 159...2 things. 1: That is a huge weight difference!! And... 2: I can't even BEGIN to imagine weighing 118...Crazy!
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Cardio Max!!
Bob just kicked my butt!! Wow! I don't see how people are able to spend months with him, AND Jillian, for months at a time on The Biggest Loser-Probably why they get such awesome results! For those of you who do this workout, how do you count the calories burned? What type of activity do you put in the exercise log?? I did…
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Cappuccino
I love getting cappuccino from convenient stores...Yeah, no Starbucks for me! But it's so high in calories :( I was really craving one this morning, but resisted. What do you do when you need a cappuccino fix?? Any healthier options?
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10 In A Row!
I have officially exercised 10 days in a row now! 45 minutes or over every day! Now if only I could add some weights in with all that cardio...But that's a whole different post! :laugh: Off to watch The Biggest Loser!!
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HRM
I see a lot of people talking about Heart Rate Monitors. I'm thinking about getting one, but I was curious as to which ones you all like. I searched for some on Academy's website and noticed that the prices ranged from $50-$200! When it comes to HRM, are cheaper ones okay, or are the more expensive ones also more accurate?
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Yes, Repeat Question, I'm sure.
I've looked through some old posts, and I'm just as confused as ever. I caculated my BMR using MFP and it came up with 1534 calories. So why is it that MFP gave me a calorie goal of 1200 every day? Sorry to be a repeat questioner, but I'm just looking for a straight answer!
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New Inspiration!
Yes, I had something very inspiring happen to me over the weekend, but first let me tell you all how my weekend went- We went to TX to visit family and go to a wedding this past weekend, and normally when we visit I end up coming home 5 pounds heavier than when I left, so I was really nervous about the trip. I didn't eat…
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Can't Stop Eating!!
It's the same every day-I get home from work and I'm am SO hungry that I have my planned supper at 5:30-6:00, still feel hungry, but manage to stop eating. Tonight, however, I am so hungry and I just can't stop!! I'm 61 calories over my range, and that includes exercise calories, but I still want more food :( The sad thing…
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How Much??
Hey all! Back in the day when I was going from diet to diet, I would lose 1-2 pounds EVERY DAY-But of course that never lasted and I always put it RIGHT back on. Now that I'm doing it the right way, I'll lose .4-.2 pounds a day, which is great, but also kind of frustrating since I'm used to seeing the pounds drop pretty…
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Weighing In At Night
So-Against my better judgement, I got on the scale a few minutes ago after what I thought was a very good day. I worked out, tracked every single thing that was put into my mouth, drank my water, and had 27 calories left over. But the scale shows I gained 2 pounds from this morning. Is that normal? How much does everyone…
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Confused and Needing Answers!
Hey All! I'm new here and never did an introduction post because I though that since I had been in the dieting/nutrition world for so long I would never have any questions and therefore never really need to post...I was wrong! I am confused and looking for some help. First of all, I can never meet my fat and protein needs,…
