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My First Six Weeks and Beyond
I'm going to be vulnerable here... It's been QUITE A JOURNEY, and I've tried to summarize as much as I could, but I hope it will inspire someone. After 17 years of dependence on medication, I got literally and figuratively tired of it. I began hospital stays and therapy, and with the help of my psychiatrist I managed to…
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MFP makes getting fit feel more obtainable :D
Hey everyone! I'm new here - I've been trying this out for the last week along with my new workout regimen consisting of Jillian Michael's Ripped in 30 program and her meal plan. I'm already beginning to feel more awake when I get up in the morning and I have already lost two pounds since starting. I have yet to meet…
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Not New (Day 2090 for me) But Open to New Friends!
Hey there! I've been using MFP for many years now and I'd be glad to have some new friends! I log every day and I went from sedentary to competing in my first natural bodybuilding competition this past June. No matter what part of your journey you're on, add me - I'll cheer you on!
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Questions About Bulking/Cutting
Hey everyone! I'm on a new road to bodybuilding. I've been bulking and lifting heavy for a little over three months. So far, I am able to see some great results - definition in my arms, back, chest and legs - but along with some muscle gain, there's also some extra padding which I'm not so gung-ho about. I read conflicting…
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Female Bodybuilders Strike A Pose
Martin Schoeller is best known for his “Close Up” series of celebrity portraits. Here is another series he did of female bodybuilders: http://www.buzzfeed.com/rickye/female-bodybuilders-strike-a-pose-201k
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Meal Ideas for Fit Moms On The Go
I came across a series of videos on Bodybuilding.com that feature bodybuilder and mother Jennifer Nicole Lee. She has some great tips on how to prepare nutritious meals and snacks for yourself and your family while still making time for work, the gym and family. I've already tried the fruit skewers and protein powder on…
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To Eat or Not to Eat?
I apologize if this has ever been brought up previously. After working out and burning off 420 calories this morning, making up that difference through food was a little tough, but I did it and ate healthy - no garbage for me. My calories are set at 1200. Because I burned 420 calories, I ate 1635 (as close to 420 as I…
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Celebrity Crushes
Do tell - who's your celebrity crush? Everybody's got at least one. Well, I'll start off (and I know I'm pretty unconventional in what I think is sexy...well, I'm just unconventional)... Tom Waits. Age doesn't matter all that much to me. I don't care that he's 62. The man has class, sophistication and incredible talent. I…
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I Just Can't Keep This To Myself...
HA HA HA HA! So totally stoked right now. I am now the proud owner of a copy of Richard Simmons Sweatin' to the Oldies 3 on DVD. It's so toe curlingly cheesy. Brings me back to when I used to watch my mom do aerobics in the AM in her little legwarmers and Olivia Newton-John style bodysuit. Oh yes people! We are Dancin' In…
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Back On After A Month!
I have to get back on the MFP horse and I'll be honest here - I need some mega encouragement. I have been dealing with a lot on my plate in recent months and have become really depressed as a result. I have been eating nothing but crap and my sleeping patterns have been everywhere. It makes me feel guilty that I've been…
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Reintroducing Myself After a Hiatus
Hey everyone - not totally new here, but new again, so to speak. Time to get my *kitten* back on the MFP wagon - I look forward to "meeting" some of you and cheering you on in your own personal goals. :)
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Which should I go by? Calories burned by measuring pulse or
While I was doing Jillian Michaels' Ripped in 30 DVD, I took my pulse at my maximum endurance, which came out to 180bpm. I calculated that on a calorie-by-pulse calculator online based on my gender, age, weight and pulse, and it indicated that I would burn 400 calories in a 30 minute period. Now, when I record my exercise…
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Calorie Intake to Calories Burned - a Burning Question!
Okay, now tell me if I'm understanding this right. In my Goals section, MFP is calculating for me what my net calories should be to reach my weight loss goal as 1200cals. Now, it says underneath it that this number is based on this: 1200 = Net calories consumed = Total calories consumed MINUS Calories burned. So...is this…
