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Black Team- A Team of Champions!
Ok, my friends, it's time for this. A new thread. It's time for a fresh start. It's time for us to shed our old ways and to embrace the greatness we have inside of us. Most of us have been part of this team for a while. Many of us (if not all) are at the same point in this journey, (which I personally could describe for…
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Polar HRM Battery Question
When the battery goes in the chest strap, does it just go all at once or does it 'act up' for a bit first? Mine has been acting crazy for about 2 weeks. Yesterday it said my HR was 49 and it was stuck there. I turned it off- the only way I can make it reset- and it said my HR was 209 and stuck there. Next time I turned it…
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Confessions To Self
Sometimes on this journey we need to really step back and look at what we are doing, what we need to do differently and be honest with ourselves. It's so easy to fool yourself. We can convince ourselves of anything! It's especially fun to put the blame on anything else we can! In order to move ahead, you need to tell…
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How do YOU see yourself?
This came up when I was talking to a friend of mine. Your perception of you. How you see yourself. Example: When I started I weighed 200 pounds, wore a size 16, but honestly, I didn’t feel like I was hugely overweight, sure I didn’t feel small either, but I didn’t perceive myself as obese, yet clearly I was. When I saw…
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Bras- I Finally Did It!
I'm posting this under success, because it was a successful day. I have not bought bras since I started this process in September. I've had to replace all my other clothes, but my chest was the last to start to lose and I could never find any bras that fit, so I was wearing the same 2 that I could still get away with…
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Daily Calorie Needs Calculator ????
First off, let me say, I know these are an estimate, I know that you can't punch in numbers and get an exact amount of calories you burn each day. I am trying to come up with a reasonable cycling pattern for my calories and wanted to know approximately what my daily calorie needs are to maintain so I could figure out a…
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Goals for the Week
#1- Make more of an effort to log my foods! I've gotten lazy. #2- Actually count how many cups of wather I drink, because I really don't know. It's all I drink, so I never really counted. #3- Mix up my exercise at the gym and get in my walks with the dog! About 4 weeks until my husband gets home from Iraq! I need to be…
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Teens and Food
I have 4 kids between the ages of 9 and 13. All of them are pretty good eaters and active kids. The one that is 12 is like he's starved all the time. I know that hormones are kicking full swing (he gained like 30 pounds and 5 inches in the last year- at least). Do you limit? I do encourage good choices, but do I tell him…
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Before Pics and Still Working Pics
I just saw Banks' before and after pics, awesome. I have documented my weight loss journey with pictures, I take them every 6 weeks when I measure. I just did them this week and I was amazed at the difference I saw from when I started. I can't always see it when I look in the mirror and I sure haven't seen it on the scale…
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Exercise? That's It?
An odd observation along the way to getting healthier: For so long when I was heavier I would wake up in the morning, stiff, sore, felt like I worked out for hours, when indeed I DID NOT. I used to think I was way too young to feel that bad in the morning. Now that I'm eating better and exercising I feel great in the…
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Ideas for Weight Lifting- Good Site
I've found this website to be helpful with trying to get into weight lifting. When I first started I would sort of stare at the weights, not sure what to do. The people are stick people, I know, but you can put them in motion to see HOW to do the exercise. I personally can not read about an exercise and figure out what the…
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I'm Stuck- Need pushed, pulled, bumped, banged, kicked....
Brief history: I’m 5’5”, started out at 200 pounds in September, lost on average 8-9 pounds per month up until December where I lost a pound or so, but basically maintained what I had lost, which was fine. I was eating 1200-1400 calories and my exercise was walking on average 3 miles a day most days of the week. My weight…
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Underarm & Back 'Fat' Exercises?????
Any suggestions out there to target that area of 'stuff' that pokes up over your bra under your arms and on your back? I do strength train, hit all the areas- arms, chest, shoulders, back, etc. I am starting to see toning and reults in my arms, shoulders, chest and legs. Is it a matter of time or are there certain…
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Potassium- How do you get enough?
I’ve been really doing great, eating what I think is a great balanced diet. Yesterday when I was going through my food diaries for the month, I realized I am not getting even close to the right amount of potassium. Does anybody hit that suggested number and if so, how? I read the old posts on potassium and the suggestions…
