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Do abs change from the top down?
Well I must say I've come along way in the sit-up department! In January I couldn't do one! Now I'm doing 3 sets of incline sit-ups and using the captians chair regularly :smile: Well today I was scoping out my abs after a short workout and I think I see the 2 of the 6 pack starting by my ribs! Yey! So is this how it…
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New approach for me
Well, when I first joined this site I really wanted to lose weight. I wanted to be 120 pounds really really really bad :laugh: I actually got there at one point, but looked really skinny and I wasn't happy with how much food I could eat to stay there! Since that time I've gone through some extream changes in my personal…
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Digial Scale Problems
Yesterday I bought a digital scale. It was about $20, brand is Taylor. It started this last night. First weight was accurate. Steped on again before bed and had gained 50 lbs :laugh: It was really irritating me. So I took the battery out then put it back in and it was fixed. It did the same this morning as well. I once…
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The journey thus far... Some good some bad
When I started using this site I was 137 pounds on a good day, :laugh: most of the time it was about 140. I've always been alittle obseesed with my weight since I lost 40 pounds a few years ago, so when I saw it creep up from 120 to 140 I knew I had to do something. Yeah, I'm one of those who use this site for a while then…
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Shape ups or easy tones
Well I'm thinking about buying a pair. I do walk the dog alot and while I'm not always in tennis shoes, I do wear them a few times a week. I wouldn't plan on wearing them to the gym, I don't think it would be good for running, but I could be wrong. Anyway, I'm wondering if I should go with Reebock or Sketchers? Is one…
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Staying active while moving to new home
OK we will be moving very soon. I will most likely not be to a gym in a couple of weeks. I won't have a dvd player. I will be driving 3 days straight stopping only to eat and sleep then it's back to sitting on my butt again :laugh: So I'm thinking about buying a jump rope and when we get to our hotel (ok more than likely…
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Should I workout a week straight?
Ok in the past I have over worked myself. I was working out 5-6 days a week for almost 2 hrs each time. Since then I've cut back to 4 days a week, doing 2 days weights and 2 days cardio an hour each time. I'm starting to see results again from doing this. I have an up comming minor surgery that will put me out of the…
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Don't know how active I am :-(
Well I generally thought I was light, but I'm thinking I may be more active than that. I'm working out 4 days a week at a gym (two days cardio and two days weights an hour each) When I'm not at the gym I'm walking the dog :smile: I count all this as working out so I don't consider it my activity level. When I'm at home I'm…
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Need some input... (kinda long)
First off I only have about 13 pounds left to lose (yey for me) I am kinda pissy about it because I've been at the same weight for almost 2 months now. In Jan 2010 when I started out I hit it hard, and I mean hard! I was doing an hour and a half of cardio 5 days a week keeping my heart rate at 80-90 %!!! :noway: BUT that…
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Will the sauna help me?
Well, I kinda wrote off the sauna for a while :laugh: This past week and today I'm just being bad with salty foods!!! So will a sit in the sauna help lose some of the water my body is holding or will I just keep more water later that day since it's a soudium issue? Hummm? :drinker:
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Just need something...
Well, I work my butt off!!! I really do. I exercise tons, most of the time I eat right :wink: and I just can't seem to get past this 4-5 pound weight loss! :grumble: I'm seriously thinking about trying a diet pill (gasp!) I really didn't want to, but I know a few people who were just trying to lose 10-15 pounds that it…
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Can't find nutrition info for my new fav spice!
I just bought some smoke house pepper.. yummie! I love love love it, really I put it on everything :laugh: I really don't think it has calories or anything, but I can really taste some salt in it. I googled McCormick smokehouse pepper and it says there's not enought nutritional value to report anything. I'm just not…
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Carb, protien, fat ratio. What do you set yours at?
I've been looking at some stuff online and it seems there's a different mix for most people. I'm looking at changing mine on MFP mostly because the protien is just way to low for me to handle. I'm not a "wing it" kinda person if I'm tracking something :wink: Anyway, just wondering what percentages you use if you've changed…
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What do you think about net carbs?
I personally count all carbs I eat. I've met people and read info that subtracting the fiber from the carbs are the net carbs you are actually eatting. Hummm? I just don't know how I feel about this. Wondering what everyone else thinks on the topic?
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Things I've learned so far (2 months of exercise)
This is from my blog, I just wanted to share it with others. These are just a few things I've learned along my way so far. Please feel free to add things you may have learned to add on. We can all learn from eachother. TOO MUCH EXERCISE is not a good thing! When I first started out I was doing an hour of cardio 6 days a…
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Bad sodium girl.... Bad! Now put the salt DOWN!
:laugh: Well, I've been eatting way way more sodium than I should! Today isn't going to be much better either. Just eatting what's in the house till I can get to shopping. Anyway, I'm up 2 LBS this morning... :grumble: Only thing I can think of is my salts have been way way over for about three days. Yesterday after the…
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My 370 calorie/9g fat pasta lunch :-)
First off, I love pasta and can make great great pasta dishes!!! However, I can not make them my usual way now that I'm watching what I eat. Secondly, no I do not eat this many carbs in a day usually. I'm eatting very high protien and only 20% carbs most of the time. I change my carbs to MPF standards twice a month to get…
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Carb/protien switching, anyone do this?
Well, I have my carbs set to 20%. About twice a month I switch it to MPF standards, which is really high in carbs compared to what I normally eat. Gives me a little energy boost and I get a day to enjoy my pasta :happy: I stay at my calorie goals so I really don't see any harm in it. Does anyone else do stuff like this?
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Low carb pasta, is there such a thing?
Alrighty, I'm just wondering if there are any companys that make a low carb pasta? I can eat a wrap instead of bread, found low carb snacks... etc. I am a pasta lover, but I searched high and low at the store, nope no such heavn exsists :laugh: Sooooo, has anyone ever found a low carb pasta? I'd love to know:heart:
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Coffee and weight loss???
OK so I've kinda been enjoying some coffee lately :happy: Not like a drink a pot a day or anything. I actually didn't even own a coffee maker untill last month! I'm 28 years old and in my life time have had maybe only had 10-15 servings of coffee! YES in my LIFETIME! Well, I started drinking some coffee earlier this week…
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High protien low fat snack help needed
I'm looking for something high in protien but low in fat that I can just thow in my gym bag or grab for a quick snack. I can eat fish through out the day, but I guess I'm looking for a "quick" snack, not one I have to cook. Anything you've tried and want to let me know about, go for it :happy: I'm just looking to eat…
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Multi Vitamin
I'm currently taking womens one a day-active body and mind. I was thinking about switching to one a day-metabolism. So I googled it and the only diff is the Metabolism has less vitamin E and a little less caffeine. I guess I'll just stay with what I have. Maybe I should switch to prenatals? Hummm? So what vitamin do you…
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Bad bad smoothie!!!
I'm quick to tell others of great concoctions I make up, this time I'm sharing my failure :laugh: I make protien smoothies almost everyday. On days I'm not working out I make a smoothie without adding my whey protien. Today was one of those days. I really wanted a chocolate type of milkshake so I mixed hot chocolate (fat…
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Low carb smoothie help needed
I want to make a low carb smoothie, but using fresh strawberries and plain yogurt puts it at 32 or 36. Any tips on how to get it lower?
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Whey protien, what kind do you use?
Well, I'm doing a high protien diet at the moment. I changed MFP to have 50% protien a day. I was having a hard time feeling full and so on and so on. Reason's I changed it are my own I guess. Anyway, with my protien intake being so high I was finding it hard to get enough without going over on fat. That's when I decided…
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Under the arm pit exercise question?
Well, I'm working out and lifting weights :drinker: One of the major spots I want to work is that area right under my arm pit. I hate it when I wear strapless dresses and I'm puffy on the sides. I've been doing chest presses and peck flys. Know anyother's to tone up that area?
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To count my weight loss or not to? Huuummmm?
It's been a really really hard few weeks for me. I was going to the gym almost daily. Very mad I only lost 2 pounds in a month. Then I started my period, got on the scale and wanted to beat it with a hammer! :laugh: I just kinda gave up last week. I didn't really go to the gym. Just stayed active in the house. Only ate…
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Skin baked on chicken then removed
I'm having a hard time finding calories for baking a split chicken breast with the bone and skin, THEN removing the skin. Any help? I know baking with out the skin in the first place will be less calories and fat, but I think it taste better :happy:
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I'm a bored eatter
Well, I don't have a job. No kids. It's winter. One car (husband has the car all day for work) So I'm stuck in the house all day, alone, well , I have a boxer but it's too cold to walk him. I now realize I get hungry when I'm bored!!!!!!!! I know I can always find something todo other than eat, but it's just sooooo feakin'…
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What do you think... Belly Wraps?
OK so I'm just wondering about what everyone thinks about those belly wrap things for losing inches around the waist? When my husband needed to lose some weight fast he wore it while he jogged and it worked. Yeah it does make you sweat more. I'm wondering if it's the water weight lost that makes you lose or if having…
