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Yoga
I prefer home workouts. I would like to start including yoga into my workout routine. It's been several years since I have taken yoga classes. I am sure it will start coming back to me once I start. Right now I am looking for a beginner class. Can anyone recommend a beginner class that can be streamed? Or can anyone…
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Hello, I'm new here!
Hello, I wanted to introduce myself. My name is Jeanette. I am new to this group however not new to MFP. I was on here about 8 years ago and was able to lost over 30 lbs. I stopped keeping up with MFP because I had my daughter. I struggled with balancing a new born, work, a family, house and all those wonderful joys life…
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C25K and iPhone issues?
Hi everyone. i just thought I would ask if anyone else was having issues syncing C25K to MFP from their iPhone. I just started using the app and have completed 2 days so far. At the end when it gives me the option to sync to MFP I do and it syncs but then it shuts off my phone. The only way I can get my phone to turn back…
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I want to start running...need advise please
Hi everyone. I have been thinking about it for a while now and I would like to give running a try. I searched the forums and just didn't find the information I was looking for. A little background on me. I will turn 41 next month. I restarted my journey on MFP at the end of October 2013. Currently I am 5'1" and 234 lbs.…
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Bar code scanner and calorie question
I don't use the scanner very often but I noticed 2 inconsistencies yesterday when using it. It gave me 10 calories too much when I scanned my Cracker Barrel cheddar cheese and 20 calories too little when I scanned the package for my Morning Star Farms chick patty. In the past, I have also noticed when I scan my jar of nuts…
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Please help with adding photos to my blog with photobucket.
I searched the forums and didn't have much luck with the directions that I found. I was able to figure out how to post photos in a forum. I tried the exact same for my blog but it didn't work. All I saw was the code. I uploaded my photos to photobucket. If anyone could help me with simple instructions with the photobucket…
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Fresh Pumpkin Recipes needed
Hi everyone. I have 3 medium sized pumpkins and one small one. I am looking for some ideas of something to make for using my fresh pumpkins. I am not looking for desert type recipes for breads, pies, muffins or cookies. I am looking for something vegetarian friendly (or could be adapted for a vegetarian) and is a meal. In…
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Rejoined MFP this week 100+ lbs to lose
Hi everyone. I am a returning MFP user. My first time on this site I was successful and lost 26 lbs. Life got in the way and I stopped my journey. However I am back and ready to restart my journey. I am trying to rebuild my support team as I lost a lot of buddies during my absence and I have a lot of inactive friends left.…
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Starting over question
Hi everyone, I used MFP about a year ago and was very successful. Life happened and I just didn't have the time to keep up with it anymore. I am back and starting MFP journey over. I would like to know if there is any way I can reset my ticker especially how much I lost? Right now it says I lost 27 pounds. I would like to…
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Any Gilad fans out there?
Hi everyone. I've been on MFP for a few weeks now but this is my first community post. I was just wondering if any of you are fans of Gilad? If so which workouts do you enjoy doing? I have quite a collection of Gilad workouts, sadly many are on VHS. I am hoping to upgrade the ones I really like to DVD in the future. I…
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Need a little help with fresh cranberries
For Thanksgiving I am making stuffed acorn squash. The squash will be stuffed with homemade stuffing. I bought a container of fresh cranberries and would like to put a few in the stuffing with some walnuts and apple. My problem is I have never used fresh cranberries before. My question is should I cook the cranberries…
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Kettle Worx?
I just saw the informercial this morning for the Kettle Worx system. The infomercial advertised this system for approximately $90. It included 10 dvd's and 1 kettle bell. I was quite intrigued by what I saw and am looking for more information on it. I searched the forums before posting this and also read a lot of reviews…
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Exercise logging advice needed please!
I just finished two workouts by Gilad from his Quick Fit System.The first was Hips, Thighs and Buns (20 Minutes). The second was Abs (15 minutes). How should I log this? Do I (A) Log it as Strength Training OR (B) Log it as cardio? Hips, thighs and buns were a lot of lunges and leg exercises. It also requires light weights…
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Exercise with a cold?!!! Who knew!!!
I've been fighting off a cold for the past few days. I have gone through 5 boxes of tissues since Friday. Yesterday, I didn't feel 100% but decided to push through it and get in a work out. To my surprise, once I started I began to feel much better which made me want to work harder and harder. At the end of my routine, I…
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Grad school dinner help!
This year I am in grad school two nights a week, Mondays and Thursdays. I work on both days until 5:15 and class begins at 6pm. That leaves me 45 minutes to drive to school, find a parking spot and walk across campus to class. Considering it is rush hour, I really need those 45 minutes to drive to class. Classes do not get…
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Any advice for going on vacation?
I started MFP at the end of July and have lost 5 lbs since beginning. I gave myself attainable goals that I know I would be able to achieve and wouldn't give up on. IE: Exercise 4x per week for at least a half hour, eat healthier, cut back on my daily intake of cheese (I am a cheese *kitten*!), drink more water (instead of…
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Cardio Trainer app and a few questions
I have been a member of MFP for about 3 weeks now and I have a few questions. I wanted to know if anyone uses the Cardio Trainer app for andriod? I use it when I am doing my workouts and post my results to facebook. Then I come on here and log my exercise for the day. I know it is a bit redundant but this really keeps me…
