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Any Vegetarians/Vegans that get adequate amounts of protein?
Hi! I've played with being vegetarian for years, but never committed longer than a month or two. Right now I'm just trying to limit my animal products and meat and work on finding healthy substitutions. So if you have an open diary, and you eat healthy with adequate protein, I'd love to have you as a friend so I can sneak…
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For those of you who aren't SUPER FIT-yep they are judging us.
So I haven't been serious about this whole workout thing much in the last year, and I've put on about 20lbs. So I look like I'm not fit anymore. I have been lifting for about 17 years though. It's probably why I am so mad right now. Today I took my kid, who is 14, to the gym. She wanted to do squats, so we went and found a…
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How to handle a messy weight room...
So I've joined a new gym. They have every piece of equipment a girl could want BUT... The weight room is a disaster. For example, the last time I wanted to do squats someone left one of those HUGE bars that look like a barrel with handles in the middle on the squat rack. Loaded with weight. So, this tiny woman right here…
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Deadlifts HELP!
Hi all, So I've done a lot of dead lifts in my work out life. My form is pretty good, but I need the bar to be at a certain height or I strain my lower back a lot. Up until now I've lifted mostly at home, but since I've moved I no longer have the home gym so I'm going to a public gym. The bars at my gym weigh about 55lbs.…
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Such high calorie burns? What?
Okay, I understand if you are really big that you can burn a lot of calories doing not much, but I keep seeing people who are around my size burning almost 1000 or more calories in an hour. The most I could do, being completely drenched in sweat and working to my max is maybe 600 calories in an hour. Ten calories a minute…
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High protein help, no protein powder!
Okay, so I'm lifting heavy and I'm trying to get enough protein in my diet. My goal would be around 120 grams per day, give or take. That's just my personal goal based on my lean body mass being around 120 lbs and wanting at least one gram per lb of lean body mass. I realize this is an arbitrary number, but based on a…
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Any scuba divers, swimmers, water children out there??
Hey! Looking for friends who love the water, especially diving, freediving, or anything ocean related. I'm a scuba instructor, and if I want to instruct this summer I NEED to fit into my wetsuit. I'm not buying a new one! So there's my motivation. That and I don't want to be that person on the boat who needs help getting…
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Fitbit really is garbage!
Well, I am on my second Fitbit. First the blaze wouldn't do anything it promised. It gave me sporadic text and phone indications, at best. Didn't track my heart rate properly, didn't sync with my computer or phone. So I thought I'd try the charge 2. It worked for a bit, but now it's even worse than the blaze was. I thought…
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Starting out lifting and I got a cold before I could even begin- what to do?
Hello all! I am just getting back into the groove of lifting, but except for some of my kettle bells, I haven't lifted anything yet. Despite all my good intentions. I went and paid for a gym membership last week and then I came down with a cold. I'm well enough to be at work right now, and I'm not running a fever or…
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Like to lift? Serious about getting an awesome body? Add me!
Hi MFPer's, If you are seriously into lifting and working out and want an accountability friend, feel free to add me. Right now I am working hard to get rid of about 20 extra lbs and building some muscle before next summer. Slow and steady wins the race-right? Anyways, if you are active daily on here, and would like to…
