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Garmin not accurately tracking indoor cycling
I have been really happy with the accuracy of my Garmin vivosport tracker until now. I use the indoor aerobics setting. At one point it said my HR was 85 and manual check had it at 170. At least half my 30 min ride this morning was that off. It did start working at one point, but not sure why. My best guess is wrist…
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Fat loss challenge at my gym
My gym is doing a fat loss challenge for January and the owner asked for my opinion on the most fair way to calculate across old young male female etc. So he definitely want to use BF% and will be using a handheld bio-impedance for the measurement. Obviously the accuracy of this device is debatable, but using the same…
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Exercise induced allergic reaction
I have been getting full body hives every so often the last couple of months. This bout is the first I can recall being both delayed and possibly related to lifting and not running. Anyone else get this. It's not consistent, so I am not sure how to avoid it. Also in case anyone asks no new foods or lotions or detergents or…
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Maintaining without weekend tracking
I am easing into maintenance this week after hitting a bit of a mental wall. I am probably 2 lbs away from what I had declared as goal weight but I am also 6 months in, 40 lbs down, and ready for a break. I am finding my patience for tracking on the weekends to be waning. Does anyone have success with tracking weekdays but…
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women's lifting gloves recomendations
For those that lift, do you use gloves? My grip has been ok so far, but I think I may be getting to a point where I could benefit from gloves. Problem being I have never found a pair that fit well enough to to feel snug. My hands are long and narrow and every glove I have ever tried feels too wide or too short. Any good…
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Garmin tracking less calories for the same exercise
When I added outdoor running back into my exercise routine 2 months back I was burning about 110 calories per mile for running. A month in it dropped to just below 100 calories per mile. Today it measured me at only 75 calories per mile. This has proportionately affected my other forms of exercise as well, But I know…
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Half Marathon training question
I have been running distance races for years, so I probably should be able to answer my own question, but looking for advice. I had been running indoor over winter. Started getting back inot outdoor running two months ago. I found the HITT tread work I had been doing lead seamlessly into me being able to run at distance…
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oats, cottage cheese and egg white wraps?
I am relatively cheap and a decent cook, which means I often prefer to make things over buying them. I did a oats, egg white and cottage cheese pancake cooked in a sheet pan this weekend as a higher protein bread sub and I really enjoyed it. I am thinking I could probably figure out a flat-out style wrap form for this, but…
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Best super dark chocolate
Curious what everyone's favorite very dark, sugar sweetened or unsweetened dark chocolate is. I just purchased a couple different brands for my office snack drawer. Looking for around 1-2g of sugar for a 50-70 calorie serving size. Not interested in stevia, sucralose malitol etc sweetened chocolates. I am trying or have…
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Air Fryer Opinions
Debating on getting an air fryer and curious on this communities opinions on whether it helps make healthy food prep easier. We do a lot of roasted vegetables in the oven. We also currently do not have a toaster and use the oven for things like frozen waffles. Compared to oven cooking is it faster? or produce better…
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Question for those who yo-yoed before finding their current success
My head is in the game. I am ready to make this go around my final one. I am terrified of getting rid of my larger clothes. They are all in boxes and not in the closet for the most part. But the idea of getting rid of them makes me nervous. This is not the first time I thought this was for good. I have a plan now and I am…
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Savory oatmeal muffins
I have been really enjoying savory oatmeal lately and thought it make a nice bake ahead for easy on the go eating. Two recipes below, one is savory the other is slightly sweet. 80 calories for teh avocado and 81 for the banana peanut butter. I often eat two. I could not find anything similar online so figured I would…
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How to account for long run day calories
I prefer to eat a consistent calorie amount per day, which works because I have a mostly consistent exercise routine in terms of calories burned with one full rest day. I am adding in a long run on saturdays and I am wondering how others handle the extra calories. I am actually less hungry on days I run, so the idea of…
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Question when adjusting medications on maintenance
I'm not quite to maintenance, but I find this board to be super helpful and since i am only 6 pounds away here I am. I have been on wellbutrin for the past 6 months. I have successfully managed my depression with diet and exercise in the past. For a variety of reasons I plan to work with my doctor to discontinue the…
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Help me find a fitness goal
I am very driven by external motivation and I need a new fitness goal. I have done distance running as my standard for the past 15 years or so off and on (mostly 10Ks with a few HM and a marathon in there). I am coming off 4 months of mostly indoor gym stuff and will be adding outdoor running back in in 3-6 mile range at…
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Is diet more important for performance as you lose weight?
I exercise first thing in the morning fasted. I have found myself recently having some nausea and or indigestion immediately following my standard effort workout. Today was particularly bad and it induce exercise induced hives, which I randomly get, as I have not figure out what exactly allows it to happen. I am curious…
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Looking to switch up my fitness routine, not sure what to do.
Before this current round of weight loss and fitness I mostly did endurance sports for exercise, running (10K and half marathon distance mostly and some sprint triathlons). This go around I start doing orange theory. First twice a week and now 4 to 5 times a week. I am starting to think my fitness goals, lower body fat but…
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Before and half-way through
I changed jobs, bought and sold a house and moved with two kids in a 4 month time frame. My regular running routes changed, my schedule changed and my health went down hill fast. Turns out I also had a vitamin imbalance that needed to be adjusted. I started trying to get back into shape around October and set back after…
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30 day ab challenge
I am following the 30 day ab ap. Starting intermediate level 1. I finished beginner level 1 last month. I will post my updates here. Feel free to join
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Need help with goal weight
When I started this current weight loss journey I knew I was no longer in good health. It was hard to do my usual run, my clothes did not fit and I was gaining weight more around my middle than ever in the past. Health and fitness(both strength and endurance) are #1 goal for weight loss with appearance being secondary.…
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Consistent calorie goal despite activity
I am finding myself losing weight a bit faster than I would like. I have honed in on an eating pattern that seems to keep hunger at bay and I have no trouble staying low in calories. I do find I like to be consistent, so the idea of eating back exercise calories is not working well with my mental game right now and thus I…
