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| The Lounge | Love this site... but I feel like the only liberal. True? | Mar 11 2009 18:59 (UTC) |
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Original Post by noelle31: Ditto on this.. I haven't really noticed anything. But maybe I'm not following the threads that would get me riled up! ;) |
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| Foods | What salad dressing do you use? | Mar 11 2009 18:26 (UTC) |
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Neumans Light Balsamic Vinegar or Kraft Light Cucumber are my usual picks. But generally I add a lot of (white) vinegar to thin out whatever dressing I have.. less calories and I hear it's good for the metabolism :) |
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| Calorie Count | CC iPhone app | Mar 11 2009 18:02 (UTC) |
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I agree... I was looking for one on my iphone yesterday and was sad to not find one :/ I ended up signing up for an account with Spark something.. but I really don't want to fill in two site, and all of my history is here!
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| Fitness | Calorie Deficit | Mar 09 2009 23:31 (UTC) |
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I could never figure out what to put as my hockey time for the counter... like my games are an hour.. but I'm obviously not on the ice for that whole time. I know my heartrate is somewhat elevated on the bench, but not as high as when on the ice. I keep meaning to wear my heart rate monitor for a game and see what it actually says.. but I keep forgetting to take it! |
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| Fitness | Ice Skaters Among Us! | Feb 04 2009 16:11 (UTC) |
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I'm not sure if you have a used sports store in your area, but when I first started playing I actually bought a lot of gear on ebay. My first pair of skates, and my gloves and skin pads that I still use now. I saved a bunch of $$ that way. and you can totally get away with wearing pads while public skating... shin pads and elbow pads can fit under clothes for sure! I learned the hard way going down bad on my kneecaps during a lesson with no pads... stairs hurt for 2 weeks! |
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| Foods | Carb Junkie | Jan 29 2009 18:07 (UTC) |
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I'm in the same boat as you... Italian and love the carbs... Def switch in the whole grain pastas.. and my new trick is to add really big chunks of veggies (mushrooms, zucchini, eggplant, whatever) into the sauce and toss it with the pasta. So it looks and feels like you're having a huge bowl of noodles, but half of it is veggies now.
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| Motivation | Thin at the Gym | Jan 29 2009 17:26 (UTC) |
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Good job getting back at it! I know the tiny girls in their tiny outfits can be tough to look at, but at least they're at the gym working hard like all of us ;) And not just skinny by eating whatever they want - lol! I try to use it for motivation... I was on the stairclimber the other night and really wanted to get off after about 5 mins, then I see this Giselle-looking girl with an amazing butt sweating away... and I remember why I was there in the first place & stayed on the darn thing, and felt great after!
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| Fitness | Ice Skaters Among Us! | Jan 28 2009 20:41 (UTC) |
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you should totally play hockey! It's SO fun, an amazing workout... and like melicious said.. the time just flies!
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| Weight Loss | OMG meals/snacks you used to eat | Jan 28 2009 17:24 (UTC) |
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ahhh.. so much food! heh
As an adult I think my biggest problem was completely od'ing on fatty carb meals. 3 big ones:
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| Weight Loss | WEIGH IN FOR 5'6"ish 168ish GROUP. New Members WELCOME! | Jul 28 2008 20:44 (UTC) |
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I like the idea of doing measurements too... I know a trainer I had gave me a print out of where (close) I started at... would be nice to compare. I think I fit in this group, I'm 5'6+ and yesterday weighed in at 168.6 need to dig out the measuring tape though! |
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| Fitness | Calorie burner on excerise machines vs. Calorie count calculator | Jul 22 2008 16:13 (UTC) |
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I have the f4 and it has an auto light than comes on when its dark. |
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| Fitness | Calorie burner on excerise machines vs. Calorie count calculator | Jul 21 2008 04:40 (UTC) |
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I was shocked at the difference between what I thought I was burning (as per the machine) and how much I actually am now that I have a HRM. For instance I just did about 25 mins on an elliptical type one my heart rate machine read 230 cals burned, the machine read 350. That's just nuts! |
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| Motivation | Lose 10 lbs by JULY 4th, 2008! | Jun 30 2008 21:36 (UTC) |
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I'm good with a new goal date to look forward to! I reevaluated and upped my goal, I'm now only 10lbs away from where I thought I would be... and I'm def not as small as I thought it would make it! heh... So my mini goal is to lose the next 6 lbs by Aug 1, then another 10 by Jan 1st! |
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| Weight Loss | Tips on alcohol consumption and weight loss | Jun 27 2008 20:30 (UTC) |
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For me it helped changed the types of drinks i was consuming. No more blended ones like margaritas! (only in mexico ;p) I changed to clear spirits like vodka with a diet drink, wine also isn't too bad. If I know I'm going to be bad I try to do extra at the gym beforehand... |
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| Motivation | Lose 10 lbs by JULY 4th, 2008! | Jun 27 2008 20:09 (UTC) |
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I'm still here :) Seem to have a bit of a summer cold this week. My morning run only last 4 km before I collapsed into coughing :P yikes Those 3 lbs I was up last week seem to be gone again (shrug). This morning I weighed in at 170.2 so I'm happy about that. It's the holiday weekend up here so that means lots of bbq'ing and drinking to watch out for. Softball tonight, but I don't think that really counts as excercise since it usually involves drinking :P Going to states tomorrow for some outlet shopping, so that will be a few hours of walking. Will need to make sure to do something exta active on Sunday. |
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| Motivation | Lose 10 lbs by JULY 4th, 2008! | Jun 24 2008 17:21 (UTC) |
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Fantastic job everyone! I'm going to use you gals as motivation to get back on it... I was up 3lbs since I got back from the trip. I think the stress of the new job and being so busy really caught up with me. I didn't log calories and I've been going to the gym about half as often :( |
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| Motivation | Lose 10 lbs by JULY 4th, 2008! | Jun 13 2008 17:25 (UTC) |
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immom... good job in the grocery store :) I'm the worst for shopping on an empty stomach. I went to the store this morning after running 9k and no breakie and all I wanted was bad stuff! I got cherries, cantaloupe, mini carrots and some raisin bread... oops. I think it'll be ok if I spread it out over the work day, my polar said I burnt 830 calories on the run. robin-congrats on your grad! I think a little "cheat" or day off keeps us all sane in the long run ;) So my weigh in this morning was 169.4... I am DETERMINED to stay on the good side of 170 now... but the weekend is here = bigger challenge!
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| Motivation | Lose 10 lbs by JULY 4th, 2008! | Jun 13 2008 01:39 (UTC) |
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Hi ladies, Sounds like you're doing well :) Summer is just around the corner, we can do it! I am AMAZED... because I drank a lot... and ate some pretty damn good food. I guess walking everywhere really saved my butt! |
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| Motivation | Lose 10 lbs by JULY 4th, 2008! | Jun 04 2008 23:03 (UTC) |
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poutine is gross for sure... melty cheese curds and gravy... but man does it smell good. Luckily I don't eat beef so it helps when trying to avoid things like gravy sometimes ;) I'm sure we'll be walking a lot, but I'll make sure to bring gym stuff in case I get the chance to run.. probably while he's sleeping. lol. I don't think we're staying anywhere with a gym sadly. |
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| Motivation | Lose 10 lbs by JULY 4th, 2008! | Jun 03 2008 20:28 (UTC) |
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Alright... only 2 sleeps until we go away... no budging on the scale this week, so the big challenge will be eating ok. Toronto will be fine... but I'm worried about Montreal. my bf is so excited to go eat all the horrible things he doesn't get in Vancouver anymore... poutine, giant pizza, major greek food.... yikes! who knows what else :p
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| Motivation | Plateau? Lets break it together! | Jun 02 2008 17:58 (UTC) |
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I know how you all feel... I've been stuck between 170-173 for a couple months now... I just don't get it... I saw 169.5 last week and I was SO FREAKING exciting that I was on my way out... but nope. Back to 172 today even though I ran a ton on the weekend and didn't fall off the food wagon. bleh |
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| Weight Loss | Question for those with polar Heart Monitors.... | Jun 02 2008 17:53 (UTC) |
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I have the f4 and it says you can, but I haven't braved it yet! |
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| Foods | Hummus | May 23 2008 23:37 (UTC) |
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Another fan of making it yourself here! You control and know exactly what goes in, and you can reduce the oil in it...
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| Motivation | Boyfriend is not being as supportive as I need - suggestions? help? | May 23 2008 23:25 (UTC) |
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welcome to BC :) Where are you located? It's tough as a pair for sure... just remember why you're doing it, for yourself. As you see progress and your guy sees how happy you are with the changes he'll either follow or you'll find a balance between the two of you. Personally, my guy is thin and seems to be able to eat whatever he wants so I make modifications to our meals. where he might have a side of pasta, I'll sub in half veggies with mine, or cheese on his stuff, and not on mine. There are lots of little substituions you can make :) Oh, and I also only let treats he likes in the house if I don't like them! lol |
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| Fitness | Heart Rate Watches | May 23 2008 20:16 (UTC) |
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I agree, I looked at a ton and finally settled on the chest strap. It was important to me that it was accurate. But I hardly notice it at all. I have the polar F4 for women so it's thin.. |
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| Weight Loss | i loathe my upper arms! anyone else? | May 23 2008 20:11 (UTC) |
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My arms seem to be the slowest thing to go... the thing that has helped me get them smaller is pushups.. I do them off the ball and I'm starting to notice some definition and shoulders for once. |
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| Motivation | Lose 10 lbs by JULY 4th, 2008! | May 23 2008 20:07 (UTC) |
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Olivia - have a FANTASTIC trip and strut your stuff! You totally earned it :) Thin - I'm just going to Montrea/Toronto for a week early June... the motivation is my bf is from there so I'll be meeting his friends from the past. 2 weeks to go! |
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| Motivation | Lose 10 lbs by JULY 4th, 2008! | May 22 2008 19:32 (UTC) |
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I like July 4 as our next goal date... hopefully I don't blow it on vacation. My scale decided to play nice this morning and I logged in at 170.2 which is my lowest to date... for the challenge I'm down -4.6 lbs... so as long as it stays away I'm pretty happy with losing that in 2 months.. Going to try and double it now!
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| Motivation | Lose 10 lbs by JULY 4th, 2008! | May 21 2008 18:59 (UTC) |
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I hope all you gals are doing great! I'm sorry I haven't been around much in the past couple of weeks. So much has been going on... finishing up at my old job, starting my new one.... so busy. Haven't really fallen off the wagon, just haven't taken the time to track properly. No loss, no gain either... well I keep going up and down the same 2lbs from the last 3 months. *sigh* Leaving on my trip in 2 weeks, hoping can kiss those lbs plus another one before I go! I'm totally interested in keeping the thread going with you all after the date :) |
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| Motivation | 170's group | May 01 2008 17:44 (UTC) |
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Good everyone! I'm really impressed with you gals that started at 230 thats a great achievment! I'm down to 171.6 this morning... lowest I've been. Hopefully I'm getting past this 2 month plateau... I want to see the 160s! leopardrayne - cheese kills me every time! I could probably lose the weight a lot faster if I could give up cheese... but it's not going to happen! |
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