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| Foods | Call me Popeye for I love my spinach!! in search of innovative ways to use it? | Jul 14 2008 21:06 (UTC) |
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| baby spinach on homemade pizza is great too | |||
| Fitness | Rest between cardio sessions? | Jun 11 2008 21:51 (UTC) |
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| you dont need to do any more cardio after a spin class, from reading another post of yours the spin class is 75 min you say, just do that, its a major calorie burner, if you can only do 45 min like your other post says, give those 45 min your all and call it a day, OR reduce the level of your effort just enough so you can finish the full 75 min | |||
| Fitness | exercise history | Apr 03 2008 17:14 (UTC) |
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| sure go to account, activity log, pick your dates, like today, yesterday, last 7 days, last month , this month then below that press display | |||
| Health & Support | smoking relapse | Feb 03 2008 04:57 (UTC) |
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| the only thing i can say is quit again, what kept me from ever ( so far almost 3 yrs) picking up a cigarette again was having to go thru the first hour, day, week, again was so hellish i couldnt imagine trying to quit again and go thru it , it was and is easier to stay quit and i was a 3 pack a day smoker who went cold turkey
if i did it, anybody can do it dont let those little white sticks have any control of you and your mind, in the long run, they made you more stressed out so they didnt actually get you thru your stressful time good luck and just start over again and dont ever have an emergency pack lying around, that was the downfall |
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| Weight Loss | Vent: weight loss advice from my DOCTOR!!! | Jan 30 2008 21:45 (UTC) |
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| how funny, i could of written this post, tho i do have an underactive thyroid that is now controlled by medication ( it still doesnt help in terms of weight loss)
in my 2 yr cleanish eating 5 day a week exercise i have lost a grand total of 4 pounds ( i am at a minimum of 50lbs overweight) i've had my primary doctor say wow you must have a really slow metabolism and didnt even care about my bmi of 34 my gyn said have you tried the hot dog diet? ( yes it exists) and another doctor i went to for sleep issues because i was up all night with an aching back, feet , knees because of exercising like a fiend with no weight loss, said i should get 5 hrs sleep a night and eat 1000 calories and you'll lose weight this is all advice from health care professionals when i hear or read people say their doctor helped them with weight loss, i think to myself what kind of doctor is this, why cant i get any doctor to even remotely care about my weight loss efforts |
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| Weight Loss | Virginia Beach.. Hampton Roads area?? | Jan 10 2008 19:01 (UTC) |
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| hampton here too | |||
| Foods | activity log | Dec 30 2007 03:55 (UTC) |
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| click on activity log, then on the left hand side of the screen is activity browser, find the activity you did , then another screen comes up, with more listings inside, like bicylcing light effort, or hard effort etc, click on the one that fits what you did, then put in the amount of minutes , since i use a heart rate monitor with a calorie counter on it i adjust the minutes to have my heart rate monitor and calorie count log equal the same number of calories | |||
| Weight Loss | Quitting Smoking | Dec 05 2007 21:58 (UTC) |
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| i'm going to have to agree with the dr , dont worry about any weight gain, the benefits of quitting smoking are far greater
having been quit now for 2 1/2 yrs , i gained weight and have not been able to lose it at all in spite of exercising like a madwoman which by the way exercising is now wayyyyyyy easier as a non-smoker i can now run ( despite the weight ) i have not been sick since i quit smoking, i smell wonderful now, a lot of food i thought tasted good as a smoker tastes terrible as a non smoker just take it one day at a time, if you can make it thru the first few weeks, thats the hardest part ( note i said hardest, its still hard after that) after a month or two , tell yourself i dont ever want to go thru that early quitting stuff again, so you make it another week, next thing you know its 6 months , then a year, then 1000 days good luck and dont worry about any weight gain when you quit, just keep exercising and eating right |
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| Weight Loss | addicted to diet coke - help | Dec 05 2007 21:12 (UTC) |
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| diet soda is not full of sodium 30 mg per 8 oz compared to 200 mg in a cup of cheerios and a cup of whole milk has about 120mg of sodium | |||
| Foods | Diet coke? | Dec 04 2007 21:07 (UTC) |
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| diet soda is not high in sodium , about 30-35 mg of sodium per 8 oz
cheerios on the other hand per serving about 200 mg and a cup of whole milk about 120 mg as someone who swore of regular soda and fruit juices because of the high calorie count for not much benefit i got so incredibly bored with water and black coffee after a year i decided to try my hand at diet soda ( never touched the stuff before, well i did and it tasted horrible to me) but now i can drink it, like any drink or any food , moderation, and i'm so happy i can now have some flavor back in my life , a few sips of diet coke or diet dr pepper after dinner is all i need , and it has to be icy cold , and most of all , its guilt free |
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| Fitness | steps in a mile ? | Nov 20 2007 18:54 (UTC) |
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| i think its about 2000 steps in a mile and on average you should burn about 100 calories per mile , depending on how high your heart rate is | |||
| Foods | Eggnog -- just wanted to share | Nov 12 2007 18:24 (UTC) |
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| i've been using the silk nog on my hot cereal in the morning and if i can find it the pumpkin spice silk as well | |||
| Foods | Help! Calories in Nutrifresh? | Nov 08 2007 17:28 (UTC) |
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| well i googled it and found 60 calories | |||
| Health & Support | Calling Frequent Headache Sufferers. | Oct 25 2007 14:55 (UTC) |
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| i had daily headaches for about 8 months a few years back
horrible day long ones, i was taking like 10 advil a day my dentist diagnosed it as MFPS (myofascial pain syndrome) which is like TMJ but doesnt affect the joint, just the muscles around the jaw and the subsequent muscles that run up your skull to your temples, down your shoulders into your neck and back clench your teeth, notice you can feel it up and down your head into your shoulders, i was clenching and grinding my teeth as i sleep all night long, no wonder i woke up with headaches i got fitted for a mouthguard and within a few days, my headaches were gone, its 10 yrs later and i still wear it to bed everynight and have not woken up with one of those headaches since ( tho sometimes i didnt wake up with one, it appeared soon after) get checked for teeth grinding/clenching good luck |
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| Fitness | When in the day is it best to exercise, or does it matter? | Oct 18 2007 22:59 (UTC) |
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| the best time to exercise is the time you actually do it | |||
| Fitness | Stationary bikes and watts? | Oct 17 2007 17:59 (UTC) |
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| watts represents energy expended there is stuff on line that explains it all
under activities is conditioning with bicyling listed in watts there i would use that ( or get a heart rate monitor) having done most of my exercise on a stationary road bike with my heart rate monitor on, vigorous effort , about 18 to 20 mph for a full hour would burn about 450-550 calories, but according to this site it comes in at a much higher calorie burn like 1000 calories and i used the bicyling activities not the conditioning since i dont know my wattage, but since its a real road bike with gears and stuff i count it as a real bike not drafting i hope this helps |
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| Foods | Homemade Yoghurt? | Oct 12 2007 18:10 (UTC) |
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| plain yogurt has no added sugar, if you see sugar in the nutritional info its milk sugars, not added cane sugars
even skim milk ( if i recall) has those milk sugars since that is what nonfat plain yogurt in the store is made with |
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| Fitness | trying to decide which heart rate monitor to buy- opinions? | Oct 04 2007 19:54 (UTC) |
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| i found my f4 polar hr monitor booklet and it actually gives the "life" of the wrist unit ( watch) and the transmitter( chest strap)
the watch battery life is 2 yrs, exercising one hour a day 7 days a week my husband just replaced his battery in his hr monitor ( older polar model) its just like replacing a watch battery no biggie 4 screws i think it was the transmitter is a built in lithium cell average 2500 hours of use ( so i'm assuming thats actual transmitting time) so if you used it about an hour a day for 5 days a week the chest strap battery will last about 10 yrs (give or take) as to wearing it while lifting weights , i've used it and only once or twice did it get in the way, bent my wrist too far back once and it hit one of the buttons, otherwise just move it a tiny bit further up your arm so its not on your bendy part of the wrist |
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| Foods | Fage 0% Yogurt | Oct 02 2007 14:36 (UTC) |
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| trader joes brand is just as good as fage
you need to add sweetner to it, like honey heres how i use it, put some in a bowl, about 3/4cup or so of the yogurt( a third of the trader joes container) spread it out, drizzle about a tablespoon of honey all over it, more if you can deal with the calories then add on top your berry of choice, i like strawberries or thawed frozen cherries if the berries are really sour, like in the case of blackberries, i might add a little more honey if you dont add sweetner of any type , yes it will be just like sour cream, which i hate but doing the greek yogurt in this way i have eaten it every day since feb for lunch, and i still wont touch sour cream |
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| Fitness | Does working out on the elliptical affect your joints?? | Sep 20 2007 01:02 (UTC) |
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| no your current speed is about 5mph if you do a mile in 12 minutes
you should drop down to half that to start, thats why your joints hurt go wayyyy wayyyy slow, about 2.5 mph or do a mile in about 24 minutes you can probably go a little faster if you want, but to reduce stress on your aching joints go slow, then gradually go a little faster each week, that will be easiest on your joints |
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| Foods | Invent your own ice cream flavor! | Sep 19 2007 21:41 (UTC) |
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| ill take coach_k's invention
i dont think i can make one up thats any more perfect |
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| Fitness | Does working out on the elliptical affect your joints?? | Sep 19 2007 21:39 (UTC) |
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| go slower, if you want to run/jog, start out really really slow to where it doesnt hurt, that might be like 2.5 mph or a 24 minute mile, its slow , really slow, in fact you can walk faster than that comfortably and really easy, work up to faster speeds by upping the mph by a one tenth every few weeks, also, dont try to do it every day either
running is really hard on the joints unless you are super skinny where you dont have all that excess weight working against you on your joints |
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| Fitness | Does working out on the elliptical affect your joints?? | Sep 19 2007 18:03 (UTC) |
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| i think 12mph is entirely too fast and you must of mistyped
thats like expert marathoners speed when i first started jogging on the treadmill ( and i'm way fatter than you) it was slow , like 2.5 mph for just a few minutes at a time, after a year i can finally run on the treadmill at 5.0 mph but for only 15 minutes i think if you are pear shaped its really hard to run comfortably |
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| Weight Loss | weight coming off too slow | Sep 19 2007 17:57 (UTC) |
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| wanna talk slow, i havent lost anything since feb and i have 60 lbs to lose, i'm getting tired of working out 5 days a week and watching every speck of food i eat, my knees are tired, my back is tired and my brain is tired
and to top it all off my doctor doesnt care and says you must have a slow metabolism wtf |
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| Fitness | Choosing the proper footwear | Sep 19 2007 04:10 (UTC) |
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| i too have totally fallen arches, so bad that i'd get black and blue if i walked too much
i have suffered thru years of exercising in workout footwear i thought was good for my feet, like real walking shoes, arch supports( hurt 10 times worse than no arch supports in my shoes), i used to sell shoes for many years so i thought i knew what i was doing finally i started doing some running and my feet were just throbbing daily, all day, all night so i went to a runners shoe store, and they could immediatly see i had no arches and i overpronated(inward roll of the foot) and the first shoe i tried was the one i walked away with and i have had almost no issues since then( i walk and run in these shoes) look them up online saucony grid stabil mc 5, i also found out why they work so well for an overpronator something called arch lock i read some review that says saucony must have a soft spot for overpronators on a side note, i decided to take up tennis recently using my saucony i was fine cept for a little knee issues, so i got real tennis shoes thinking that would help with the knee stuff after one use of the new tennis shoes my feet were killing me they did not ( nor did any tennis shoes i looked at) have that stability in the arch( outside of the shoe that is) which i feel made all the difference, kinda like a girdle for the foot good luck and this time of year you might get markdowns, i got mine last october for 40 dollars less than the boxed price since it was old stock |
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| Fitness | Is this right??.... | Sep 18 2007 18:18 (UTC) |
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| yah pretty much right depending on your stats that is | |||
| Health & Support | lactose intolerance, re: lactaid milk | Sep 13 2007 22:55 (UTC) |
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| milk has always bothered me, so i was thrilled when lactaid milk came out
the first few times you have it, it may taste a wee sweeter than regular milk, but that will dissipate , not as sweet as soy milk tho but its so nice to have cereal without ramifications again btw, i just found lactaid chocolate milk, , boy was that nice to have a glass of chocolate milk |
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| Weight Loss | I eat a heavy breakfast.. is that ok? | Sep 11 2007 22:19 (UTC) |
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| as long as you dont go over your calories you are fine
you want to eat breakfast and 570 calories isnt a "heavy" breakfast |
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| Foods | High Protein/Low Calorie Yogurts??? | Sep 06 2007 18:30 (UTC) |
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| greek yogurt and add your own sweetner( honey usually)
then add in some berries way better for you than premade loaded with sugar fruit flavored yogurts |
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| Health & Support | Thyriod meds | Aug 30 2007 22:21 (UTC) |
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| i second the its not a magic bullet for weight loss
i so wanted it to be , or even help somewhat, which it has not if you have weight to lose, be prepared for the long haul and it being a struggle ( i lose about 1/2 lb a month for the last two years of actively trying very very hard to lose weight) at this rate i'll be my ideal weight in 10 yrs of very hard work : ( |
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