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Good advice in the above posts! I second the advice for glute activation exercises prior to workout with bands. You can focus and feel the glutes firing.
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Interesting analogy with the canary! I have been on the boards off and on and remember posting a similar question and getting some response from other E.D posters. I struggled with an eating disorder for many years and it took me a long while to see food as just food and not 'good' or 'bad'. Truthfully, in order to recover…
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I also am a nurse who works nightshift too. I usually bring soup to eat for my 0400 break and a fruit with yogurt. I also eat when I get home at 8 and then have a usual supper with my family at 6 after waking. The first day switching over is always a little challenging to stay within my calorie limit and sometimes I go…
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Wow! Thanks for sharing, you look fabulous!
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Nurse here on a busy medical floor for the last 18 years. Since I started I have gained 45 lbs! The problem in my mind is the sheer exhaustion and not having the determination to workout before my day shift( as I am already awake at 5am) and feeling so tired from running all day that there is no way to go workout after. I…
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5'6'' weigh 165lbs. Goal is 145 but will be ok with 150 too.
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I suffered too, for many years with bulimia and disordered eating. It was a hard struggle to find 'normal' again. I started with an E.D therapist and had to embrace the idea that in order to be healthy I had to stop allowing the labeling of food (categorized as bad or good) to have so much power. In the beginning of…
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Great success!
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Hey I had HELLP syndrome and a preemie baby too with my first son. Scary times! Glad you are feeling better and are on the road to fitness.
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What a great feeling for you!! Congrats!
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I find looking at the before and after pics of MFP members quite motivating to stay on course.
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I have the classic p90x and am currently in my 3rd week after a year break.This is my fourth round of it and I have to say it is a great program! I mute it now and also substitute out the yoga (just can't get into it as it is so repetitive ) and the kenpo for a run on the treadmill instead. I also do not buy into the…
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I find drinking herbal tea when I'm hungry between meals works well in curbing the hunger.
