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I think your husband is a smart man. He knows the only correct answer for a husband to provide to that question.

Some of my favorite hikes: Angels Landing in Zion NP. Sequoia NP in the winter, Moro Rock. The dunes in Great Sand Dunes NP. Salt flats in Death Valley NP. Really, about anything in national parks is amazing. The Rockies are gorgeous as well. The Incline in Colorado Springs. Pikes Peak.

My favorite exercise for inner thighs is crushing my husband's head.

I've been getting very discouraged because I felt like a shoulder injury has been keeping me from progressing on many of my goals. (Lifting, increasing flexibility on backbends) SO I've been working on flexibility in my hamstrings & I've been having trouble with my right one. It just always feels so locked up. Well today I…

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Good to know. That's for the advice guys!

The channel Yoga With Adriene or Gaiam are both great.

You are obviously someone who has a much more extensive professional and science-based history in this field. I appreciate that your are working to make replies in the forums more based on research and truth instead of broscience. I apologize if my post muddied the waters in that regard. In my (obviously inferior)…

Thanks for the feedback everyone! It's been a few years since I had a period & WAY longer since I had fully natural cycles, so all these hormones are throwing me for a loop! I was definitely not prepared mentally for THIS aspect of going off birth control. Don't know why... it's just been so long that it didn't even cross…

No, I don't have links to any articles. That was quite kind of you to provide them. I am just a normal person, encouraging others to do their own research. To me, that includes reading articles provided to them as well as seeking out alternative opinions. The existence of one well-designed research paper demonstrating…

I like yoga! Im a little limited now because of a shoulder injury & it can't bare my body weight. But I still get on the mat at home & do "no hands" yoga vids from YouTube. Feel free to add me.

Agreed. I would suggest you do a Google search on fasted exercise study & read the articles from trusted sources. Aka: medical/academic sources, not bioscience blog posts. From my research in that area, it seems that it depends on your goals. If you want to burn fat, exercising fasted is better. If you want to improve your…

Read books, watch documentaries, consult experts in the field. These things are not "one size fits all." When it comes to nutrition there are a million different ways to think. There are a million "experts" and what works for one person fails for another. Get yourself educated. Try different ways of eating/supplementing.…

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There's a SC program that's mostly bodyweight. If you don't want to invest in the book (which is completely worth it) you can find PDFs of all the programs online pretty easily. Good thing about the book is the big exercise index in the back that makes it easier to find exercise substitutions.

I've never has trouble losing weight on BC. Lost 15lbs on the shot & just lost (the same) almost 20 on Implanon. Finally running into issues now that I'm completely off BC. (And yes, I understand it could be one of those 9 month weight gains ;) but almost exactly after I got my Implanon removed, my weight loss completely…

You don't. Just like every other exercise in the MFP database. When I was teaching Zumba, I'd get the exact same calories "back" whether I killed myself in class or half-assed everything. Like someone said earlier, err on the lower side & take everything else as bonus burn. In the end it doesn't matter what the numbers on…

I love yoga, but I do it more for the mental benefits than the physical, to be perfectly honest. Plus my shoulder is currently effed, so I'm not down for much physical yoga at all. MFP really has only 2 Yoga entries & they are almost identical in calories. Really, yoga is not "cardio" (the definition of cardio being a…

If you like weights, do weights. If you like walking, walk. The best exercise is the one you like doing & you will continue to do long term. CICO will take care of the scale.

False. The only way to make an area "look more muscular" is to work the muscles in that area. Muscles only grow larger or stronger when they are worked. A muscle that is not worked will not change. However, if those muscles are covered by a layer of fat, you won't be able to see the larger/stronger muscles. I believe you…

LOL. no. I love yoga. ADORE yoga. But yoga will NOT give you a nice butt. People who exclusively do yoga have flat, saggy butts, because in the majority of poses, you're not supposed to engage your glutes. No use of the muscle = no growth of the muscle. Want a nice butt, I suggest you check out Strong Curves. Maybe do the…

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Every time you "blow it," you just start over. A little at a time. Cut yourself some slack. That weight didn't come on overnight & it won't come off overnight either. Time will pass, no matter what you do. So you can spend your time trying to improve your life or you can keep doing what you're doing. It is you choice. And…

The best place to start is to find a trainer in your area that competes or trains competitors. For first timers, having a pro guide them through the process is invaluable. Do some Google searching.

I think the barrier is not your weight, but her.

First of all, cut yourself some slack. This is a lifestyle change & you're not going to be perfect at everything going all at once. Sounds like 1200 calories is just too low. Slow and steady is better than crashing, burning & no progress at all. What is your weight loss set at on MFP? Dunno how tall you are, but 143 is a…

It's my understanding that an inversion table is for the back, not ankles. The ones I've used have strapped around the ankle. so it's tight & supported on the joint, not in a way that would let the joint stretch & decompress like what happens in the back... You should talk to you chiro about exercises & stretches you can…

Yoga. Try Yoga With Adriene on YouTube.