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I was at the gym one time w/ 2 of my guy friends and after working out for a while, we went to do situps on stability balls. Two of us had never used the balls before & the third one was showing us how to use them. Not sure how it happened but when my friend (not the one instructing) leaned back on the ball,(I think he…
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German chocolate cake did not originate in Germany but is in fact named after a man, Sam German, who developed a brand of dark baking chocolate that was named after him. It was orignally called German's Chocolate Cake but the possessive form was dropped in the mid 20th century and it became known as German chocolate. I…
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I started today!
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Hi! Well, I'm 5'2" & CW is 173. My HW (hate weight as I call it) was at 220 in Sept. '09. Lost 25 lbs. in 3 mo. & then plateaued for almost 2 yrs. Lost another 20 lbs. b/t Sept. '11 (joined MFP) & Nov. '11 and plateaued again. Maybe plateau isn't the right word. I wasn't really trying, I just maintained. Last month I…
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I step on my scale every morning before I get in the shower. At one point I did get on it several times a day, but now I weigh once, log it and start my day. It's kind of my rope in the dark so to speak. It keeps me on track. I have 3 ways I measure my success. (1) the daily weigh in (2) I measure myself evertime I lose 5…
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I'm not a morning person either. I'll set my alarm and then hit snooze for 45 mins. I'd always read that it was better to work out in the morning (gave you more energy through the day) but for me to actually get up.....well, it rarely happened. So now, I just workout in the evenings, no matter how late it is and my track…
