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My ex called me a fat cow while we were together.

I don't tolerate stuff like that. My best friend of 16 years is a guy & there has never been anything remotely romantic between us. Relationships need trust, without that, what's the point?

Something else that could be a possibilty, or for others that might have a similar issue: Your alignment could be off. Yes I know jumping jacks are a basic exercise, but it's something I wasn't aware of when I started exercising again. My right calf would start to cramp or burn doing jumping jacks too, but I also noticed…

I'm planning on restarting Monday. I love Insanity. I finally found a place to live & it's close by my work so I can start getting into my groove again. :)

Everyone goes through things like that. We're human. Maybe it's a natural fluxation, or we did something on purpose, or we didn't really mean to but it happened anyway because of some factor. I gained 2lbs the other week because I hadn't been feeling well & didn't exercise. 2lbs is small, but for me it takes about a month…

Do a bench chest press. Sometimes my wrist & shoulder bother me doing planks or trying to do pushups, so I do that so the pressure is off my joints, but still working the muscles you want.

40mg isn't really super high. Most people don't get enough fiber. It's usually recommended at least 25mg for females & 30-35 for males. I like to shoot for 30 a day. If I'm seeing I'm not close to 25 though, I'll have a fiber bar (usually 9g) which I always keep a couple kinds around - they're great for snacks too or late…

Lots of good answers here that I was going to say myself. I have a difficult time losing weight too (pretty sure there's still something medically wrong with me but not sure what) but mostly it's hard when I don't exercise consistently. I didn't work out for about 3 weeks & gained 2lbs, even though I ate around…

No, I started gaining weight a few years ago unrelated to smoking or not smoking weed (even though I haven't really smoked much at all the past 5 years.) I ended up getting some heart issues from a disorder I had but got under control this past year & have been slowly losing weight now that I'm able to be more active. I…

You want to do both. Also when you build muscle, you help burn fat. :)

If I could, I would eat a pound of cheese every day. Or fresh block of mozzarella...

Or wine indeed!!

I use my "calorie counting" on my food diary a little different than most. My main goal is to exercise, and I goal myself to burn 500 calories a day from exercise, though I usually end up doing 300-400/ day. I have my NET at 1,025 so that I eat usually 1,200- 1,500, and like to eat pretty much all my calories back, if I…

I'm 32 & don't think I've ever really had a type when it comes to physical appearances with guys I've dated. Pretty much all sizes. I think one of my only requirements is I'd like them to be taller than me but I'm only 5'2" so it's really not that hard.

Cheese. I will not give up cheese. Glad my favorite is mozzarella though, so it's low in fat & cals. I do eat a lot less cheese than I used to or would eat if I wasn't trying to have less. I would eat a pound a day if I could, but I usually try to keep it less than 3 oz.

I was diagnosed with anxiety disorder in 2007 & it started getting really bad towards the end of 2009, where 2010-2012 I couldn't do much of anything which led to my health problems & weight gain, til I kicked all my prescriptions & used healthy food as medicine. I've only had maybe 3 this year so far. I felt one about to…

On days that I IF I just input however many cals I eat/ plan on eating. No biggie.

It's how your body is structured. Some people can have them, some never can. Even when I was a 100lb ballerina I had no such thing.

My night workout is much more effective than my morning workout because I actually do it. The only reason why I do workouts earlier now instead of after 11pm like before is because I feel so amazing after a workout I want to feel like that all day! But I still rarely work out any earlier than 3pm haha

I love Insanity. It's pretty hardcore & you'll definitely push yourself to your limits. You don't have to buy supplements or expensive food. I eat healthy on a budget & my macros are now 45c/ 25f/ 30p.

I used to drink around a bottle of wine a night from maybe 2004-2011. Weekends were lots of tequila & a few beers. Now a bottle of wine can last me a week, or rather I have a glass or two of wine maybe 3 nights a week. I'll go out once or twice a month and have maybe 3 or 4 drinks. Ironically I had a problem drinking when…

I usually weigh myself everyday because I'm interested in seeing how the different things I do affect my body (like losing 2lbs after a night of drinking & gaining 3lbs the following day after haha.) But I don't really look at a weight loss or gain sooner than once a week. If I weigh about the same for 2-3 days in a row…

I'm so happy for you! You look so much happier in your new pictures too!

I do most days. I like to do at least 30-45mins of cardio 5 or 6 days a week, & strength maybe 4 days a week right now. Sometimes I do cardio earlier in the day & strength at night, or if I do them together I do strength first after a 5-10min warm up so I'm not trying to do strength being a super sweaty sticky mess lol

That's pretty much what I do, eat around 1,400 & exercise about 300 so net around 1,100. I eat well & not usually hungry & have a little less than 40lbs to lose on my 5'2" self.

I'm from San Francisco. There are a million things to do here, and the weather has actually been half decent lately. In Oakland, unless you want to go to a rave or see the A's there's not much to do lol. Napa is great. Definitely stay overnight.

I drink carbonated water all the time, sometimes with a little lemon. Yes it counts as water for the day. That's actually one of the main reasons I drink it: I have a hard time reaching my 8 glasses a day (usually only 5 or 6) because I guess I'm not a naturally thirsty person unless I REALLY work hard at something for a…

Avocados are a seriously amazing food. Like, if food had a cape, an avocado would probably be wearing it. Eating even a whole one a day is perfectly healthy. Now maybe if you were eating 3, 4, or 5 a day, I'd say you have to introduce more foods into your diet lol :smile:

Depo was totally horrible to me. I got the shot when I was in high school & I threw up & passed out from it. Then I bleed every single day for 3 months until they put me on the pill to try & get me regular (which I couldn't stay on either.) And I had headaches practically all the time. I know there are some people out…

I use Trader Joe's vanilla too & LOVE it! Sometimes I even just put in a couple spoonfuls into half a water bottle & shake it up & it's even good that way too!