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Do you drop your hands at your sides when riding the bike, or do you hold onto the handles? If you have your arms at your sides, I would say that's the culprit. It used to happen to me when I would go for a long walk and swing my arms. My fingers would swell so much that I couldn't get my rings off. Try keeping your hands…

HILARIOUS! And so, so true.

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Mrs. Dash chipotle seasoning... if you like spicy that is. It is to die for!

I make roasted chickpeas that are crunchy and delicious! They've really helped curb my addiction to chips :)

Thanks for the replies! I usually do try to focus on my breathing, but I must have gone without for awhile without noticing it.

A lot of vitamins are water-soluble (B-vitamins, for example) so it's impossible to "overdose" on them. What your body doesn't need, it will just excrete through the urine. This is why your urine is sometimes very bright yellow/green after taking a multivitamin. Watch out for Vitamins A, D, E and K, as they're all fat…

I gave up meat for Lent and find (so far) that I'm not missing it at all. The best recipe I've made so far was for "Snobby Joes" which are the vegetarian version of sloppy joes, using lentils in place of the ground beef. Look it up, it's really delicious.

I use the All Recipes Dinner Spinner app. You can tell it what type of meal you want to cook (lunch, dinner, appetizer, salad, dessert, etc), what main ingredient you want to use, how long of a cook time you prefer and it gives you a ton of options. And, it's free :)

I've always said that a calorie is a calorie is a calorie. No matter where it comes from, your body sees it the same way. Obviously 100 calories from an apple are better than 100 calories from chocolate because the apple has higher nutrient density (amount of bioavailable nutrients per calorie), but when it all comes down…

Mexican CAN be much healthier, but if you're going out to either a Chinese or Mexican restaurant, there's not much "healthy" to be had at either. But there are a LOT of great-tasting, healthy substitutions you can make in both types of cuisine if you prepare them yourself. Search the internet or Pinterest for healthy…

I always get my clothes and gym bag together the night before, along with my waterbottle and protein bar. I find if you wake up and know it's waiting for you, you're more likely to do it. I also set the name on my phone alarm to something like, "Gym time, get motivated!" or something like that. Corny, yes... but I find it…

I completely agree with that. I just wish disagreeing didn't always have to come in the form of being mean and rude.

I don't think he was "preaching" at all. He just made an observation from a fitness standpoint. He's not claiming to be a doctor or health professional, so stop accusing him of doing so. I don't think he had any mean intentions when writing this post, so no one has a right to be mean to him.

Sorry he's concerned with the health and well-being of both mother and child. He works in the fitness industry, it's his job to care about the health of others.

1.7 lbs/week is amazing! Don't get discouraged! I work out every day and the scale always reads the exact same number for 6 days, but then on the 7th... boom! Another 1.5 pounds gone! If you feel like you're hitting a plateau, try to switch up your exercises. I like to do the elliptical and arm workout one day, biking and…

Good ole Lake Mills! I currently live in Fargo, ND and am missing Wisconsin like crazy...

...as long as it's on a beach, I second this :)

We went to the Autumn Brew Review in Minneapolis last year as volunteers for Finnegan's, so we got in for free, and before our shift got to go around and sample as much as we wanted. It was amazing there... they even had the brewery from my small little hometown of Lake Mills, WI, the Tyranena Brewing Company. I'm obsessed…

My boyfriend and I got an amazingly nice home brewing kit for Christmas that we're so excited to use! We'll probably start with a standard ale, but I eventually hope we can perfect a good, unfiltered wheat beer (my favorite, not his... it might take a little convincing!).

I agree with melissann23, always overestimate when it comes to counting calories. Another option would be to look at the nutritional info on a chain restaurant's website, pick their meal that most closely matched what you ate at your restaurant and record those calories. I just had to do that with Olive Garden's website…

Just search "vegetarian food" on pinterest, you're bound to find tons and tons of links to blogs that will help you out. I also really like nomeatathlete.com, it's a brother-sister blog who are both athletes and vegetarians. Very good stuff on there.

I don't eat tofu, but I do happen to know this one! 1/2 C of tofu is about 100 g. There are 28.34 grams per ounce, so 1/2 C tofu is about 3.5 oz. Hope that helps!

Alcohol is metabolized like fat, which is why drinking a lot makes you gain weight. Oh well, beer is 100% worth it!

The best beers are the unfiltereds, in my opinion. If God wanted us to filter our beer, He wouldn't have given us livers!

Do you like tea? There are a lot of really good teas out there that you can brew cold, like a citrus green tea or passionfruit tea. There's usually instructions on the box that tell you how to brew it hot or cold... usually to make iced tea you just use two bags instead of one. That would be a great calorie-free way to get…

Gluten isn't a carb, it's a type of protein in wheat. Any foods made from wheat or a derivative of wheat (like flour) contain gluten. There's really only a health benefit to going gluten free if you have a gluten allergy. I try to go gluten free whenever I can, just because I feel better without it. I substitute brown rice…

Vegetarian... and vegan when I can. I'm from Wisconsin so it's going to be incredibly hard to expel cheese from my diet.

so annoying! something similar just happened to me last night at my gym. I was riding the bike and a girl sat down next to me and would not-so-secretively snag a peek at how many calories I had burned. Then, when I would speed up, she would too so that I wasn't going faster than her. Coincidence, maybe... either way, I…

Lists like this can be a blessing and a curse at the same time. There are a lot of excellent suggestions on this list for things to give up (like anything made with white flour, for example), but there are also some things that are questionable Anything can be bad for you in large quantities, moderation is key! I've heard…