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I add a spoon of cocoa powder to plain oatmeal if I don't feel like adding fruits to it. Chocolate oatmeal, and not terribly unhealthy.

Wow, so mean. Either he's an idiot with no social skills or like someone mentioned he was "negging". Delete or block him from everything.

If anyone is still interested, look up "Ministry of Sound Pump It Up" series. Really gets you jumping, fun, and no Latin rhythms.

Thank you sc_smiles! Will check those out too

Thank you for the suggestions cafeaulait7 ! I'll definitely check out the Vanessa Issac workout, just Youtubed her and it looks fun. Skipping the ballet workout because I do a lot of pilates and it's somewhat similar. Belly dancing is awesome, so graceful and controlled. I would love to also take belly dance lessons, but…

Thank you MissCKemp, I'll def check that group out. Warchortle, just tested a couple of squats, and while my feet are glued to the floor, I totally am pushing with my outer feet. Never thought of that. I'll try to control it more. Thank you! DannyPeligro, the adductors. gracielynn101, I try to be as turned out as I…

Thanks for all the replies :) Ugh, so much conflicting information out there. I was under the impression that higher reps with a lower weight build endurance, firm, good for cardio etc etc. Spent a while reading through this message board tonight, and seems general consensus is lower reps heavier weights. And there I was…

Hi, I'm squatting about 80-120 times with 30 to 40 pound weights and my weight is between 127-130 lbs The reason I know what it's targeting is because I see my legs change shape and muscle definition that wasn't as prominent before. My outer thighs look a lot leaner and harder. I didn't have a significant weight change in…

Enlarge the inner thigh muscles. I can feel my outer thigh muscles without flexing them if that makes sense. Seems like the inner ones are taking way longer to firm up and any squat/lunge type exercise I do targets the outer muscles . As I'm doing the squats I feel outer thighs and glutes working. Inner thighs not to much.…

I'm also allergic to metals, and find that taping clear medical tape to a part that comes in contact with your body helps. I don't have an HRM monitor so not sure if this will mess with the readings, but if you ever come across a piece of jewelery that you're allergic to, the tape works, not visible, and stays on through…

Thanks :) I thought those target the butt more no?

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Have miso soup before you get to the sushi, with something in your stomach you will be less likely to over do it on the rolls. I ask for half or no mayo on the rolls that have it. Go easy on the creamy salad dressing. Order sashimi. Oshinko rolls are pretty good too. I love Japanese food (California rolls for breakfast…

I've been doing this since January 1st , and started to notice improvements about a week or two ago. Still a ways to go, but encouraging =)

The "don't come for free" quote <3 Did my first day of the 30 day body shred. Thought my heart was jumping out of my chest! I like her, but not sure if I can do this work out. Guess I'm gonna have to try again tomorrow and see how it goes.

Sorry, hit send accidentally. ... At least 30 minutes every day, I've noticed that the back of my legs are almost completely smooth (knock on wood lol), and the tops of my arms look a lot firmer than they were, the bumps are visible if I really squeeze my skin. I try to get in some stationary bike almost every day, but not…

The first three weeks when I first started exercising, it seemed like my cellulite got a lot worse. It was really discouraging. I didn't have a lot of it, but definitely noticeable, but after the three weeks it looked about 10 times worse. Now that I've lost some weight , watch my calories and try to work out at least 30 m

Nice! I feel like a kid in a candy store because of all the new food. I can only eat white fish, shrimps, crab sticks and scallops though. My body can't get used to any other type of fish. Yeah, the protein thing is great, although now looking at my nutrient details on this app, it says that I'm getting too much protein.…

Completely forgot. King oyster mushrooms. They are pretty high in protein (for a vegetable that is), and are really filling. It's like the steak of mushrooms.

I was a vegetarian for about 11-12 years. I got most of my protein from eggs, nuts, sunflower and pumpkin seeds and lentils. I also tried to stay away from soy products and other over processed fake meats. I recently started eating shrimps and some white fish (my body can't process any other kind at this point). So far so…

Back when I was skinny and a dancer, my instructor and my mother ( also an old school hardcore ballerina) also banned me from a lot of sports. I wasn't allowed to roller blade or ride my bicycle too much because it would screw up my form. When I got interested in boxing I was yelled at lol. I felt like such a rebel…

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Nice! I feel the same way. Almost guilty if I can't fit in a work out.

Thanks guys! As for working out harder but shorter or slower and longer, which is more beneficial?

Love MFP, also from Canada. No clue how to add people on this thing yet

Thanks for all the answers Pretty new to lifting and strength exercises, so confusion is quite possible =) Tried the wider squats how you suggested, and I'm not feeling them in my inner thighs at all for some reason. Will keep up with them though, if anything they will be beneficial for my *kitten*.

Lately it seems everyone is way too sensitive and pc about everything. I'm not sure why the op felt like her culture/ ethnicity was attacked. I also come from a different cultural background, and if someone made a comment about my food ( unless followed by an ethnic slur of some sort), the last thing I would think is that…

Thank you, I'll try that, although it's not distinctly coming from my underarms (or at least my deodorant is killing it). I'm smelling it on my arm right now,and when I shake my freshly washed hair out. Almost like I dabbed eau de potato on myself. Been googling for about half an hour now, and seems it's a common problem…

This! Same thing, I feel like I'm going crazy, past five days all I've been smelling is potatoes. It's not a sweaty or a nasty smell, just freaking weird. I thought maybe my body wash or shampoo was off or something, so on the second day I used all different products. Nope, still smell like a bag of plain chips! It's…

When I'm on the stationary bike, I watch tv shows. Usually something fast paced. I stumbled across Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss edition. Watching morbidly obese people shed all that weight really motivates you, and gives you no excuse to slow down. Sometimes I play Words With Friends on my IPhone when pedaling. It really…