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The milk thing sucks. Prices are geographic and have a little to do with farmer subsidies. Powdered lowfat milk always stays about the same price and, as someone who uses it, it's pretty good as long as it's really cold. It's fine for cooking. White bread is basically sugar and cheaper than wheat because of the last 80…
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I hate, HATE this excuse. It's not true. A family of 4 eats at McDonalds for, what, $15? I made grass-fed beef shortribs braised in red wine with barley, asparagus and artichokes for $4.75 per serving last night: $6 bottle of table wine, $7 chuck roast on sale, $1.50 barley, $2 asparagus, $2.50 artichokes. So $0.75 more…
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Tide with Febreeze! I love it. I also air everything out to dry before tossing it in the hamper, it helps prevent the musty smell.
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Said by a friend expecting her 2nd baby, upon hearing that I have about 10 lbs/1 size to go: "Oh no, if you lose any more you won't be able to get pregnant!!" Not that I've ever given her any indication that we're trying to get pregnant or plan to have children.
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**Edited: When I read your Original post I somehow missed the "aggressive" part and just went to loud and electronic. Whoops. As far as music that will work for you, I'm still a big fan of mid-2000s Papa Roach and Korn. If you're into mixes, Girl Talk has a great one called All Day that's over an hour long. RockMyRun.com…
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I'm glad I'm not the only one who has sorted by color my whole life! For anything multicolored, I eat all of my least favorite color first: m&m's (brown first, blue last) skittles (yellow first, green last) Terra chips (white spotted first, beet red last). If I am eating a meal with more than one component (e.g. steak and…
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For the record, I definitely overestimated my nutritional needs during my half. I only ate an applesauce packet and half a package of Stingers during the race. I didn't eat the other half of the package, didn't touch my potatoes or hard candy. I'll probably not take food on any run shorter than 9 miles now.
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THAT sounds like exactly what the guy was talking about on the hip flexor stretch link!
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Modcloth has a ton: http://www.modcloth.com/shop/swimwear I used to have the black and white bikini. Considering getting a cherry red top with high waist blue bottoms as my goal reward!
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Hell I would. Not the thong kind, but definitely the shorty kind. Less Borat and more James Bond in Casino Royale. YES PLS THX. Also I think most women in the 8-10-12 range look heavier in a 1-piece. I only find the retro cut sexy and only if the lady is fully rocking the retro style.
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I'm all for 2-a-days and going really hard for a short period of time, but you picked 2 of the hardest on your joints high-impact workouts. Can I suggest having your double-up days be a cardio (either 30DS OR running) and lifting? And then switching workouts (although C25k is a 9 week program). The quickest route to a…
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I don't know how I got there, but I google searched it and it took me there. Spoiler alert: It's a hip flexor stretch!
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If you think about it, you probably know at least generally how fast you're running. Just go out and run for time, and maybe map your route when you get home (Google maps will chart for walking). You can get a pretty accurate estimate of calories burned if you know the time and distance you ran, especially if you keep a…
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I second everything everyone's already said; go outside (even in the rain), download a great run mix (I like Rockmyrun.com), sign up for a race. The Zombie run IS awesome: http://runforyourlives.com/?gclid=COfZ5O6kybACFQ5bhwodiVHRYQ I don't know if anyone else said this, but for a lot of runners, miles 2 and 3 F'N SUCK…
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OOOOH THIS IS TOTALLY GOING TO BE MY JUNE CHALLENGE!!! Who wants to join me? Yes I know June's halfway over. :) I'm a late starter.
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I have the same problem, also genetic (my mom was 95 lbs with a tummy pooch when she got married). The only time I had a really FLAT stomach -- with visible obliques!!! -- was when I cut out alcohol and sugar, including fruit, and limited my grains (only brown rice, black beans, or oatmeal) to 1 small serving per day. I…
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Girl, I feel ya. A lot of us have been carrying around our extra weight longer than we've known our significant others or our closest friends. You used to be the "funny fat girl with the pretty face;" will people still think you're funny and cute and pretty? (I think so.) I get it, I was the "smart, heavy lawyer" and still…
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Every relationship has their ups and downs, and people are not always on the same page regarding what they feel their partner should be giving (or accepting). It happens. You talk about it, you compromise, you move on. But the minute people starting guilting each other into doing something because IT'S YOUR DUTY AS A…
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And I only know a few people with PhDs and they're all in humanities, so they all had a steady cycle of research-write-teach-travel, and were able to publish within a year of finishing their coursework. I know it's different in the sciences. I don't envy you guys at all.
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It's still 3 years of torture, then another 12 weeks to X years (however long it takes to pass the bar) of endless emotional and psychological pain. It doesn't go on years and years like a PhD, but it's a lot crammed into a very short period of time. Not to say that either one is harder than the other, they're just…
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JD here (Juris Doctorate). I'm considering going back for a Masters in Accounting, which would put me at 9 years of college. Someone earlier said JD is the equivalent of a PhD in law, but that's not quite right; it is a doctoral degree, but it isn't the advanced degree for law. The advanced degree, after a J.D., is LLM or…
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Bloody Mary. Just kidding. I'm trying to like green tea before a workout but it smells like piss to me. I normally drink a sugar-free redbull or rockstar and I know that ish is just bad for me. But I love the energy boost!
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Gardening is a total calorie burner! I read in one of my gardening books that a 130# woman in her 30s will burn 5 calories per minute of "vigorous" gardening. :) There's even a MFP cardio entry for gardening. That, plus all the delicious, fresh, healthy, organic, local, CHEAP veggies!
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OMG ME TOO. The first 30.5 years of my life I could take it or leave it and didn't really get the obsession with Reese's. Now I eat PB every single day (natural, sugar free). I put it in protein shakes, on celery, and on rice cakes mostly. If I'm craving dessert I heat a corn tortilla with peanut butter and a teaspoon of…
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Awesome job! The best for me is when people assume I'm lying. They just can't believe I lost 20+ pounds in 8 months through ONLY changing my diet, tracking everything I eat, running, lifting weights 3x a week, cutting out alcohol.... that's all. Like it's super easy to lose the natural, old fashioned way.
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5'4" and GW is 130, but I'm getting more muscular, so now I'll probably go into maintenance at 135 as long as I can keep the belly fat off. I'm considering switching my goal away from weight and to body fat percentage of 23% (started at 32%, at 26-27% now).
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I totally do this too. :D I also think, and sometimes say out loud, "Look, I have ABS now!!" And then run back to the gym for more oblique work.
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A few months ago I had an hour to buy 2 bras, 2 dresses for wedding season, and a pair of jeans which involved a lot of running between departments at Nordstrom. So I turned on my pedometer, worked really fast, and logged it as "shopping, vigorous." Now I power-shop whenever I set foot in a store. Also, when I'm working in…
