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30 Day Shred with me?
Hi! I'm looking for someone to complete Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred (or other 30 day something) with me. Wanting to check in daily via wall post or messages for added accountability. I got up to day 19 before injuring myself, but coming back to it because the results were incredible! I just won't become overzealous this…
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Help w/ Possible Causes of Low Energy?
Hi there. My issue is that I'm regularly feeling physically exhausted especially in my legs when walking up stairs (about a year now, but worse since doing circuit training the last 2 weeks). When I wake up I experience this aching as if it's in my nerves throughout my whole body, and don't want to get out of bed. When I…
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tight leg muscles, help!
The muscles in my legs frequently get so tight it hurts to walk. I've been to physical therapy to be treated for IT Band syndrome. Helped a little, still couldn't walk without pain after seeing them for 2 months. but figuring out how to stretch the groin/inner thighs/adductors got me back to walking with almost no pain.…
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self-sabotaging weight loss - why do we do it?
I was not happy that I lost 10 lbs so far. I was upset, and wanted to ruin it. I wanted to eat my entire meal at that restaurant, feel so full that I'd hate myself for it, feel bad, and eat to feel better. Then I'd fall back into my old ways and gain MY 10 lbs back. I feel safer being fat. Weird. I think I figured…
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Does the Negative Adjustment work for you?
I read in an article by MFP "6 Reasons You're Not Losing Weight" that one reason could be 'double dipping'. From what I understood, that means one could be accidentally eating more calories if their diary is set to 'lightly active' or 'active', but they eat the same amount of calories allotted for an active day on less…
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Help! Mind on my food, food on my mind...
Seems no matter what I do, I am constantly thinking about food: the next time I'm going to eat, the last thing I ate, how much I want to just eat, eat, and eat some more. I've tried having a huge jug of water with me at all times, chewing sugar-free gum (my jaw is starting to get stiff), going shopping, reading, getting…
