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Lymphedema/lipedema
Does anyone have lymphedema/lipedema? I have both in both of my legs. So it affects my waist down to my feet. I'm having a really hard time dieting and working out in pain. Anyone else out there, friend me!
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Pre Workout?!?!
I need recommendations on a pre workout! One that works but is cheap still. I've used bullnox and C4 before. C4 was used so long ago I don't remember how it worked. And bullnox was just okay. Any recommendations, for a female? I need energy to help me get motivated to go to the gym! TIA!
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Gold's Gym Waist Trimmer Belt?
Has anybody used the gold's gym waist trimmer belt? I used it a few times before but not consistant. I was wondering if anybody has used it while working out before and gotten good results! TIA
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Ladies with bigger calves-skinny jean help!!!!
Okay ladies I have bigger calves, the biggest spot is 15' and I hate it. They've gone done a few inches though. But I have knee high boots that I love to wear but I HATE skinny jeans. Mostly because they are so tight on my thighs down. I wear a size 6/8 in jeans but when I went a few days ago to try on skinny jeans in that…
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St. John's Wort
Has anyone taken St. John's Wort for anxiety or depression? I have a lot going on right now and just need something to help stabilize my mood. I've been on anti-depressants before and will not go back on them again, so I want something more natural and that I can go get on my own. But I am also looking for opinions of…
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54 lbs lost!! PICS!!!!
So I just wanted to share some pics of 54 lbs lost so far. I have some before and after pics from just a year and a few a little over a year. I'm not where I want to be yet. Still some inches to lose and lots of toning! But I've come along way. Did not realize it how much since last August to just a few days ago the…
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Ladies HELP-question about perking up the boobs
Since I've lost 60 lbs my boobs went down a lot and I've also had 2 kis. Haha. How do I get them to be perky again? There great in the bra! LOL But when there not, whoa. So what exercises can I do to perk them up or will they always be saggy when I take the bra off? I know TMI but I need some help with them. When they were…
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Idea's for a 90 yr old guys Birthday??? :-)
So I have this customer who I call my boyfriend. He's married and his wife is absolutely ADORABLE! They've been married for 60 something years. Kids the whole bit. He told his wife in front of me, you think my bank girlfriend is pretty? :-) Well I love this guy! And her too. LOL He still drives too! Well he will be 90 in a…
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Joining a gym after 10 YEARS??? Anxiety??
I just got a bug up my butt to maybe join a gym again. It's been 10 years since I've REALLY been in a gym. I've had a membership since then but hardly used it, only went a few times. However I don't want an annual membership. I want to be able to cancel if I want too. But thinking about it is giving me anxiety. Why? My…
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Anyone do hip hop abs???
Has anybody had great results or heard good things about hip hop abs? Right now they have it for $19.95 and I really want to give it a try. Doesn't look like there's a lot of jumping which would be good for me. LOL Thanks in advance!!!
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Training for my FIRST ever 5K-help!
I'm doing The Color Run in my area August 24th. This will be my first ever marathon, 5K. I'm NOT a runner at all. In fact, when I run now on my treadmill or even outside my ankles hurt so bad within a minute they start to swell but I still try. I've done a few days of C25K. What I'm wondering is what do I need to do…
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Anybody on or try Orsythia???
So I haven't been on birth control in 11 years. I'm taking it to try to regulate my endometrosis. I was just put on Orsythia today. I'm on a very small dose of it and I'm skipping the placebo week and starting a new pack. But I'm curious to know what side effects people have had on it and how it effected them? I know each…
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PLEASE HELP! I'm stuck. Need advice on fitness!
I posted something about a week ago but now I'm posting a picture for everyone so they can see what I'm talking about. So I'm going to copy everything I posted a week ago... A little background on my story. I've lost 60 lbs and have kept it off for 2 years and have been at my current weight and maintained it since July.…
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Please help-suggestions with food/fitness-I'm stuck!
A little background on my story. I've lost 60 lbs and have kept it off for 2 years and have been at my current weight and maintained it since July. Which is great don't get me wrong! But I want to lose another 15-20 lbs and then also tone up and gain some muscle. The 60 lbs that I have lost was all done by diet alone, no…
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Energy while taking anti-depressants-workingout?
I have NO energy to workout! NONE! But I NEED to! I am taking a few meds, one being an anti-depressant and the other for migraines (This one has a bad side effect of fatigue which I am getting right now bad because my Dr just upped my dose). I am a single mom of 2 kids, working 50 hours a week and going to school as well…
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Chicken rice casserole?
Does anybody have a low calorie recipe for like a chicken rice cheese casserole like the one using campbell's soup?
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Help this dying boy break the record!
Okay everyone please go to this site and read this. I had a very close friend in 2005 pass away because of Cystic Fibrosis. Please if everyone could send a Christmas card to this sweet little boy. I can tell you from experience if he's tired, he does not have much time left in this world.…
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Detox-need help-have pics in a few days!
Okay friends! Besides chugging a **** ton of water (It's hard to go to the bathroom as many times as I need to because being so busy at the new job!) but I need to do some type of detox thing tomorrow. And not necessarily like a detox drink or something but what food/foods should I eat tomorrow and for a few days to help…
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Bikini comparison from a year.... Want opinions please!
Okay so here's a few pics of me in the same bikini from the past year. Starting last August to today. But I really want to know if anyone see's a difference from the one that was taken in June to today. 2 people told me yes and told me I'm being to hard on myself because I'm not feeling it today. So here goes! And I can…
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Question about ppl who have done 30DS
I have 30DS but have never completed it. Have only gotten through the first few days. For those who have done it, how does it help the butt? Does it give it a lift and firm it up? Because that's what I need! I also have the butt bible which I may do as well but I really want to tone other places too so I thought if 30DS…
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I've never done Yoga...Any good on youtube?
So I'm not allowed to do any of my workout video's at home, nothing with a lot of excitement so to speak. I'm allowed to use my treadmill at home and I can lift my weights. But I thought maybe yoga would help relax me a little and help at the same time. I'm not used to something to slow paced though. But I don't want to go…
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Body fat % scale/weight scale
Does anybody have or used a scale that has the body fat % on it? Are they accurate? I want something that I can calculate my body fat % too as well as my weight. Thanks!
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Last 17lbs-thoughts/ideas/advice? Please help TIA
I have my last 17lbs to lose! I've lost 53lbs so far from the start of my journey! I've now been at this weight within 5lbs for 6 months though. So this is taking a lot longer to want to come off than the first. And I know it always comes off a lot faster in the beginning. But I want to be able to try to set goals for…
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Don't want to go back to the "old" me...
I having a really hard time with eating right. I haven't REALLY worked out in consecutive days in month. But here and there since then except the last 3 weeks because of my knees. I do have my days where I prepare my whole day out and log everything I eat even if I cheat a little (like a skinny cow ice cream) but more days…
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Help with bloating-in a wedding...
I'm in a wedding next Friday. And I feel so bloated from my waist down to my ankles. I can tell I'm either holding onto water or maybe food I'm eating. I don't eat a lot of dairy mostly protein and haven't been high on my fiber. What are some foods that I can eat from now till the wedding to help in not being bloated? My…
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MOTHER'S DAY HELP!!!! PLEASE
OKAY!!! I need a lot of opinions here! I'm working till 1 today then going to my mom's for the afternoon/early dinner (BTW she's watching my kids right now while I'm working). Then tomorrow which is Mother's Day were all supposed to be going to my Aunt's for an early dinner around 2 ish. However, my boyfriend got FREE…
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Polar Ft4 or Ft7?
Okay. So I know a few people have posted about this. But which is better the polar Ft4 or ft7? I will be using it mostly by myself at home or at the park, but since it's getting to the spring/summer weather I will be starting to play tennis and working out with others, so which one should I get? Thoughts/recommendations?…
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What do I do with calories left?
So the only thing I have not put in for my day is dinner. My kids are having left over pizza from their fundraiser we had last night. But I am not. However, I have 800 calories still left! What do I eat that's healthy for dinner and still get close to that number? I was going to try to work out too but depends on how long…
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Gatlinburg TN???
So I'm going to Gatlinburg in July. Towards the end of the month. Is there anybody that lives there? What is the weather like at that time? Will it be hot? Like to wear shorts or more capris? Tank tops or t-shirts? I know this sounds like a silly question, but I gotta start planning my diet and getting more strict if it'll…