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Stupid knee pain...
Alright, does anyone have good ideas about why some exercises cause pain in my otherwise perfectly good knees (actually mostly just the left one) and how I can strengthen it? I've experienced this pain when doing the elliptical, but never with a treadmill. That led me to believe that maybe the forced gait width (how far…
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Body for Life
I'm thinking of doing the Body for Life challenge with my mom, starting in a month or so. I'll be at a unique time in my life because my husband will be deployed and I don't have a full time career (though I have an interview soon!) so I want to take advantage of this and get in the best shape of my life. Mom has done it…
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Running Shoes Suggestions
Hey everyone, When hubby gets back from his training camp, we're going to go as a couple and buy running shoes. I'm more of a walker than a runner right now, but he runs. I want to be able to run with him; Couch to 5K is my next step. When I try on shoes I feel like the ones I like have more padding, and I like the feeling…
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Am I the only one that doesn't like counting calories?
Hey MFP people, I get a lot of inspiration from reading this board and I love that so many of you have made dramatic changes. I see that many of you use the calorie counting so effectively, and to be honest it baffles me! I want to learn how to think about this the right way so it can work for me. I hate counting calories,…
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Do you suck in when you measure?
So, I always have a bit of trouble when I measure. Some parts are easy (thighs, butt) because you can't really change it even if you try. But for the waist/tummy area it's so hard! Of course there's a big difference between sticking your belly out and sucking it in, but even between my normal slightly slouchy posture and…
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.... OW! Shin splint? Help please!
Hey folks, I have some sort of pain going on in my leg that I don't understand at all! It's happened before. It's not muscle soreness; it feels like it's the bone (not that I'd know what that feels like, that's just the best I can explain). The worst pain is if I try to stand on my tip toes; I can't do that 'cause it hurts…
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Next to Normal
If you aren't familiar with the musical that the title of this post references, you should go listen to it on YouTube or download the soundtrack :) I struggled with depression for all my life, and a few years ago I went on anti-depressants for it, or "happy pills" as I lightheartedly like to refer to them. While taking…
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Bum knee? I'm too young!
Hey everyone, Yesterday I took the opportunity to watch Dr. Phil while doing cardio at my gym. They have all their cardio machines (bikes, treadmills, elipticals, stairsteppers) hooked up to Comcast so you can watch and listen to any cable channel you want. Love it! Unfortunately it only took about ten minutes before I…
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"Water weight"
I've heard a lot about water weight, both in my previous studies of nutrition/exercise and on this forum. I know that many people lose water weight the first week or two that they start a new fitness routine. However, I also know sometimes people gain weight as our bodies retain water to repair muscle damage. I feel…
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Exercise and Eating... who'd like to join me?
Hey everyone, I like the "pal" part of this site; what a neat idea! I'd love to see updates of how my new friends did with their fitness goals instead of facebook updates about random nonsense, haha. I joined a gym two weeks ago, entering my third week tomorrow. I'm going a minimum of three days a week, but I like going…
