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100 Pounds Lost
Hi, all, Just wanted to share my awesome news of having reached the 100-pounds-lost mark! I started at 236 in April 2010, and am now 136. I was in the 170s in December 2010, so the rest of the process has been more of a trickle/struggle I didn't have any weight issues until a broken shoulder/ribs injury in 2004, gained…
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Mind-Boggling...
I had something weird happen today. I've lost 35 pounds total so far, and thought I would wear one of my cute exercise shirts that previously fit to go on a walk in. I hoped it would, to be an ego-boost. It didn't. I put on an old scraggly T-shirt instead, and realized it was one I've had since I was 13-14 years old (one…
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Any Iron Deficient Folks Out There?
I have had iron-deficiency anemia every other year since I was twelve, and recently got the news that yet again, I have it. I'm taking vitamins + an iron supplement, but how do the rest of you stay motivated to exercise when you're SO tired? I would love to hear advice!
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First Time Hot Yoga Recap
Hey, all, just got back from my first session in hot yoga aka bikram yoga. It was a 90 minute session in a room of 105 degrees. One of my friends told me how much she was loving the class, so I thought I'd try it. I enjoyed it and sweated a TON, but I did have to rest quite a bit due to nausea. I pulled through the first…
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Competition at the Gym
Does anyone find themself "competing" with others at the gym? When I don't have a workout buddy, I pick someone to gauge myself against. Tonight, it was only me & a man maybe 10-15 years older. He was there when I got there, I worked out on the elliptical like a crazy person for 30 mins, and he was still going. I wanted to…
