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Shy to Work out in Public?
I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this but show of hands! How many are shy to workout if others can see? I'm so, SO shy... Two years back I could go to the gym (and I was thirty pounds heavier!) and workout and it didn't bother me but these days I find myself feeling really, really uncomfortable if ANYONE is…
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Personal Success - no weight loss yet
Well, that's a lie, I have lost 10lbs... but this is a success story on another level. You see, right now I am VERY self conscious about my size. I feel... hideous. And several months back a good friend approached me and asked me if I'd do a YouTube show with him and I said yes (because I REALLY do want to do it) but…
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Really Struggling...
Years ago when I first joined MFP I was doing so well. I lost 30lbs within three months and slowly chipped off more and more as the year went by... but sometime after the first year something happened. I don't know what even. My health plummeted, my mental and emotional health plummeted and gradually the weight snuck back…
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One of those annoying Fitbit threads
Why is it the daily calorie goal of my Fitbit is so drastically different from my MFP daily calorie goal? I wonder if I have the wrong lifestyle setting or something? I have my lifestyle setting on MFP as sedentary because my day job is secretarial... (my night job is retail) I generally hit 8-10K steps per day. Fitbit is…
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Dizzy Workouts
Hi guys! I'm back. From outer space. There you stand with that confused look upon your face! You should have changed my password, you should have-Okay, I'll stop. Anyway. Ages ago, when I was active on this site, I remember coming to the group with a problem I was experiencing during exercise. Dizzy spells mid-workout. You…
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IT IS SO HARD TO COUNTER CALORIES...
WHEN YOU'RE EATING CLEAN! You have to work so much harder. All the calorie numbers aren't neatly on a package. YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY ENTER YOUR RECIPES! *throws stuff around* RAWR RAWR RAWRRRRRRR *huff huff* But for serious. It's not easy. Couple of points of advice after struggling with clean eating for years. 1) NEVER…
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That moment when your joke falls flat ...
and nobody else sees the humor in what you just said. Strange things amuse me. A few weeks back I discovered I have homicidal tendencies when it comes to birds and I kind of thought it was funny but when I retold the story the reactions were either shocked horror or matching amusement. What do YOU do when you have a funny…
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WOE AND BEHOLD
I've been slacking off for awhile. Weight has gone right back up to where it was when I joined and initially lost 30lbs. >.< *SOB SOB WHINE WHINE* I decided today to get back on the freaking wagon... I figured entering my current food intake for the day would be brutal but I didn't realize how brutal. It's 12:45PM where I…
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Nasty Things People Say and How We Can Overcome
Right, so I had a bit of a discouraging experience the other day and while I've ranted to my friends list I thought this is an opportunity for us all to air those little hurts that pile up. This is the thread to come and share those nasty, mean things that people say that end up sticking. My hurt of the week: Had a…
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Losing Weight without Exercise
I'm curious to hear from those who have lost weight despite not having an exercise routine. I intend to walk a bit but for the most part exercise and I just do not agree. I am constantly hurting myself and/or burn out (I work 6 - 12 hour shifts a week AND have health issues) easy. So instead of exercise I will be…
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P90X - Ab Ripper X - Back Problems
For those of you doing P90X... does anybody else experience unbearable back pain when doing the AB Ripper routine? I've cut it out completely because after the first set of ins and outs and bicycles my back hurts so much I just can't continue (the pain isn't really centralized, kind of follows my spine and then spreads out…
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Hand Holding!!
Since we don't have many topics I thought I'd start one. What do you all think of hand holding during the Our Father? In my old parish we didn't do it but I moved a year ago and my new parish holds hands during this time. I don't like it. ): I'm not a touchy feely person so it's a very uncomfortable thing for me to be…
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Things You Won't Change - for the Singles
When you're single and looking all of your married and/or in a relationship friends/family/casual acquaintances come out of the woodwork to give you 'advice' on how to find a mate. Problem is their advice usually consists of; You have to be someone else if you want to find a mate. Sometimes their advice boils down to; You…
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Unsolicited Pictures - have you ever? would you ever?
So you're chilling at the bar. This chick at the table next to you is discreetly taking your picture. You don't know. BUT if you found out would you be creeped out, flattered, frightened for your safety? My girlfriend went out last night and spent the night taking pictures of a cute guy she spotted at the table next to…
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Creep Attractor - Do you have one?
I have this friend who attracts creeps. These guys seem like great, normal guys... until they interact with her. The things they say, do or just how they treat her outs them real quick. Honestly I stopped talking to her for awhile and have just started talking to her again and I'm reminded why I love her so much. She weeds…
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Very overweight and/or obese people trying P90X?
I'm wondering if anyone around here who is in the 30-60lbs overweight and or more has ever tried P90X? How did it go? What were your results like? :) I'm giving it a go as soon as I've recovered from being ill. I'm nervous as hell and when I look at the success threads online I only see people who were barely overweight to…
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Which is more painful?
Child birth or getting kicked in the nuts? Discuss.
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Crazy Things Cashiers Have Done/Said
Right, a truly bizarre event today gave me an idea for a thread. What is the craziest service you've ever received (good or bad)? I'll start! This afternoon I popped into our local health food store to get some flour for my Christmas cookies. I noticed the owner and her sister at the front when I entered and how they…
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Acu-puncture allergy 'cure'
I just recently learned that there is a supposed allergy cure (food OR environmental) that is some kind of acupuncture therapy. It's a 'permanent' cure, according to the person who told me about it. Anyone here partake of this 'cure'. What were your allergies prior to the treatment? How severe were your reactions? What is…
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P90X - Hot Foot (Plyometrics)
Any modified versions of the Hot Foot move in P90X's Plyometrics routine? I know I should probably hit up Beachbody but I hate that site and still haven't figured out how to use it. :P Anyway, I absolutely cannot do this move (I have weak ankles and they keep twisting when I try - doesn't matter how I land, I just cannot…
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Goat Cheese After Taste
What do YOU do to chase away the terrible goat cheese after taste? I used the stuff for a pizza and it was DIVINE at first and then the after taste hit and I thought I was going to kill myself to stop the horror from continuing. It was that bad. What's the trick? Vodka to burn away your sense of taste? Ketchup? To mask the…
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Setting Boundaries with Clueless People
My friend has a dilemma. I thought I'd come ask you wonderful, wise MFP peeps for some advice. Here's the situation. My friend homeschools her children. She has told her mother repeatedly that Mon-Fri, 9AM to 2PM is SCHOOL time and she will NOT answer the phone. Her mother, however, doesn't listen. She will call at noon or…
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Multvitamins - overcoming gag reflex
I'm having a wee bit of a problem. Because of allergy constrictions and calorie constriction I am in a position where I need to take multivitamin supplements. I just don't get enough vitamins in me and it's really not possible for me to do so through diet at this point (please don't argue this point. I don't want to have…
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Offline to Online Friendships
Have you ever been friends with someone and after a few months decided to add them to your facebook or give them your cell number or whatever and through this medium discovered they were completely, bat-crap insane? And then you realized you can't remove them from said social medium because they would go crazy and kill…
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Borderlands 2 - PS3 gamers?
Any PS3 gamers looking for some friends to play Borderlands 2 with? :P PM me and we can exchange handles! Maybe? I don't have a mic (looking into purchasing one) and I only play on Sundays but I have a friend who games with me who more then makes up for my faults!
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Have you ever had a crush on an online friend?
Have you ever had a crush on an online friend but not really took it seriously because you knew you'd never meet them. And then you found out you'd meet them in person (because they're moving to your area) and your first thought was: But I'm fat... they won't like me once they see me. Have you...? No...? It's just me...?…
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Weak Shoulders
Guys. I have a problem. I joined a fitness class a month or so ago. Yay! But there is one point in the class where she has us doing this move where we hold our arms up like this: -0- (the 0 representing my body and the - my arms, clearly). We stand there, arms out, and kind of... flap. Anyway. This move HURTS LIKE CRAZY.…
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In What Order do you Eat?
While picking through my soup today the thought occurred to me that maybe other people don't eat like I do? In what order do YOU eat your food? For me I always eat the 'icky' stuff first. So I pick out all the vegetables I like the least, the vegetables I like the most and then I eat the meat. I never, ever eat it all…
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Door Opening Men - a question for you
To the men who open the doors when a lady is behind or in front of you. Why? What prompts you to open a door for a woman? My reasoning for asking is simple. I have never been in a situation where there was a man immediately before or behind me where I've actually had to touch the door myself. They always, always, always…
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Dizziness when working out
DISCLAIMER: I am not asking for medical advice - just wondering if others have experience with this and/or have found the cause for it when they experienced it. So... Ten minutes into my workout last night (30 Day Shred, Level 1, in case you're curious) my legs went heavy and I just got very dizzy. (Heavy, as in, I simply…
