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Working out in the morning?
Who here works out early in the morning?? I really wish I could, because then for the rest of the day I wouldn't have that battle in my head of convincing myself when to work out, but I find that when I do workout early, I just don't have the same level of intensity. I seem to have the most energy (surprisingly enough)…
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Tips for a Staying On Track During the Weekend
I know most of us have a long weekend (that may have already started even) and I was wondering what all of you do to stay on track with your eating habits and exercise over the weekend, especially when it's longer. Last Monday, I posted a blog entry about staying fit and healthy during the weekend that might be helpful but…
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A Magic Cure?
What if someone told you that there was a magic cure for weight gain? What if there was a magic wand that you could wave that would make you thin for the rest of your life without exercising or eating healthily ever again? The ONLY thing it would do would make you have your ideal physique, but you could eat whatever you…
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Positive Changes Other Than Weight Loss
So once I started losing weight and working out more, I noticed some personality changes as well. I guess treating my body better meant I loved myself more and thus I became more confident and just happy in general. I'm thinking about making this a post for my blog, but wanted to get the perspective of others. So what…
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How do you stay polite and maintain a healthy diet?
I'm going to my aunt's for dinner tonight. She texted me to let me know she prepared a "burrito casserole" just for me (without meat since I'm vegetarian), but from the sounds of it, it's not something I'd normally eat. I've accepted that, in order to be polite, I'll have a small portion of it, but try to make the majority…
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12 Tips for People who feel like they can't not losing weigh
Okay, I noticed a theme throughout the MFP message boards. This is NOT directed toward any person in particular, but it seems there are quite a lot of people who are struggling to lose weight even though they feel they are doing all the right things. I really wanted to help these people because I spent A LONG time feeling…
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Need to Gain Muscle Mass (P90X)
Okay, I lost two pounds in my first week of P90X... sounds great I know (and don't get me wrong I still appreciate weight loss), but right now I wonder if it might be best to try to maintain my weight by losing fat and gaining muscle. I'm 5'9" and have the tendency to turn into a string bean. I do want to lose the spare…
