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Fitness A-Z
How about a little game to play? just keep it alphabetical and put whatever pops into your head for the next letter. You can use workouts, machines, muscles, food ... whatever first one, Ab crunches
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Anyone from Northeast TN or Southwest VA?
I'm bipolar, overweight and disabled mentally because of the bipolar. I need friends for mutual support, maybe a workout buddie and someone to just commiserate with.
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Eating after working out
My daughter is a fitness freak and started me eating something high protein within 30 minutes of working out. She says it increases muscle instead of just burning them. i'm all for muscle, I'm a 200 lb weakling lol. I should probably eat some carbs beforehand too but I generally am not hungry in the morning and just have a…
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How often do you weigh yourself?
I usually weigh in about once a week. However, I haven't weighed myself since Christmas because i know I gained some back and don't want to discourage myself. I've been working hard and eating right again for about the last week or so and plan on weighing myself next week.
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What do you do on the pads?
Do you run, walk, dance, march, or whatever? I generally march or dance without lifting my feet because I have had 2 knee surgeries and am afraid of the stress jogging might put on my knee.
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Introduce yourself
My name is Valerie, I'm 48 years old. I have 2 daughters ages 18 & 21. I moved here 3 years ago to be with my boyfriend, who I met online. I am disabled from my surgeries as well as being bipolar (stable and on meds). I have a really hard time with motivating and binge eating, especially carbs and sweets. I don't eat…
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Mental illness and weight loss
My weight has gone up and down with my bipolar disorder. I realized this week (I've been manic for about 4 days, gotten about 4 hrs of sleep a Night, cleaned everything in sight, eaten next to nothing, but have not left the house. I feel to anxious to drive to the gym, which sucks because i know i really need to exercise…
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up and down, up and down
I try to exercise every day but my efforts are up and down, sometimes i have no ambition or energy to go to the gym. My appetite goes up and down too, some days i eat only around 800-1000 calories, others I eat 1400. I've had my weight below 200 twice but can't seem to keep it below that or go lower than about 195. I need…
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looking for workouts to strengthen my core
lI'm a big girl - over 200 lbs but weak for my size, i need to strengthen my core, back, and limbs. I have free access to a gym - what should i be doing to strengthen myself - i really want to work on my core
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I'm weak
and afraid to get into weight training because i have issues with my neck and knees. I have discs C5-C7 fused together with one plate and lots of screws and either a pinched nerve in there or nerve damage in my right arm/hand (and I'm a rightie) I have had arthroscopies in my right knee and have a partially torn ACL there…
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I'd love to find some friends in the Appalacians
I'm in North East Tennessee, right on the South West Virginia border, I live in a region called the Tricities and I'd love to find some friends to hang out with especially health conscious friends as my consciousness is slowly awakening
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why is my ticker wrong?
my original weight was 220, I'm down to 200 but its still only showing 17 lost
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What happens if you don't eat enough calories?
I find myself falling constantly 300 - 500 below my allotted calories. Most times I'm just NOT hungry. Is this bad for me? I've heard my body can go into starvation mode if i don;t give it enough calories and this might cause me to retain weight but I also try to work out doing cardio or circuit training 6 days a week, I…
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New to diet and exercise
I think i waited a little too long to get in the fitness game, I have a fusion of c5-c7 in my neck with one plate holding the 3 discs together, have had 2 arthroscopic knee surgeries have never dieted, The state of y body limits what i can do. I'd like to eventually try weight training but for now i do a 1 hour class…
