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Anyone with piercings? Q about flare-ups...
Has anyone had issues with old piercings suddenly flaring up / getting irritated for no reason? How do you deal with it? The story: I've got an old (2007) helix (cartilage) piercing that up until about 8 months ago had no issues. Its flared up before, but they've gone down within days - this one has been going on for 8…
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Q: Anyone wear hard (gas permeable) contact lenses?
I'm supposed to switch to them because my eyes' health is suffering from 12 years of wearing soft contacts. I've got a pair that I'm meant to be wearing for progressively longer periods, but I seriously don't see how these are meant to be my everyday options. - I get the shutter effect, where the lens bounces everywhere…
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Weight loss with **no** cardio :)
Thought I'd log on here for the first time in a long time, and throw an update for those who care to read this, if it helps to inspire other women to take up free weights. I fell off the MFP bandwagon, and decided to stop counting calories about 12 months ago. This was mainly due to personal research into body fat and…
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Opinion - does gym cardio improve sparring stamina?
Reason I'm asking this is that I feel like my "cardio fitness" has improved (less muscle fatigue etc) on the standard gym equipment (eliptical / bike) doing high-intensity intervals, but I'm still dying during sparring sessions. My reasoning is that gym cardio doesn't really replicate the effort intensity you put into a…
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5yo cartilage piercing developed bump .. any ideas?
Has anyone had issues with old piercings suddenly flaring up / getting irritated for no reason? How do you deal with it? The story: I've got an old (2007) helix (cartilage) piercing that up until about 8 months ago had no issues. Its flared up before, but they've gone down within days - this one has been going on for 8…
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Fidgeting burns energy :)
http://www.ajcn.org/content/72/6/1451.full Was going to post this on the "exercise" forum but figured it might be taken a bit wrong by those wanting to burn calories with proper exercise. - I'm quite happy to continue with my leg bouncing / finger twirling. What's your fidgeting habit/s? Do you get told off? If yes, by who?
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non-MFP request: Know any Mexicans living in Canberra?
I know its not MFP related (sorry), but trying to raise awareness for an event that's relevant to Mexicans, and since I live in Canberra, figured I'd try this medium to see if we get a hit. Let me know via private message if you prefer :)
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Question for the ladies (re: the pill)
Wondering if anyone else has had incidents of spotting while on the pill (as in while in the cycle of taking the active pills - not the week "break" each cycle has)? It happened to me for the first time yesterday after being on the pill for the past 2 years (Monofeme - lowest dose) I didn't think much of it and put it down…
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Piercings - show time :)
I'm studying, and this is great procrastination - considering a navel one, but not entirely happy with my belly to get one yet... and still undecided in general. But in the meantime, who else has some? photos optional :) I'm more of a piercing than tattoo fan myself, probably because they're not quite as permanent. I've…
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Still living at home with parents - a turn-off?
I'm still at uni so living at home is just more realistic than struggling to work and study and pay all the expenses etc. I'm 23, and I don't know about other countries, but here in Aus, still living at home by 23 is not really the norm - I personally don't have a problem with living at home since I get on well with my…
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"I should be _________ right now, but instead I'm on MFP"
I should be focusing on the little Word tab down the bottom of my screen reading "rationale for protocol", and the 5 PDFs next to it.. But instead I'm on MFP. You? :wink:
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Anyone else getting big pain when blocked on the toes?
I train traditional taekwondo, and although we're taught to do a block aimed at the shin to "sweep" it out of the way, I have about 3 members in my dojang who have this annoying habit of blocking straight down, like a downward punch / hammer-fist, onto my toes whenever I do a front kick, essentially bending them back even…
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Aussies: Best protein bars?
First of all: Happy Easter! Hope its lovely and not too stressful (from the sheer amount of chocolate available! :laugh: ) Secondly: I'm considering buying protein bars as uni snacks to keep me full, get protein etc , but am clueless as to brands. I tried a 30g "Aussie Bodies"the other day on a whim, supposedly cookies and…
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Pointless rant: I'm craving poptarts!
But I live in Aus, so they're not routinely stocked, and are ridiculously expensive in the odd shop that does. :sad: I'd love anyone who wants to ship me some. ( just throwing that out there cause I can :tongue: )
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So...I'm bored: is this belly good enough for a piercing?
I should be studying, but asking for opinions is clearly more productive.:noway: :tongue: I've always wanted a belly piercing but vowed never to be one of those fat people who looks like she has no self-awareness of her body shape (no disrespect to anyone who does have a belly piercing - this is purely opinions from…
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Pizza every day? Yes, please!
http://m.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2122131/Sophie-Ray-19-risks-health-eating-Margherita-pizza-EIGHT-YEARS.html Its actually a medical condition, so not just sheer pickiness. Least she picked a good choice of food :bigsmile:
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Aussies: Mi Goreng (Indomie) - which version are you logging
So I have a pack of the Mi Goreng from Indo Mie (yummy!) and I scanned the barcode... only 210 cals. Seriously?? I had always thought it was among the calorie-loaded food that exist in (yummy) bad food heaven. Haha. Did notice there's some versions on the database that have 400ish cals listed, but those didn't come up with…
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Site for calculating body fat
Kudos to heybales for the link (as usual! :wink: ) www.gymgoal.com/dtool_fat.html heybale recommends using the "average" or "fit or fat" number :smile:
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Aussies: Where do you buy your protein powder from?
I've just bought Optimum Nutrition 2.3kg (cookies and cream - YUM!) from Vitamin King for about $94 AUD. I spent a few hours looking across about 10ish sites for supplements etc, and that was the cheapest I found that didn't just have Vanilla/Chocolate (really needed a change from chocolate after having to finish off…
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Not new, but still: have you got similar goals to me? :)
I'm not new, but I've been a lurker more than anything - posted here and there but largely gone under the radar. Wondering if anyone else is working towards toning up specifically rather than losing weight? I've reached my "ideal weight range", and I'm more interested in upping my muscle:fat percentage rather than losing…
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2cents on injuries: management & prevention
I've lurked around these sites for a while now, and have made small comments here and there, and have asked for advice many times - but this is the first time I'm doing a bigger sort of "post", so bear with me. If you don't agree with something/anything I say, then feel free to do so - that is your right. But don't start…
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Opinion: "hi-tech" weight scales - worth it?
Got this deal through my email today, and I'm wondering what'ss the general consensus on more sophisticated scales like these?…
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Fill the gaps: When I lose __, I'm going to ___ ...
What's on everyone's mind as a sort of "self reward" for reaching that milestone? For me, I'm getting that belly piercing I've always envied on toned bellies when I hit 60kg &/or have a nice flat belly to show it off on. hehe. Share your goals? :smile:
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Plateaued - experimenting with new Cal limit
For those that missed the original post, heybales posted info on calculating your BMR / overall calorie intake in a different way that can help especially if you're finding a plateau (like me. stuck on 61.2 - 62 kg for lat 2 months) Won't re-write the whole thing, but here it is:…
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Toning up: "lose 1lb/wk' or "maintenance"
Quick question for those who are more knowledgeable with the finer aspects of this: My BMI is 23.6 +/- because my weight is currently floating between 61.2 - 62 kg since December. I was recommended in an post a few months ago that I should start looking at toning up as opposed to strictly losing weight as such, but I'm…
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FYI: Brownies w Soft drink/Soda work well!
Saw a discussion on soft drinks + cake mix the other night, and was curious. Seeing as I love brownies, I decided to test them out tonight, and can happily confirm that they taste GREAT! I used Coke Zero, for health's sake, + 2xeggs (too lazy to separate egg whites..) without dramas They're possibly slightly chewier, but…
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Quick question: 30DS - what did it do for you? :)
I'm on day 4 (?4 already?) of the shred, and I'm just wondering if it helps for things like overall cardiovascular fitness, flexibility etc. I've seen a lot of success stories in terms of losing cms and kgs (well done ladies and gents!), but no one has really mentioned if its made them a whole lot fitter, that sort of…
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Compression tights: your verdict
What are people's opinions on compression tights? yes ? no? For me, it doesn't necesarily seem to stop DOMS setting in after a training but it does seem to let me survive the next one 2 days later, a the peak of my DOMS curve (I train martial arts and kicking = big eccentric contractions = amazing DOMS)
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Logging martial arts training?
For those on the site that train martial arts, wondering how you log it / if you log training? I train taekwondo twice a week, and the few times I've tried logging 1 - 2 hrs of training for a night I get some riddiculous calorie expenditure that I don't think is anywhere near right (something in the range of 700s). I've…
