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Sorry people, PMS question...
Sorry guys, a bit embarrassed to ask but can't seem to find anything on the web! :blushing: I was lucky never used to get PMS or cramps or anything, and never got what my friends were going on about when they complained. But since I'm almost at my goal I've got really bad PMS, I just suddenly go all awkward and sensitive,…
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new scales- %s?
I bought some new scales, and tried them out for the first time this morning. I splurged a bit and they do % water weight, body fat % and muscle as well. I'm not sure if I'm just being stupid, but shouldn't all these %s equal 100? The weight seemed roughly what I was expecting, but it said 60% lean muscle, 17.7% body fat,…
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why we eat when we work/study
Definitely not procrastinating from essays or anything by posting this... But my friend went on a course the other day that said the reason people find they eat so much when they work is that when you are fed as a baby, you see a bottle, reach for it, and put it to your mouth. There is a kind of triangle between your eyes,…
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question for rowers
hi! Never posted a question before, but could really do with some advice :smile: hopefully I won't sound like a self-pitying moron (sorry if I do!): I row at university,and this involves a pretty intensive training schedule: water sessions 3 times a week, circuits once a week; 2 ergs a week; 1 rest day. Last term I got ill…
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Cooking disasters
I thought it might be fun to make a topic about the worst cooking mistakes we've made (and I've made loads!) the funnier the better! :laugh: Once, I tried to make a polenta pie. The recipe was American and I had no idea what cornmeal was so substituted oatmeal... Result: cold, burnt porridge (it wouldn't boil firm like the…
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Struggling with work?
Any students out there (or anyone else with some kind of homework) who CAN'T stop eating when doing essays/revising? If it's a nice essay, easy.... When it's a hard one and the deadlines due and you have an all-nighter (its 2.30am here).... I'm giving up til i've handed it in on wednesday. Tonight Ive eaten many choc ices,…
