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Relationship Advice
Last week, out of the blue, my boyfriend decided that our relationship may need to come to an end. After about a week of talking to him and discussing things, I found out all of the following: -A girl that he's in band class with (who sings and who is more outgoing than me) told him that she liked him a couple of months…
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Can a toxic home life make you eat more?
I still live at home and it's my third year of college. I still live at home because 1) I go to a community college (there are no dorms) and 2) I can't afford an apartment (it's hard to even pay off my bills some days, so I can't imagine what paying rent would be like added on). And my parents, on the whole, fight about…
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Sore Muscles
Recently I started training for a 5K. I just finished my first week and my legs and such are starting to really feel the workout. Is there any way to relieve-or even reduce-the pain in my calves? I do stretches before and after my workout, but I still find my legs hurting. Any suggestions?
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Writer's Block
I've started on a novel recently and I'm about 25 pages in, but, now, I find myself stuck. You see, the novel is about a high school sophomore who disappears in a snowstorm months before the beginning of her junior year. After searching for her and losing hope after many months, her family finally buries an empty coffin,…
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Pestering Self
Often times whenever I accidentally overeat-whether it's because of something stressful going on in my life or because I just can't resist the urge to eat-I end up feeling all of that possible weight that I could gain settle on me and it leads to these absurd thoughts of "I'm so fat" or "You're just going to get fat again"…
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French Silk Ice Cream & A Little History
This is actually my first topic in this group, since I just joined recently. My name is Ruth and, I will admit, I have always been an emotional eater, especially when puberty hit me hard in the fourth grade. I stopped going outside, got lazy, and ate a lot. Of course, this led to weight gain and because my dad loved…
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Dancing How-To
Recently, my cardio training has gotten quite dull and I'm looking for something to...say..."spice" things up a little. So, I went to YouTube in search of dancing how-to videos. I found a very good ballet tutorial, but I was wondering if anyone out there has found some other awesome dance how-to videos out there that got…
