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How many calories do you think you burn
I'm sick as a dog, cant excercise and can barely breath without going into 10 minute coughing fits... :sick: How many calories do you think you can burn during that kind of coughing spasm? Just trying to find a bright side to all this! Hope everyone else is staying healthy!!!! :laugh:
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Single Parents & Creative Exercise
I am a single mom and work full time. I am up at 6 every morning getting 3 kids ready and don't get home from work until 7 and then its homework, dinner and bedtime. By the time I am done with bedtime its 10:30 and then laundry and cleaning until at least 12:30. Their father is unemployed, and lives in his car so he is…
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Mixed Messages... WTF!
I have been wrestling with a comment I received while walking through Penn Stattion Thursday afternoon. I was approached by 2 men who were cat calling me, which made me feel good until one of them called me "MEATY"...(as in "just the way I like 'em") not sure how I feel about that. LOL... he was still hitting on me pretty…
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Back after surgery...
Im coming back after having a bad car accident where I fractured my sternum and had to have emergency surgery on my neck to fuse 3 veribrae. I wake up everyday in pain but have realized that this is something i will probably have to deal with for the rest of my life. I've gained 16lbs sine the surgery and fee like crap.…
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Fractured Sternum..
So my luck is just not as good as it once was... finally getting out from under the winter from respiratory hell and wound up in a wicked car accident Saturday night. After several hours in the ER i was informed that I have a fractured sternum. extremely painful and it is now threatening my vacation to disney which is in 2…
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NEED PRAYERS!!!!!! PLEASE!!!
OMG OMG OMG - Please keep my family in your prayers... My Dad just got the call for his liver transplant... he is on his way into NYC for scheduled surgery at midnight. we have to Pray that the liver is viable and a good match, but if it is, its his!! This would be an amazing blessing for us... I am incredibly hopeful...…
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Dad's Liver Trasnplant
HI Everyone! I really wanted to post sooner, but have been absolutely crazy running around! Dads surgery went reeally well! It was 14hours of sheer anxiety for us... but he did remarkably well. The liver was in very good condition and began working immediately. they were able to move him out if the ICU into a stepdown unit…
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NEED PRAYERS PLEASE
need prayers please. My very good friend went to ER today with cough, & chest pains. She has an 8 month old son, and was admitted because they think she has lung cancer. She has had a really hard few years and this is literally going to put her over the edge. I cannot imagine whatis going through her head right now... I…
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What to do when your sick
Ive been really sick the last few weeks, on antibiotics, prednisone & a host of other breathing meds... I couldnt breathe without feeling like there was an axe in my back for a long time. It was so bad I started shallow breathing to avoid the pain. needless to say I havent been exercizing and think I am finally on the…
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What to do when your sick?
I have been sick for the last week and finally got to the Dr. Tuesday. I have been diagnosed with Asthmatic Bronchitis and am on several medications including a Medrol dose pack, antibiotics and inhaler... I had a suspicious chest Xray and will ahve it repeated on Saturday to rule out pneumonia. I'm not very hungry, Im…
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Bought a new Scale and dont like the number!
So my old scale was inconsistant with weigh-ins depending on where it was in my kitchen. On my weigh in day, I weigh myself 20 or so times and will use the most repeated number or average them for my weight. I was tired of all that so last night I bought a new scale and it gives me the same number no matter where it is in…
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Do you trust your scale??
my scale gives me a different number in different locations of my kitchen. when i do my weigh in on Saturdays I go through a crazy ritual of weighing myself 20 times - each time in a different location of the kitchen. whichever number comes up the most is the one I use... today was a good day and I got the same number 14…
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Full Bar?
I've never had these before but am looking for something quick for breakfast on the run... are these worth a go? I have a hard time getting breakfast in, but these say to eat before a meal, not AS a meal... any thoughts before I open this bad boy and chow down?
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11 Year old needs help
hey everyone! My 11 year old daughter is having such a tough year... She lost 2 Great Grandmothers over a period of 6 months and had her ADHD medication changed. she is Theater kid NOT a sport kid AT ALL... Cheerleading was the best we could get from her. She has flat feet and is overweight, although not by that much. She…
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"It's OK I can still salvage this day!"
anyone else find it amazing that just one small slip - something as simple as a hershey kiss can flip a switch in your brain and signal you to sabotage the day... terrible things I think in my head::devil: "well I already blew it, whats one more" . "I can start over tomorrow, I might as well..." "I'll just exercize more…
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Hard time relating???
I can understand wanting to be fit and healthy, but have a hard time with attention seekers who complain about the 1/32nd of extra "flab" on their perfectly chiseled abs? :grumble: I have a hard time relating to that when I can barely see my shoes... lol... :laugh: Im so definitely jealous, but its hard to be compassionate…
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120 Calorie Brownie
ok - been seeing tons of brownie recipes and had to shar this AMAZING SUPER EASY and very tasty 1 serving option: 2 Tablespoons NO PUDGE BROWNIE MIX (http://www.nopudge.com/index.html) 1 Tablespoon NonFat Vanilla Yogurt Mix & microwave for about 50 seconds on high. (I have glass custard cups that work perfectly for this)…
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Secret Diet
is anyone here keeping their diet and fitness goals a secret from family and friends? I AM!! I have now decided to add a layer of excitement to my fitness plan by try to avoid calorie traps and other bad behavior now... almost like a video game lol I am also hording "good" food at my desk at work and keeping hush about my…
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275 Calorie Comfort Lunch!
My favorite thing to eat for lunch lately is really easy and quite yummy (to me) but I am kind of strange.... I love comfort food so when I realized I could make this work for lunch I was soooo happy! and its sooo easy - I keep the ingredients at my desk and nuke it at lunchtime: 1/2 can Cream of Chicken Soup (150…
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Do you sabotage your day?
I find that there are times (like last night) i just cannot control myself from sabotaging my day. I ordered out for lunch which I usually never do and had a burger & Fries. it was downhill from there. i ended my day with 6 chocolate chip cookies a cupcake, all the while screaming at myself in my head not to... I was a…
