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developing food allergies?
does anyone else have this problem? i seem to be all of a sudden randomly allergic to rosemary bread (it makes my entire body, all my organs inside my body, and my eyeballs itch like CRAZY!). when i used to be able to eat it all the time. just thinking about it is making me feel itchy all over again. :c what the heck!?
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what's wrong with my HRM?
i wore it today while doing my 60 minute Zumba DVD and when i tested it out earlier this week i wore it when i went on a 30 minute walk. here's my problem: i am WAY more exhausted after an hour of Zumba than i am after walking for 30 minutes (sure the vast majority of it is uphill but still!). what is wrong with my HRM?…
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the love of Holiday food and its woes
It seems, no matter what you believe in, the winter is a time of celebrating and being with family and.........FOOD! being a Winter baby, myself (Decemeber 21, winter solstice, yule), i LOVE holiday time foods. egg nog, cookies, ginger bread, glogg, pumpkin pie, peppermint ice cream. and i DONT want to deny myself my…
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Zucchini "crab" cakes (vegetarian)
Zucchini 'Crab' Cakes Makes five servings (about) Ingredients * 2 1/2 cups grated zucchini (drained) * 1 egg, beaten * 2 tablespoons butter, melted * 1 cup bread crumbs * 1/4 cup minced onion * 1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning TM * 1/4 cup all-purpose flour * 1/2 cup vegetable oil for frying Directions 1. In a large bowl,…
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finally i lost my first ten lbs!
stepped on the scale this morning and viola, 180! YES YES YES YES YES! *dances around her house* good riddence 180s!
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lopsided weightloss. help?
so somehow my right arm has lost quite a lot of the icky fat that was clinging to it. you can even actually SEE the muscle tighten when i flex it! but my left arm seems to have not gotten the memo that we're trying to lose weight here! any advice so i can lose off of the one arm quickly and get them to be even. i HATE…
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this may be a tiny victory but i feel it!
it may just be day one of my second attempt at couch to 5k but this time i finished the ENTIRE time! AND i feel great after instead of sweaty, fat and gross like i did last time i tried this. its probably that my head is in the right place this time (i'm sure it helps that its no longer 105 degrees out as well) and this…
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starting Couch to 5k. any advise from people who have finish
I tried to start this once before but that was about ten pounds ago and in the ridiculously hot TX summer. This time i'm more ready, in a little better shape, and the weather isnt 110 in the SHADE anymore. That being said i'm still a little nervous. i know from my track record that i'm not the best at sticking with things…
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help! got any indoor exercises you find fun?
i need an exercise that i find fun. and one that doesn't cost any money. and one that i don't need to go outside for. lately all i've been wanting to do is stay inside and write my novel and/or draw the characters from it. man do i wish i had an exercise bike. i could write while on it. something that would enable me to at…
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Being sick and exercising?
i'm getting a cold and trying to fight it off like mad. i HATE being sick SO much. i'm taking emergen-c, drinking kombucha green tea which gives your immune system a boost, and if i cant find any in my house i'm going to buy some zinc lozenges. my question is....is exercising good or bad for a developing cold? i want to go…
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FINALLY not on this dang plateau anymore! :D
i know its a very small victory but it made my day. i lost two pounds and have now lost a total of 8.......i had been stuck at 6 lbs lost for about a month (maybe a little longer) but FINALLY i'm losing again! YAYYYYY! *does a happy dance* :smooched:
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your favorite feature (self love game!)
we all know that we are our own worst enemy. we look in the mirror and even when we've lost weight and look way better to everyone else, we still see something we dont like. WELL STOP IT! HA! here's the game rules, say your favorite feature of yourself (body part, facial feature, etc.) and say why. (one at a time would be…
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Who are YOU on the internet?
i have this silly theory that everyone is either at their best or at their worst on the internet and that everyone takes on an inner personality of theirs and just magnifies it. so i thought it would be fun to see what other people think they project while interacting on the internet. ha! for example, here's mine: on the…
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water in the middle of the night?
So i usually wake up at least once for just a few minutes in the middle of the night, realize i'm thirsty, get a swig from my water bottle then promptly fall right back asleep. here's my question: do i log this water at all? and if i do, do i log it in the day before or the day after? thanks in advance! :D
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help! what do i call this kind of weight training?
ok so i dont have weights....but i do have cans of food! XD so what do i call something where i hold the cans of food and curl my arms towards my body (not arm curls...those are apparently on a machine?) and also where i lift them holding them straight out from my body. i feel kind of stupid not knowing this >_< help…
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HELP! indoor exercise that burns lots of calories!
so here's the deal. i live in TX, its august, that means its 102 or higher out (the low last night was 90 DX i haaaate it!) and before it got this hot i was going walking often, i have this nice pretty nature trail just a 7-10 minute walk from my house, it was fun and i enjoyed it a lot. but now that its hotter then an…
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help? drinking with friends. how can i still do this?
ok here's my problem. i'm 21, and i have friends and family, and when we hang out, we like to have a few drinks. (and trust me i am nowhere near an alcoholic, i get drunk off two drinks and then stop there, so this isnt my problem) but there are SO many calories in alcohol :c and i want one....just one....but i'll…
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super cute walking shoes? advise?
Ok so here's the thing. i've been doing SUPER good on exercise lately. walking or hiking almost every day, my BFF and i parked FAR away when we went shopping this weekend so we could walk more and we spend a long time just WANDERING around the store to get some walking in, so, like i said, i've been pretty good and yeah i…
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i love you but stop buying me candy!
Ok so here's the deal: my boyfriend thinks I'm perfect. WHICH IS GREAT, DON'T GET ME WRONG! But because I'm not anywhere near as big as he is (he's trying to lose weight, and succeeding, too) he doesnt think that I am overweight. So he buys me non diet soda, and candy with sugar in it and other such foods I should be…
