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JJ Update - Married and Pregnant
For those who don't know me - I used to be a regular. I joined this group in Mar 2011, not long after it was created. Learned a LOT about how guys think and how they were perceiving the things I said and did - OFTEN not the way I intended! Just wanna let everyone know I’m happily married and (despite my “first date convo”…
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Is This Even Possible?? Lose weight but get bigger??
Do you know anyone who lost weight but got bigger? As in lost 20 pounds, but hips much larger (bigger pants)? Doesn't make much sense to me.
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Makeup for Tough Mudder
First, I kindly ask all you “People who wear makeup while exercising are stupid” types to skip this message. I don’t need your criticism. Now… I am training for a Tough Mudder next month. I have a heavily scarred face so I like to wear makeup when I race. I’ve used MAC Studio Fix during my 4-6 half/full marathons each year…
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Who's from the Ark-La-Tex?
Shamelessly trying to build up my support base... if you're from the Ark-La-Tex (or if you're just really cool in general) go ahead and friend me ;-)
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Adding two weeks worth of exercises at one time- how??
Would someone walk me through how to add all my workouts for the last two weeks at one time? I haven't worried about MFP while pregnant, so it's been a few months - maybe this feature is gone now?? I used to be able to come back from a trip and log all my workouts. Now it only lets me add today's workout. The FAQ is no…
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JJ Update - Pregnant - Crossfit Sometimes
I've been gone so long, I'm glad I still have an account! Just in case anyone wondered... I am 5 months pregnant and since I've only gained 9 pounds since March, I haven't been tracking my food. Workouts have been modified, but definitely still getting them in. I might start using MFP to track workouts again. Haven't…
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JJ Update - encouragement for those who want to be married
Looks like this group has kinda died off... well, if anyone is still here I would like to encourage you: take care of making YOU whole and getting YOU ready to be a great partner to the one God is about to send you. When I got my life together and truly enjoyed myself (single or in a relationship) the Lord sent me a…
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People who say they'll never get married
Nevermind.
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Chest Pain During Pushups??
Hello. I'm military, so I've been doing pushups for 20+ years and never had this kind of pain before. Last week my pushups were up to sets of 30-20-10. Saturday I could only do about 20 before feeling a sharp pain in my chest. Today, the pain came after about 10. I tried to push through it but the pain got crazy so I…
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It's Official!!
It's official!! Finalists for Ms. Veteran America have just been posted on the MVA Website. Check it out at: http://msveteranamerica.org/participants/2014-finalists/ I am totally humbled to be included in that group of amazing women. Hope it's ok to post this since it is the Chit-Chat forum right??
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Can't get a date? Try a Middle Eastern Guy or a Black Woman
According to this pop-culture piece they're the most likely to respond if you reach out. The piece also says most people end up dating someone in their own race, with the exception of Asian women. So if you are having trouble finding a date, perhaps try reaching out to a type of guy/gal you wouldn't otherwise. Or accepting…
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Cool CrossFit Photos/Memes
I'm pretty sure this was floating around in this forum earlier, but I just saw it in another post and thought it would be fun if we get a good thread of funny (or inspirational) CrossFit related images.
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Another one bites the dust (JJ’s Venting)
<begin rant> Yet another male friend is taken in by the “perfect” woman. You know the one: she’s super hot, puts out readily, always down for golf/hangs out at the sports bar watching ALL the games, doesn’t mind if he doesn’t call her the next day, doesn’t care about money, loves him just the way he is. Except that most of…
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Would you "test" an SO?
Was talking with someone about BB and noted that we had very few conflicts over the last year and a half. Little things like me calling his step-mom his step-mom (he prefers the term "my father's wife"). TBH, since he's so laid back, most of our "issues" have been on my end "Hey, I was having a rough day and it made me…
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Match Vs eHarmony?
My friend who wants to go online is thinking about eHarmony, as she's convinced that's the best dating site to use in order to find someone to marry (rather than just a one-night-stand as is the rep of others like POF, OKcupid). I know one couple who met on Match.com and one who met on eHarmony, but hear a lot of horror…
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2Stepz?
Hi gang... I know most of the "old regulars" aren't really in this forum anymore but I'm hoping someone knows what happened to 2Stepz? I was thinking about a couple of the ladies that I never see online anymore and wanted to reach out but her account has been deactivated.
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Exercising After Car Accident? Hurt Back
Hi everyone. I was rear-ended a couple days ago and still have a lot of pain. Conventional wisdom says rest. Doc says pain killers and flexurall. Interwebs say a lot of people never recover from back pain due to an accident, and I can't help but wonder if perhaps I should be moving (instead of resting) to keep the back…
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Weight Gained During Insanity
Just to let y'all know... I gained some weight during Insanity (much like when I trained for a marathon), and the next week after finally completing the program I did NOT work out at ALL and actually lost all that weight. Cool thing is I have WAY IMPROVED muscle tone, so don't give up!! So I'm thinking that weight gain was…
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Eating under calories... but too late at night!!
Watched a video by Shaun T about why people might do his programs and not lose weight: Among other reasons, one might be that even if you are eating clean/nutritious and under your calorie goals, if you eat all those calories at one time, and that one time is later in the evening, you stall weight loss because your body…
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Insanity COMPLETE!!!
Final Fit Test Results: Switch Kicks: 71 (28 Oct: 39) Power Jacks: 61 (28 Oct: 41) Power Knees: 111 (28 Oct: 70) Power Jumps: 42 (28 Oct: 19) Globe Jumps: 11 (28 Oct: 6) Suicide Jumps: 18 (28 Oct: 14) Push-Up Jacks: 31 (28 Oct: 14) Low Plank Oblique: 38 (28 Oct: 18) My weight and inches went up, but overall my strength and…
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on week 6
Hi, I'm JJ. This week makes week 6. I was thrown off earlier by the extra long workout (fit test + workout = 1 hr 25 min) but am back at it. I haven't lost any weight, but I can really see a difference. So far max recovery is my fave workout of the whole kit. I will definitely work this one into my "normal" routine. Now…
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One way your SO shows s/he truly cares for you
Article from my friend's website. He is writing about men, but I'm sure this is true of women too.
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Head first. Heart second. Glands last. (Find the Woman of Yo
Interesting article on the dating process. I was NOT a fan of eHarmony, but I think the advice is still good: http://www.forbes.com/sites/billfrezza/2011/05/31/how-to-find-the-woman-of-your-dreams-in-six-weeks/ The author is not religious and did not want a religious girl, but I especially liked this quote: Another excerpt…
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NatureBox
Several of my friends have posted NatureBox ads on their page. I've not yet had anyone tell me how they liked it... so I'm curious if any of you all in MFP-land have tried it and, if so, what you think?
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Military Men aren't ALL Jerks, lol
I was really surprised when I deployed with the marines and army guys that many of them were much more "family men" than I'm used to in my air force travels. This current assignment is another joint assignment (all forces) and I'm surrounded again by men who care about their families, who take time out to I don't know if…
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What's your holiday-season antidote?
I was looking to shake things up a bit so I'm starting Insanity today (whoo-hoo). I'm excited because the program is two months and it will carry me right through the holiday season. My hope is that taking on this extra challenge will keep me from packing on holiday pounds. So... what is everyone else doing to prevent…
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HTOTD: How to handle crush on coworkers or subordinates
I'm at a contract facility today and a convo I overheard spurred this question: what do you do when you have a crush on a coworker? Do you ignore it? Find excuses to be around them? Keep it at work? Try to ask them out outside of work? How does the answer change if your crush works FOR you? I know a couple folks who flirt…
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So what's the difference? (Single vs Divorced)
I was out today with some singles from church. One said people shouldn't call themselves single if they are divorced- they should call themselves divorced because technically they're not single. I did not ask for explanation because I had to tend to my son and the convo had moved on before I had a chance to. I'm curious:…
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Divorced? Change your name back - Why or why not?
For the ladies who changed their name after marriage (or would if they got married): Did you change your name back after divorce? Why or why not? If you've gone through divorce (and I hope you never will) do you think you would change your name? For the men: If you meet a lady, would you care? Why or why not? My personal…
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Black Women Interracial Dating (Warning: Could be Offensive)
Did a blog post today that stirred up some controversy. I posted one of the PM responses, but I think the rest will have to go unpublished. What do you think? You can look at the blog and responses here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/JanieJack/view/is-the-black-church-keeping-black-women-single-583142
