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Affordable Gyms (With short or no contract)
So, perhaps I'm asking for a lot here. But, does anyone know of any affordable gyms that have month-by-month or short contracts? Preferably with all the equipment needed to do the New Rules for Lifting progam. The closer to the Whitehall court area the better (as I'll be working near that area and I could just go after…
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Women: Weight gain before period while on birth control
So women, it's hard to find info on google, and wanted to ask for people's real experiences. Last week the scale said I was up 2-3 pounds for a sustained period (1 week or so), at first this concerned me, but then I got on the scale today and was back down to my pre freak-'retention' weight (with little additional work,…
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I fell off the wagon.
I'm crushed. I have fallen off the wagon. I went from being the thinnest I've been in years to almost at my heaviest weight in just 5 months (this is about a 15-20 POUND gain). I feel it when I look in the mirror, my clothes don't fit, I feel defeated. Utterly defeated. 5 months of poor choices, and I'm back where I…
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New Rules of Lifting (For Women)
So, I'm very interested in starting to "lift heavy," but I'm a total newbie. So my questions are as follows; 1) Does the book explain what I need to do in enough detail that someone who doesn't even know what a "squat rack" is will figure it out? 2) Or did you need additional instruction? It's not a deal breaker but it'd…
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BMR, Weight Loss, and Whatever else.
So, despite a million threads I'm still mystified by BMR, TDEE, and how many calories I need to consume to lose weight. Part of this is the second I'm asked to do math, I freak out. I calculated my BMR using a calculator and got 1627.7. I'm 5'1, roughly 182 pounds, female, 21. So, If I wanted to maintain while laying in…
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NSV medium bandage skirt!
So, today rummaging through my closet I found a medium sizes bandage skirt. Mind you, I bought it 3 years ago about 20 pounds heavier, and I thought I'd never be abe to wear it. Well, I just found it, and put it on. Lo and behold: After an otherwise not so successful shopping day, that was just what I needed! And all the…
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Women: Nipple chafe when running
Hopefully this is in the right place. I've been googling this, and everything about this is for men! Well, you know what? My nipples chafe when I run (starting at around minute 20 into my run) and it hurts. The web seems to think that because of sports bras this doesn't happen to women. Does this mean my sports bra is a…
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5k in 30 mins, help..
So, I'm HOPING to be able to run my first 5k on the 22nd of next month. Ideally I'd like to do it in at or under a half hour, but I don't know if that goal is realistic. Right now with walking I am running 2.5 miles in 30 mins, without stopping I've been running 2.3 miles in 28 mins (close to my goal pace with some…
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Dress sizes at the same weight
My quick stats cause they're buried: 5'1, 181.5 lbs, size 12 Okay, so I know this is weird, and I'm not sure it actually falls under this category, but I'd love it if someone could explain this to me. Why do people wear wildly different sizes - AT THE SAME HEIGHT with the same weight? I go onto mybodygallery all the time…
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NSV: Down a pants size! With Pictures.
So, it's not as dramatic as some of you other people (not yet), but, yesterday at American Eagle I bought a size 12 pant! I came home and put them on for my mother and I said "the 14s fit better," and her response was: "Honey, it looks like the 14s would fall off of you." So, maybe it was something mental that I WAS a size…
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Summer Goal Achieved-ish
So my goal was to be in a size 12 before going back to school on september 1st. Today I put on these Lucky Brand Jeans I haven't worn since high school - size 12/31. With no muffin top!! (Okay, I do have a pouchy stomach, but no muffin top!!). The goal would be able to be a 100% solid size 12 before leaving in 2 and a half…
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Feeling down, need support
I lost a friend of several years recently over my journey to be healthy and happy. This was very hard emotionally, and I'm still feeling a lot of those ramifications. The friendship probably needed to end, but this was a woman that I called a best friend. I knew it was over when she accused me of calling her "fat" (which…
