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Craziest PMS symptoms?
What are the craziest PMS symptoms you've ever experienced? And a follow up question: is there something you've done health-wise to alleviate or eliminate your PMS symptoms? I'm always hoping consistent exercise and healthy diet will help me out a bunch, but no luck yet. My crazy symptom lately has to do with my…
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SI Joint (sacroiliitis) issues
Does anyone else have SI joint issues? Mine comes and goes. It's so frustrating. A year ago I saw a physical therapist for my left side. That healed up within a month or so. Shortly after that my right side started giving me pain. Ugh. It's been frustrating. I do my stretches and corrections, but it likes switching sides…
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Your ideal weight
How did you pick your ideal weight? I'm indecisive on this one. The normal weight range for my height (5'5") is about 114-149 and I have a small frame.
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Bathroom scale recommendations
We're in the market for a new scale. Is there a recommended scale that will sync my weight automatically to my mfp account? Also... we don't own smart phones, so anything that requires one is out. We just use desktops and laptops here.
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Weekly view of diary?
I haven't tracked in ages and I'm coming back to track and print a couple weeks of my diet at the request of my midwife. She would like to see a printout of my weekly diary. Does MFP have a weekly view?
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Brisk walking
How would you define a "brisk walk" if you're just out and about walking around without a HRM?
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"You lost weight."
Is it offensive to congratulate/praise someone for losing weight? I met up with a friend and noticed that she had lost weight. I congratulated her on it in private. She didn't lash out at me, but she was NOT happy with my comment. I felt terrible. We had had several discussions on exercising and weightloss in the past, so…
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Crockpot question...
I am sad that I don't get to use my crockpot more while I'm at work. Maybe I'm not finding the right recipes, but everything I've read so far only needs to cook for 6-8 hours on low. I need recipes that will be fine cooking about 10 hours on low. I work 8 hours, take an hour lunch, and then commute an hour total. 6-8 hours…
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Running vs. Jogging
When does jogging transition into running? How do you define the two? I feel like I jogged myself through C25K (nothing wrong with that) the first few times. This time around I want to RUN. So I been going through the program on the treadmill in order to force myself to run at 6+ mph, or a 10 minute mile or better. That…
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Gym equipment, squats, etc.
Does anyone know of a website that will show pictures and define various gym and weightlifting equipment? I keep finding myself at a loss as to what certain equipment is called. There's something that looks like a barbell, but it's shorter in length, lighter, and has fixed weights at the end. The lightest one they had at…
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Slow Cooker Veggie Soup
Does anyone have a good meatless slow cooker vegetable soup they'd like to share?
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Slow Jog?
I started running on the treadmill to force myself to start running faster - 6mph (10 min mile). A friend said that 6mph isn't fast at all. It's a "slow jog" according to him. I was very discouraged. :-/ 6mph isn't sprinting or racing, but I wouldn't call it a mere jog! What do you think?
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Buying weights for home use...
Can someone point me to a good place for this? We currently have 3-, 5-, and 10-lb hand weights, so we desperately need to add to that.
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Heavy Lifting - Where to start?
Couch to 5k worked wonders for me because it told me exactly what to do. Is there something like that for lifting? I feel stupid asking this question and I feel stupid walking into the gym with no clear direction on what and how to lift. So far I've done squats, arm curls, and lunges with 15-pound hand weights.
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Shin Splints?
Can someone describe shin splints and its pain to me? I'm not sure if that's what I have. ETA: And please share a good deep calf muscle stretch if you know one.
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You know what I hate?
Setting: Restroom at work. Someone is in the stall next to me. I know this person. It's dead silent in the restroom except for the #2 noises I'm making. :-/
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Laser Hair Removal
Has anyone had this? Thoughts? My mom had every bit of unwanted hair on her body lasered off. I'm interested and thinking about making it a reward for my progress.
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Waterproof Running Shoes
I desperately need new running shoes. Can anyone recommend a good waterproof pair? I realize that what I buy will depend on my foot and gait, but I want to go into our "running store" with something in mind to try on. I also want to avoid heavy/clunky shoes since I'll be traveling with these.
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Measurements & Sizing Charts
I quite often buy clothing online. It's more convenient and there's a larger selection than the local stores. I know my exact measurements, but the sizing charts for clothing stores always seem to be off. If I go by my measurements, the charts will usually tell me that I should buy size 14 pants, for example. In reality I…
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Ellipticals
Has anyone had a lot of success losing weight and toning via ellipticals? Does it do more than just tone your legs?
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"Forcing" food on you...
I really hate it when people attempt to force food on you. My husband and I had a group meeting last night wherein a couple (our good friends) brought a large store-bought tub of bakery cookies. Very few cookies were eaten over the course of the meeting. The couple who brought them asked us to take them home. We politely…
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Exercising, Calories, & Time of Day
I've been wearing a HRM for a few years now whenever I exercise. I love that thing. Maybe it's just me or wishful thinking, BUT I seem to notice that I burn more calories in the morning than in the afternoon for a nearly identical exercise. I have taken many 50-minute 7am spin classes and many 50-minute 6pm spin class. The…
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Those rare days...
So I have a question about those really difficult days to track. I recently returned from an out-of-town wedding. I was a bridesmaid and was busy nonstop. The food was NOT healthy (but sure was yummy!). There was one salad with the dressing already on it. I was starving, so I ate what I could when there was a spare moment.…
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Denny's
We love our friends and love socializing with them. They especially crave the company of other adults right now since they have a newborn. But this is the second time this week that they've request we meet for dinner at Denny's. Ugh. We're going, but I'm not looking forward to the Denny's fare. Any recommendations on…
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Prenatal vitamins - safe amounts
This is a little off-topic I think, but hopefully someone can point me in the right direction. I'm not pregnant yet, but we're planning for it this year and I'm trying to get healthy and lose weight beforehand. My doctor recommends prenatals up to 3 months before conception. We didn't talk about amounts, so I plan on doing…
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Daily nutrients
Do any of you know of a website that will calculate a person's specific daily nutrient requirements given their age, gender, weight, height, etc.? I always see charts listing the daily nutrient requirements for 2000 or 2500 calorie diets. I'm not taking in that much since I'm trying to lose weight.
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Excited about a change I made...
I decided a short while back to eliminate all alcohol from my diet. Partly because I knew it would greatly improve my overall health and weight loss journey (DUH!), and partly because DH and I plan on getting pregnant in the next few months (YAY!!!). I continue to be amazed over and over again by how much MORE I get to eat…
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Looking for a website (clothing/fashion)
Do any of you know of a website that shows (pictures are nice) you how to combine a fixed number of articles of clothing in order to get x-many unique outfits out of them? For example: 20 outfits created from 5 articles of clothing sort-of-deal. (That might be an exaggeration). I'm not being very articulate today. Sorry.…
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(TMI) Weighing yourself...
Have you ever weighed yourself before and after a bowel movement? I have a couple times. :blushing: There has never been a drop in weight. Weird. (My scale is digital & measures every 2/10ths of a pound) My husband does this fairly often. He gets such a kick out if it and has his "record loss."
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Crystal Light Water
I don't drink plain water. I always add Crystal Light to my water. Is it ok to consider this fulfilling my water quota for the day?
