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Great to Meet you all...where are you from?
Hey guys, Thanks to whoever set up the group...I hope it will soon be filled with folks from the Islands. It'll be great to know where everyone is from and maybe this could be a thread where we share a bit about our island, culture (food or otherwise)...a little e-tourism rite? (lol) Anyway, I'm from Trinidad &…
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Insanity 2 wk progress-not a "success" story yet but(pics)
So I started Insanity on July 18 and while it's been really HARD I must admit it's getting easier and I'm enjoying the workouts...I still have a LOONNGG way to go and I've been strugglng with my eating which is why I felt when I first saw my "progress" pics...that I was seeing no progress at all and was feeling a bit…
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Anyone shopping on Black Friday?
Hey guys, this is the first year that I'll be in the US (Miami to be exact) during thanksgiving and I would like to get some shopping done since I heard there are some really great deals...but i'm cautious and trying to plan ahead as much as I can because I simply REFUSE to deal with the kind of madness I've seen on the…
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Progress Report...How's everyone doing?
Day 4...Pure Cardio...DONE!!! I ended up missing my workout yesterday...just a really busy day and couldn't manage to get it in...but I got right back in there this morning...and am gonna do Cardio Abs tonight (Day 5) to make up so that I can still have my rest day on Wednesday...I had a horrible day of eating yesterday…
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Really Struggling with Getting the Eating Right
I am having (and have always had) a HUGE challenge eating right consistently and it's really sabotaging my efforts (doing Insanity right now)...i know in my head what are "good foods" vs "bad foods" and I KNOW that eating more of the "good foods" and staying low(er) on the cals will promote weight loss...but translating…
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Pre-workout food..
Hi Guys, I started today...did Day 1 this morning...but because it was such an early morning workout and I had to go to work after..I didn't eat anything...not sure if it was purely the workout or the lack of food contributed but a couple of times i had to stop...i felt so light headed and upset and thought I was gonna…
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What's your biggest (but funniest) physical "flaw"?
Hey guys, you know sometimes people can be so self-conscious about so-called physical "imperfections"...but I have reached the point in my life where I am learning more and more to embrace ALL of me and even have a good laugh about my physical "flaws" (truth is...that term is man-made)....so for those of us who don't mind…
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Feeling discouraged.... :-(
Honestly feeling down this morning and a bit frustrated because i'm trying to do alot better with my eating (and i think i'm succeeding at least most times)...drinking tons of water...and even managed to get in 2 days at the gym last week...and it seems every time i step on the scale....there watching back at me is a new…
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Posting my first NSVs!
I always enjoy reading people's NSVs...it's so awesome the way people can celebrate the "intangible" but really meaningful stuff that makes this journey so worthwhile...so I decided to join that group today :-) 1. I went to the gym last night even though my husband was tired and decided at the last minute that he didn't…
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Anyone doing/ever done Jamie Eason's LiveFit Trainer?
Hey..came across Jamie Eason's weight training program on Bodybuilding.com...has any of you ever tried it? If so, please share your experience and results!
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Weightlifting advice...
Hey I pretty much just RE-started my weight loss journey and have really been enjoying MFP and the support especially in the "Community" section...Based on alot of stories I've read...there seem to be some merit in weightlifting to speed up the weight loss process so I'm thinking of joining the gym this weekend and…
