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shoulder problems. Help!
I have had some injuries in car accidents and have a hard time with my shoulders when I am lifting weights. Any ideas on how to srengthen and stretch my shoulders? I force myself to take it easy but I hate not having much endurance when I try to do military presses and weights involving shoulders.
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Swimming Workouts
I am looking to meet other swimmers out there looking to increase their endurance and get fit. I am making a goal of 4000 yards minimum a week. Anyone else want to join me?
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What difference have you noticed with weights?
What change for you once you started doing weight lifting?
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Worst Offenders
What are your trigger foods that really mess you up? Just curious what others' worst offending foods are...
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Getting Outside Really Helps With Winter Blahs
I was just watching Dr. Oz show this morning and he was talking about the importance of getting outside. So, today I decided to go on a nice, long walk on the trails at a local park. It was freezing cold but still worth it. My dog got a nice workout too! Anybody else getting outside today? What did you do for exercise?
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After Dinner Temptations
I started back up recently and am doing pretty well but still having challenges with after dinner snacking. I don't know what it is but I feel like all I can think about is food when 8pm hits. Any tips to help me get through this? It doesn't semm like it should be this hard!
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What Would You do?
My very sweet Vietnamese neighbor showed up at my door the other day with authentic fresh, hot DEEP FRIED spring rolls that his wife made. He said to eat them right away because they are best when fresh. Of course I didn't want to offend him and ate four of them. I never eat deep fried food otherwise. Then, of course, he…
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Threw Away My Temptations
I felt tempted to have some Dove chocolate that I had stashed in the freezer the other night, but instead, I went and grabbed it and threw it in the trash. Then, I took out the cheesecake and all the other fattening desserts and threw them away. There's no more ice cream left in my freezer either. It feels good to have…
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I love the Wii Fit!
We got a Wii Fit a few weeks ago, and I am so glad we did. Now, our whole family is exercising and having fun with it. I never thought I would see my husband jogging or boxing! I also love the yoga on there, and how it gives you feedback. I have noticed my posture is better and I feel firmer. Our whole family likes to have…
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when I de-clutter, I don't eat
This is weird but cool. I've been on this de-cluttering thing lately. I've noticed I'm so focused on cleaning things out and getting rid of stuff that I don't seem to want to snack as much. I've actually had to remind myself to eat so I don't skip meals. Clearing the clutter gives me a similar high to the feeling I get…
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How Do You Get Rid of that Stuffed Feeling?
I took my daughter out to eat tonight and she begged me to get dessert. So, I did and now I regret it. I feel so stuffed and it doesn't feel good. I'm going to go take a bath and see how I feel after. Yuck. I feel like I never want to eat again!
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Sometimes It's Nice to Have the Good Stuff
Went out to dinner with my husband last night. We ordered tiramisu for dessert and split it. It wasn't a huge serving..we each had about four or five bites. I have to say I really enjoyed it and sometimes it's just nice to have a rich dessert and eat just a small amount.
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Heard Yoga Helps With Weight Loss
I recently read an article on RealAge.com that said studies show yoga helps with weight loss. Since then I've ruin across more articles pointing out that yoga practicers are thinner and healthier. I always felt great when I did yoga on a regular basis in the past. So, I'm going to start again in the mornings. It will be…
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New Discovery!
I found these drinks called LaCroix at the store recently. They come in a can like sodas do-but there are no calories or high fructose corn syrup!! ( I hate that stuff. It's evil). There are all different flavors like orange and lemon and berry. Had one last night and the carbonation and flavor really helps make it more…
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Think I forgot What Feeling Satisfied Feels Like
Just finished dinner and I'm still fighting the urge to eat more. If I think about it, I'm not really hungry anymore-I'm satisfied, but I still want to eat more. It makes me realize that if I did eat more I would feel full and I know that's not healthy. It's all about habits, and I guess eating past satisfied is one of my…
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Can't Wait To Be Under My Calorie Goal
I have gone over my calories just about every time I've logged them lately. Usually it's after dinner that bombs me, or I have too big of a breakfast and it throws the whole day off. I am determined to go under or hit my calorie goal from now on. If I'm tempted to binge after dinner, I will just leave the kitchen and go…
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broke my hand, but not giving up!
I still managed to fill out + complete my food diary today, even though I can only type with one hand. Didn't quite hit my calorie goal, but I'm proud of myself for making the effort. I just had surgery a few days ago, but I refuse to give up on my goals.
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Which foods fill you up most?
Just curious what foods others like to eat to prevent overeating the high calorie/low nutrittion foods.
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Husband Gets Upset When I Throw Away Fattening Food
We got soooo many fattening cookies and candy for Christmas. I am tempted by it, but if I throw it away before I reach for it-I'm ok. The problem is, my husband says I'm wasting it and that we can freeze it. I would rather "waste" it than have it sitting on my hips but he doesn't see it that way. Any ideas?
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weight lifting with neck injury?
I threw my neck out over the weekend and am gradually getting my range of motion back. It's not the first time I've done it. My neck and shoulders are often out of whack due to whiplash from a car accident. I really miss doing weights and was thinking to do some light weights today, but I don't know if I will aggravate my…
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Weekends are My Downfall
I am realizing I can keep my weight pretty steady until the weekends hit. Especially during the holidays! Last weekend, I was at a family get together and there was nothing healthy there except the veggie platter I brought. I was hungry for real food, but allowed myself to snack a little too much on the brie with…
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Tried on Jeans Yesterday
I am really short on jeans because I don't want to spend money to buy them until I lose weight. I was at the mall yesterday, so I went to a few stores and tried some on. When I came out of the dressing room, my husband kept saying they weren't cut right and they grabbed my butt. I think I just need to get a little more…
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I'm More Motivated Now
I recently got this calorie and fitness tracker and watch that tell me how many calories I am burning with each activity and if I've reached my goal or not. I love it! I find myself pushing harder on workouts now, and I even use it when I'm cleaning the house to see how I can burn as many calories as possible. It's really…
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How to get hubby to work out?!
My husband is not motivated to exercise. Any ideas on how I can help him?
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I caught Myself!
I did two whole hours of Zumba yesterday (Thanksgiving) and got overconfident because I burned over 1000 calories. I forgot to pre-plan my stuff for Thanksgiving Day and I ate too many snacks and dessert. Ended up going over by 667 calories. Ouch! But today, while I was mindlessly roaming the kitchen snacking, I stopped. I…
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Does Sugar Make it Hard to Lose Weight?
A friend of mine is losing weight like crazy since she cut out sugar. She says she feels great too. I have a sweet tooth and I can't imagine cutting sugar out- especially this time of the year! Just wondering if anyone has done this, and how they went about it...cold turkey, or step by step?
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Dessert Every Night a Bad Idea?
I've been eating dessert everynight. Still maintaing my weight but not losing as fast as I want to. I am doing a pretty good job keeping my portions where they should be (most of the time). Just wondering if the desserts might be holding me back.
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Survived Camping and lost weight too!
I am so excited that I lost weight this time while camping. Last time I gained a few pounds. Lots of you gave me some great tips to help prevent that from happening again. Thanks so much! I planned all my meals ahead and printed them out to keep as a guide. It didn't feel hard at all, and I even got to eat a smore…
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Not getting enough sleep?
I am soooo bad about going to bed at a decent time. It is really affecting my life. I know it affects weight loss too. Would be cool to have some people to be accountable to so that I force myself to go to bed on time.
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Overworking Muscles?
Is it a bad idea to do squats, lunges and pushups everyday? I don't know if I'm overworking the muscle groups. I do the Jillian Michaels workouts and she uses weights + resistance workouts. She says to do them everyday, but I'm wondering if that is too hard on the muscle groups...? What are your thoughts?
