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Does climbing back on the wagon count as a success story?
Almost 2 weeks of logging food and p90x since getting back on the wagon. Hope to have some good pics at the end this time.
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Calf Muscle Injury Woes (Does this look right?)
I don't think the pictures do it justice, it's definitely more noticeable in person. But I don't think this is healing right :/
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Coital Cephalalgia, Men, have you ever had this problem?
Not really chit-chat or fun and games, but didn't want my post to get deleted for being inappropriate anywhere else... The research I've done on this hasn't been much help. The suggestions for causes and solutions are vague and widespread. What I did learn though is that it seems to be somewhat common so I was hoping maybe…
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There, their, they're and more...
To whom it may concern... please learn it, live it, love it... that is all :) English Their, There, They're What's the difference between their, there, and they're? They're really not that complicated; once you understand their differences there shouldn't be any more confusion. Their Their is the third person plural…
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What does it feel like when you injure your calf muscle?
New racquetball league started tonight. I get out there and not 5 minutes into my first game, I feel a pop like someone smacked it with something (only they didn't) and now I'm unable to put any weight on it or flex it at all. It hurts a lot but there's no knot or swelling. This is the last thing I needed right before my…
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Mason twist hurts my @$$!
Not kicks my *kitten* like it's supposed to... Hurts my tailbone... I can't for the life of me figure out how to do this ab ripper X finale... Every time I just end up doing regular crunches instead. I do it just like Tony and the others in the vid and It feels like I'm trying to balance on the tip of my tail bone. The…
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Runners... do your feet ever go numb?
Back when I first started losing weight and was quite a bit heavier, whenever I went for a run, it wouldn't take long for my feet to go numb like they had fallen asleep (feels like my feet turned into two big fuzzy tingly balls instead of feet) After losing some weight and getting some better running shoes (I went to a…
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Hypothetical relationship question for the ladies...
if you're in a relationship with someone, would you log into your old match.com account and update your profile with new rather attractive pictures of yourself because you are bored and want to chat with people... not because you have any interest in dating someone else?
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Ladies... hairy chest on your man or no?
So I was going to wait until I reached my goal weight to pose this question but last night I was out with some co-workers who were asking about my weight loss and I showed them my current before and after picture (shown below)... overwhelmingly, the first response was "damn you've lost a ton!" but the overwhelming 2nd…
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Before and During pics... 43 lb down, 10ish to go!
Hey MFPals. I realized the other day that I hadn't taken any new pictures in a while to check my progress. I started here in September with a goal of losing over 25% of my total weight (201.5 - 150) because that would get me into a normal/healthy BMI and hopefully I'd regain some self confidence. Now that I'm within 10 lbs…
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How do you deal with extreme soreness?
Since I was already a pretty muscular (yet very overweight) guy, for the first 30 lbs of my weight loss, I was just doing gobs of cardio... now I've decided to work on my lean muscle so I started p90x again... I'm 4 days in and my muscles are absolutely destroyed! You never really realize how little you use those muscles…
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Cheat days and rest days
So I've been giving myself a rest day once a week, usually on a Sunday, but sometimes I won't get to work out during the week and I'll work out on Sunday instead. Up to this point I haven't allowed myself diet cheat days. Although, I didn't pay attention on thanksgiving, my birthday, my sisters wedding, etc. so I have…
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When you've had WAY too much sodium...
And you can feel it. What do you do to flush it out of your system? Just extra water? Any particular foods or supplements? I had way too much this weekend, I could feel it last night and I still feel it this morning. I drink a ton of water as is but I'm trying to drink even more. Any hints? I feel nasty.
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Alternative to BREAD!
I really really really miss having sandwiches... The below post about Subway got me thinking... Salads are nice and all but man do I miss a good sandwich. I wish there were a low carb, low cal, gluten free, bread-like substance we could use to hold our meat and veggies in our hands that tasted OK (doesn't even have to be…
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Old clothes NSV!
My old clothes were getting pretty baggy, today I got my box of old clothes that were too small for me out of the garage. I just ditched a whole bunch of XL shirts for L shirts and 3 pair of 36 jeans for 2 34s and a 32! They aren't even snug anymore!
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Progress pic update
I took a pics in my bathroom mirror after 15 lbs and was really encouraged by the progress so now that I've made it 30 lbs I took some more but sadly these aren't quite as encouraging. I can definitely see a difference, I guess I was just hoping for a more dramatic improvement after 30 lbs... this has definitely awakened…
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To have a birthday party, or to not have a birthday party...
I'm turning 33 in a couple weeks and I was debating on whether or not I should have a little celebration for myself. I know it sounds sad that I would throw something for myself and that I don't have anyone to put together something for me, but my schedule is really amorphous and my friends know that so they don't even…
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I'm gunna buy me one of these...
Cuz it's time to get rid of my spare tire! :D
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Check out all this fat
This is how much visible fat you can cut off of 2.5 lbs of boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Ahhh, that's better... Does anyone else do this? Or am I just OCD?
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Dress up like Santa Clause, go for a run...
http://varietysocal.org/santafunrun/index.html Variety Children's Charity has been doing this for a few years, but this is the first year in LA. I'm going to do it with a bunch of people from work. Great cause, good exercise, and a super sweaty Santa suit... what else could you want in a Saturday morning?
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Aw yeah, got hit on at the bar
Went out for a post feast drink at a local dive bar with some friends and met an attractive young lady who chatted me up and told me I was quite cute. Been a while since I've had that happen. Just the positive reinforcement I needed to make sure my one day of gluttony didn't stretch into the weekend. Looking forward to the…
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Half way there!
Since joining MFP almost 3 months ago I've lost 26.5 lbs and I've got 25 more to go. I just wanted to say thanks to the creators of this site (and iphone app) and thanks to the community members... paying attention to my intake, exercise, progress, and frame of mind on a daily basis has made trying to lose weight and get…
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Which is the worst person?
This isn't to be taken too seriously, I'm just curious how gender roles might affect our perception of what is expected and what is considered more acceptable. Please rank in order of 1 (worst) to 6 and state whether you are male or female. Yes, I understand you may want to give two or more people a tie, but that's not…
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Who's got the healthiest chicken salad?
I've been trying my hardest to keep my fridge stocked and always cook and prepare my meals at home and doing a fair job at it. However there are still those times on the run when I need to grab something in a pinch. So does anyone know who (fast food or chain restaurant) that prepares their chicken with the least amount of…
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Those holiday season bakers in the office must die!
It's officially "the holidays"... I walked into the office this morning there was a myriad of home baked goods dotted around the office and the whole place smelled like one giant willpower executioner! I mean decadent... I have been doing well on my diet and have not been tempted, but after today, pie, banana bread,…
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Fat percentage handlebar thing at the gym
you know that thing that you grip with both hands and hold out in front of you, it takes your bmi (calculated from your height and weight and age that you input) and then measures your HR I'm assuming, and tells you your body fat%.. How accurate is it vs the caliper tests? How the heck does it work?
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2nd mini goal reached...
Under 180... today I was 179.5!
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Sauna...
This is a question for the experts but anyone who thinks they know should chime in. I've searched the Internet for an answer to this question but can't seem to find one... Nearly every answer to "does sauna aid weight loss" assumes that you are attempting to lose weight by sitting in the sauna rather than working out but…
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Ladies, need advice talking to my gf about the gym
So my gf has been "inspired" by my recent weight loss and says she wants to lose weight too... The problem is she is at a healthy weight already and I don't think she eats enough as it is. She could use some toning around her mid section and thighs (its not bad but she complains about them all the time) but her bmi is…
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a success story in progress...
I've still got a long ways to go, but I took some updated pics today for motivation because I pretty much look the same to myself in the mirror... I wanted to see if I could see a difference in the pics and I can. Pics on the left are from day 1 on MFP (september 20th @ 201.5 lbs) pics on the right are from today (November…
