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Buy one get one free meat
never again... I don't make a lot of money, so I though yay! a deal on meat. Parts of it turned to paste when I cooked it. So now I am loath to throw away meat but I am also thinking about if it would be better to throw up. Lentils and eggs. I am going to go back to lentils and eggs until I can afford proper meat that…
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Alternate exercise
Was heading out to the gym this morning and I saw my mom's car in the driveway (I live with my grandma). I had forgotten that she had said she was stopping by to inspect the "branch" that had fallen down in the back yard. Backstory: last night at 9:00 my grandma says to that branch from the neighbor's tree had fallen on…
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New Group for Bar Exam Takers
Hello everyone! I started a group for all of us who are taking the dreaded bar exam this summer. This is NOT going to be easy, but we are a supportive group of people and I think that if we ban together we will be able to motivate each other to stay on track with our health and our studies. The group is open. WE CAN DO…
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Scientists have discovered a simple way to cook rice that dramatically cuts the calories
Firstly, here is the article. Secondly, my step-dad sent this to me as an interesting read. It was published yesterday March 25, 2015 by the Washington Post. This post is just for thought provoking discussion. Thirdly, my take on it. This is really an interesting concept. I don't understand the chemistry behind it all that…
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Nothing to do with dieting, has to do with pets
I dropped my cat off at the vet this morning for dental surgery. He is 20 years old and I am worried that he won't wake up from the anesthesia. The vet said this has never happened to her, but I've had friends who have had pets that this has happened to. So I am a little stressed and anxious (although probably unwarranted)…
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I am an idiot!
I am visiting my BF this weekend, and we had planned a dinner with his roommate. He tells me this morning as I am frantically trying to get to the gym for my court time that his roommate will not be here tonight because of a work thing. So my dumb *kitten* says "Do we want to do the dinner on Sunday then? We could go out…
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the wrong cheez-its
So I planned on soup and crackers for lunch for the weekend and the week. BRAINSTORM! Cheez-its! White Cheddar cheez-its. I haven't had them in ages so I figured why not? I am now 6 days into my box and I just noticed the box says "reduced fat." Considering they taste just as good as I remember the regular version I am not…
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Need tried and true gluten free recipe
Hi! I wanted to make a snack for a small group (5 people) and my friend is going gluten free. So I want to respect that and I wanted to make something he could also enjoy. Something yummy, easy to eat, served cold or room temp. Thanks!
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Pictures to make you smile
People seem to be down today, so how about we post some happy pictures and motivational pictures? Personally I like animals. These are snagged from Imgur.
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Combine SL and other programs?
Hi, so I joined this group a while ago, with the intention of starting SL, but my BF got me into rock climbing, so I started a program specifically to help me get better at that. But I kept thinking, "I really want to do SL." So I combined the workouts, starting with SL and moving into the rock climbing program. My theory…
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Bake Sale at my school....
So many reasonably priced treats...And it is here all week! Going to avoid the table. Alternate routes... I bought 1 monstrous brownie with Fluffernutter and about 1/4 of icing....I've eaten half and I am going to toss the rest...it was only $1!!!
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NSV snuck up on me
Ok so, The other day I had miserable post in the Motivation and Support forum. Thank you to all the supportive people and the kick in the rump.:ohwell: Today I decided to measure myself. And I was quite pleased:blushing: I have lost 3 inches at my navel and 1 inch off my hips since the beginning of March. So what does this…
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Jealous
That's what it comes down to. I have rewritten this post so many times now because of how "poor me" it sounded. And after the last rewrite, I determined the major theme that I was dancing around is that I am Jealous of my boyfriend. I tried to spin it as him being annoying or oblivious to my self esteem. I am cranky…
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2 questions: 1) Etiquette 2) Form
Hi, so I've been off and on with lifting and I have recently redoubled my efforts to stick to a routine. After reading so many comments about form and etiquette, I am still confused and terrified of pissing someone off. 1)Etiquette: From what I have read and gleaned from forum posts is that the Squat Rack is for squats,…
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Miscalculated Weight
The carriage of the leg press machine at LA Fitness weighs 100lb on its own. I have not been calculating that into my lifting. I have been lifting an extra 100 pounds for the last 6 months and didn't even freaking know it!!! So today I wanted to see how much my max lb x 1 rep was: 510lbs. YAY! After that when I was doing…
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Last final...
last final tonight...Federal Income Tax....just need to survive this....and I hopefully be able to get up and go to the gym tomorrow morning. After work tomorrow is a farewell to my friend who is moving away, which will be fun, but I am tired thinking about it... I am looking forward to Wednesday...just the gym, work, and…
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Corgis make the world better
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Finals Reward
Ok all you undergrads and grad students, doctorates to if applicable. It's THAT time of the semester again. What are you going to do to reward yourself for kicking butt on exams and not going nuts on food? Remember, all this stress we are under may cause some water retention, so personally I say avoid the scale till finals…
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Bad Day
Skipped the gym, feel like crud, TOM's in town, ate more candy than protein, wish i wasn't in class at 10pm, looking forward to home, meds, bed, and a better morning tomorrow. Managed to stay close to my daily goal...somehow. Not so much a binge day as just derailed and gave into my candy cravings. Finals, funerals, and…
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Do you log all your strength training?
Just curious if people log all the different strength training moves they do. I write them down in a log book at the gym but don't log them once I get home. Since it doesn't change my calories and I haven't found a graphing tool through MFP for the strength training moves, I was wondering for those who do, what do you get…
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Peanut Butter and Jelly Day April 2nd
No this is not an April Fool's prank http://holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/April/pbandjday.htm So who is gonna work it into their calories tomorrow? I think I will have ritz crackers with PB and other ritz crackers with jelly. I don't like them together!
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Nerf Nuke
Do Want!!! http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/1ba4/?pfm=af14_homepage_Featured_2_1ba4
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All the Stress
This is a vent/rant So I started a new program yesterday, but in order to make sure I get it done I have been getting my butt out of bed and to the gym before work. Yay I have been good with this. But it's the social obligations (Boyfriend's B-day, best girlfriend moving HOURS away, other friends getting married and moving…
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Going out tonight...What to get???
Its my aunt's birthday, and the family is going out. I have the calories to do pretty much whatever I want tonight. BUT IT ALL SOUNDS SO TASTEY!!! I narrowed it down to 5 (from 20). It is a Mediterranean place...and apparently has awesome Baklava. I am leaning to 1, 4, or 5. 1)Stuffed Pork Tenderloin Slow Roasted , stuffed…
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Oatmeal
Someone once posted a link to a site with bajillions of oatmeal recipes. The entire site was about oatmeal. I did not bookmark it. Help? (I am looking for an overnight oats recipe that doesn't use bananas)
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Perspective
I went shopping with my friend this weekend. She wanted a totally girly make over and we had a blast getting her make up and a start on a spring wardrobe. She didn't own any dresses or skirts prior to this weekend, so we fixed that. She looked fabulous in everything she put on. I was so jealous. Every cut looked perfect,…
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Hi, New and happy to have found weightlifting ladies
I did, SL over the summer, and then last semester was really bad schedule wise, so I was getting in what I could but the weights area was always packed. At the end of last year, one of the trainers at the gym told me that SL was not for women and that I would basically "beef up." Which to be honest, scared me. :frown: He…
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Happy Pi Day!...or is it Pie?
3.14 or March 14, either way you look at it, Pi and Pie are awesome. And why is this so perfect? Pi is the ratio of a circle to the circles diameter, and so it is only natural that a dessert named after Pi would then be a circle. A delicious circle filed with things like chicken and potatoes...or pecans! What is your…
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Food Rant: Protein vs Carbs...Carbs are winning
First this isn't a post about a "low carb diet" that I am trying to follow or anything. I am trying to get between 90g and 125g of protein a day and stay at about 1350 calories per day. I haven't been exercising super hard because I still feel weak from my bronchitis (yay) so I don't feel the need to eat back exercise…
