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Healthy snacks? I hate nuts and mushy foods...
One of my most difficult challenges in losing weight is eating often enough, because I'm terrible at snacking. Problem is, I just don't like snack foods. Even when I wasn't "dieting" i.e. watching what I eat, I didn't snack, which I was told by my doctor was bad, especially with my hypothyroid metabolism (I'm regulated,…
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Why can't we target fat loss?
I keep hearing that our bodies lose fat when and where they want to, you can't target where you lose the fat from first. Which is really frustrating. By doing "targeted" exercises, why isn't it possible to get rid of fat in those spots? I'm an "apple" which means I carry most of my weight around my stomach and boobs. I…
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Callouses on my hands from weights! And I'm a girl!
I was really excited to be doing heavier lifting sets with my personal trainer, but the more we do, the more callouses I'm getting on my hands. Not to sound too vain, but I don't want man-hands! My trainer told me that gloves (I don't use them) don't protect your hands from getting callouses, they only help for grip on…
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My quads are getting fatigued during cardio
I've been working out 5-6 times a week, 2-3 days with a trainer, and 2-3 cardio (like dance or step classes). A few weeks ago, I noticed that my quads get really fatigued about 10 minutes into a cardio class. And it happens consistently now. I'm not winded at all, my legs are just tired. I pride myself on how strong my…
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"Jalapeno Popper" chicken recipe?
I saw a post in here at one point that someone had a blog with a jalapeno popper chicken breast recipe that was easy and low-cal, and I can't find it anywhere now! It was basically chicken breasts topped with a cream cheese mix spread on top. Anyone have a good recipe or know the one I'm talking about? thanks!
