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Lost Almost 30 Pounds (Each!) With Pics!!
This is a "in progress" success story. We still both have a ways to go but I am so proud of the work we put in so far. My Husband and I went to the Virgin Islands last year and had such a great time we did it again this year. After looking at pictures from last year, I got really upset with my weight so around October 2013…
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Does Green Tea Really Speed Metabolism?
I started drinking green tea pretty regularly after my husband bought me a loose tea sampler for Christmas this year. I was shocked to find out that me, a southern girl raised on southern style sweet tea straight out of a mason jar actually liked green tea with lemon and a dash of honey. So I have been drinking a lot of…
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Food scale VS. TSA & Customs
I'm leaving for the Virgin Islands in 5 weeks. We are staying on the USVI but plan a day trip by boat to the British islands. I weight everything I eat. I carry a pocket scale with me for food weighing on the go. My husband pointed out to me that it might not be wise to travel with a scale in my purse as TSA/Customs might…
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Spot reduce VS. Toning
So everyone says you can't spot reduce areas but isn't that what toning does? I'm confused. Can someone please explain the difference?
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5'5 165 pounds, bikini or no?
Anyone with similar stats, would you wear a bikini in public?
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Planking, one long one or several short ones?
So we started a planking challenge at work. The goal is to hold it as long as you can and gradually increase that time to hopefully 5 minutes after 30 days. As fun as it is to watch everyone and see them all improve, I'm looking to tighten my stomach up so I feel more confident in a bikini in 6 weeks. So should I focus…
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Masters of MS Excel.... HELP
Is there a way I can import the XL formula from the goals tab from here http://www.1percentedge.com/ifcalc/ into Excel so I can print it out? I know some stuff but I'm no Excel master! PLEASE HELP!
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Weight loss with tattoos
I'm looking to lose 40-55 pounds. I'm worried my tattoos will start to look bad as I lose more weight. Does anyone have experience losing a similar amount of weight with tattoos? Does the weight loss morph them beyond the point of reconnection? Or do they just need a little touch up afterwards? I have invested a lot of…
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Question on Salt Intake?
People keep saying that if you have a higher salt intake, your body will retain water to balance out the salt. This in turn can cause bloating and temporary weight gain until your body balances out again. So under this theory, wouldn't increasing your water intake balance your raised salt intake to avoid the bloating and…
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Am I eating enough to avoid a plateau?
So I've been doing this for about 75 days. When I first started I didn't have any idea what I was doing. After lurking through the forums, I found out about TDEE. I worked my numbers and have been using that as my guide. So far I've lost just shy of 14 pounds with only one small plateau which happened after a long weekend…
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Skipped period, stopped losing?
I'm on the pill so I can easily skip my period by not taking the sugar pills at the end of my pack and starting a new pack right away. I don't normally do this often (I know there's no medical need for a period every month but if freaks my husband out and he blames every ailment for the next month and a half on the fact…
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How much should I expect to pay to have a dress taken in?
I have a very old school mentality and I only where dresses, no pants. Some of my clothes are already starting to feel baggy so I know at some point they will be too big. Most of my dresses are some what expensive and I can't see starting my whole wardrobe over from scratch so when the time does come that I hit my goal…
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Strength Training At Home?
I currently have an exercise bike for cardio that I try to use daily but I am terribly allergic to cinnamon and with it being November and those annoying cinnamon pine cones everywhere, my asthma is terrible so I can't push cardio that hard right now. After reading posts from others, I would like to try strength training.…
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Designer Whey?
I'm thinking about trying Designer Whey. I was going to either replace my breakfast or my lunch (both between 200 and 300 cal each) with Designer Whey. Has anyone tried this and had success? If so, did it keep you full and what flavors did you like? If not, is anything else an effective lunch substitute to keep calories…
