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"You weight what? Girl, I'd kill to be that weight!"
Has anyone else come across this? You make mention of your weight and how it's upsetting you, and all you get is "I wish I could be that weight" as a subtle hint to STFU? I gained 10lbs and it REALLY upset me. I posted on my facebook "I'm up to 157. I don't know what happened." and here are some of the responses: "157…
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Good Fats & Good Oils ... recipes?
My appointment with my doctor went well yesterday. She gave me a tape measure and said my exercise routine is more focused on building muscle so I probably won't notice a weight difference but instead a waist decrease. This will help me with that. But then she said my diet is also playing a role. Eliminating sugars and…
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Advice for Pushups
Hi everyone! I did a little assessment on Tuesday and found that while I can do a bunch of situps, I can't do ANY pushups. Seriously, I couldn't even do -one-. Are there any techniques or gym equipment tips that could possibly help me promote better upper body strength? The methods I'm using clearly aren't working. My goal…
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No motivation in real-life, lookin' for MFP friends
Hey guys... I don't have much support at home, I'm told to "stop complaining" when I feel discouraged about my weight loss, and my friends tend to tease and tempt me to eat junk food. It's a huge bummer, but y'all are very supportive on here so I figure, if I can't get the support I need (I'm a very unsure person, I need…
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Sugar in my Diet... too much? :s
I have a sweet tooth, one so bad that someone has once insisted I'm probably addicted to sugar @_@; (not sure if that's possible but I s'pose you can get addicted to really anything if it's a mental addiction). Whenever I go shopping for low calorie foods, I find myself getting 'healthy' cookies, or sweet meal bars, and…
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Tricep Extenion...
Okay, so something began happening like the 2nd time I began using the tricep extension at Planet Fitness. It's that one where you sit down, lean forward against something, and pull the handles up to exercise your triceps: http://www.treadmillscentral.com/images/1067.jpg I mean I didn't start getting this problem at first,…
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Crying on the Elliptical
So last week I used the thigh machine wrong. It's that one where you have the pads spreading your legs and you have to bring them together with added weight. I used too much weight and did too many sets until I strained my groin muscles. The next 3 days involved intense pain and only a few people believing that I genuinely…
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Starvation Mode? yes and no.
I made this post in another article but it's getting long so in case you missed it... I don't believe in the whole "if you eat a little under 1200 your metabolism is going to come to a grinding halt and you're going to gain weight instead" stuff, but just in case I went looking for articles. I found this one, which…
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Begone Love Handles! - advice?
I'm having an issue with these pesky love handles; those globs of fat that rest against your sides. Would anyone kindly reccommend to me an gym machine or exercise tip that can target this area? It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys! -Staz
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The Fat Staz Fitness Pal
Hi everyone! My name is Staz (short for Anastasia) and I only recently started using myfitnesspal. Unfortunately my three friends who joined me never go on it! :( I'm not sure where to start, but I have a TON of questions and I think the more friends to motivate me (and the more friends I have to motivate!) the better. I…
