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Piyo Friends!!
I am starting my first round of Piyo on Nov. 1st and would love some friends who are doing it/have done it! Add me!
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Bursitis support group!
Hello friends! I wanted to get a group of people together who have had similar experiences with bursitis. I have chronic hip bursitis and have had a lot of trouble throughout my weight loss process. With exercise, chiropractic help, supplements, etc, I have been able to lower the degree of chronic pain. Does anyone else…
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Looking for more lifting friends!
Hello! I am getting really into lifting heavy and would love some support. :) Add me and we can share our successes together!
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Respect in the gym
Hey ladies (and gents)! I went to my college gym today to do a leg circuit. My circuit is squats, deadlifts, lunges, leg extensions, abductor, adductor, leg press, and calf raises. Every move 10-12 reps, 3 sets total. Since I do circuits, sometimes I have trouble getting back onto the power rack for my second set of…
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Rapid weight gain.
Hello, friends. Definitely stressed today as I just got home from a 4 day conference to find that I have gained more than 5 pounds some how. Here is what I am thinking is going on and you lovely people can tell me if you think it makes sense. I have been lifting more weights the past 3 weeks. I also ate really badly in…
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Summer reset
In my first few days of summer I have been able to do so much for myself that I never have time for during the school year! Cooking all my meals, working out each day, cleaning the house, laundry, reading, gardening, practicing piano...summer is such a good reset and motivator to relax and focus on yourself. So glad I…
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Discouraged: Grieving/Injured
Hello friends! I don't usually post topics like this...but I am feeling really low. I have a gained a few pounds in the past couple of weeks because I have just fallen completely off of the program. A little over a week ago, a friend of mine was shot and killed in a home invasion. I am still processing everything and…
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Whiplash. Help.
Hi friends! I was in a car wreck over a month ago and I sustained some whiplash. It's not an extreme case but it still hasn't gone away. It definitely comes and goes. I keep thinking it's gone and it's okay for me to lift weights again...and then after I lift I am in the same pain in the exact same spot. Has anyone else…
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Girls who lift!
Hello, friends! I have been gone for too long from here but I am back into it with only a 2 pound weights gain during my break. (Thank goodness) So I am starting up again but this time adding more lifting. I would love to get some friends who lift, especially girls. :) Boys who lift are good too though! Friday was squats,…
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Bento Box!
I just received a Bento Box complete with matching chopsticks from a dear friend in Japan. I am ridiculously excited...but have absolutely no clue how to properly fill a bento box. Does anyone have any EASY (please keep that in mind) suggestions for me? Something that I DON'T have to heat up. I feel like I am going to end…
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I don't want to speak too soon, but...
I love being a vegan! I shall tell you why. :happy: I switched to veganism at the beginning of the summer thinking it would just be a summer experiment for my health. After I switched I started doing even more research and realized that I could be helping preent future diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and even…
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The final stretch: How???
I am so close...but haven't been able to lose any weight for months. I go up and down with the same 3 pounds and have 5-10 more pounds to lose. How did you lose those last few pounds and get tone??? I am looking for solid tips. I have been drinking more water, doing more cardio, taking a multi vitamin, eating pretty darn…
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How to make the leap from health to fit?
Hello, friends! I am proud of the progress I have made in a year. Last summer I lost 25 pounds and have kept the weight off for almost a full year now. :happy: But I have clearly reached a plateau. I am definitely healthy, at a weight of 130-133 (depends on the day) and height of 5'4". But what I really want is to be FIT.…
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Restaurant life
I just got my first job as a waitress and I actually kind of like it. The only problem is the food I am around. I am eating vegan this summer so that has helped a little but I constantly find ways to justify eating french fries or drinking sprite from the soda gun. I tell myself "I exercised this morning before work and…
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What did/will you have for dinner tonight?
I had whole wheat cous cous with black beans, red, green, and yellow peppers, tomatoes, and avocado. Om nom! :happy: I may have some coconut milk ice cream for dinner...or I suppose I could do fruit...buuuut
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Inspirational Words:
Just watched the documentary "Dying to have Known." (All about Gerson Therapy. If you don't know what that is send me a message or look it up. Pretty cool stuff!) At the end the narrator said some pretty great things and I plan on looking back at these words when I need perspective. "For each of us eventually, it will come…
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Vegan- the healthy way?
I am thinking about going vegan for the summer and then transitioning to a "flexitarian" type diet in the fall. This is all health related. I have no moral problems eating meat or dairy. I don't even eat much meat, but I do love my cheeses. I think a vegan summer would be a good cleanse for me. So my question is: How do I…
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Show me your Before and After P90X!
I just started P90X 2 weeks ago. I am looking for motivation and would love to see your results. (Or hear about them!) Thanks! :flowerforyou: I promise that in return I will post my 30, 60, and 90 day pictures. :happy: I am especially curious if anyone noticed these workouts helping decrease their love handles? That is my…
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NSV- shopping day!
I went shopping today and had so much fun! For the first time ever, everything I tried on FIT and looked good on me! Dressing rooms are usually a disappointing nightmare...but no! I have never ever had so much fun shopping! :happy: I spent 200 dollars and got: 1 pair black slacks size 8 1 black skirt size 6! 1 pair white…
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Feeling sick from protein shakes
Every time I drink a protein shake immediately after a work out, it makes me feel kind of nauseous. Like right now, I feel awful. I have tried different drinks but it always happens. Bleeh what do I do? I want the benefits of getting a large quantity of protein quickly and right after working out. Advice? :(
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P90X Friends!
I just posted a topic in "Introduce yourself" but this spot makes more sense since I'm not a new MFPer. Looking for people also doing P90x or so people who have completed it! I am needing some support and motivation. :)
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P90X. Wow.
I just finished day 3 of P90X. Needless to say I am in PAIN. Soooo sore. I am not injured, just incredibly sore. Anyone have any advice? ice? heat? hot bath? what works best? I don't want to quit but I was really feeling ab ripper x today since I was still sore from it 2 days ago! This is madness! Do I just keep working…
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Not new to MFP but new to P90X
I need some P90X friends who can sympathize with me feeling like my stomach is going to tear open while doing Ab Ripper X. :) Looking for support and motivation!
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I can do P90X! Sorta!
After losing 25 pounds last summer and keeping it off for several months, I am ready to get seriously fit. So my family ordered P90X. I started it tonight for the first time. WOW! So hard! But I made it through it. I couldn't do nearly as many reps as the people on the DVD but I did as many as I could and didn't quit. This…
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Body proportions! Girls!
Does anyone else find that they are about at their goal weight but don't look at thin as they thought they would? I hope people don't get mad if I say this but I have a very very small chest and I sometimes think if I was a little bit more *ahem* top heavy, I would be happy at this weight. But since I'm not as lucky there…
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Learning to push my body.
So recently i have kind of gotten into a blah exercise routine where i havent really been trying or pushing myself...and as a result my body has settled in at the same weight for like 3 months. I am in a healthy weight range but I think it would be so cool to really feel FIT. So tonight I pushed myself and ran a mile in 12…
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I fell off...but then jumped back on!
So I had about two weeks recently where I fell off the diet and exercise bandwagon. I didn't gain anything so that's good, but I definitely wasn't losing. Now I am hitting it hard again. I have even lost a pound and am 4 pounds away from what I think will be my final goal weight of 125. I now weigh 129...officially in the…
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I confess.
This may be kind of bloggy but people never read my blog. SOoooO: I haven't been to the gym in over two weeks. I feel like CRAP. My energy is low. I don't feel toned. I just feel gross. :sick: I have been taking for granted that I haven't been gaining weight...but I know I am about to if I don't get back into it! Tomorrow…
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Bursitis! Help! Tons of pain.
SUPER frustrating!! So about a year ago I had Bursitis in my right hip. It went away eventually after some pain meds and an overpriced cortisone injection. But now it feels like its coming back again now that I have started up this new exercise routine. I thought I had built up enough strength for my hip to take it but…
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Whoa...these crackers!
I love these crackers! Would you believe you can have 9 crackers for 35 calories?? They are called 34 degrees crackers. (The degrees part is a symbol but I don't know how to do that on here lol.) I am eating them with some cheese right now. Yum yum.... I got a big pack of them from Costco. They are pretty thin but they…
