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I definitely fell off the wagon...
... To the point where I'm considering getting a membership to Planet Fitness. My apartment complex has a small free gym, but it consists of some dumbbells, a couple cardio machines with no discernible purpose, and two of those "total gym" things that constantly look like they're about to fall apart. I've started and…
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Breathing problems during crunches
Before this goes down the obvious path, I know crunches aren't an efficient form of ab exercise. I've been issued a challenge, so they're happening. Anyway, I have been having serious problems with breathing while actually doing them. Either I get this weird hiccup-y feeling where my diaphragm doesn't seem to want to work,…
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Sudden Onset Tendonitis
I know it's been asked to death, but is this real? I was out for my bi-weekly run earlier today. The first twenty minutes were just fine. I felt like I could run forever, or at least until the apparently mandatory pit stop. Winding up immediately afterwards I started getting a gradual-ish building of pressure in my left…
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Smith Machine
My (entirely free) in-complex gym has one treadmill, one elliptical, one InFlight Fitness monstrosity, a small handful of free weights, and the dreaded Smith Machine. I do have the option of other free gym space (spousal benefits, yea), but those are a good half hour drive and it would take me about six months just to…
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Note to self...
Do not put chocolate protein powder in a green and red smoothie. Didn't dissolve at all and the flavor was just wrong. Does anybody else have any interesting recipes that either faltered or just flat didn't work?
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1068 Calories Remaining
Short story: courtesy of sleeping late on my day off, an 800 calorie burn for cardio day, and eating rather minimally, I have what amounts to a day's worth left to eat and no time to eat it. Anybody have ideas for really quick meals that don't involve alcohol that will boost me above a net of 300 for the day?
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Annoying/ Embarassing Weight Loss Stories
So I was walking through the airport the other morning and I noticed this odd sensation that I hadn't felt since childhood. Nothing I could do about it until I got through security, so for the first time ever I went through the full-body scanner (which now shows nothing but an avatar) and bypassed the usual pat-down (which…
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To the outdoor runners/ joggers
Where on Earth do you put your keys? I have been trying to figure this out for ages and I just can't. I normally put them in my pocket when I walk but if I want to jog I have to hold on to them or risk having them fall out. Do you shove them in your shoe or leave them in your mailbox or what? I'm at a complete loss.
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How do you reward yourself?
I'm just starting out the serious weight loss lifestyle and I've set up a lot of incremental goals for myself: my weight at high school graduation, my weight on the first day of college, my weight from my "athletic" days. I was wondering if other people did this and whether/ how they rewarded themselves when they hit those…
