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Carb cycling?
Has anyone heard of it or tried it? Has it worked for you? My trainer has been talking to me about cycling my carbs to lose body fat. For 3 days you are to eat as little to no carbs at all, but get as much protein as you can. On day 4 you carb load, the more carbs you consume the better. Then the next day you are back to…
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Alternate Lower body workout?
I was diagnosed with runners knee the other day, basically my knee cap wants to slide to the side rather than stay in place. There is some swelling and constant popping. My doctor told me not to run for a while and to use the bike. I tried the bike and it hurt worse than running did. It's the bending motion that causes the…
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D Day on V day.....Bad stigma?
So my soon to be ex and I have been separated since May of 2012. Since that time I have considered myself single even though we still had a piece of paper that connected us. It never really bothered me and I felt free to date and what not. I have been offically with my current bf for about 3 months and talking for about 5.…
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September Funnies
I hope I am not stepping on anyones toes, but I didn't see a thread for September, so I thought I would start one.... This was in my "Lame Joke Wednesday" group on my other fitness site and I thought it was pretty funny. Some other people added to it as well, but I am not that creative....
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Dilemma (long)
Some of you are aware of my LD friend that I met while on vacation. It has been about two months. Well he was supposed to come see me this last weekend, while moving his sister over to this area, but plans didn’t turn out, and he didn’t make it. I was planning on visiting him over my birthday weekend in October and it is…
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Need to vent...
Why is it that all of a sudden old flames want to come back into my life?? Like seriously. One is even trying to set me up with a friend? Why? Don't! And another who literally stood me up after I drove a hour and a half to see him, just texted me "When can I see you again?" Really??? Well F*** You and F*** you too!! The…
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iPhone 5 and straight talk
Anyone have an iPhone 5 and using straight talk? I bought one online and want to switch over to straight talk, but was reading a review from 2012 that you lose picture messaging with anyone who doesn't have an iPhone and also visual voicemail notification. Just wondering if that was truly the case or if it was just an old…
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Nervous and Excited.....
If you remember I had posted something about a gentleman I had met while on vacation about a couple weeks ago. Of course we have kept in contact and have spoken every single day for over a month I know that I have some kind of feelings for him, not sure what they are just yet, but feelings none the less. Well we are…
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Huge savings on a Spartan Race..
Got this in an email and thought I would share! http://run.spartanrace.com/Labor-Day-Promo-2013
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MMA Fans?
How can you not be?? My top two favorites, and I like to look at them too..... Post your favorites!!
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Alternate lifts for deadlifting?
I am recovering from a back injury that has kept me from lifting for about 4 months. I am slowly trying to get back to it, but find myself struggling with pain in my back. Yesterday I did squats and felt my back start to tweak on my third warm up set at a relatively light weight for me at 85lbs. Instead of increasing my…
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Bad date experience.....Share yours!
Ok, I a so new to the dating game it isn't even funny. Was in 13 year relationship and am trying to get back out there and sometimes feel like I have no idea what I am doing. But I do know what a bad date is!! Here's my story. Guy messages me on POF several times, I wasn't all that interested and didn't reply. Then just…
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Can men and women be just friends? (Super long)
I have a friend that I met a little over a year ago. In fact shortly after I decided to get a divorce and moved to another city with my kids. I went camping with some family members and some friends and that is how I met him. He was a coworker of my brothers. Very nice guy, but I had no attraction to him what so ever. But…
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What does it mean when a guy says......
"I want you so bad, I miss you in every way" Steming from the "How do you know a guy is really into you thread" it seems to me that it sounds like he really is into me, but then the insecure, been burned before part of me comes out and makes me wonder if it is just about sex. This is the guy that I met on vacation and we…
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Great website for recipes
I was looking for some low cal recipes and came across this website. Seems like there are a lot of choices and they sound wonderful! Just thought I would share. http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/weightloss/2010-01-03-diet-menus-recipes_N.htm
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Long Distance relationships?
My first post here.... Here are the Cliff notes. Went on vacation, met a great guy, I met a lot of his friends, he met some of my family, we pretty much spent the weekend together. He called me the day I was to leave and we met for breakfast. We both said that we wished we had more time together and that we were going to…
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Ladies-How do you stay safe while jogging alone?
I have never been the type of person to be overly cautious while running alone. During the summer months I like to outside and enjoy a nice night run, usually with my head phones on just doing my thing. I do, after all, live in a small town, and bad things don’t happen in small towns….Right? (please note the sarcasm) I…
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Huge NSV!
Ok, I am so excited!!! I lost my old driver's license a few weeks ago, that I got when I was over 200lbs. Of course I didn't put 200lbs on it when the time came for height/weght/ect.....Since I have lost the weight, on more than one occasion when someone asked for my ID, they would tell me that it didn't look like me. So…
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Glasses
I was just thinking about this the other day. I wear glasses on a daily basis. I am not terribly blind, but I am nearsighted. I do not wear contacts. I am assuming that my glasses might get totally ruined in the Spartan that I am doing in a few months. Should I just forgo them all together? Or just wear them and hope for…
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Montana Spartan Sprint
Anyone thinking about doing the Spartan Sprint in Montana this coming May? I am looking for team members.....Let me know!
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Ok, I totally want one of these!!
How freaking cute is this????
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I did it...No excuses now!
Well I finally did it and registered for my Spartan Race....Now I have no excuses and I know I can do it. I am excited and terrified at the same time....I need to work on my war face though, I have been told....lol. This group is so helpful!
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Squat form question
When I do my squats I keep my feet shoulder length apart and bend my knees facing straight out in front of me and squat as far down as I can...I feel the heavier I go the harder it is to get my a@@ to the grass! It feels like I am at an awkward angle and I can't keep my back straight. So my question is can I bend my knees…
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Women and weight training...
I found this article and thought it was very helpful, so I thought I would share! http://www.womenshealthmag.com/weight-loss/weight-training-tips
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I am a success w/ more room for improvement. (pics)
When I started this journey what seems like so long ago, I never thought I would actual meet my goal. But as I changed my diet and actually started to see the scale move in the right direction I felt like I wanted it even more. I added exercise and eventually even began to enjoy running. People started noticing my weight…
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My first Spartan race
Hi all, I am registering for a local Spartan race that is in May. I have never done anything like this at all before and was looking for some advice from all you veterans! I am trying to get a team together as well. I know I need to work on my upper body and grip strength. Any and all advice is welcomed!
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Dizzy spells while sitting...
I was wondering if anyone knows if a pinched nerve in your back can cause dizzy spells/shaking while sitting for long periods of time? This has been happening for a few weeks while I am travelling in my car for a long period of time. Yes, I am planning on seeing my doctor about it, but was hoping someone might have any…
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Noooo! Not the peanut butter!!!!
This is a sad, sad day... http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/peanut-butter-recall-expands-trader-joes-17313478
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Starting weight for lifting?
I have recently started adding lifting into my workout routine and love it and I really want to start lifting heavy. I have no idea where to start as far as how much weight to lift, more specifically dead lifts. I want to lift enough to give me a workout but, not where I am doing too much. If I could just get some pointers…
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Any other Montanans on here?
Hi! Just looking for some fellow Montanans. I thought it would be nice to maybe someday do a meet up at a 5K or some other local race. I hope there are more of us out there!
