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modified pull-up tip!
so excited that my trainer showed us this today. if you want to do pull-ups, but are unable to or have no pull-up bar, you can use the row of elliptical macines at the gym to do so. stand on the front side of the row between two ellipticals. grip the hand rests as your bar. the further out you put your feet and angle back,…
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i missed all the booty action...!
what's going on? was there a mass booty report?
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michi's ladder...
i'm great at working out - i love me some activity. but i also love frozen pizza and swiss cake rolls. i'll probably never be a totally clean eater - even if i had that kind of willpower i wouldn't want to - life without little debbies? ever?! :noway: anyhoo, i came across a great list of food that i'm going to try and…
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to eat a kiwi...
cut in half, scoop out with spoon, enjoy. it is it's own bowl. who knew? (probably a bunch of you, but i'd never heard of this before - yay kiwis!)
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i want candy...!
preferably smarties and mini kit-kats. so what's your poison?
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does anyone...
not own a cell phone device (edited to add -->) or pocket computer of some sort? saw another topic running and it made me curious. long live land lines!
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Healthy Eating Challenge Group?
i don't know about anyone else, but i can work out until kingdom come with no problem - i love activity and it's no problem to hit the gym for an hour or two a day. healthy eating, on the other hand, is an entirely different story. i eat well on some days, and crap out on others. i am far from consistent with my eating…
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self perception: women vs. men
no offense meant for our mfp gents, but i saw this today and it had me rolling! hope it gives you some chuckles...
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screw you!
in a nice way. i've seen so many of you out there rocking it out and losing weight consistently and i just wanted to say well done to all of you and that i am insanely jealous but i'm still on this bandwagon hoping to get some results like the amazingly profuse amount i've seen around here recently! so if you are kicking…
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green tea?
i hear good things about it, but i'm not sold yet. i'm not a fan of hot teas, but i could do the cold kind already made up and bottled. does it really do anything? is it worth buying?
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a little tough love...
from tony horton. saw this today, and i needed this swift kick in the *kitten*! hope it does the job for you, too! *** Alright, sit back and relax. Let’s go over a couple of things. There seems to be a general lack of willpower. Showing up to a party hungry, never a good idea, you're screwed. Now I could sit here and I…
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today i want to...
stop eating crap and then b1tching and moaning about not losing weight. well, i'll at least give that one the ol' college try...:ohwell: be proud of what i have accomplished - like being a total zumba diva queen and being able to jog 3.5 miles. stick to my schedule and mark all of my chores off of my list. have a really…
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any mfp writers out there?
i came across someone trying to write a novel, and that got me wondering how many more aspiring writers are out there in mfp land. does anyone want to start a guild or sorts? i'm figuring we can try and help each other out with deadlines, writer's block, and encourage each other to get it written! any takers?
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what's your favorite childhood movie?
all the trolls on the boards today had me thinking about gremlins, and how you should never feed them after midnight or throw water on them! so what movies take you back? mine are: the goonies. labrynth.
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children and homework.
i don't have kids of my own, but this is my third year nannying for two children (now aged 7 and 9) and i'm just curious about something. they changed schools this year, so they are in a new routine, but it is the third week of school now, so they've had some time to adjust. the boy (9) has been habitually forgetting…
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calories in/calories out?
i hear the phrase, 'it's a simple matter of calories in/calories out' thrown around a lot. i don't particularly subscribe to this theory. i don't think that bodies compute data like a simple machine, being that we're organic matter and genetics and metabolism and all that rolled up into one. also, i have seen so many…
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i need some happy thoughts, please...
i'm not normally one to obsess over the scale, but it looks like i have managed to gain about 8 pounds over the last two weeks. i took a maintenance break for about a month and floated around 188/189, and that was with eating a ton of crap and soda, drinking very little if any water and not working out. i got back into my…
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my weight gain...
(yes, i am being obsessive about this - thank you for indulging me) i spoke to my gym instructor today, affectionately known as 'psycho lady' about my mysterious 8 pound gain. she gave me a lot of food for thought that i think is worth sharing. my situation is this: i went on maintenance for about 4 or 5 weeks and gained…
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poll: men and hair
what do you think? i can't stand shaved, waxed men. if they have crazy back hair or a thick unibrow, sure. but a waxed shiny chest and smooth legs is *not* appealing to me in the least! and i dig a man with long hair on his head too - not so big on manicured pretty boys... i've just seen a lot of smooth man bodies on…
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do you know why this is? help me out, please!
'ello! i'm been on mfp for about a year now, and i've lost about 30 pounds. slower than some, but slow loss is fine with me! i went through a 12 week long plateau over the winter and i thought that would be the most maddening thing ever. but now i've got something new going on. i've been on a maintenance break for about…
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two great compliments today...!
i was in zumba today, and one of the numbers had us split into two groups. they were trying to get a leader, and everyone on my side were pointing at me and shouting, 'you! you lead us! you!' it was *so* cool. i declined, because i'm a pansy, but it was still pretty awesome. also in zumba, i went to grab a sip from my…
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how long does it take for...?
you to lose the workout endurance you've built up? today was my first day to the gym in about a week and a half, and i just bailed from my class - i was floored and left halfway through! granted, it was an instructor i had never been to before, and no only was she *crazy* energetic, she also used dances i had never done,…
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amy winehouse vs. norway tragedy...
anyone else think it's backwards that her death seems to already be eclipsing the gunning down of nearly 100 people? what a world, what a world... :grumble:
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harry potter verdict, anyone?
i know a lot of mfpeeps were going to see it over the weekend. i'm interested in your review of the film! i saw it at the midnight showing, and i really loved about 90% of it - i thought it was extremely well done and stayed true to the book. however, from the moment harry and vodemort jumped off a ledge and went flying…
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husband didn't recognize me!
it's not like he's been away or anything - we were just at the grocery store. but when he walked by the aisle where i was bent down reaching for some cake mix, he said he bypassed me three times before realizing the 'skinny redhead' was me! now, i'm not skinny by any means, and i have no plans of ever being skinny, but…
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twilight fanatics challenge! get your vamp on by november 1
breaking dawn part one comes out on november 18th, and i'm looking for like-minded vamp-goers to hit a goal by then! it's 25 weeks away, so i'm hoping to lose at least a pound per week, which will get me to my final goal weight, and of course, to dressing up like victoria (yes, i know she's dead - too bad, i really wanted…
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my mom is visiting...
don't get me wrong - i love my mom. but i'm really upset with her right now because of how she was acting. i was talking to her about how i've started losing some weight and using this site and all that jazz. when i started talking about how i eat a bit more on my hard workout days, she started laughing at me and shaking…
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Swimsuit Pressure: Girls vs. Boys: Your Opinion
i am no where near having what you would call a bikini body, but i recently purchased one to wear at the beach next week anyways. providing i don't chicken out, of course. i came across an article discussing at what age and weight women should wear or not wear bikinis and it was pretty wild - the restrictions put on…
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size 12 model beats out size 0...
check out this article - very cool! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-418780/The-stunning-size-12-model-branded-fat-TV-competition.html
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bikini blues...<sigh>
i have never shown my stomach to the world, and today for some random reason, i felt like i wanted to. my husband and i were going to lay out anyways to practice getting some sun so we don't get burned up at the beach next week, and i decided to put on a sports bra and short workout shorts. nothing racy by any means, but…
