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Saturday's Shocking Discovery - My Success Story
I don't think of myself as a success story. But, what I know is this: Almost two years ago, I weighed between 98 and 105 lbs every day. My goal was to keep it around 100. I was barely eating enough to fuel an 8-year old child, and I tried to burn at least twice as much as I ate during my workouts. I would go hard and fast…
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Pull-Ups without a Bar?
I'm starting P90X tonight. I'm psyched. I don't want to wait. My husband will rig me a pull-up bar this weekend, but as of right now, I have nothing. Our basement (where I workout) is finished, so there are no rafters. We have a bench, but it's not put together, and the pieces of it are buried in a back room somewhere. Any…
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Stage I Starts Today - Do Both A and B?
I know you're not supposed to. But I'm just coming off a week of recovery after completing P90X, and I'm so pumped! I'm looking at the workouts, getting familiar with Stage I, and I don't see why I couldn't do both A and B during Stage I? As the workouts get harder, maybe not so much. But...has anyone done this? It just…
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My Daughter's Elementary School Lunches
In my daughter's first day of school package (she's in 3rd grade), we received a newsletter from Food and Nutrition Services (FNS). They've apparently developed monthly Energy Zone articles to go in the monthly parent newsletters. Anyway, this part is interesting. They've changed the lunches to meet new federal nutrition…
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Okay. Tell me this is normal and good!!!
I'm freaking out. I know part of it is water weight from a bit too much wine this past weekend. At least, I think it is. But...my pants have never been this tight. And it all happened so quickly! I went from normal about a week ago...to then the bloated legs from over-training, to now...I don't have the same bloated…
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I Think I'm Overtraining
It all started way back a few weeks into P90X - my legs would stiffen and swell. I've gone through all sorts of ideas about what may be causing it, but nothing else had really changed. I make sure I get all my protein. I drink plenty of water. My sodium intake isn't any more than normal. Yet, at least once a week, from…
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Weekend Warriors - Say No to Ed
Weekends destroy me. Or rather, Ed destroys me on the weekends. I can do great throughout the week and be feeling so good, yet for some reason, when Saturday rolls around, I first restrict all day....and then I binge all night. I wake up feeling awful and angry and depressed on Sunday, yet I do it again. I don't know why.…
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Pulled Neck While Lifting
I'm doing P90X, and I love it. But I somehow tense up this one part of my neck every single time. You know that one place on the side, close to your shoulder? Any tricks on NOT tensing this muscle so much that it hurts afterward and the next day?
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The "I'm On the Ledge - Help!" Thread
I'm on the ledge. I don't want to be. I've been swollen since yesterday thanks to my lifting routine. I weighed several pounds heavier today because of water retention. Ed has been loud and clear telling me I'm fat and ugly today... And all I can think about is eating an entire bag of chips. So I'm starting this thread, a…
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Things I've Learned Since Joining EM2WL
I was going to just make this a blog post, but I thought it may make a fun thread too, that way others can comment as well. This thread isn't about the facts. Those can be found on the stickies. This thread is about what we have learned and are learning as we take this journey. This thread is about how eating HEALTHY and…
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Does Your Other Half Ever Steal Your Healthy Foods?
UGH! My husband is not on a mission to eat healthy. He won't ever change his habits. He doesn't need to (right now). His day job keeps him busy and active physically, and he's a guy and can pretty much eat whatever he wants and not gain weight. But he steals my food. Once, he ate the remaining two Vitamuffins I had in the…
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Another Vacation Question
I'm doing P90X.My recovery week is supposed to start next Tuesday. Then the Tuesday after that, the 17th, I start Phase III. BUT, on the 19th, my family and I are taking a long weekend on Chincoteague Island. Do you think I'd be okay to do an extra week of Phase II while I'm still home and then my recovery week over the…
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The Is What You Call Committment
I thought this was cool. http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/mike-giannulis-loses-255-pounds-extreme-makeover-weight-124145145--abc-news-health.html ____________ At 28 years old, Mike Giannulis was 493 pounds and so obese that he missed out on things others might take for granted, like kissing a girl or even experiencing…
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My Husband Doesn't Understand - I Need Advice
I've been, for the past year or so, working out hard. Most days, I workout about an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening. I'm in the second phase of P90X, and this past week, I added Insanity for a crazy hybrid. I'm always on the lookout for new, healthy foods, and I'm always researching to gain as much knowledge…
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My Husband Doesn't Understand - I Need Advice
Deleting because I'm getting responses on the other one and don't want to flood the boards! I don't know if there's a way to completely delete this thread?
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Amazing! My EM2WL Journey...
This is just the beginning, I know. I have a long way to go, both emotionally and physically, but I'm getting there by gathering information like an informational hoarder! LOL I'm going to keep up with this thread and make this my journey, for those who'd like to follow. I hope it helps others like me as so reading so many…
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Books on Nutrition/Fitness/Recovering from Eating Disorders?
Anyone have any good book recommendations? I thought about the New Rules book, but that's also a guide. I want a good book that doesn't give me ANOTHER workout, you know what I mean? Especially one you need a gym for since I'm not going to get a gym membership. I have my own gym in my basement, thank you! :smile: I want a…
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I'm Looking for a Personal Coach...Someone to Hold My Hand!
I don't really know any of you yet, but I'm hoping I can find someone willing to help me through this whole EM2LM thing. I sort of need someone to hold my hand through it. :laugh: Here's the short version: Long story short, my first marriage was to an emotionally manipulative man who cheated on me multiple times with…
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A Problem with Fiber
It's embarrassing, but because of all the veggies I eat, I have way too much fiber in my diet. And, we all know that a lot of fiber makes you gassy. Thank goodness I work out in the basement alone is all I can say. But sometimes, it still can be pretty embarrassing at work or in the room with my husband...ALONE if you get…
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What's Your Favorite Protein Bar?
A friend of mine recently got me hooked on Balance Bars. I can't decide which one is my favorite, but I allow myself one a day before or after a workout. Trust me ,this is not easy because these things are like DESSERT. I am NOT joking. My four favorites so far are: Cookie Dough Triple Chocolate Chaos Double Chocolate…
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Ladies Who've Done or Are Doing P90X - Question for You
Before I began P90X, I worked out 4-5 times a week. I did a mix of cardio, Jillian Michaels, and Bob Harper. Every day I worked out, I did both cardio and strength. I'd improved a lot and gained some muscle, but for the past year or so maintained a very steady weight that I was happy with. I'm on day 33 of P90X, and this…
