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Anybody follow the NLL (lacrosse)
My family are HUGE lacrosse fans and never miss an Edmonton Rush game. Anybody else follow the league?
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One extreme to the next
I have gone from wanting to end my life, to possibly being in the fight for it! I have suffered from depression for most of my adult life, through most of it I have had suicidal and self injuring thoughts. I started adding exercise to my regime a while back and I am now off of my medication. Things are looking up! Hubby…
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Ideal Body Weight Charts
So the other day my 15 year old daughter (5'5, 152lbs) came home upset and emabarrased that in health class her Canadian Standards ideal body weight chart says she is overweight! Now we are having the issue of convincing her she is not! She is 5'5 and weighs 152 lbs... here's the thing - she's an athlete and very muscular!…
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New things you are doing... and ENJOYING
Ok, so this group has become a little stagnant, let's get some chats going. What are you doing differently that you are enjoying? My trainer had asked me a couple of weeks ago if I was enjoying the gym yet, my answer was NO! are you kidding me, the torture I've been putting myself through? I didn't think I would EVER enjoy…
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Suggestions for Fitness Challenge
I am looking for some suggestions on leveling different activities for a fitness challenge we are setting up at work. In the past they have had 30 min cardio activities (including yoga and weight training, walking and running) as 1 point per half hour. And a game of 18 hole using a cart equalling 6 points per game (more…
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How are you getting through the holiday tempations
Ok, SO at work they have a tradition on Friday afternoons (year round) called Fat Friday. This is the time where we all gather in the boardroom for half an hour to kind of catch up with our co workers through the week and discuss non office related things (plans for the weekend etc) but during this time we also have a…
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Lifestyle Changes
I'm Lisa. I have a goal of losing 120lbs. However I am not just doing the weightloss, I am also getting into heavey weight lifting and loving it. My struggles are with the eating (of course) I hired a personal trainer (3days a week) and so far in 3 weeks I have lost 7 lbs and about 2 inches off my hips... YAY! I'm a busy…
