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A non-snacking professor
I have a strange dilemma. I teach college chemistry and I have this policy that if a student needs to borrow a calculator during an exam, I will loan them one for $5 and the money goes towards snacks for the class. They also have the option of bringing snacks next class. After a couple classes with snacks, some students…
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Video for the ladies!
I just had to share this vid. You are more than your looks; you are what you do so go out there and do awesome things! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuoBEJ9DkJM#t=140
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NSV of a sort?
My shoulders are wide so they are best in a medium top, but this dang torso has lost enough fluff that it's more like a small or extra-small. I have the hardest time finding a top that fits well. I'm glad to have good problems :)
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Inspirational quote: our deepest fear
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not…
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After the first six months
I heard on the radio today (I know, such reliable source of information right?) in an ad for some fitness program or supplement (Keep reading!) that your body adjusts and adapts to your new lifestyle after about 6 months. This rang true with my experience. I found that I became less adverse to exercising and now that I'm 9…
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NSV - who is that?
I just saw a picture of me with my ultimate frisbee team and I didn't realize I was looking at me until I saw the name on the shirt. I look fantastic! I look toned and focused on the game. That made me incredibly happy. To put this in context, my PhD dissertation was due 2 days ago. I'm still scrambling to finish writing…
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Carnal exercise
Just thought I'd share because y'know... I've seen at least one forum post asking how to log sex. Really people? Just enjoy it! http://xkcd.com/940/
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How to tell if weight gain is muscle?
I'm supposed to be maintaining so I make a point to weigh myself every morning to figure out just how much I'm supposed to eat since the MFP recommendations were a little high when I followed them. My weight has been sneaking up this week and I'm reasonably sure it is due to the snacking at night. But I also have way lots…
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I look fat to me
Let me say first that I'm at my target weight, my BMI and %fat are both very healthy so I know that I have nothing to complain about really. I just want to share my experience and feelings. Today was kind of a bad day and I indulged in a dinner entirely of dessert. I chose to do it, I think I could have controlled it. I've…
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Idle drinking habit
If you are anything like me, you have an idle eating habit. Haven't you ever look down at your bag of chips or even healthy snacks like veggie sticks and thought WHO STOLE ALL MY FOOD?! and then realized it was you? We know it's not a good habit, but why can't we take our natural instincts/habit and turn it into something…
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warrior x-fit
My friend who was the catalyst to my working out and eating right has been doing warrior x-fit for over a year. She also has two highly energetic dogs, does ballet en pointe and is blazing through her belts in karate. She's been egging me on to do x-fit too and I tried to tonight. I couldn't find any threads on MFP on it--…
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NSV of the day
The doors in my office building are pretty heavy. I am pretty lazy. Therefore I tend to lean my entire body in to push (or out to pull) the door... at lazier times, I also body-slam the annoying things. But today, I pushed/pulled. And it was REALLY hard to do! As I walked down the stairs, I was puzzled and a little…
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My rude morning "alarm"
Most people set their alarm clock(s) and go to sleep expecting something between jolted awake or gently roused. That's what I expected. I set mine for 8am, kind of expecting to have an olympic snooze-fest until maybe 9am. My cat had other plans. Come 7:45am he's all snuggly beside my pillow and I'm groggily thinking how…
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NSV during workout
So, I have these sweatpants (cheap ones from Target, but oh so comfy and warm) and they fit just right when I got them before I started losing weight. Two weeks ago, I started mixing in JM's 30d shred with my regular workout (usually boring gym stuff) so I have to do jumping jacks and other jumping cardio exercises. The…
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Indecision and mini-rant
My internal dialog for at least the last hour... I should go to the gym, but I'm feeling decidedly lazy today. I have already gone for a 50 minute walk to get lunch, but I usually do another 100-300 Cals more. I workout everyday, so I could conceivably take a day of "rest." However, I decided I wanted to make lamb stew…
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JM30ds... with my cat
Just an amusing story to share. I'm on level 1 day 2 of the 30 day shred and just finished my 20 mins. My TV is in the spare bedroom so I work out in the tiny little space in there... sometimes in the doorway. Anyway, today my cat was laying on the corner of the bed while I worked out. He started watching the TV and when I…
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Comic on weighing in...
Too funny not to share! Some days I want to leap in joy after weighing in... http://omaketheater.com/comic/46/
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Morning vs evening workouts
Today I tried working out in the morning instead of at the end of the day. It was a great start to my day and I had lots of energy, it doesn't help curb my hunger the way an evening workout does. Maybe my body is weird, but immediately after a workout, I'm not very hungry but I try to munch a small stack anyway. After…
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Lean cuisine code
I noticed one of my boxes has an ad and a code for the lunch bags. I also noticed that you have to enter the codes by 3/31. Since I'm not going to buy another 19 boxes and tear them all open, here's a free code for anyone collecting these. If the person who claims it would post that he/she did so, that would be nice so…
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Rules and cheating
I like rules; they've been helpful with my dieting so far. Also, they eventually become natural and I don't have enforce them. I have a treat rule that gives me "permission" to have a treat (something I like but clearly don't need, often sweet) once a day and no repeats of the same treat in 7 days. It helps me control…
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lolcat's 2 cents on weighing in...
http://icanhascheezburger.com/2007/08/19/how-much/
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fitness weather forecast
I just found this and thought it would be useful to share. Weather.com has a fitness forecast that tells you things like how many daylight hours are left and how comfortable it would be to work out. Not really new information but it's nicely organized with fitness in mind. http://www.weather.com/activities/health/fitness/…
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Fun sticker designs
I love to fiddle around with mine when the little marker moves. How do you make your ticker personalized and fun?
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"changing" my mind
I started 2 months ago and I wanted to lose 20 lbs (which has been changed to 22 because I adjusted for 1/2 inch in height that I rounded previously... plus it was amusing in my head to go from 155 to 133). I've shed 13 so far and I'm rather tempted to call it good and go to maintenance. I will still go the the gym and…
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Soreness poll
I'm sore all over so I'm thinking about being sore. I'm kind of curious about other people's patterns of being sore. For me, if I workout day 1, then I ache the morning of day 2, but it gets much better if I exercise day 2 and the soreness on day 3 will be less than on day 2. Or if I skip the exercise on day 2, then the…
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Making sure I eat enough when I don't feel hungry
I'm not sure if I'm adjusting to fewer calories in my diet (been 37 days) but recently I've been having trouble eating all my calories. I workout at the gym almost everyday and burn around 3-400 Cal. And since I've been feeling in better control of my body, I've been dancing more also. On a day like today with gym +…
