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Flavorless Protein Powder as a Food Additive
Wondering if anybody has ever used a flavorless protein powder to supplement your food and how you updated your recipes to accommodate an additional dry ingredient? I'm having my jawbones reconstructed on Friday with potential wiring of my jaw for up to a week. I was thinking of maybe adding protein powders to soups or…
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Christmas Abbott 2016 Ultimate Challenge
Is anyone participating in this challenge? I think it's run through Oxygen Magazine...I'm not familiar with the magazine, but follow Christmas Abbott on Instagram and she posted a link to this (https://www.aimfitnessnetwork.com/courses/oc2-team-christmas). She's doing a challenge for 90 days that included a customized…
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Free DEXA Scan Opportunity
So, we just received an announcement at work that entitles all employees to a free Fitness Evaluation at one of our new rehab facilities. It includes a 1 hour evaluation looking at medical history/risk factor analysis/exercise history, Resting BP and heart rate, submaximal endurance assessment, flexibility assessment and…
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Fat Girl Six Pack Lotion
I know that this is one of those products that is geared towards instant gratification - rub this on your fat stomach and wake up with six pack abs!!! While I am wise enough to realize that this is a total gimmick, I've actually seen reviews of this stuff as an excellent scar/stretch mark reducer. I've tried EVERYTHING to…
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Modifying Lifts with an Injury
Wouldn’t you know…as soon as I start actually seeing some really good progress, I go and have a freak incident with my foot. Long story short, I have a tumor on a nerve between my toes, which caused small fractures in the surrounding bones. I will be having surgery in the next few weeks to remove the entire nerve (causing…
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Home/Doorway Pull Up Bar
Hey all! I’d love some reviews of your home chin-up/pull-up bars! I’m looking for one because I’m getting really frustrated with not being able to do them, so I want to be able to practice outside of the gym. I do need one that I don’t have to screw in – one that hangs in the doorway perhaps? We are putting our condo on…
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Weight Collars and Arthritis
I've been lifting for quite some time now, and feel pretty proficient in the weight room, but recently, my arthritis (RA associated with my Lupus) has been in a pretty bad flare. I know how to modify my exercise to accommodate in order to not exacerbate my symptoms and send me into full-on flare up mode, but I'm finding…
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Leave Me Alone in the Locker Room!
I’ve recently encountered a bit of a predicament in my gym, and I’m not really sure what to do about it. I try to avoid confrontation (for the most part) and I don’t want to create a stressful environment in my happy place, so looking for suggestions. Very few women use my gym in the early morning when I’m there (around…
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Women's Health Question and Water Pills - TMI
Okay…I’m 31 years old but have only been having my period for about 5 months now. I have not had it since my teens as I was on a form of BC that prevented it to help with my PCOS and Endometriosis. Then, I got knocked up while on said BC (yup, I’m that 0.02%, lol), so still no period, then didn’t get it back until I…
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Recommendations??
I'm in a cold, dry area right now, and between lots of hand-washing, and callouses forming from lifting, my hands are a WRECK. I feel like I've tried everything to moisturize, but the skin is so dry it's cracking as I bend my fingers to type. What is the BEST hand creme you have found?
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Blenders!
Our 4th (yes, 4th) Vitamix has just died. Their customer service has replaced the first three, but I have lost hope of this ever being the blender for our family. Between two people (and a baby we make food for), the blender gets used approx. 6-8 times a day. My husband puts frozen fruit in his shakes he makes, so we are…
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The Importance of Breakfast
Our office building just received the following email (edited for privacy): "If you own a Hyundai license plate XXXXXXX, a crow got one of your windshield wipers (must not have gotten breakfast)." Breakfast. It's important, folks! Now carry on.
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Shoes?
I've worn out my cross trainers that I work out in, and need new shoes. Since I want my primary focus in the gym now to be lifting, are there shoes you have found help you the most? I'm open to any brand, design, style...I do have a flat and wide(r) foot...any suggestions on shoes you like to lift in?
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Smart Scales?
I'm looking into purchasing a "smart" scale, like the one offered by Fitbit. Because they are quite pricey, I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with them - pros/cons regarding certain brands, etc. Sometimes the weight on the scale can be disappointing, even when seeing visual results, so it would be nice to have…
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Tequila Cake!
Once again this year, I’ve had requests for my Tequila Christmas Cake recipe so here goes. Made mine this morning!!! :) 1 cup sugar, 1 tsp. baking powder, 1 cup water, 1 tsp. salt , 1 cup brown sugar, Lemon juice, 4 large eggs, Nuts, 1 bottle tequila, 2 cups dried fruit. Sample a cup of tequila to check quality. Take a…
