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Is my boyfriend being supportive, or just controlling of my diet? Healthy, or no?
Long story short, I am very broke and have a tight food budget every month. I can't take my boyfriend grocery shopping with me because he is a snob about everything that is within my budget range, and he doesn't seem to understand that I have a tight budget range. I'll pick up a generic brand thing for my lunch the next…
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Anxiety Relief from Cardio/Exercise.
Does anyone suffer from extreme episodes of recurring anxiety attacks? I know that exercise (particularly heavy cardio) helps calm my thoughts immediately after, but I am wondering about exercise's long term affects on anxiety and how long it takes to feel it. I have been slacking on my exercise and my anxiety has been…
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Before and after - 23 lbs!
Okay, so I've been here a while and have lost around 23-25 lbs (it fluctuates) and I figured it was finally time to post my obligatory before and after pics. So here goes! And post yours too, I'd love to see them!! :D
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Sugar addiction, and how to wean myself off of it.
I really need some help on this. I always thought I didn't have a problem with sugar. I don't drink soda, up until recently I didn't eat a lot of candy. But then I realized lately it was other things that were getting me. I mean, when I looked at my end sugar on my diary every day, I was blown away! But the issue with it…
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Any other scoliosis sufferers out there who exercise?
If so, what is your preferred means? I've never been active before in my life until recently and I've been worried about how this is going to affect my scoliosis, as if I strain something juuust right I will have unbearable rib pain for about a week (my ribs were always what I felt most from having a crooked spine). I have…
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Pole dancing fitness results?
I started a pole dancing class last week and i LOVE it! So far I have done it twice and MASTERED that fireman spin. I feel as though I have gotten better at it and have an easier time lifting myself on the pole now, so I feel awesome about it! The next day I feel SOOO sore though all over my arms so I am feeling it MUST be…
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Atkins bars, disgusting?
So I was at Walmart the other day and decided to pick up some protein bars or something I could eat at work real quick without a lot of hassle. So I picked up some Atkins bars because they seemed reasonable enough. I got the chocolate chip cookie dough bars, and figured they'd be alright. So the next day I'm at work and I…
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Reverse crunches, rib pain?
Has anyone else had any experience with rib pain days after doing reverse crunches or other ab exercises? Is it normal to sprain or pull something in that area doing ab exercises? I ask because after doing reverse crunches in my dance class on Wednesday I started to feel this awful pain in my ribs the next day that was not…
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Where are the first and last areas you lose inches?
I feel that this thread has probably been done a million times lol, but I just thought I'd share and start my own today. My question is, where do you generally first start to notice the weight coming off when you lose? And do any of you guys have that ONE problem area of the body that is always late to the party when…
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Weight loss plateau for 5 months, desperately need help :(
I have not been losing any weight since February. I started out 200 lbs last September and would slowly work my way down by creating a deficit of 1600 calories for a while, then after losing around 5 lbs and reaching that plateau I would slowly raise it again to the normal 2000 calories or so and then drop it down to say…
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Anyone share their pole dance fitness experiences? :D
Me and my best friend just decided that we are going to start taking a pole dancing class twice a week and I am SUPER stoked. I was wondering what some of your guys' experiences were on this as far as the fitness aspect and getting the body you want? Are the results super great, any positive experiences? I also heard it's…
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New to exercising. Should I do cardio before weights?
Hi, I'm sure this question has been asked over and over again, but I am new to the forums so am not sure on how to find if it has lol. So I will ask it again here. I am a female looking to build muscle and also get smaller, and I am wondering the proper order to incorporate strength training? I see some suggestions on…
