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I need friends who like to chat
I have a crazy boring job, and what do I want to do when I am bored? Eat. Plain and simple, snack the day away. I'd love to find some new friends who possibly like to chat, meet new people and learn about them, etc..........just make new friends in general. If I'm have a conversation, I'm not bored and the desire to snack…
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Most embarrassing question ever.......
Okay, I have been searching the message boards for over a month hoping someone else would post this, but no one has. I'm gonna suck it and ask it myself, embarrassing as it may be. Okay, about a month ago, I started the NROLFW. Okay, let me take that back, About a month and a half ago, I got the book, but decided to just…
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I need more friends
I need more friends. The title says it all. I have some friends, but you know how some people you "click" with and some you don't. I want friends I can talk to, motivate, and get motivation from every day. I am a 35 year old wife and mom, currently doing cardio and recently started strength training. I am 6'3........yes,…
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definition of lifting heavy
Okay, serious question. I see "lift heavy" all the time. Just "start lifting heavy." Okay, what does that mean exactly? Does it mean immediatly pick up 100 pounds and lift until you can lift anymore, or does it mean work your way up? I'm pathetic, as I squatted 20 pounds. That's it. A 10 pound bar and a five pound weight…
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sore muscles
I have searched and can't find the answer, so I am posting in hopes some weight lifting guru will help me. I have been using the weight machines at the gym for quite a few months now, never any soreness. I have been reading how lifting weights instead of using the smith machines will produce better results. So..........I…
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TDEE confused
Okay, I have searched the threads and I am still confused. This is all new to me, so please understand my newbie mentality of not knowing. Okay, stats: 6'3--75" female 35 years current weight: 338.3 Body fat % based on military body fat calculator: 59.7% for a total of 202 pounds of body fat I carrying around. It says my…
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I knew I hated the treadmill
Giving the elliptical a break and changing it up a bit, I chose to start the treadmill yesterday. Day two of 45 minute brisk walks and the balls of my feet are on FIRE!!! Back to the elliptical I go! That is all.
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Bojangle's NSV
For the first time since I began this lifestyle change, I did not go to Bojanles and eat half a tailgate special. For those of you that don't know what a bojangles it, its cajan chicken and sides. My half would mean 3 to 4 pieces of chicken, half of a large fry and half of a large dirty rice and 2 buttermilk biscuits. And…
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adding resistance to elliptical
Is adding resistance to the elliptical considered "strength training"? My elliptical at the gym goes up to level 25, and I am currently on level 12. I have to push, and it's interval, so some times are harder than others. I am pear shaped, so I really want to lose weight with cardio and strengthen my leg muscles at the…
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nsv--my jeans
Okay, I am a plus sized, tall woman. I am 6'3 and have a large pear figure. Needless to say, jeans in my price range are oh so hard to find. I had 4 pairs, of identical jeans that I got from Lane Bryant's fit for me collection. I bought 4 pairs in December 2010 on their clearance rack. Well, thanks to the stretchy material…
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thinking about weight loss surgery
I am in the process of having weight loss surgery. I have done everything, now just waiting for insurance approval. I started this journey last January and keep being on the fence about it. One week I'll count calories and think "i can do this, I don't need no stinkin' surgery", then I fall off the wagon and hate that my…
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how to break habits
How do you break a habit of going to the vending machine every work day for a snickers bar????? I wake up each day, determined to quit going to the awful vending machine, but sure enough, between 9am and 10am my sweet tooth goes into serious overdrive and it so hard to stay strong. I have a boring desk job, so it isn't…
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Living with junk food junkies
It's sad..........I married the exact opposite of me in the weight category. I married a man that has to eat and eat and eat to maintain 175. Me, if I look at a french fry from McDonald's, I gain 5 pounds. I need motivation and support and he tries, bless his heart, but he doesn't understand. I try and try all day at work…
