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Vancouver/Portland Area Members...or seeking support?
Hey everybody, I've been a member quite a while but I'm always looking for more friends who are interested in being great support systems for each other! I love to motivate and encourage and I think I'm a pretty cool gal (but I'm biased!). Let's be friends!
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LET'S TALK TOFU!!
Okay guys, it's time to talk seriously. That is to say, it is seriously time to talk tofu. You know what I mean. :glasses: So I love fried tofu, and I feel like I have taken every piece of tofu advice I've ever read online or collected from a favorite chef. And no matter how much I press, which oil I use, or how hot my wok…
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But what happens when you reach your goals?!
Hey all! I've just been thinking about how I've seen people who say their weight loss failed because they were 'afraid' of reaching their goal. Maybe it's because I've only been overweight for a year or because I never felt I had a problem with food (I gained weight from hormone therapy), but I never understood that--I…
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Chippendales Dance-Off with Swayze and Farley!!
Anybody remember it? CLASSIC!! :laugh: Watching it right now and DYING of laughter! I love those guys...such a loss of both of them! Definitely makes me want to get fitter. :tongue: "Excuse me, can I make a point? I just want to say that this guy is one hell of a dancer, you know? I mean, he's got some of the sexiest moves…
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Anyone know of a tasty gelatin-free yogurt?
Hey guys! Obligatory vegetarian here--my mom got sick when she'd eat meat while pregnant, and I was born unable to digest complex protein. I get away with it in some cases where it's been more processed, but very very few of them. I had doctors tell me for a long time to eat yogurt to supplement my diet, and although I…
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How to have realistic but motivating goals
Hey all! As you can see below I have a goal of losing a smidge over 45 pounds by my 23rd birthday in 2012 (just in time for the world to end, right? :laugh:). I showed my boyfriend the little icon I made below because I was so proud of it and he questioned whether my goal was actually put too far out there, and wouldn't be…
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Jillian Michaels Online
Hey guys! I did a search of the forums about Jillian Michaels's online program (trying not to be redundant if it was a recent topic), and read the ones I could find, but they all seemed to be between 8 and 14 months ago. So I need some new opinions! :) Currently I do her 30 Day Shred in the morning, and then when my…
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Stairs: will they make a big behind bigger?
Hola! I play sports and we get stairs for punishments. Sort of like laps. They sure are grueling! But I always felt like I was walking on air after an intense workout involving stairs. Because of this, I was using the stair machine at my gym. I was told by a personal trainer to stop my use of stairs in my workouts. She…
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Swim your way to health?
Hey guys! I'm from Southern California and I've been a swimmer all my life, and up until the last year and a half I was also really healthy. Now I live in wet and rainy Washington State and since my new gym has a pool, I thought it was time to get back in the water! Has anyone had much success with swimming as a form of…
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Best and Worst Workout Vids and Games: Opinions?
Hey all! :smile: I'm considering a new exercise video, and of course I hear a lot about P90X and the 30 Day Shred (and all Jillian Michaels' stuff) and etc., just wondering if we could talk out pluses and minuses of your experiences! I'm an ex-athlete but I'm way out of shape, so something moderate would be good. Any wii…
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Extreme/rapid weight loss; what's going on? :S
Hey guys... So I weigh every day but only record once a week because I know how weight fluctuates. A week ago, I weighed in at 221.7. Two days later, I weighed in at 214. It's a week later and time to record, and my weight hasn't changed, so I assume it's close to correct. How is it possible to lose almost eight pounds in…
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Trying to get back on track, need some support!!
Arrgh! I'm so afraid that this will sound like whining, but please bear with me for just a little while. In December my little sister died. I went all recluse, had my medications changed, closed my Facebook account, spent the holidays with my family, and threw myself into healthy eating and exercise over winter break. It…
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Feeling overwhelmed by your own goals?
I had a mini-goal of 195 lb. by January 10...now it's January 4, I'm sitting at 202.8, and I already feel like I've failed, even though I know enough about weight loss to know that this is the wrong attitude and isn't a good representation of future success. Does anyone have any good suggestions about how to let goals be…
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Holiday Eating Advice!
Hey guys, I'm going to be spending four days with my boyfriend's parents up in the mountains. I have no internet or cell service and I'm afraid I might stray off my plan since I won't be able to check in. I'm a lifelong vegetarian and usually the only non-meat they have is mashed potatoes and rolls. In fact, they're so…
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Brand new and super excited!!
Hi guys!! My name is Meg and I'm brand new to the site! :smile: I'm looking to meet people and start up a network of support so that I'll stick to my plan of getting closer to my ideal weight!! In July of 2009 I weighed 130 pounds. I got very sick and had to start taking dozens of medications and couldn't exercise…
