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Any young adults?
I'm new to this site and I was just wondering if there were any young adults (college and high school students) that were using this website. It would be great to have some friends online to keep me in check for my goal of getting healthier.
Where is the best place to live?
I'm looking for a place with a lot of good tech/computer software companies and the more good research universities the better. Also just a nice area to live for like 5 years. (Especially in the US) So reply with places you think would be great to live in!
I'm going to the grocery store, what is the one thing I shou
I'm going to the grocery store and I wanted to know if there's any food (especially produce) that I should make sure to get to help me through the week? Thanks!
Girl Scout Cookie Support Group!
It's the worst time of year: motivations are on the decline as January ends, and now there are girl scout cookies in my house this time of year, and undoubtedly in many of yours as well. I thought we should start a support group so we don't eat an entire box in one day (or any cookies, if we can help it!) So maybe we could…
How do you keep up a diet/exercise plan when life is busy?
I really need some help getting back on track after the past week. The semester's finally started picking up and even though I was really good for about three weeks, once I started becoming really busy it's been really hard to find time to exercise and keep track of my food. How does everyone do it? I'm sure you're all…
Your best motivation?
I started out really well, but the past few days I've been starting to slip. SO... What is your best form of motivation? It can be celebrities, your personal reasons, general motivation, etc!
Help! Know any inner thigh exercises?
So far I've found that the only part of my body that hasn't changed a bit is my inner thighs. Do you know any exercises that can help target this area (on top of cardio?) Any links or descriptions would be appreciated!
How do you measure your waist?
This is something that I've always wondered: when you take your waist measurement, do you take it at the thinnest part of your stomach or just below your belly button? Because for me, fat accumulates more right below my belly button rather than around the smallest part of my stomach, but it might be easier to take it at…
How strict do you follow nutritional quotas?
So far I've only really been focusing on my calories for the day, but I find that I go over some of the nutritional quotas by a bit frequently. I don't want to overcomplicate things for myself, but I also want to be doing this right. Every single day I end up going over on my iron, sometimes by a lot. This is ironic…
Why am I gaining weight??
So I started out really good and lost 3 lbs, I've been exercising a lot and staying under my calorie limit, but I just weighed myself and I'm back to my starting weight. Am I just gaining muscle or something? It's making it really hard to stay motivated, and at the same time making it hard to keep from cutting calories…
Free Cupcake Day - Help! :/
It's free cupcake day at a local gourmet bakery, and my roommates are all going to get cupcakes. :( Should I get one as well? The bakery doesn't provide nutrition facts, so there's no telling what could be in them. However I don't want to feel deprived, and even if I leave some room in my calorie count, I know that there…
Weight Gain and Birth Control
I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with weight gain due to birth control. I was considering starting on the pill or an IUD, but since I already want to lose weight, I couldn't take it if I started gaining more. What have been your experiences or your friends' experiences?
Eating out
Being a college student, I go out to eat with my friends once a week or more. The city I live in has a ton of great family owned and seemingly healthy restaurants, but the only problem is that many of these places don't have a menu with nutrition facts. How have you recorded food that you don't have calorie data for? I…