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Halloween Candy
I love my husband, but every time we go to the store, he sees the Halloween candy and migrates toward it. "One bag of candy corn, pleasepleasepleeeeeaasse?" But this happens once a week or so, and it is still a few weeks until Halloween. He is a grown man and makes his decisions and I make my own, but I was wondering- does…
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Easy London Fog Latte at Home- and other homemade drinks!
I had one at Starbucks not too long ago and fell in love with this. And since it is actually super easy to make at home, I have been pleased with my recipe for making it and I thought I would share. 1 Earl Grey tea bag (I really think any type with lavender makes this drink awesome) 8 oz of nonfat milk (soy milk is also…
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Working Around a Shoulder Issue
I am having some minor pain in my shoulder (nothing acute) that I want to rest up for a week or two and so I am going to stop all overhead lifts (bench press, military press, lat pulldowns) in that time period. I do a 3 day full body lifting routine (Greyskull LP variant) currently (squats, deads, lat pulldowns, rows,…
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Weight Loss Change while Lifting
I started lifting a few months back. Previously, I was just doing cardio based workouts, and was losing weight, not linearly but consistently trending downward. After I started lifting, I knew I would retain water weight for a while and then I would start losing again (it took me about 4 weeks to have that happen). For the…
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Tandoori/Northern Indian Restaurant- Ideas!
My husband and I are going out with some friends and it is starting to become a weekly fun social thing. We are going to a new restaurant (Indian) tonight and, since this is not a "celebration" event, I want to try to eat to fit my calories plus I also LOVE to try new things. What are your go-to choices in an Indian…
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Warming up for Lifting
I have been lifting for over a month now and really love it :smiley: However, I am starting to feel like my warm-up routine is not quite sufficient for my lifting as my weight has been increasing. I generally do 10 min cardio (inclined treadmill usually) and 1-2 warm-up sets (about 50-75% of the weight I will be using in…
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Lifting and Hunger
So I have been doing a beginner weight lifting program (thanks PsuLemon!) for about a week now and I love it :) But I have noticed something immediately- I am ravenous afterwards (even into my rest days). My diet schedule has been working great for me so far when I was doing cardio/full body bodyweight conditioning 3-5x a…
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Squat Variations
So I have been working out using a beginner lifting routine from PsuLemon's very informative post on different weight lifting programs (http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10332083/which-lifting-program-is-the-best-for-you/p1). I chose "Aworkoutroutine" because it seemed like a simple way to start and learn…
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Adding to my fitness routine
So I have a group fitness membership to do classes at a local gym. I really like it, they have great trainers and a supportive community. I go 3-5 times a week. The 45 min classes vary in name, but are all a mix of cardio/bodyweight strength exercises that are full-body (push ups, planks, squats, lunges, bear crawls,…
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Shopping for Supplements/Nutrition/Etc.
So I have a question- I like to eat a protein bar with some fruit for lunch (cause I am a lazy potato who doesn't cook much) and I usually just buy the bars I like at my local grocery store and replenish my post-workout protein powder the same way. But there has to be a more cost-effective way to get these things. Where do…
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Popcorn Recipes/Toppings
Hi! I love popcorn but would love to learn some healthy, alternative topping suggestions- or really, any yummy ones would do :) I usually just use some EVOO and salt/pepper but I am looking to change it up. Thanks!
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Running to Avoid Injury Advice
Hi! I have been training to run for the past year now starting out with C25k last April and ran a 5k in July with no issues. One week later, while running downhill, I got a sharp pain in my left knee. I stopped, walked home and when it didn't get better with some rest, I went to the doctor who told me I had…
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After C25k...
Hi! I am two weeks away from finishing C25k and my first 5k race is about a month after that (7/11). I am not fast at all, probably can only "run" 2 miles in 30 min, so I want to increase mileage. I was thinking of repeating the last 4 weeks of C25k, except using the distance measures instead of the time measures. I just…
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Hello from West Virginia
Hello! I am just starting out in a new state, with new job, and a new husband! Due mostly to stress eating and neglecting myself, I have gained 110 lbs since my high school athlete days (years and years ago). I have been inspired by my older sisters to really get serious with my weight loss- especially if I hope to have…
