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Battling My Mind
I've been lurking in this group for a little while now and this is my first post so I apologize for the nature of it but i needed a safe place to vent. I'm battling my mind today. For the first time since I started Keto almost 4 wks ago, I am not physically hungry. This is a wonderful change of pace and I'm thrilled…
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Can I Brag a Little?
This post is actually about my 22 year old daughter but I put it here in Fitness and Exercise because she's my workout buddy and has come such a long way! Plus I just really want to brag about her. :smile: A few years ago we were growing concerned about the sedentary lifestyle this kid was enjoying. We homeschooled so she…
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Question for Women who JiuJitsu
I am just beginning BJJ and need to find a gi that I like. I was wondering if any ladies here do BJJ and have a preference for brand or where to buy? I know I can get one through the female instructor but I'd like some opinions on what people like. I do love that you can get pretty ones! When I did Taekwondo we all had the…
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Question for Trainers & Lifters
I'm trying to figure out what some reasonable goals are for myself this year so I thought I would ask the more experienced. I have been lifting for a couple of years but have lacked consistency due to some health issues and just not staying focused. This year is a year where I want to focus on consistency and gaining…
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Question for Vivofit users
I've been wanting a fitness tracker and I think I've settled on the Vivofit2 when it comes out later this month. I do want to get a heart rate strap but I haven't decided whether I should order the bundle or if it would be better to buy the strap separate. For those of you who use a strap, do you have an opinion? I had a…
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Temper Tantrum
I've mostly accepted my dietary limitations but I gave in to a temper tantrum the other day. We'd gone out to a restaurant for dinner that was supposed to have gluten free options. They did but it was a very small selection and by the time my other limitations were included (I'm deathly allergic to shellfish) I had two…
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I just want to watch a movie!
We live out in the sticks so until recently our internet options were pretty miserable. We finally have Frontier so we have a connection that is (mostly) fast enough to stream movies. We used to have the Blockbuster set up where we got three actual DVD's in the mail and had in store exchanges and this worked perfectly for…
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Curious about something I saw at the gym
I am new to going to the gym and pretty novice when it comes to weight lifting so I'm hoping someone can explain something to me. Tonight while at the gym I saw several people (men and women) using very light weights to do these kind of "twitchy" lifts? I'm not quite sure how to explain it. They were doing very short,…
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Christmas Knitting!
Anybody else begin Christmas knitting yet? I had a couple of kids in swim lessons so I had 30 minutes everyday for pretty much the whole summer where I just sat by the pool waiting for them. I did a hat first and then decided to get a jump on the Christmas stuff. I have a felted bag finished and another on the sticks at…
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Spinning
So, spinning. My tiny little gym is getting some spinning bikes and doing a trial run with classes. If they're well attended they will keep them, if not they won't spend the money. We are an itty bitty gym in a small town so they are careful about what they bring in. Is this something I should try? I love biking outside in…
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GF & Boy Scout Camp
My son has been struggling to come to grips with the fact that he needs to be gluten free. He's had other symptoms in the past but lately every time he eats gluten he ends up with a migraine. Because he's 13 and I can't police him all the time I have let him have the freedom make the decision himself as he's not celiac but…
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Paleo Chocolate Birthday Cake
This one is dairy, grain, gluten, nut and refined sugar free. It does have an abundance of eggs so unless you can do duck or quail eggs you are probably going to need to skip this one if you have an egg allergy. To be dairy free you will obviously need to use the coconut oil option instead of butter.…
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Dang it!
I have fibromyalgia and among my food allergies/intolerances gluten is one that I know makes my body hurt. I've been gluten free for over a year and had been mostly feeling pretty good with just some down days but really bad days were not happening very often. For the last several months though I seemed to take a nose dive…
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What is a fair price?
I need a little help and figured what better place to ask than a forum full of random people on the internet? ;) My two daughters have been asked to house/pet sit for a friend and we have no idea what would be fair compensation for this. The property is very rural and the girls will be pretty much house bound there because…
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What to make?!
So today is my birthday and my very sweet 12 year old son bought me two skeins of a really pretty yarn as my gift. The yarn is an aran weight acrylic/wool/sequin blend in a gorgeous color way. (FYI, it's a Hobby Lobby line called "Diva Sequin" in Istanbul) I only got two skeins (about 369 yards) so I need to figure out…
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Low Carb at the Movies
This week will be a challenge for me as we've got two birthdays, a promised movie date with the kids and another movie date with a birthday kid. I ignored the rice crispy treats on the husband's birthday but movie theater popcorn is a downfall for me. And we're going twice this week! Plus another trip for ice cream…
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P90X & People Who've Done Multiple Rounds
For those of you who have done multiple rounds of P90X, how long did you wait between rounds? I'm just going into phase 3 and am really beginning to see some changes. I knew when I started this that I would be doing more than one round and now that I'm approaching the final stretch I want to make sure I have a game plan in…
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My EPIC NSV!
This may not thrill all of you but I'm so happy I'm sharing with the class anyway! I've been doing Taekwondo for about three years. When I started I developed shin splints and my knees have always been tweaky so for the past three years I have wrapped my shins in ace bandages and worn knee braces on both knees. My hope was…
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Feeling Betrayed. Make me laugh?
I'm feeling a little betrayed by a friend today and trying to work through it without eating or unnecessarily ruining the friendship. Anyone want to make me laugh and forget about it for awhile?
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Lefse
Do any of you make your own gluten free lefse? My husband's family does it every Christmas and this is the first year my DD is gluten free. We didn't go to the family lefse making day because of car troubles but I had promised we'd make some here at home. i've been all over the internet looking at recipes but it seems that…
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Alison Krauss Fans
My husband LOVES her music but I'm pretty clueless. I'd love to surprise him with a CD but I have no idea which one he'd like. Even though he's been a longtime fan he's never bought any of her stuff. Any CD's a favorite? Are there even any fans on here to help me? :)
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I think that was an NSV
Well, tonight was pretty good for my ego! We had two family gatherings with people that we don't often see and at both places I got lots of compliments. The first place I was told I'm beautiful and gorgeous lots and lots. :) The second place was a little more interesting as a few of the family members were a little…
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Potato Flour
So I'm a newbie to GF cooking and before I knew there was a difference between potato starch and potato flour I ordered the flour. So now I have a big ol' bag of potato flour and have no idea what to do with it other than thicken soups (being careful not to boil because apparently it will cause it to get goopy or weird…
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NROL - But Which One?
I heard about The New Rules of Lifting here on MFP and started looking into it a little bit. I just got NROL for Abs from the library and so far I'm really liking what I see and am considering buying one of the books. But which one? I am a woman so the NROL for women might be a good choice but really, how specialized does…
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Helpful tips?
Last year during the winter I worked out in my house and wasn't ever in the cold weather so it never effected me. This year we've moved my workout area to the garage where I have more room and the hubs built me a pull up bar and my treadmill lives there. It worked great during the summer but now that it's cold I'm having a…
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Something Christmassy
I need a Christmas hat! We're going to our little town's tree lighting and they have a friendly hat competition. This year we decided that we'd all wear Christmas hats (whether we enter the competition or not). As usually happens, I've finished hats for everyone else in my family but am now in need of one for me. I did do…
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NSV's In Spite of Myself
I've been struggling lately with getting and staying on track (some super busy life stuff and I was sick for a couple of weeks followed by sick kids...you know the drill.) Anyway, I haven't gained but I haven't lost anything either so I've been trying not to be discouraged but it hasn't been working very well. Then I had a…
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Mama needs a new pair of shoes...
This may sound like a stupid question but I'm asking anyway. Do running stores sell cross trainer type shoes? I've been wearing New Balance shoes and I've been pretty happy with them. The guy at the store was fairly knowledgeable and helped me find a good pair for doing Plyometrics and other cardio workouts. Now that…
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A Day of Victory! (NSV's)
Today I had a bunch! And I'm feeing happy and excited so I thought I'd share with people who I know will understand that the small victories pave the way to reaching the overall goal. :) The first victory was when I realized that the heretofore very tight shorts I had on were actually loose! Now these are a very roomy size…
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Let's Talk Bicycle Gear
I've got a bike and it's got a pannier rack on the back. My cycling at the moment is recreational (no commuting or grocery shopping). I'm looking for pannier bags/baskets, a cooler bag or grocery bags that will allow me to carry all the junk that goes along with biking with my kids. Our bike rides so far have been a few…
