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Man, I eat a lot!
Just browsing a couple folks' diaries, they looked so empty! They have about 5-10 things logged, whereas I have 20-25 typically. Granted this could be because I enter a lot of small things, or I enter parts of things individually- like, for breakfast I have oatmeal with almond milk, strawberries, egg whites, and chocolate…
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Just not feeling it today
I've been putting off my workout all day.. just don't feel up to doing it. I need a kick in the rear! Especially since I have a vacation coming up in a month, now is not the time to be skipping out on workouts.
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When you can't get a squat rack
What do you do? The gym at my university has 6 racks (although I think they're technically power racks), and usually a wait to get on them. This morning all of them were in use, and I asked around and no one was anywhere near done, or it had already been claimed by someone else after them. I really didn't have time to wait…
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Cottage cheese and tuna pasta
So I'm a little low on food at the moment, and in my desperation to have somewhat of a healthy dinner, I cooked up some pasta, threw it in a pan with olive oil, cottage cheese, and tuna. Now I was thinking that this would be somewhere between okay and awful, but it was actually really good! The cottage cheese sort of…
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Personal Fitness interest on resume
I'm working on my resume to apply for summer internship, and I'm thinking of adding "personal fitness" in my other interests section. Given that many of us here do have a genuine interest in personal fitness, has anyone else done this? Would it be weird? I read somewhere that a genuine personal interest is any that you…
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Calorie allowance change... what?
I'm familiar with having daily my calorie goal changed when I lose/gain weight, but this time it was a little extreme.. I gained a bit of weight over the holidays (of course) and I was just trying to log in what my most recent weigh in was, which was about a 4lb increase. I expected my calorie goal to go up by 30-40…
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Making bad choices
I got tired of all my old snack ideas and have gone back to making less healthy food choices, and just eating too much in general. I need some fresh ideas for snacks and to reinvigorate my will to say no to the things I should cut back on :blushing:
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Backpacking
I'm taking a backpacking class this term, and we need to make a full food plan as an assignment and I'm having trouble beefing it up. I have basics, but I'm only hitting about 1600-1800 calories, which would be good for a normal day, not so much for two days of hiking with a pack. So, folks with backpacking experience,…
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I can do PUSHUPS!
I have never, ever been able to do real pushups. I have been doing "girl" pushups as long as I can remember, pretty much since I've been required to do them in PE, but after ~4 weeks of lifting I can do REAL ones. Only a couple.. but still!
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Can't get to the gym today
I've been lifting for the past month or so, but I can't make it to the gym today. I don't want to forgo my workout altogether, however, any ideas for body weight work out that I can do later at home that will challenge me like a lifting session?
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When can I start doing lower body again?
I sprained my ankle last Monday playing tennis, and my weight training instructor told me absolutely NO lower body exercises for the week and no cardio. It's not a bad sprain, I could walk on it with almost no pain at all right from the very beginning, but it's still a little swollen and tender to the touch or if I move it…
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No Crockpot
When my boyfriend and I lived together I used to love to cook chicken breast in the crockpot, but we had to move apart last year (him for work and me for school) and the crockpot was his, so he took it with him :sad: Is it possible to cook chicken so it comes out like it does with the crockpot, but on the stove? I don't…
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Training program design
I'm in this weight training class this term, and we're getting to the part where we start really doing our own, individualized programs. She wants us to design our own programs and she'll look at them and tweak them as she sees fit, but I still feel so clueless. I have this paper that she gave us where with about 75…
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Been putting off weight lifting
Today I am finally going to start, and to be honest I'm still pretty intimidated by the whole thing. I'm not giving myself a choice this time, I signed up for a class this term so I have to be somewhat committed and can't chicken out. I'm just not sure what to expect, except that it's going to be hard and embarrassing. Any…
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Kombucha?
Can anyone tell me what this is all about? Seems like I'm seeing it all over the place, and everybody keeps talking about how good it is for you, but I tend to be skeptical about these things. I tried it once and I wasn't a fan of the taste either. I'm just curious as to how it's supposed to be good for you.
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Not losing, but...
I've worked out consistently 5x a week for the past three weeks, even when I didn't feel like it! This may the first time ever that this has happened without any outside influence, so that's a success in my book. And I'm using it to keep me pushing, since I haven't lost an ounce :grumble:
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Valentines day/Anniversary
I need some help with ideas for my boyfriend for valentines day and our 4th anniversary(they're three days apart). I want to do something really nice, but I have next to no money for it and very little in the way of creative talents. And before you all start going off about how valentine's day is a load of crap, I've been…
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Is it just tougher the second time around?
Over the last 2 years I've lost 35lbs and then gained 20lbs back. I've been back at this pretty seriously since about the first of the year, but I've seen zero change since I started back up. Not a pound or an inch. It's really frustrating, because the first time it all just came off like nobody's business. The only things…
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Dizziness while working out?
Should I stop my workout if I start to get dizzy? It's been happening a lot lately after my workouts, I've been having to lay down with my feet elevated for a few minutes afterwards. But if it starts happening in the middle, should I stop what I'm doing entirely or can I just take a quick break until I feel better and then…
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Going Gluten free
I'm going to try going gluten free, I'm looking for any suggestions or advice, since, from what I can tell, it's a real pain in the butt. Also, while we're at it, has anyone had any luck with the gluten free diet getting rid of acne? The reason I'm doing this is because of persistent acne that I've had for ten years that I…
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Dinner?
Can't decide what I'm feeling for dinner, so I'm open to suggestions! I'm a college student living alone, so I need to keep budget and portions in mind, also something preferably easy to make, since my kitchen is itty-bitty and with limited resources(no real oven or stove, just a hot plate and toaster oven). Other than…
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What do you think about phone calls?
I feel a little silly asking about this, but I'm to the point where I need some outside opinions. My boyfriend of almost four years thinks that's it totally okay and normal to have phone conversations with other girls. And not like brief, here's-what-I-called-about-okay-bye type conversations, but long…
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Would like to make some friends!
I would post this in the introduction board, except I've been on here for nearly two years. I've just never made many friends here, and I think maybe getting more involved in the little community here might keep me more on track! Don't care about age, gender, whatever, just want supportive friends that log in consistently…
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People who have/had body image issues
I figure this applies to most people here, so I'm wondering: does it ever go away? I mean, after you've been unhappy with yourself for so long, how fit do you have to be to stop feeling that way? Do you just keep finding new things about your appearance to not like?
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How to deal with a breakup
It's a little bit long, but I could really use some support. Believe it or not this is the shortened version. I'm in the middle of breaking up with my boyfriend of three and a half years. It's got me really depressed, I don't want to workout, not eating much, sleeping a lot at inconvenient times, and not at all when I…
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About to binge
Just finished a brutal midterm, which I'm sure will negatively impact my grade, and in the middle of breaking up with my boyfriend. It's taking about all I have to not run down to the store and stock up on all the fatty, sugary things I can find.
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So I bought these pants...
And they were a wee bit too small when I got them. I know, bad idea, but they were super cute! And I figured, well, hopefully I'll be downsizing in a month or so anyway, so why not? Anyway, I've been working out diligently, eating right, etc. I don't have a scale currently, so I don't really know what's going on with my…
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Does quitting make me weak?
So I started at a university this fall as a junior (I transferred from community college), and I decided that I would try out for the rowing team, thinking that it would be a fun way to get into shape and get to know some people in my new town. It turned out to be much more of a time commitment that I had anticipated…
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Anybody else doing this without a scale?
I used to be an everyday-weigher. Then I moved and my boyfriend threw out the scale when we were packing stuff up and didn't tell me until later :noway: He claimed I was a little "obsessive" about it and he thought I'd be better off without. I guess it doesn't bother me too much, except that I feel like I have no idea now…
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Am I the only person?
Am I the only person who doesn't wear shorts? Everyday at my rowing tryouts, we're out running in 80-85 degrees, and everyone always asks me why I'm wearing pants. When I respond saying that I'm really not comfortable wearing shorts because I don't like how my legs look, I get these crazy looks and they'll say something…
