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Question about lip liner
I've never used lip liner before, but I recently decided that I ought to. A lady at Sephora recommended a neutral shade, but when I brought it home and tried it out it completely changed the color of my lipstick. (I shaded the inside of my lip as well as just putting a line around it to try to avoid that weird outline…
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How many push-ups, crunches, and squats should I do?
I've recently set a goal to walk 2-4 miles a day 5 days a week. I'm really hoping this will finally get me to lose weight, since it means I'm walking for long periods and burning more calories per day than anything else I've tried. (I have a desk built on top of my treadmill, which is why walking for long periods is the…
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Needing to vent
There's really no where else for me to post this. The people in my social media circles don't really care and the few friends I have are always overly optimistic. While my eating habits aren't perfect, I'm eating about 80% better than I was a month ago. I've also been getting at least 30 minutes of activity on a regular…
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Looking for someone with similar goals to e-mail
I'm having really serious motivational issues and I think I need a special kind of help to get motivated. Nobody that I know in real life has been willing to do this with me, so I figured I'd ask here and see if anyone else has a similar need. I haven't been able to get myself to work out more than 2 days a week for the…
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Hair advice, please!
Recently I've been noticing people with bangs all the time and thinking about how much I like them. I used to have bangs and I think they look kind of innocent and clean cut, which works with my personality. I've been considering getting bangs again. Here's what they looked like when I had them when I was younger: (You…
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I have 4 weeks to lose weight
I have just over 4 weeks until my wedding. I've been doing the 30 Day Shred very inconsistently because my meds make me exhausted all day and I usually end up not working out. Since I only have 4 weeks left, I'm going to try to pull out the motivation to do it almost every day. I have a strapless wedding dress, and my arms…
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Walking/running shorts
I bought what I thought were nice Adidas shorts. They seemed comfortable and not too short. I just went for a walk in them and had to cut it short because I was so self conscious about the way they were riding up where my thighs rub together. Do all loose shorts (I'm not going to wear spandex) ride up like that if your…
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Should I log DDR?
I played Dance Dance Revolution for the first time today. I can only do the easiest level, but I did it for an hour an ended up breaking out in a light sweat during the more difficult songs. I figured playing DDR for a little while would be a good way to get me up off my butt more often, but obviously it's not a substitute…
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What to do when my medical condition keeps me from exercisin
[Apparently there wasn't room for the g in the subject line.] The only cardio available to me is my stationary bike since I can't afford the gym and my neighborhood isn't the safest for outdoor exercise. I'm on medication that does a good job controlling my seizures, but sometimes when I get on my stationary bike the right…
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If you feel gross at your current weight...
I feel gross at my current weight, and it got me wondering what it would take to make me not feel that way. I think that I would feel this way no matter what, since I don't like the way I look. But if the right external factor was different, would I still feel this way? What if a woman my weight was deemed attractive by…
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Screw this!
I've been watching what I eat and working out regularly for 2 weeks now and I'm gaining weight faster than ever. If working out makes me gain weight, then I'm just going to stop. And don't tell me it's muscle because you don't gain pounds of muscle after 2 weeks of cardio and a couple exercise DVDs. If you guessed that I…
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Calorie count for Jillian's 6W6P?
I did Jillian Michaels' 6 Week Six-Pack two weeks ago--just half of the video, before she starts the routine over from the beginning--and could barely walk for two days after. I just did the first half again today. I really have no idea how many calories I burned. I did the beginner version of every exercise, so I probably…
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How to set a weight loss goal?
In general, anywhere from 0.5 to 2 pounds a week seems to be the recommended weekly weight loss goal, but obviously some people will lose weight faster than others depending on what their percentage of body fat is. How do I know how much I should be losing in an average week or month? Is it a certain number of pounds, or…
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What movies motivate you during a workout?
My main cardio activity is the stationary bike I have at home, and I find that watching certain kinds of movies helps motivate me to go faster and longer. My favorite movies to watch while working out are Bend It Like Beckham, Bring It On, and Miss Congeniality. What are your favorites?
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Cheese! My favorite thing ever.
Cheddar cheese is my favorite food ever. I have a slice of Tillamook sharp cheddar on my sandwich almost every day, and a few times a week I have cheese on eggs or sprinkled on my dinner. I love it so much. BUT, I keep hearing that it would be best if people had cheese extremely sparingly or cut it out of their diet…
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Easy solution for the munchies
I have the munchies right now, but I can't snack on anything because we have nothing to snack on in the house! All we have is the basics for making 3 meals a day. Normally we would have fruit or carrot sticks that I could snack on (which of course are healthy snacks), but we have to go to the store. No munching for me…
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Exercise makes me gain weight?
After about a year of either being stuck at the same weight or watching the number on the scale slowly go up, I was finally making it go the right direction. It was slow progress, but after two and a half weeks I had lost 1.8 pounds. I started at 157 and yesterday morning I was 155.2. Yesterday I hiked for about an hour…
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Today's lunch (with pic)
Turkey, cheese, lettuce, and vegenaise sandwich on organic wheat bread, baby carrots, and a grapefruit. Total calories: 484 Normally I would have had the grapefruit separately as a snack, but I got busy and ate lunch late. What do you think? Look pretty healthy? It sure was tasty!
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Seriously???
After a week of strict dieting and exercising, I'm UP 0.2 pounds. FML!!! Just had to get that out. I'm sure many of you know what I'm going through. I just wish I knew what I was doing wrong. This blog entry describes what I've been doing if anyone wants to offer advice:…
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My 6 week plan
I just wrote a MFP blog post detailing my diet and exercise plan for the next 6 weeks. Please leave me feedback if you have any! My weight has been going up for the last year and a half and I'm desperately trying to finally reverse the trend. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/trekkiebeth/view/week-1-6-day-3-104206
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Please help!!!
MFP set my calorie goal at 1,280 before exercise, just 80 calories over the bare minimum that anyone should have per day. I keep hearing in different places that in order to find out how many calories you should have while trying to lose weight, you should multiply your body weight by 10. In that case, I should be having…
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Is my calorie goal right?
MFP set my calorie goal at 1,280 before exercise, just 80 calories over the bare minimum that anyone should have per day. I keep hearing in different places that in order to find out how many calories you should have while trying to lose weight, you should multiply your body weight by 10. In that case, I should be having…
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Another way to get motivated
I like the diaries and reports on MFP, but I found another way to keep track of my exercise and food that I'm finding even more visually motivating. I keep a fitness blog and I have a system of entry tags that let me see at a glance how consistent my fitness habits are. At first I was just keeping track of my workouts, but…
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Should I be sore?
I've recently added strength training to my workout. I do crunches, squats, lunges, modified push-ups, and a variety of arm exercises with 8 pound hand weights. I usually notice soreness in my legs the day after I work them, and sometimes a little bit in my arms, especially if I've done more push-ups than usual. But I…
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Problem adding new food
I'm creating an entry for Henry's organic peanut butter. I entered 2 tbsp as the serving size, but it keeps telling me "Please provide a valid serving size." What am I doing wrong?
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Trouble with measurements
I got fed up with my scale for being inconsistent (like saying I gained half a pound in 10 seconds when I double checked), so I bought a tape measure. I've only tried measuring one area and already I have a problem. I tried to measure the smallest part of my waist. I measured it 3 times to make sure I got the same number,…
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How do you deal with overwhelming discouragement?
I've been exercising 3-5 days a week for over two months. I have never been that consistent with exercise in my life. I have only good food at home and I stay within my calorie limit...most of the time. I admit I've screwed up fairly regularly with social eating. I know I need to do better in that area if I'm going to see…
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Don't drink during meals?
I just recently heard that it's not good for you to drink anything during or right after meals. At first I thought the person was joking because I've never heard of that before. But if you Google "don't drink during meals" you'll come up with a bunch of results. Has anyone tried this and found it beneficial?
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Why are carbs so bad?
I've always heard that whole grains are good for you. They're at the bottom of the food pyramid. I usually eat 3 servings a day. Two pieces of organic sprouted honey wheat with flaxseed bread and one serving of organic brown rice. It seems to me that I'm eating the best kinds of carbs I can and I'm keeping my servings to a…
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Cardio: does it have to be all at once?
My only piece of cardio equipment is an exercise bike. I have never used it for more than 20 minutes at a time because I get too worn out and don't want to continue. I also have a huge attention span problem even though I'm careful to pick TV shows or movies that will be the most distracting to watch while I exercise. The…
