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Ex-Boyfriend's Little Brother....
Well, me and my ex (let's call him Mike) have been broken up since May. We're still friends and there is not bitterness or anything. I have no feelings for him anymore. I don't think he has feelings either but I think he'd still be bothered and a little jealous if I started dating someone else at the moment. He's a sweet…
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Binge Eating Disorder
I'm pretty sure I have binge eating disorder. I am not diagnosed professionally but I do tend to binge once every week and a half. I'm doing Insanity for the second time and didn't get good results because of all my binging. It can be anywhere from 5-10 thousand calories depending on when I start and end. Today, was…
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FitBit vs. MFP Weekly Deficit
Which one is most accurate? Because MFP is giving me about 1000 calories less than FitBit. They both have the same amount of calories logged when it comes to food eaten and such. I'm wondering if the calories burned are all being transferred... Anyone else have this problem and which weekly deficit do you go by?
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Getting Over Binge Eating with Controlled Spike Day
Alright, I'm trying to diet. I've been doing it for a couple of years now but it's getting harder. Now that I've graduated from college, I'm hoping it'll get a bit easier again. I weigh 163 presently and am 5'10. I want to get to 150. I'm definitely a mesomorph and I've been losing the same 10-15 since August. I'm doing…
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How to Tone?
I've been told by quite a bit of people that I need to stop losing weight. I've actually gained a little back now and certain friends told me that I was starting to look very gaunt then. I still want to tone up and lose inches of my waist though. How do you tone, lose body fat but find that happy medium of not looking…
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Insanity: Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs Question
I know you're suppose to do these on the same day but would it cause any problems if I did Cardio Abs on my rest day instead?
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Resting Heart Rate
For fun I decided to check my resting heart rate. It was 54 both times that I checked it. According to http://www.topendsports.com/testing/heart-rate-resting-chart.htm, my heart rate is considered athletic for men my age. I'm a woman. :D
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Food Baggage
I've always had a bad relationship with food. I know I'm not the only one here with that problem either. Food gave me joy, food was my friend. I learned at a young age that if people made me sad that I could go to the cafeteria snack room (my mother worked there), grab a snack cake and suddenly I'd feel better. I have been…
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SafSlim: Does it Work?
There was a deal promoting a coupon where you could get SafSlim free. Usually I don't buy things like this but since it was free, I figured it wouldn't hurt... hopefully. Anyone tried it? What was your experience? It's sold through GNC.
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Anyone Have Tips on Naturally Decreasing Loose Skin?
Alright everywhere on the internet seems to have the same advice: - Lift more weights/build muscles - Decrease body fat percentage - Vitamin A, C, E, etc. - Some lotions - Wait - Surgery My question though is, how effective is any of this advice? When looking for before and afters of those who have naturally decreased…
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Workout NSV
I just realized that I have been consistently working out for 5-6 days a week since October and I've been blogging about it since January. It's been half a year blogging and about 3-4 months until it becomes a year!
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NSV - Bathing Suit and New Pants Size (Pics of bathing suit)
I never ever ever thought I'd reach this size but I've reached a size US 6 from a 16 from a little less than 2 years ago. Also, although I do not feel comfortable in a two-piece bathing suit.... I can finally feel comfortable in a one-piece. Something I could never have dreamed of before. I'm super tempted to email this…
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Jealous Mother
Alright, my mom is obese but doesn't look bad or anything. My sister and I are both working to get healthier. Problem is that Mom is very passive aggressive towards me and my weight loss and working out. She doesn't bother my sister about it cause Mom knows that my sister won't take it and they don't see each other as…
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Before and After Jillian DVDs
My measurements before 30 Day Shred: Waist: 31.5 Hips: 38 Naval: 33.5 Thigh: 22 Arm: 12 Neck: 13.5 Weight: 162-160 My measurements after 30 Day Shred: Waist: 30 Hips: 38 Naval: 33 Thigh: 21.5 Bust: 37 Arm: 12 Neck: 13 Weight: 156.5 My measurements after Ripped in 30: Waist: 29.75 Hips: 37.5 Naval: 32.75 Thigh: 21.5 Bust:…
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NSV - Bathing suit
You know? I've always thought I'd feel the most successful and happy once I was about to rock a bikini.... I've realized though that I'll never be able to do that. HOWEVER, success for me now is being able to be confident in a bathing suit. I didn't realize this until I went bathing suit shopping today. Yea, I tried a…
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Chicken Nuggets and Breading
Alright, my parents have brought home a rather large bag of chicken nuggets. I can easily take the breading off them and make some chicken sandwiches or something. The hard part is finding out how many calories there are in each nugget sans breading. What would the nutrition be for that? I'll continue googling for the…
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Any Success with Exercise to Tighten Loose Skin?
Has anyone had any success with exercise and decreasing his or her loose skin? I've seen some improvement through Jillian Michaels' DVDs but I want more improvement. I want to get my naval to make an "o" shape instead of an "^" shape (but longer on the sides). I'll be using TurboFire soon to try and try to get rid of more…
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Lowering Body Fat and Skipping Periods
Alright. I'm trying to lower my body fat. I'm at 18.8% since I last checked a couple of weeks ago and I'm working towards 15%. Problem is that I used to be VERY regular with my periods, it was like clock work and I was several weeks late for my last period and I'm almost a week late now. I'm not sexually active, it's just…
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Why Am I Always Tired?
Alright, I upped my exercise from 30 minutes, 5 times a week to an hour, 5 times a week. This made me incredibly tired so I figured I wasn't eating enough and my body wasn't getting enough fuel. From here, I upped my calories to maintenance. I do not eat exercise calories back and frankly, I don't log my exercise. I figure…
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Body Shape? Huh? (Pic Included)
I have no idea what my body shape is. I'm guessing either an hourglass or banana/rectangle. My measurements are 37-29.5-37.5. I'm working towards a 27.5 inch waist now, which I guess would then make me an hourglass later ... maybe. I tend to gain first/lose last from my waist. I'm consider my arms, shoulders, thighs, and…
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Body Fat Percentage Decrease!!
I went and had my body fat checked a bit more than a month ago and was told it was 21.8%. I went again today and it's 18.8%!! I've maybe lost 3-5 pounds since then but I've started eating maintenance but not logging my exercise (creating a deficit through just exercise) in order to reduce the amount of muscle I could lose…
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What are the Benefits of a Deficit Thru only Exercise?
Cause that's what I'm trying to do right now. My goals are under "lightly active" and I eat to maintain. However, I do not log in my exercise anymore and I'm trying to create a deficit through exercise. I'm guessing that I probably burn around 400-500 calories 5 times a week and it's typically HIIT and/or circuit training…
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Kissing Hints and Tips
Me and my boyfriend have been dating for several months now and although we've kissed ... we don't make out (snog, play tonsil hockey, etc.) very often. I feel like I'm really awkward in this area. Cause although I've made out with a couple of guys before ... he's only made out with me and so he doesn't really vocalize…
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Should I Change My Weight Loss Goal?
Since I'm so close to my weight loss goal... should I decrease my goal from 1 pound a week to .5 pounds a week? Truthfully, I've been in the 155-157 field for about two weeks now anyway. I just don't want to lose any muscle with the fat... I really like my new muscles :wink: I would love to reach 145 but I'm wondering if…
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What is your inches (or cm) goal?
Since I've stopped focusing on my weight, I've been much more focused on my waist size. I'm 5'10.5 and presently have a 29.5" waist and am trying for a 27.5" waist. I'd also like to get my naval under 30" cause right now it's 32.5" How about you? What is your goal? What is your height too?
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Why Decrease Weekly Goals when You Have Less to Lose?
Alright, I've read that if you've got more than 75 pounds to lose then set it to about 2 pounds a week. Then as you have less to lose, a person should decrease the pounds per week to lose. So I have about 10-15 pounds to lose and "people" say to decrease my goal further to half a pound per week. Why is this? I have it set…
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Weighing Foods
Alright, I hope this doesn't sound obsessive or anything but I have a food scale now and I was wondering. When weighing foods like bananas do you count the peel or not? I usually count the peel but I wanted to see if I'm wrong in doing this.
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Large and Saggy ... to Small and Saggier.
Yep, this is about boobs. I went from a 40DD at Walmart to a 34C at Victoria's Secret. What does this mean? That I'm pretty much a B cup at Walmart and everywhere else since Victoria's Secret usually says a cup size bigger than the bra really is :noway: My breasts were already saggy and truthfully, I prefer my smaller…
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Negative Comments Towards the End
It's so funny how you've been working hard, you've lost about 90% of your weight and you're only around 20, 15, 10, or 5 pounds to your goal and suddenly everyone's positive nice comments about your weight loss become negative and worrisome because maybe you've got an eating disorder. What? I was at work today (I wasn't…
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Body Fat Percentage Tools
I frankly don't have the money to use the BodPod and super accurate things like that to find out my body fat but calculators and scales give me very different results. There is a scale that is owned by my university that is suppose to be pretty accurate and last time I used it, it said that i have about 21.8% body fat…
