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Foam roller?
I have been using my foam roller prior to my workouts for a few weeks now. I absolutely love it and plan to continue. It's been one of the best purchases I've made. My question is about foam rolling after a workout in addition to before. I do a 10-15 minute full body stretch routine to increase my flexibility after every…
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Bodycare?
Here's another one! What do you use from the neck down? Don't forget to tell us what you use for your facial skincare routine! I'll start us off again. First, I also keep my body products in the fridge. And I also shower twice a day because I workout twice a day (cardio in the mornings, strength at night). I mentioned that…
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Nails?
How about getting into some color with your nail routines? Do you do them yourself? Or do you have a salon that you go to? Are you more into trendy or classic colors? What about the length? Tell us! Mine is pretty basic. I use whatever polish remover is cheapest at the store when I run out. I do the same thing with nail…
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What is your favorite item of clothing?
Special occasion? Loungewear? Everyday jeans? What comes to mind as your favorite and why? I have two. One is a deep teal three quarter length sweater. It's my most versatile piece. Casual with grey jeans, dressy with a pencil skirt, sexy with embroidered or leather leggings, or flashy with big jewelry. It's one of those…
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Facial skincare?
What does everyone's facial skincare routine look like? I'll start it off. First of all, a few little things I do. I keep all my skincare products in the fridge. Not only do they keep longer, but it's help my pore size, dark circles, under eye bags, and general face puffiness. Plus it's very refreshing in the morning. I…
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Should we do a series of "what do you use" threads?
Would everyone want to share what they use? We could do a few to cover everything. Makeup, hair, nails, skincare, bodycare, and include tips and tricks for each one. Anyone interested in what everyone else is using?
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Veins?
I've been working out for a while now (right now I'm doing T25 and some Body Revolution a few times a week) and getting good results. My muscles are starting to get more defined and I'm very excited! Recently I started noticing that my veins seem to be more visible. After workouts I expect it, but even when I'm just…
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I'm back!
I'm back! So I had to stop working out after my doctor prescribed me some antibiotics that turned my morning and night workout times into trying not to puke times. So I decided to take a break until I was done with them. Luckily my doctor warned me that it was likely to happen and to just suck it up. Obviously it was more…
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Thanksgiving got me thinking . . .
Depending on where you're from, what is your nation's holiday(s) and what are the traditions involved? I'm American, so we have Thanksgiving and Independence Day (so the roots are an awkward dinner and the end of a war), but what are all the rest of your national pride holidays? What are the roots? Do you get the day off?…
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Yep! There's a new program!
Watched the live chat the other day and Chalene confirmed that she does have a new workout program coming soon! She couldn't say anything about it yet, but she did mention something about shorter workouts being more affective and she made a joke saying that Tony was doing "TurboFire 2". So I'm wondering if it's a Turbo…
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Homemade cereal!
When I went gluten free, I decided to start making my own cereal since I loved having a quick breakfast in the mornings. I tried some of the gluten free options and while they were ok, it just wasn't as good as when I made it myself. So I thought I'd share the recipe with you guys in case you wanted to try it. I also know…
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Fashion blogs for inspiration?
One of the things that I'm most looking forward to when I reach my goal weight (after being healthier overall, more in control of myself, and more knowledgeable about nutrition) is being able to wear clothes for fashion rather than just for flattery. Maybe take a few more risks with patterns in particular! So I've been on…
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Husband help?
My husband and I have been working out and we've both been doing well. But he's beginning to worry me a bit. He complains about how sore he is. Not his muscles, but his joints and back. I know this is probably from the horrible form he has when he's doing his workouts. He's doing Body Beast right now and he's lifting…
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Vacation hangover!
This whole week with my family on vacation has really caught up with me. All those restaurants and desserts! I still lost a pound, but I am super puffy because of all the extra sodium. I also know I got some gluten somewhere in there and I feel a bit sick. So this week I'm going to keep working out, but I really need to…
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Did or does anyone else find the "middle" stage awkward?
I'm almost halfway to my goal weight and I am super excited about it. I can't remember a time I was in this fit and I'm learning so much more about food. Especially portion sizes. I'm trying my best to focus on those good points and I would still consider myself to be in a positive state. But does anyone else feel a bit…
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Did anyone else watch the live stream?
I'm talking about the live Youtube stream with Chalene Johnson. She hinted that there might be a new program in the works. What do you think it'll be? I think it's going to be a 30 minute a day program since T25 and P90X3 were released so recently. Anyways, is anyone else excited for a possible new Chalene program? I am!
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Body Beast?
My husband has been bulking up recently and has been considering the Body Beast program. He's a naturally skinny guy, 6' tall, 175 lbs, and looking to tone up and gain about 10 lbs of muscle. Anyone have any success with the program?
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1 pant size, 30 days
I set a goal for myself a month ago that I wanted to fit into my old size 8 pants by the end of September, which gave about a month and a half. I tried them on today to see how I was doing and they fit! I was able to get into them with no gymnastics and zip them up without any muffin top. It's my first big victory in my…
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What was your strangest unhealthy food combo?
Mine was peanut butter, banana, and Nacho Cheese Doritos sandwiches on sourdough bread. I also used to mix white cheddar popcorn, peas, and those last crumbs in the potato chip bag in with Kraft mac and cheese. I don't eat like this anymore of course. What were/are your worst or weirdest (or both!) combos of food?
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Two workouts a day?
Lately I've been working out twice a day and loving it. It usually totals to an hour (half hour or so when I wake up and the same a little while after dinner) with one rest day. I'm definitely going to continue, but my question is whether I should separate them and do one earlier and one later, or should I do them one…
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If anyone else is into history and food!
I happened upon this show on youtube (some of you Brits will probably know it) called Supersizers Go . . . They study the food of certain periods of time and eat it for a week. It's a comedy show, but they are very accurate and do little history lessons about why they're eating certain things and how it affected life…
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Breakdown? Unsure of what just happened.
So I've been doing my workout for a month and it's been going great. I'm getting results, losing weight, getting stronger, and enjoying it immensely. But today, something weird happened. I was getting into my workout, but was just feeling super sad about for no reason. But I still wanted to push through and not give up.…
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Stacy's accountability thread.
I saw that someone else did updates during their BR program and thought that was a darn good idea. I thought I might do the same and update it every week with my progress. I'll be doing a before and after photo at the end too, but I'm keeping my before photo all to myself until I have that glorious after one! Anyways,…
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Anyone tried a twerking workout?
After seeing the video of Anastasia Ashley's twerking warm up, I was wondering if there were any workouts that focused on it. Looks like fun! It seems like it might be the next dance craze type workout like Zumba after I googled it. A lot of people seem to want to do it as a workout just like I do. Has anyone tried this or…
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When the weight loss fairy comes . . .
I've been doing Body Revolution for about 2 1/2 weeks now and have had wonderful results. It's to the point where I'm almost seeing a teeny change daily. But it's when these changes happen that I'm wondering about. Sometimes it seems like I'll look at myself before bed and seem normal, then I wake up in morning and it's as…
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My first NSV!
I was epilating my legs and came out to the kitchen to get a drink of water, sans pants. My husband looked up from his computer game and said "Your *kitten* is looking so great lately!" I said "huh?" He said "it's so high and round and all your dimples went away within the first week of you working out. You're whole body…
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Girls with HRM!
I wear my chest strap under my bra band to help keep it in place (if I move it the the side it really hurts the scars I have from a breast reduction and if it's outside of my bra it falls even if it's tight enough to leave indentations) with the sensor in between my boobs, but I'm running into some problems. When I do VERY…
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So I painted my cabinets . . .
And I really worked up a sweat. It took me about 2 hours. I put it as vigorous housework. Does that sound right? I don't usually log housework, but with all the painting and taking off and putting the drawers back on I figured that it would count. Opinions?
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What are you favorite gym accessories?
I ask because my husband just got a Batman and an Irish Flag sweatband and I decided to pay $20 more for a pink Heart Rate Monitor rather than a black one. I also always wear a bandana, mainly because my hair isn't long enough to put into a ponytail right now but I have quite a collection (I wear them for work) and have…
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Hello everyone! Tips!
A friend I have on MFP told me about this group after I wrote a blog that had to do with tips for loose skin. This definitely seems like it would be the best way to get this information to the people who would be most interested in it. It's just some basic skincare tips and tricks about how to get the most from the least…
