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Has anyone else noticed . . .
That when you look a lot (although not all) before and after weight loss pictures, the after pictures for women tend to be tanner (or bronzed or brown, or whatever your neck of the woods calls it) and the men are usually sans upper body hair? Will you follow this trend when you are down to your goal weight? Give me your…
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Body Revolution ?
So I did my first week of Body Revolution, but I've been sick these last few days and have taken 3 days off. I really want to wait until I'm all better to workout again, but is 3 days too long to start week 2? Should I restart depending on how many days I have to take off? Also, and this may be gross, but food doesn't stay…
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What dish is your "all or nothing" dish?
Ever since my husband and I started our healthier lifestyle, I've been finding ways to recreate our favorite foods with less calories and more nutrients. Some of my favorite things I've found is yogurt as a sour cream, heavy cream, and cream cheese substitute in cooking, using different types of flours, and of course,…
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Really good cardio and really bad hair?
Ever since I started doing cardio in the morning, I've had great results. Except on the top of my head. I don't like to wash my hair everyday, but after a really intense cardio session, it's almost essential since I am drenched in sweat. My hair isn't long enough to pull into a ponytail and even with a headband or bandana,…
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My brain hurts.
While I understand that names do play a part in how society judges you, I just can't imagine not letting my kids play with someone based on their name. Do you think this woman went too far? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edZjdgU0asM
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Threw up?
So I went out to lunch with my hubby today and the food just didn't agree with me for whatever reason and most of it came back up about 1/2 an hour later (no, I will not being going back to that restaurant). I had a piece of toast to calm my stomach down and I feel absolutely fine now. I know that it was just that…
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Tasting metal?
I drink enough water, am not pregnant, and the only meds I take are B.C. pills. My doc said it's just the red blood cells that accumulate in my lungs being carried to my mouth by snot when I do a strenuous exercise that my heart can't keep up with and that it's nothing to worry about. But it's still gross. I'm doing Body…
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Does anyone else ride?
I am considering getting back into riding as a hobby (depending on how expensive it is). I did show jumping when I was younger, but after I hurt my knee I had to give up ballet and riding for a while and never got back into it. Now I'm slowly getting back into ballet and I wonder if it might be time for riding. Does anyone…
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I'm sure this has been posted before . . .
But I never get sick of it. For those of you who don't know it was one of the experiments in Sweden for The Fun Theory. They wanted to see if people chose the healthier option over the easier option if they made it fun. It's inspiriting to me because I think it just drives home "small changes big results".…
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Not really exercise "exercise"?
What physical activity do you do where you walk away having had more calories than you've burned? I have 2. Bowling and golfing. Because of the beer and nachos. I bet that I could burn 10 times the amount of calories golfing if I had water instead. My game improves with every drink. So if refused it, I would be whacking at…
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Forum rules?
I'm still new to MFP, but I noticed that some of the threads in the chit chat forum were locked due to inappropriate content. Just out of curiosity, are profiles deleted if they are repeat offenders? I've seen other sites where this happens. I guess it just never occurred to me that it would be a problem on a fitness site.
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Chocolate Apple Turnovers!
I'm a big fan of pastries with brunches and as dessert, but puff pastry, butter, and sugar, it's so fattening. So I decided to come up with my own lighter and healthier version of my homemade chocolate apple turnovers. This will make 6-8 turnovers depending on how big you want to make your turnovers. Ingredients: 6 sheets…
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Barefoot exercises?
So I went out last night and wore heels. Now I have two really bad blisters. I usually do cardio in the morning and strength at night, but my shoes hurt really bad. I figured I would do something like yoga where I could practice barefoot until it heals. Any other ideas on alternative exercises I could do while my blisters…
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Ladies (and gentlemen). Beauty routines?
Has yours changed with weight loss? I only joined the site a few days ago, but I've been on a weight loss journey for about 2 months and have lost about 12 pounds. Now my routine had always been pretty extensive (I blame years of working at Sephora). But with my weight loss, I've started making all my own products and…
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Just signed up.
Hello. I'm 26, hoping to lose about 40 lbs and get in shape. I'm looking forward to taking advantage of all the boards on here. Seems like it'll be very helpful and inspiring.