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Shoulder/shoulder blade area stretching?
I keep getting this tightness in my back on the left, between the shoulder blade and the spine and up through the shoulder and a little bit of my neck (all on the same side). I have tried every stretch I know of (which isn't many, admittedly) to relax this thing, but it persists. It'll go away after a day or two, but if I…
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Stability Balls
So I picked up one of these toys the other day to start doing my physical therapy again (damaged ACLs in both knees several years ago), and it's a ton of fun to play with. So I'd like to start using it in more ways... plus I live in the freakin tundra (Wisconsin) and I like not always leaving the house to exercise... but…
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I'm just going to leave this here.
http://someoneatethis.tumblr.com/
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Substitution Station
I love cooking and have eaten mostly vegetarian for the last twenty years, so I'm no stranger to substituting ingredients in recipes. Also, I'm a freelance writer and I have to do a ton of articles on food substitutions for health/weight loss and I'm running out of ideas. Wondering if the MFP community has any genius low…
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Boobs!
Okay, ladies, this one's for you... My goal is ~30lbs of weight loss. The last time I had success with this (before I moved to the land of beer and cheese) I lost about 22lbs over ~6mos from regular exercise and improving my diet. I was 26-27. This year, I'll be 30. I have a little more to lose, and am not necessarily…
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This time I'm looking at "cheats" a little differently...
It used to be that anything that would put me significantly over my calorie goal, I would just go without. While I had pretty decent success the last time around, eventually this mindset left me bitter and still hungry. Now, if it's something I'm craving that is a little higher on the calorie side -- BUT! -- it is…
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Fellow Service Industry Employees - a question!
Hi everyone, So I'm a bartender at a music venue, which means that my workload is never quite the same and my schedule is pretty random. Some weeks I work one night, some weeks I work five. Some nights I stand behind the bar playing sudoku and pour five glasses of wine all night. Some nights I'm running up and down stairs…
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Pressure change/rain/injuries!?
I just did my workout for today, shortly after it started pouring rain... been feeling a little off since the rain started coming down, but it's not uncommon that I react emotionally to changes in weather. I did the 30DS level one (or at least the exercises from it, since I've memorized the routine) and in the warm up I…
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Oil
I am only just realizing how far 1 tbsp of oil goes. I've always been a huge fan of veggies, usually with some olive oil, sea salt and black pepper. I never realized how much freaking oil I was using!!!! Or that I could use one measly tablespoon (instead of 2-3) for a meal-sized serving and it would taste exactly the…
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Vegetarian or Turkey Apple Chili
I used to make this at least once a month with turkey, but I've returned to a veggie lifestyle and tried it for the first time the other night with fake meat instead of real meat... and I couldn't tell the difference! SWEET!! Anyway, I posted about it and a few folks asked for the recipe, so here it is... INGREDIENTS: 2…
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5 for 7 challenge
Okay, so I see a ton of challenges on here and I decided to make my own. I had a really bad week last week and tomorrow (Monday the 21st) will mark the start of my fourth week on my "I SWEAR I'M GONNA DO IT THIS TIME" plan, which means that Monday March 28 is the day I told myself I'd be taking progress pictures AND is my…
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Sugar.... GAH!
I don't think it's even possible for me to stay within my sugar range, but I'm really, really careful about the type of sugar I put into my diet... I eat a lot of fruit and am obsessed with juice. I LOVE JUICE. I can't help it. I never buy sweetened juice, I go for organic when I can find/afford it... Never from…
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Quinoa
How the heck do you cook it?!?!?!? My ex used to make this stuff all the time, it was delicious, but I never bothered to watch him cook it. All of the instructions I've found online are totally contradictory, and I've never found it packaged (i.e. with instructions) at the grocery... I've had a little container of it that…
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A couple workout questions...
1. Sweating Does the amount you sweat during a workout reflect what you're burning at all? I notice that some days I sweat profusely during a 30 minute cardio session and some days I don't sweat at all... and the workout doesn't seem like the intensity is varying that much from session to session at all. 2. Time So I've…
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Does anyone else get really irked by Biggest Loser?
Just wondering if I'm the only one.
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Excitable insomniac musician...
Me in three words I suppose? I'm a working musician, play in four bands, and my sorta-day-job is in the music industry. That means I've got late nights almost every night. I see the sun less than vampires on television these days. That alone is part of the struggle -- coming home from a gig at 2am to unload a ton of gear…
