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Any military spouses?
As military spouses we face a special kind of hurdle in our lives when our spouses deploy, TDY, have field training etc. My husband is non-combat deploying in a couple of weeks for a few months. He was gone for 3 months just 2 months ago and I actually managed to lose about 10 pounds while he was gone. This time I'm much…
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Needing some help/advice/motivation
I've been on this journey for years. I've tried numerous things, but calorie deficit/exercise has worked the best. I've managed to get myself down to 156, but my current goal is 151 to meet Army initial entry standards. I've been stuck hovering around this weight for about 2 months and just can't get lower. I eat around…
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Sore muscles: to workout or not to workout
Since my issue is with my legs, I'm only going to talk about my cardio exercises. So for the last 3 or 4 weeks I have been pretty consistent with getting on the elliptical for 30-45 minutes (speed between 3.5-6.5), followed by the treadmill (walking at 3.5) for 30-60 minutes. I have 2 rest days a week. I know rest days are…
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Any mid-twenties losing weight to join the military?
I'm 25 and still have between 4-7 pounds to lose to join (it depends on the day, ya know?). My husband joined the Army late 2012 and I've been trying to lose weight to join for almost exactly a year. I suppose I'm looking for friends who are in the same boat as me since we'll understand each others struggles. Feel free to…
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After cleanse still lost weight, now gaining
So I had started a cleanse, but ended it on day 5 (August 6) because I couldn't force myself to drink enough to come anywhere close to meeting my calorie goal because I just wasn't hungry. Please no lectures on doing a cleane, to each their own. I have been slowly increasing my calorie consumption every day and only…
