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30DS and an NSV
I've done 11 days of the 30DS so far. i started on 5/29, so as you can tell, I'm not doing it every day. I don't do it on my work days (3 days per week.. 12 hr shifts which leave me too tired for much else).. and this week I took the entire week off because I wanted my legs to rest up. I had my 5K that I was trying to PR…
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One More Day People! --70 dayz run!
My husband is a track and cross-country coach (high school) over the summer every year someone designs a t-shirt and any of the kids who run 70 days during the summer break get a shirt and pizza party at the end of the summer. Well, last year my husband found an extra shirt he had, so he gave it to me. I decided I wouldnt'…
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OT- anyone else anxious about gift giving?
ugh. I hate giving presents. I get embarrassed/nervous watching people open them. I always think it's a great idea and I'm all excited about what I picked out, but then when it comes time to do it, I get anxious! Am I the only one? I bought my husband a laptop and a pair of jeans for his birthday (today). it's now 3:45 in…
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Beer. check. wine. check. whiskey. check. jager. check. ouzo
Check.... (you get the picture) Husband's birthday last night. I'll say I overindulged just a little. Somehow "buying random drinks for the birthday boy" turned into "for the birthday boy AND his wife". so... thank god for MFP food diary and all the water it's been reminding me to drink lately! I'm awake. and while I'm not…
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Foster the People-Pumped Up Kicks
I love when this song comes on during my run. anyone else?
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NSV!
got catcalled during my run by what appeared to be a truck full of teenage boys (maybe early 20s?) 10 years ago I would have been annoyed. Now, it's a NSV! :blushing:
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Anyone up for some Netflix Pilates RIGHT NOW?
gonna do the pick your level weight loss pilates at noon pst here (20 min from now) anyone want to do it with me? Then we can report on the best and worst bits afterward! :tongue:
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checking in after a long away.. lots new stuff!
Well, I started MFP about a year ago. Lost 12 lbs. then got out of habit by end of summer (too hot to exercise, I told myself). Gained back 7 or 8 lbs over the fall/winter. awww shucks! Finally talked to my boyfriend about my struggles. I'm not overweight, but I am about 10 lbs heavier than I was when he met me. I've read…
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Q about hundredpushups exhaustion test
At the end of week 2 and 4, you are supposed to do "another exhaustion test". When is everyone doing that? Are you just counting how many pushups you were able to do at the end of your work out (your "MAX")? or are you supposed to rest for a few hours/a day and then just strictly do the exhaustion test? TIA!
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ear buds with ear hook, anyone use them?
I seem to do ok with the regular ear buds when I run, but occasionally, the want to fall out. My BF can never use the regular ear buds when he runs (he uses the lame-o early 90s, over the head, like an alice in wonderland head band, kind). His ears dont' look it but they must be shaped funny because they won't hold the…
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Off topic, need creative help. what to do with old tshirts?
my boyfriend has a GARBAGE BAG full of old t-shirts he cannot part with. He's a runner. Ok. Great. I love that about him. but why he can't let go of the millions of shirts he has that have a running theme, I just don't get. But I'm accepting it (or trying). So. Most of these are t shirts with screenprint logos of races…
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spaghetti squash with jalapeno cream.
made this last night sooooo good as a side dish... Next time probably won't even bother to add the jack cheese on top, dont' think it was necessary. followed the recipe TO THE LETTER otherwise. and made with 1% milk with no problems. http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1842378
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Back for another round!
Travel and heat. this summer, after mid July, was not very kind to my diet. hmph. I had been on MFP all spring and had lost 12lbs. well, stopped exercising when it got too hot to run outside without feeling miserable, and did quite a bit of traveling, wine tasting... you get the picture. Anyway, I gained 4lbs of the 12 I…
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Disney World here I come!
Any recommendations for taking on Disney world... as GROWN UPS?!?! NO kids!!! I've been to Disney World once, when I was 14, and had a lot of fun, I remember thinking Epcot would be cool if I was older.. dating, dancing, drinking..etc. And I've been to Disneyland a bazillion times, but always with a kiddo or two in tow.…
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What do you do when you're sick?
I am starting to feel really depressed. I started having a little annoying cough on Thursday evening, it was just occasional, with a mild sore throat, no big deal. I was still able to work out on thursday and again on Saturday. Sunday, I felt a bit worse, but decided to run anyway.. just not go quite as far. I felt fine…
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They FIT!!!!
Somehow I lost 3 lbs in less than 2 weeks all of a sudden. (after very slow progress this far.. had only lost about 5 lbs in 2 months). So.. maybe the weight won't stay off... but.... I got brave and stood on my tip-toes and grabbed the pile of skinny jeans off the top shelf in the closet. the Joe's jeans I bought at…
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WAY way way TMI! (read at your own risk) re: Agave instead o
Ok, some of you may have read the splenda shut-off post I made a few weeks back. I haven't had any problem without it. Have been losing weight more consistantly too (may or may not be related). but.. here's the biggest surprise. and yes, very TMI for some people, but I just had to share anyway because I am NOT a private…
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Anyone else buying skinny clothes? before they actually fit?
I'm a thrift store addict, Lately I've found that i'm buying cute clothes that *almost* fit. Pants/shorts mostly. anyone else? I just love to shop for great deals, and don't want to buy any more "Fat" clothes . and I can't pass up the cute GAP capris for 3.99 or the "joes jeans" for 4.99 that will fit when I Lose 5 more…
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The Splenda shut off
Ok. Tomorrow will be day 1 of no splenda. I just read someone's nutrasweet post on MFP and realized that I use tons of splenda and have for about 4 years. Maybe that's where a lot of my troubles are stemming from? Ok. Maybe not. but I figure it's worth a try. I use about 4-6 packets of splenda a day, which has increased a…
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Another reason the scale sucks :)
When you have a uber-fit boyfriend! Feeling playful, and starting to feel fit after a good run, we were in the bathroom together getting ready for a shower. For once, I'm not embarrassed about what I weigh, even though it's still more than I want.. it's... well, less than it was a few weeks ago, so it feels encouraging. So…
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Beach Body Princess Challenge weeks 3 and 4
?? what's our goal? wanna take votes? something with arms, butts?? lose 3 lbs in 2 weeks? Lose another inch from the belly? I need direction! :)
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Any scientific reason for "splurges" HELPING diet?
I know that some people seem to "think" that having a big cheat day re-energizes their diet. Is there any scientific evidence behind this? Any proof? I will take cheat days now and again and was just curious why they don't seem to hurt me. This weekend was a cheat weekend. Pizza and Salad Friday night. "continental…
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Exercise questions?
1) How do I figure calories for a workout that has multiple levels? today I pushed my son (35lbs) in the jogging stroller as I walked and ran a mountain trail loop. The trail is 4.5 miles and I did it in 58 minutes. The first mile is uphill the entire way so I walked that. the next 1.5 miles alternates flat and uphill and…
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Make me dinner! (with these ingredients)
I so don't want to go to the store right now, but I'm at a complete loss as to waht to make that is healthy. I have potatos blue cheese crumbles onions salsa grated parmesean Black Bean Soup in a can tortillas eggs shrimp frozen turkey one tomato anyone see any ideas?
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uh, stress fracture? :)
Ok I dont' think so, but I did kickboxing for the first time last night, we use those big bags to punch and kick. Today the inside aspect of my R lower leg, just above my ankle bone, over the tibia is sore whenever i step or push on it with my fingers. It doesnt' feel muscular. Is it possible to injure something from…
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PMS issues? need advice/experience. (men, you can read, but
I never felt like I was a PMS-er before. Now I am beginning to wonder. I got my IUD removed in August. It was a hormone-secreting one, so I did not have periods while I had it in (had it in for over 4 years). Before that I was pregnant, before that I had a miscarriage (only had 1 period between the miscarriage and getting…
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I feel like there's no point
I Just want to cry. Today is my weigh-in. I don't understand why Ive now GAINED weight since last week. don't tell me it's muscle, I'll bite your head off. I've been dieting now since March 1st. For the last 9 days, I've been logging all food and exercise calories, eating most of what I exercise off. I've been DOING IT.…
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Subway?
do you guys really believe the 6 inch sub calorie counts on subway's menu site? My boyfriend and I split a footlong turkey breast and ham sand (no cheese) with lettuce, onions, peppers, tomato, pepperocini and mustard. subway's website says a 6inch (half of the footlong) is only 290 cal. I find that so hard to believe as…
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dont' shoot me...
but does anyone else find it difficult to eat all of your calories on a good exercise day? I find that since I only work out 4 x a week, I get used to eating my 1450 cal. Then on the days I work out, I have a hard time eating all the extra calories. Now that I'm not eating junk food.. it just seems like a lot. After my…
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OT but somehow related science of happiness
My boyfriend forwarded this to me, from a coworker.. they are just notes taken at a lecture : Lecture Notes from “ Postive Psychology and the Science of Happiness” Given by Shawn Achor from Harvard University At One Day University on 3/29/08 Some info on studies: Langer Study of 1979 showed that mental construction effects…
