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Hip stretch help!
Please help me, bendy people! I'm getting generally more flexible but I'm really struggling with the flexibility of my hip when sticking my leg back behind me (like in a split). I basically can't seem to stick my leg out behind me from my hip. Instead all the flexibility comes from my back. This is stopping me from getting…
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Predicted/actual weight loss/gain
Hey scientists, Is anyone else keeping track of their deficit or surplus and calculating a predicted weight loss or gain, and then matching it up to the actual weight loss? I used to do this during the first phase of my weight loss, and found I matched up pretty well with my predictions. Now I'm doing it again as I've…
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From "healthy" to "overweight"...
Have been going downhill with my eating over the last few months and have put 10 kilos back on (of the 29 kilos I had lost in total). Turns out I have a BMI of 25.2 - so I'm back into the overweight category. This saddened me a lot - until I realised this is actually pretty awesome. I currently weigh 148 lbs. Last time I…
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What move do you really want right now?
Don't get me wrong - just got myself loads of moves (superman, shouldermount, butterfly etc) but I can't wait to overcome my incredible fear and do the bow and arrow :P What moves are you striving for right now?
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New pole dancing group image
Any suggestions for the group image thumbnail & banner? Include possible images in img tags in this thread!
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64 lbs lost, down to BMI 21.2 (pics!)
Hello everyone! Just thought I'd share my pictures of losing weight from 191 lbs down to 127 lbs in case this can inspire someone else who's finding themselves in a similar situation :) December 2010 - taken a year out from university due to depression, decision to lose weight, started starving myself (my mum made me do…
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My Running Anniversary.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/helenium/view/happy-running-anniversary-232025 Thought I'd share my running anniversary with everyone. Today is a year to date I started running, and I'm overjoyed I've kept at it for so long. I would highly recommend any new runners to record the first day they set out for a run. The…
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Entering a male-dominated free weights room
I've been pole dancing for 5 months now and I have significantly more strength than I used to. Nevertheless I could not tell you at all what the weights I can lift are. I would like some way to compare my strength to an average female, male etc. and to do this I need to try lifting free weights at the gym. Only problem is…
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Conditioning exercises
How much of your pole workout routine do you spend doing conditioning exercises? I'm building up a massive list of conditioning work on/off the pole (I've just begun inverting and can pull my body weight upwards by my arms, to give you an idea of my level). I wondered how often you guys do these (I aim for several times a…
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Shocking article trampling over transgender woman
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/15818910 go to the main article for the images, but I'll quote the important text: This is on the BBC's website in the UK, reporting on something that happened in the USA. a) Why is this woman's transgenderedness relevant to the story whatsoever? I wouldn't out a potential criminal as gay just…
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Half Marathon: Goodbye to the old me
Hope you're all having a good day! I thought I'd share my most recent running NSV with you, to motivate those of you who will appreciate the story :) apologies for its length - you can skip to the pictures :) Quick background: at 5'4" I started starving myself at 191 lbs to try and lose weight. This was horrible and I…
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Going to the gym for the first time.
I've never been to a gym before in my life, but - well - curiosity killed the cat, and my university gym is free for me, so I thought I'd head off there later today. Then I realised I don't actually know what I'm meant to bring, or if there are any howlers or anything you're not meant to do at the gym. What I think is: -…
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NSV - finally a UK Size 10 (pic)
Hello everyone! I found out a few weeks ago that I might have shrunk out of my size 12s and am well on the way to calling myself a UK size 10 (equivalent to US size 6). Today is the day I can happily call myself a size 10! I went into a shop and tried on three size 10 clothes and they all fit perfectly. One of my purchases…
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How do you guys flirt?
So I know the effects of flirting and what it means. I know people who are good at flirting. In fact I know everything about flirting, except... How exactly do you flirt? People recommend flirting to feel good about yourself and celebrate a more attractive body as we lose (or gain!) weight. But I wouldn't know what to say,…
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6 months, 37 pounds (pic heavy)
Hello everyone. I've got to start this off with a huge disclaimer: what you are about to see contains a lot of references to the company Apple. This is rather embarrassing, but unfortunately circumstances led to these being the best pictures. I am an app developer for iPad/iPhone so they feature heavily in my life... and…
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Students going back to Uni/College Group?
So it's coming to the time of year again when students are heading to their first, second, third year of university/college (school for you US people), and wondering if we can maintain the same eating habits and exercise habits amongst mounds of ever-increasing workloads... Who wants to get a little support group going for…
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Wobbling on the scale!
There are a lot of factors suggested for changes in the number on the scale: water weight, water retention in sore muscles, bladder full, eaten food recently... I wondered if the state of the digestive tract could also be a factor. I also wondered if this may explain the quick loss of weight seen typically at the beginning…
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Five questions regarding strength training!
Just this morning my weight dropped below 150 lbs for the first time, and for the last 10 lbs I've been saying "Oh, I'll start strength training properly under 150 lbs...". Oh crap! If I don't start now, both Past Me and Future Me will be angry with me. :( To be honest, the material on strength training on the internet…
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Time limit imposed for half-marathon?
Hello all, I'm currently training for a half-marathon in September. It's my first one so I'm not looking to meet a particular time goal, I'm mainly interested in completing it. I'm worried that they'll impose time limits on the half-marathon (they say they might - it's Run to the Beat in London, UK) and I'm extremely…
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Welcome back, my self-esteem
I'd like to call this an NSV but it's more of an OSINSV (Ongoing and Slowly Improving Non-Scale Victory) because I'm not completely fixed yet, but am making significant progress. When I gained my extra 60 or so lbs, my self-esteem went through the floor, like many people who rapidly gain weight. Self-esteem issues led to…
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Why yo-yo dieting is a waste of time
Hi all, I thought I'd share some data on how I gained weight over the last few years. Not many people have a record of how they became their maximum size. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/helenium/view/why-yo-yo-dieting-is-a-waste-of-time-106015 The graph shows the insignificance of using crash diets to lose weight - they…
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Why do we exercise?
Hello all, I exercise regularly at the moment, although I rarely manage more than 400 calories of exercise a day. I enjoy it and eat all my exercise calories. (I'm being a good girl and avoiding starvation.) But recently I've been wondering whether all this exercise is actually helping my weight loss. I'm certainly getting…
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Running - can you give me a sanity check?
Hello all! I'm female, 20 years old and need a sanity check. I'm really sorry this is a rather long(ish) post, I hope you can take the time to offer advice from your own experiences :) Estimated max heart rate: 200 bpm. In the last three weeks or so I've been running around my local neighbourhood (probably 3 times a week,…
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Any asexuals?
Hello all! Was wondering if there were any asexuals/demisexuals/gray-As here on MFP. I'm personally a romantic asexual (don't ask me about gender preferences - I don't know yet). I'm female and 21 years old, but I've only just started experiencing light-weight romantic attraction in the last year - it's all rather new to…
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Amusing Comments NSV
I go to Oxford every couple of weeks to a month as part of my routine. In January I decided to transform my eating habits (well, decided in December and took a while to start). Since then I've lost 28.5 pounds. When I went to Oxford this time round, I saw some of my friends who were staying there (hadn't seen them in 6…
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What do you do with your glasses during exercise?
Hello everyone, I just got a new pair of glasses to help with my short-sightedness. I'm wearing them now (it hasn't been more than an hour)! So my question to you is: what do you do with your glasses when you're exercising? Do you keep them on? Do you put them to one side? Does it depend on the type of exercise? What would…
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How did YOU break your plateau?
So all! I'm coming up to a 1 month 'plateau' - not long for a plateau I know, but it's getting a bit annoying. I know it's all part of the process, but it's sad to see no progress in pounds or inches. How did you break out of a plateau? What changes did you make, or was it just perseverence and hard work? How much did you…
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Bought an HRM
So I went on Amazon and bought an HRM. Then I panicked, decided I didn't want it and tried to cancel it - but they'd already started dispatching the order so it's on its way anyway. I haven't got it yet. So I have various questions about HRMs. - Can I wear it for 24 hours to get an estimate of how much my body uses in a…
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'How' question
Hello all, Just wondering. I'm upping my water intake because apparently it helps weight loss. I guess this is true, but my inner scientist wants to know... why? how? How does water intake help weight loss? Does it increase your metabolic rate? If so, why? Does anyone know? Thanks everyone!
