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2 really nice NSV's
I was at the gym tonight and my sessions with my personal trainer run out today, which I'm feeling very comfortable with. So I'm going up to do my 15 minutes of HIIT before lifting with him and run into a girl I know. We get on the cardio machines beside each other and are talking about our workouts. I told her that as of…
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puma sneakers for running
do you use them, what do you think?
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finding a race
It's difficult for me to believe that there is only one race local to my area between now and the end of the year. Does anyone know where i can go to get a pretty comprehensive calendar?
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Give me strength
To make it through Oktoberfest this Saturday without 1) giving into all the yumminess surrounding me 2) embarassing myself as I have to dress up in a drindle
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Polar F11 HRM vs Polar Ft40 vs the FT7?
I'm really excited, I just ordered my FT40 last night, I'm going to be on pins and needles until it gets here. I had an F11 (old model) but something happened to the seal the last time I changed the battery and ce la vie. I looked at the FT7, but decided that it was worth paying a little extra for the FT40 to get the…
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Booty boy short panty
Wow, I'm amazed at the things that are out there for purchase. I'm making some critical purchases from Fredericks of Hollywood and saw "booty boy short panty" with "light padding." Man . . . guys never know what they're in for when they take a girl home! My the time the morning rolls around make up's gone, the D's have…
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food and mood - acecdotal
Do you think food honestly correlates to mood? I'm happy, and I eat my goal calories. A few years ago, before my wedding, I was grossly under eating, to the point that I had to stop exercising because I just didn't have the energy to sustain real physical activity. I also became unhappy, a little aggressive, and I started…
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Repost - weight room ideas with injury
I reposted this because I got no play at midnight (my onus) and was not clear in my first post. So my left shoulder (delt) is a field of knots. There like 4 or 5 knots in there plus my bicep tendon is as tight as it can get. So for the shoulder I'm on self prescribed ice for a few days until I have to teach again. So…
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injured shoulder - weight room ideas
So my left shoulder (delt) is a field of knots. There like 4 or 5 knots in there plus my bicept tendon is like a to tight rubberband. So that's fun. Tomorrow is my first day without my pt, I was going to start nrol tomorrow, but with this . . . So I'm looking for ideas. I'm going to get my 5k in and then what when I hit…
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What I love about protein powder
I love that by adding it I can justify anything that fits into my calorie goal and turn it into a "health food," after all I do have to have a delivery system for it. For example, my most recent favorite afternoon snack is 2 Tbsp protein powder (120 c), 1 Tbsp sf instant chocolate pudding mix (18 c), 8 oz cold ff milk (86…
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weight lifting, long term calorie burn benefit and accomodat
I wear my hrm, I log my calorie burn per my hrm for the time that I'm working out . . . but what about the long term burn? Just curious what you do about it.
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Need advice re: cake
So, my son is allergic to gluten. He just turned 2 this past weekend, so I made him a gluten free cake for his party. It was DELICIOUS. I figured out there are about 25 portions in the cake and we ate 10 at the party. Now I have choices as to what to do with this cake that is totally haunting me, but I've been resisting:…
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Related: locker room
Not the one at the gym, but the one that is apparently in my closet as that's the smell emitting from there (where my hamper lives). Between my workout clothes and my husbands it is pretty bad, but we definitely don't go through enough to wash daily. What do you do to keep your house from smelling like a locker room?
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When running which do you dread more?
the steep hill or the low grade? I decided this morning I dread the low grade more because it plays with my head. My body says "we're going uphill and this is tougher" but my head says "look, it's all but flat, which means it should be EASY."
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Just the titles
Do you ever look at topic post titles and want to respond to the titles only without reading the whole post? At least once a day I look at one and think about it, for example today's: "I find it hard... on a daily basis... " I hear a cold shower might help . . .
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The biggest excuse (lie) you used to tell (sabatoge) yoursel
I used to tell myself that it was okay that I was at a higher weight because "everyone knows that your metabolism slows down at 15, 20, and again at 25." This was a lie I told myself to make me feel better. It was my sabatoge that kept me from being my best me. I'm now 33 (turning 34 in about 8 weeks) and my metabolism is…
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idiot moment - giant duh
I’m not used to having defined abs, this is a new thing for me. I’m not used to seeing women with defined abs, don’t know that I really know any irl. For weeks I kept looking at my abs thinking, “man my tummy looks lopsided, wonder what I can do about that.” Then I realized . . . it’s all in the ribs. LOL! Duh!
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I just fell in love with my
blender bottle. totally worth the $10 I paid for it this morning. I need to get a smaller one online for cheaper, but yeah.
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Good news: I think the hubs may join
My husband is like me, a former athlete turned couch potato, turned intermittent exerciser, turned frustrated intermittent exerciser who spent way too much time *****ing about it. I think he’s finally making the final leap into “I’m so frustrated about it I’ll calorie count.” When I first started doing this he sort of…
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To eat, or not to eat, that seems to be my quesiton
My diet exploded this past weekend . . . stress, indulgence, booze, atomic bomb. This has never happened to me before: I woke up this morning not hungry. I still had my cereal because I need to fuel my body, right? My 10:30 snack is approaching in an hour, I'm usually hungry by now, I don't foresee me becoming hungry again…
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Public restroom survey
You walk into the rest room, open the stall and see anything floating in the toilet (could be toilet paper that just didn't make it down or could be the person didn't flush at all), do you: 1. find another stall 2. flush then find another stall 3. flush and use
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Profile picture question
Out of curiousity, for people who use pictures of other people, you know people who are not you and are not related to you, why? I used a picture from the wizard of oz the other day because I felt like the wicked witch of the west.
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You, childhood, exercies, and today
I was thinking about this last night and today, and my husband and I sort of talk around it sometimes. Were you active as a child? Either yes or no, how do you think it influences you ability to push your body now both in workouts and with food? I have a really high tolerance for pain, I don't remember being any other way.…
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Dumbest question in the universe
No I'm not looking for opinions on what you think the dumbest question in the universe is, I'm sharing how dumbfounded I am that this question was asked at Miss Universe. I don't watch pagents, but I do read CNN when something has happened at my job to completely make me want to cry and I just need a break. So, off I go to…
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facial tick - Day 2
my face is spasming right between the eyes at the brow line. This is day 2, does anyone have any suggestions on how to make it stop?
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High heart rate issue
So, awesome people, I have a heart rate issue and I'm looking for suggestions. My hubs has a really low resting heart rate, but his active heart rate spikes high and doesn't come back down. Today we did the Marine Corps mud run, my hr hight was 179, his was 212. In the first quarter mile his went up to 186 and didn't come…
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Silly NSV, "Diesel"
LOL, my co-worker just called me "Diesel" and admired my muscles; he told me that I have an impressive athletic build. It feels good going from being a 35 – 40 pounds of lumpy, soft, overweight mom who was just going through the motions to being an extremely fit high functioning size 0 athlete who constantly pushes the…
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Weight lifting - to glove or not to glove?
I don't have gloves, but I've been thinking about them because sometimes my hands get sweaty on the bar in my BodyPump classes, and with the skinny bar they just start to slide a little. I just don't know. So do you glove or not? And why? Speaking of which, other than a good pair of sneakers, workout clothes, a hrm, and…
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Good gym in down town Atlanta
I'm going to be in Atlanta for work next week and my hotel has an agreement with one of the clubs there "for a nominal fee," so I figured while I'm paying I might as find a good gym that comes recommended. I do prefer group fitness classes, but they aren't a necessity.
