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arm wrestle!
I was trying to think of some strength objectives for myself... and I decided I want to be able to beat my boyfriend at arm wrestling. then my little brother tells me it's more to do with leverage than strength............ thoughts? Is this true? Could I get strong enough for the leverage not to matter? silly goal but it…
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Mustard!
I love mustard. Sometimes I eat it off the spoon......... >.< Now not all mustards are Paleo but I do have a few which are just fine! Problem is, I don't know what to eat them with. I used to like it on a sandwich or crackers, but that is no longer an option for me... Any suggestions? Is it good on celery.....?
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anyone else irrationally scared?
I've attempted a Whole30 before but I only made it to 15 days before a slump/downward spiral. I'm feeling not so confident in myself this time... especially because it's Halloween-month (candy everywhere!), and ESPECIALLY especially because I'm taking about 5 days off with the boyfriend for a mini vacation. I am struggling…
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workout planning help needed!
I need help planning my gym days... I have 3 days a week when I am consistently able to make it to my gym: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. So... I guess what I'm trying to ask, is what is a good strength training plan to be split between 3 days? Should I do full body each time, or should I do a leg day, a back day, etc etc... I…
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decorating gurus needed!
Hi! I need help making my house pretty :( I hope you're bored as work like I am so you can help! We just moved into a house that has a LOT of tongue & groove pine siding... it's acceptable in some rooms where it's only one wall, but in others it's walls AND ceilings and I feel like I'm living in a box. I need help deciding…
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Martial arts & boxing fans!
So, Ive never done any kind of kickboxing or boxing or martial arts beyond a handful of turbokick classes, but ta da! My step-cousin (if there is such a title?) just launched his martial arts/boxing training app! So here is some shameless advertisement. It's been in development for quite a while and he's got a lot of…
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silly Americans
I'm going to Italy in a few weeks... and my family is freaking out saying DONT PACK ANYTHING THAT MAKES YOU LOOK AMERICAN!!! Hoping I'm not curb-stomped for being American even if I clearly appear as one, but - What exactly should I be avoiding? It's not like I wear the flag like a toga. I don't wear any sports-team…
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eRepublik
Does anyone here play this????? I just found out my boyfriend is allegedly President of the United States. FML.
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primal emotional eating?
It's sort of chicken & the egg for me here- am I feeling depressed/the need to binge because my diet has been sloppy, or has my diet been sloppy because I'm depressed? I've been emo and blah and superlame for a few weeks now. My diet has been gross and I FEEL gross. My legs and back ache like I've been working out, but I…
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I'm a believer!
So I've been griping for the past 2 weeks or so (whenever it was that I started eating more/joining here) because the scale was going up... and up... and UP until I hit my "uh-oh" weight of 150! Even worse... 151! And that was at the BEGINNING of the day, naked, after bathroom business, before breakfast, etc etc etc. I was…
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zigzagging?
Hi fellow eaters :) I am eating at TDEE - 15%. Yesterday I had a big overage (about 675 over!!) because of a birthday party/ lack of self control. You know how it is. Anywayyy... I was wondering if anyone who eats at a static calorie goal like this also zigzags? Or am I incorporating too many things at once?? I usually…
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grass-fed
I read this article this morning: http://www.rodale.com/10-food-label-lies?page=0 Lots of interesting/frustrating points in there, but here's an excerpt about the grass-fed meat claim: Grass-fed The lie: See this label, and bucolic scenes of grassy fields with healthy, happy cows probably come to mind. Think again.…
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need help pretty please with sugar on top! :)
Hiiii buddies, I need some opinions! So, I've been eating at my TDEE - 15%. All well & good. BUT I've been having a lot of trouble mentally/emotionally with calorie counting. I'm getting obsessive about it, and it is NOT healthy. As a result, I've decided that I'm only going to log my calories on workdays (generally M-F,…
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need help pretty please with sugar on top! :)
(posted this in one of my groups too but I figure the MFP masses could help too?) Hiiii buddies, I need some opinions! So, I've been eating at my TDEE - 15%. All well & good. BUT I've been having a lot of trouble mentally/emotionally with calorie counting. I'm getting obsessive about it, and it is NOT healthy. As a result,…
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Overanalyzing
Hi! I've been lurking in this group for a while, but could some pros just clarify some things with me? The search feature on MFP drives me nuts, by the way. :) I've been continually bumping my calories throughout this whole process of MFP (been here a year and started like most- with the 1200 calorie day, though quickly…
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COME AT ME, BRO.
Judge me. Judge my food, my silly profile picture with a half gallon of cider in my pants, my calories burned... whatever. I need to lose only THREE MORE POUNDS and my patience is wearing thin. I want to do this "right." It's taken me a year to lose a silly 17lbs (I know I've lost inches, gained strength, gained endurance,…
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Dreaming about the bathroom?
Why do 90% of my dreams take place in the bathroom (usually the downstairs one, though today, the upstairs) of the house I grew up in? In the dream I don't mean I'm USING the bathroom, I just mean whatever weird thing I'm dreaming about happens in these settings. Interpret me!
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embarressed of S.O.
at work this morning, a woman was talking to me about how she hid/ran away from someone she saw out in public because she didn't want this person to see how fat her boyfriend had become. thoughts? has anyone ever done this??? how would you feel if your girl/boyfriend told you they'd done that?
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newbie would love some new friends!
Hi! I've been on MFP for a year... my progress has been VERY SLOW but steady. I've already recognized (before learning about this) that wheat makes me icky, as does lactose, as does stuff heavy in sodium... I also get migraines which I'm sure will be helped with a change in diet. I think I've finally got a grasp on my…
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help me pick a dress!
for a wedding this saturday. and if you're really ambitious - any shoe recommendations?? I need to buy some this afternoon. #1 #2
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strength training logs
I'm aware that logging your strength training in that section does not give you calories... but there's also a "cardio" strength training, which obviously DOES give you calories! So.... who logs what? When you track your reps/sets/etc do you also give yourself the calories? Is it wise to?? Just curious :)
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calorie goal for my womanly muscles?
I'm about 5lbs away from my goal weight. Originally I was going to wait til I hit that mark to start focusing on strength training (I've incorporated it for a while, but I've definitely done a greater proportion of cardio....I like zumba too much to stop just yet) So, my question is, if I start more weights now, what do I…
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low weights vs heavy
There's a local place offering this kind of class: http://www.lesmills.com/northeast/bodypump/about-bodypump.aspx The description reads that it essentially focuses on low weights/high reps... I've been trying to do the opposite. That being said, is the class still "worth" something? I'm sure it will still leave me…
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strength training programs
I've been (loosely) following Jamie Eason's Live Fit program. I like having a routine spelled out for me, since I'm fairly new to weights. Are there any other programs anyone can recommend? I'm looking for something that's already structured for me, I just work better that way (if left to my own devices I'll probably get…
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Fitness Nerds Attack!
okay, so I wrote up this whole big post... then the internet died and I lost it. I think it's a sign. SO the gist of what I want to ask is: if I use other methods rather than MFP of calculating my BMR and TDEE (and therefore my daily calories), should I still eat my exercise calories? I ask because with any other online…
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great article.
http://inamerica.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/01/inside-our-scary-society-destroying-familyary-society-destroying-family/?hpt=li_c2 <3
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calorie intake question!
so, I eat about 1500 net cals a day. this has been working fine for me... the slow but steady route. and I always feel like I'm eating enough, I don't feel starved or deprived. Howeveerrrr I'm going on a bikini-involving-vacation the 3rd week in February...!! I know I'm not going to hit my goal weight in this amount of…
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Cankles
I have them. Anybody have success with seeing cankleimprovement in your weight loss journey? I'm afraid it's mostly just the way I'm shaped (obviously there's some fat in there too)... I know they've always been big but I can't remember if maybe, at one slimmer point in my life, perhaps I had ANKLES. *sigh* how did these…
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spoiled rotten!?!
So, about 1 1/2 years ago my dad remarried... this lady has a lot of money (at least compared to what I grew up on). Now for my brother's graduation, as a present we are going on a Mediterranean cruise (umm YES I realize that the news has been following that tipped ship, *trying not to think about that,* not my point!)…
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back problems!
I've got a friend who has been inspired by me (HA, never thought I'd say that) to start exercising more. She's been accompanying me through my various workouts on and off for a couple months, but often has to stop or take extra rest days because we end up hurting her back. She has a herniated disc that she is currently…
