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Non-fitness motivations
Hey everyone! I was just thinking about how energetic I've been lately, because I just made a bunch of new friends on here, and that really makes me excited! Community is a wonderful thing, and being involved in it can be very inspiring! What are some non-fitness related things that get you excited to be involved in…
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Balancing career, home, and self
Hey everyone, I just thought I'd put this question out there. How do you balance your lifestyle? Work, school, significant others, exercise, family, etc. all put pressure on your time; so how you keep all of your plates spinning? For me, I work full time and go to grad school 2 hours away from where I live and work. I have…
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Introductions
Let's get to know each other better! My name is Joey. I'm 24 and working on losing my newlywed weight...and the about to be married weight, and the single weight, and so forth! I like to run and ride my bike. I'm not crazy into strength training at the moment, because I have a really intense work and school schedule. So…
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Accountability
Accountability is exceptionally important in making good habits (And stopping bad ones.) Where do you get your accountability? I get mine from my wife and from the cold judgment of the red minus sign when I overdo it.
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Checking in!
Hey everyone! Since we're right smack in the middle of the holiday season, I thought it might be good to give us all a chance to check in and celebrate our wins and confess our sins (Or, to put it less harshly/rhymey: discuss our struggles)! I hate to start in on a low note, but I am not doing all that well. I'm up 30lbs…
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Getting that push
Hey all, I just joined this group because I thought it would be nice to have a peer group in my age bracket. I just turned 24, and I've been on this site for about a year and a half. So if you want to add me, please do! I thought I'd make my grand entrance by starting a conversation: Where do you find your motivation? And…
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Fit and nerdy
I am a nerd. It's what I am, and I love it. I saw this comic on one of my favorite sites, and I thought it would be quite fun to try out something along these lines. http://xkcd.com/189/ I want to make a fitness game based on RPG leveling. I think that it would be a lot of fun to have levels and classes depending on what…
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So...chocolate...
I love chocolate. Like, more than a man trying to lose weight ought to. The other day I made my fiance and I sugar free molten chocolate cakes (thinking taking the sugar out would drastically reduce the calories), and they were pretty fantastic! The problem came when I put the recipe into MFP and it told me that each…
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I'm not on a roll!
I had a bit of an NSV today. I put my bike shorts on to go for a ride around town, and for the first time ever the waistband didn't roll down to my hips when I sat down! Woot!
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Guys: I fear for my unconceived children
I've posted a topic like this before, but this is a little different. To preface: i ride a bike. I've got a good saddle, i use the shorts, and chamois butt'r. The issue is that when i got done with an 8 mile ride yesterday, i felt like i'd been in the winning video on AFV. Today, the boys are still sore. Everything else is…
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I'm apparently lighter AND happier!
I've been on here since April, right before my fiance and I got together. In that time, I've had several NSV's that I haven't shared with everyone, like how I needed to buy a new belt because my old one was too big. But last night I had a pretty big one! I was talking to a classmate that I hadn't really talked to since…
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More friends=more support
Okay, so I'm not exactly a newbie on here (I figure once you know what NSV means, you're in the club), but I wanted to extend a hand to all my new MFPeeps and say that if you want a supportive friend, go ahead and send me a request! I'm 23, so if you're in that age bracket, lets get together!
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Cheap, quick, and healthy recipes...am I kidding myself?
My fiance and I are both fairly active here on MFP. She doesn't really do anything community-wise, but I love my MFPeeps! Anyways, we decided that we want to start planning our meals when we see each other, rather than just going out to eat for every meal. That's where we run into the issue. I'm a graduate student who…
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A bit rude, but I'll take it
I was walking into work today, and one of the ladies on the night crew (I work in a hospital) said "Wow you've lost so much weight! What are you using?" And I told her about MFP, and she said "Weight is ugly, but now you look really good!" Thanks....I guess? The spirit was there, and I'm grateful for the compliment, as…
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Younger people in Denton, TX
As I've been going through this, I've often wished I knew more people that I could call up to go on a bike ride or a run. So I decided that now is the time to reach out and see if there's anybody here in little d who wants a workout buddy! So is there anybody nearby who's interested. I'm about to turn 23, and I'd prefer if…
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Losing my umph
I don't know if it's because I've been doing this since April, or if it's because I feel like I can't take care of any of my business; but I am really starting to slack on my logging. Not even the good stuff. The other day I had a 1000 calorie workout (rode my bike almost 20 miles), and I only logged half of it. I still…
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question for guys who bike a lot
Heres the deal. I love riding my bike, and I want to be able to ride in a century ride by next year. The trouble is that by the tine I hit 5 miles, I've got saddle soreness and my dangly bits are sore and itchy! I wear padded bike shorts, but they don't seem to help any! It's incredibly frustrating, because I want to keep…
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Full of win, not whine!
I've felt for a while that I was doing a pretty sweet job at gearing up my fitness, but now I have both a pretty sweet NSV and the weight is falling off like nobody's business! Here are my successes: I crossed the 10 pound mark yesterday after starting this up in April. I don't know whether that's fast or slow, but I'm…
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Driving and fitness
Greetings friends! I have a question for y'all: My job requires me to drive a van for 5 hours and sit quietly at a desk for another 3 (I share an office with a psychotherapy group). When I get home, my brain is so numb from all the driving that I can't bring myself to exercise. Does anybody have suggestions on how I can…
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Sodium overload
Greetings to all my fitness pals (see what I did there?), I've been doing pretty well at keeping my calories below the limit, but I'm passing the Sodium threshold by like 500-1000mg everyday! I think the problem is that I eat a lot of cheese and meat, which seem to have a lot in them. The issue there is that I really like…
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Getting the party started
Greetings friends! I just started using MFP a week ago, and I gotta say a couple things. First: I've used other sites like this before, but this one seems to work better for me. I hope to become at least a fairly active member! Second: I mentioned that I've been going for about a week now. I'm still in that phase of eating…
