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Please don't bash on me. I would appreciate solid advice.
Hi. My weight has been a roller coaster these last few years. In 2012, I ended up underweight and diagnosed with Anorexia. I went through counseling, got a nutritionist, and recovered really well. Of course, the goal then was to gain weight and up my calories without shocking my body. Recently, I've become overweight (not…
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Strength training? :(
Hi! I'm Dani. :) I've always done lots of cardio. I run, ride horses, whitewater raft, hula hoop... elliptical and bikes on days in the gym... but I have no idea how to strength train. The weight room is filled with the only attractive guys from my school (college life, you know?), and I can't bring myself to go in there…
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How do you get the badge-style ticker in your "My Progress" section on your profile?
Hi, all. So, I know the most common thing is a ticker with a slider, which you see on just about everyone's profile. Sometimes, though, I see tickers like this one: They're like the sliding tickers in that they take up the same space on your profile and they get updated when you change your weight... but they look more…
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How do you get the "lbs lost ... lbs to go" tracker?
I think it looks super classy. On the left it says pounds lost, and on the right it says pounds to go.
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Any other New England-ers here?
Hi. I'm Dani. I'm from Maine! Anyone else from the currently-cold north? (Pro: Some beautiful snow is piling up outside my window right now!)
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Running -- opinions, please :)
Heya. So... I've always been a runner. I've been recovering, though, from a PCL tear I got in February. I used C25K to pace myself getting back into running so that I wouldn't be tempted to do too much too fast. Now that I've reached a comfortable 5k, I was wondering if you guys would recommend working up to a 10k or…
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Do you take hot or cold showers after your runs?
I've always been a runner.. and I've always taken hot showers. Recently, though, a friend of mine told me cold showers are much more beneficial. Is he right? Do y'all take hot or cold showers after you hit the pavement?
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C25K -- anyone else skip the first few weeks?
I skipped to week 4 (the distance version) because the first few weeks' descriptions seemed too easy for me--and I did just fine! I'm wondering, though, if this might have negative consequences? I'm thinking I'll be fine, but I'd LOVE to hear if anyone else skipped ahead and how they progressed.
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Choosing a goal weight?
My goal weight was 108lbs. I'm five feet, three-point-five inches tall. Someone told me that was too low and encouraged me to move it up to around 124lbs. How do you decide what's a good weight to aim for? Should I stick with 124, or should I go back to aiming for 108?
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Ranting about a topic I read earlier.
I was reading a thread earlier in which a husband was concerned for the health of his wife and daughter. His wife is too stubborn to make healthy food choices, and she and his daughter are both overweight because of it. What really gets me is that people were telling him he's a FOOD NAZI if he pushes for his wife and…
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Men's vs. Women's Calorie Goals
Hiya. So.. my boyfriend is on this site, too. We're doing this together. :) Neither of us is seriously overweight or anything--we just want to look better. Basically.. I was writing to say that because we're doing this together, I see his calorie goals and whatnot. We have similar lifestyles, but he gets a HUGE amount of…
