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Failing Marriage
So my husband and I have been together for almost 20 years. We are turning 36 this summer so do the math and you will see we were a mere 16 when we started dating. WE have been married for 11 years and have a 15 year old son together. For the past 12 years or so when he gets angry at me he calls me fat *kitten* or tubby,…
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Determining Fat Burn Heart Rate
So I am having a difficult time determining what my fat burning heart rate should be. I have heart murmurs so my heart beat is freakishly slow...like 45 beats per minute at rest stage. How do I determine what my fat burn hear rate should be?
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Weight Loss = Bad Attitude????
Just curious if anyone else has experienced the same thing with friends. I have a very close friend who lost about 110 pounds over the course of about a year and a half. I am very proud of her and told her that I am. However, she does not eat during the day hardly at all and pretty much only eats dinner. She lost her…
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Cardio First or Last??
I've been talking with a few friends from work and they are telling me I am going about my routine all wrong! I HATE cardio so I always do that first to get it out of the way then I go on to my weights and sit ups. They are telling me I should do a quick warm up on the ellyptical or treadmill first like 5 or 10 minutes…
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Runners Explain...
I'm not a runner...AT ALL. I see people running down the street and always look to see who is chasing them! I have a very hard time running on pavement, treadmills, etc. The only thing I can stand to do is the ellyptical machine and even that gets really boring after about 15 minutes. Any suggestions to liking to run? Has…
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Alcoholic Beverages
What is the lowest calorie drink to have? I don't like beer at all so that it totally out of the question. I went to the Red Wings vs. San Jose game last night (Wings lost in OT, put a fork in us we are done!!) I had a few cocktails and when I recorded them in my journal this morning I was like HOLY COW!!! I know I really…
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Dieting is HARD!!!
Hello everyone! I joined this site 2 days ago looking for some motivation! I've been working out hard core since January. When I say hard core it means 4 to 5 days a week I'm in the gym sweating like crazy! I finally met my goal last week and ran 2 miles on the ellyptical in 15 minutes then the next day I did it in 14.5…
