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OT - In mourning for summer...
I wore my first turtle neck of the season today. Where did the year go?? *sigh*
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Exercise in a second floor apartment
I'm moving into an apartment soon and I'm afraid of making neighbors angry if I continue following exercise DVDs. For the past few years I've been living in a basement so I could workout as hard as I wanted to and not care at all. And now I'm really excited about the new Turbo Fire workouts coming out, and want to get them…
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Yay! They fit!
I adore boots, but they've always been an enemy of mine because my ankles/calves never fit them. I had a pair that I really loved, and wore them even though I could only zip them halfway up (it was always hidden by jeans). But then when I gained more weight I had to stop wearing them altogether because I couldn't zip them…
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Irying to convince myself to go jogging...
But the problem is the most athletic thing I've ever done in public is walking, and I feel overly self conscious even doing that. I know I shouldn't care (and that most likely no one will pay any mind to me anyway) but I'm just a little terrified of going. :tongue: My question is, those of you who jog/run, how do you get…
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Woah! *happy dance*
This hasn't been the best of weeks. I got a terrible cold (and haven't worked out for a few days because of it) and we lost power all of Thrusday, which threw some things off (including having pizza for dinner that night, and over indulging just a wee bit). I was preparing myself for a maintain this week. But low and…
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Inventive fitness for the frugal
I have a set of three pound dumbbells that I got for my last brithday, and they work for things like lateral raises and triceps, but I really needed something heavier to challenge me with moves such as bicep curls or overhead raises. I really didn't want to spend the money on more weights just yet though (I've already…
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I just taught myself how to hula hoop!
It only took me 19 years. :laugh: It's small, and not weight related. (Though, my heart rate got up pretty high!) Still, I'm pretty darn happy about it. :bigsmile: It's always been one of the things that "I can't do." Now I can! Now...if I can just get that darn whistling thing down... :grumble: :bigsmile: :flowerforyou:
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It's a beautiful day outside...
And I have a brand new jump rope, good music on my iPod, and plenty of energy. So what am I doing? Sitting inside worrying about how if I go out and jump rope like I really want to, people will see me and think I look fat/silly/place whatever negative adjective you wish here. :huh: Someone kick me or something. :angry:
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Just a reminder for everyone to pay attention!
So, I had a really good step aerobics workout just now. I really pushed myself and got my heart rate up high. But...about halfway through the workout my mind was wandering all over the place...and not concentrating on where my feet were falling. And, well... I fell off the step! :laugh: I'm okay, just bruised my bum a bit.…
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The nightmare I had last night might help me not cheat
So, I had a bad couple weeks, which resulted in a maintain on the scale. I've been super good this week though, with exercising and eating. I was actually under my caloires a few days (which is okay for me, since I'm only set to a 1lb a week loss, it was just kinda resetting my goal to 1.5 loss temporarily). Well, last…
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Procrastinating...
Someone...please...give me a kick in the butt and make me go do my step aerobics. :grumble:
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Your very own personal spa
I try to treat myself to something like this (though usually to a lesser extent) whenever I feel like it's getting harder to stay on track. Once I do something like this for myself I find it sooo hard not to stick to my healthy lifestyle, cause I feel like I didn't deserve the spa treat. It's cheap but still very…
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Does anyone else think...
...that strawberry Crystal Light tastes just like jello? Or am I just insane? :laugh:
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Numb feet?
Sometimes my feet go numb durring exercise. Usually just my toes, and usually not all of them (normally just the one next to the pinkie) but sometimes it can extend to the balls of my feet. It's pretty alarming...I've tried adjusting how I step, and I don't think my shoes are too tight. Should I be worried? Or is it just a…
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Trying to start again...
So, I went waaaay overboard durring Christmas and New Years Eve. And not only on the actual holidays, but starting a couple weeks preceeding and almost everyday till yesterday. :embarassed: I'm a little scared to weigh myself tomorrow. I'm hoping that if I gained (which I'm sure I probably did) it's only a couple pounds.…
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Nothing real big, but I just had to share!
I just tried on a pair of jeans that a couple months ago I could not get past the tops of my thighs, and not only did they go all the way up, I got them fastened! They are still a little too small to wear because I can't really sit down or walk up the stairs in them well :laugh: but I think I will be able to wear them in a…
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Whoohoo, ticker finally moved!
On 9/21 of this year I reach 203 pounds. Since then I've bounced back and forth between the same 4 pounds. Well today I finally reached 202, and with Thanksgiving too! =D *happy dance* Heres hoping next week will be 201! :bigsmile: I had a goal of being 193 my the end of '08, but I don't think I'm going to make it now. I'm…
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Awesome quote
"People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily." -Zig Ziglar :flowerforyou: :heart:
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Cinnamon Apple Treat
I just tried this today, and it was very yummy. It's a good alternative if you like a lot sugar or artifical sweeteners on your apples. Ingredients: 1 medium apple 1 tablespoon honey Cinnamon to taste Directions: Chop apple. Put honey in a microwave safe bowl, add a little bit of water (less to make it syrupy, and more to…
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Feeling bleh...
I'm trying not to let myself get too upset, I know that there are gonna be road blocks, and I just have to stick with it and push through. But since like the end of September I've felt like I'm climbing up a mountain made of sand. For every foot up I get, I slip down another three. Last week was REALLY bad. The first few…
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I don't think I've ever been THIS hungry
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For you ladies with long hair...
How do you keep it out of your way when working out? I usually just put it in a pony tail, but depending on what shirt I'm wearing, sometimes it really annoys me when it touches my back. I've also tried buns but that doesn't work well with high impact, it seems to just work it's way out or annoy me with bouncing. My hair…
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Has to be one of the stupidest things I've done yet...
So, I had some extra Cals this evening and decided to have some ice cream. Well, the easiest place to set the ice cream while scooping is the stove. The oven was on so I set my hand down to see how hot that had made the surface. What I didn't know was the the burner had JUST BEEN TURNED OFF. OUCHIES!! :embarassed: I didn't…
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Did something yum with my popcorn today
I LOVE popcorn, and we have an air popper so I don't have to feel guilty for eating it often. I do enjoy it without the butter (even though I do love the butter :laugh: ), but today I wanted a little something different. So I put a teaspoon of olive oil in a small dish and sprinled some Mrs. Dash on top, then dipped my…
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Vitamins mold?
Okay, so I had some Women's One a Day and Calcium suppliments in a plastic baggy in my room, and they kinda got forgotten about for a while (and my room is pretty damp/humid). So durring some housework today I uncovered the baggy, but it looks like the Women's One a Day molded? Is that possible? They smell a little off and…
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Always makes me smile...
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Yoga Challenge
I tend to put off yoga more than other exercise, I think because it doesn't give the same results as cardio, etc. I always mean to get around to it, but hardly ever do! I love how it makes me feel though, both physcially and emotionally. So I'm challanging myself to do at least 10 minutes of yoga everyday(and of course…
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Okay, so is this just made up?
I have been dealing with two weight loss 'facts' for a few years, but never thought to actually find out if they are true. The logical side of me has just brushed them aside, but there is still a nagging voice that says "Well what if they are true??" The first one is: if you sit down right after working out your fat will…
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About resting after strength training...
I don't use weights of over 5lbs and I usually don't use them for more than 20 minutes. My question is, do I really have to wait a day between every time I use weights even with this small ammount? My arms are a little sore from weights yesterday, but not terribly so, and I really feel like using weights again today.
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Happy birthday to me!
TWO people made me cake! (well okay, one person bought a cake, the other person made one lol) And I'm having a peice of both! :ohwell:
