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NSV
Sometimes it is the little things that help motivate you..Today my NSV is that I can get both feet down in side of my cowboy boots. I bought a pair of Justins on clearance at a thrift store for $25 in January. It was a great buy except that I tried on only my left foot in the store and when I got home I could not get my…
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Just over 100 days
Not huge changes but I am getting stronger and have stuck with working out with much more regular efforts. I am 40 and have eight children ages 24 down to 16 months. I had gestational diabetes that got progressively worse with each pregnancy and did not go away after this last baby. I am on metformin and want to get in…
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Strength or Endurance
Is it important to continue to build both at the same time? I have recently started stronglifts about 3-4 weeks and started out very light but am making progress. Started at 35 lb for squats and now am up to 55..However I backed off of going to a P900x style class at the Y that I was going to on Monday nights. I went last…
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On non lift days
Can I still do full body work out class that involves weights max 5-8 lbs and count it as cardio? Then do 5X5 mon, weds, friday?
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Knee pain
I have recently started exercising. I work out 2-3 times a week for an hour. I work out in group weight lifting classes at the Y. I also really like Zumba. I started at 162 and weigh 154 now having started at the beginning of March. So not too bad, slow and steady. The problem I have is that my knees kill me after some…
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Old Skinny or Life Time Struggler
Just wondering thoughts on if it is easier for a person who was once thin/inshape to get back inshape or a person who has battled weight their whole lives to get into shape? Just a phylisophical question.. I have mixed feelings about it. Sometimes I think thin people are motivated to get back to their former self but on…
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I Hate Jumping Exercises
They make me feel like I have to pee! Even if I just did, I really wanted to do 30 day shred but there are so many stupid jumping activities that I feel like I have to pee every other minute. Might have to with having urinary tract infection a few days ago. I have been on antibiotics..but that leads to another question..I…
