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    This might be part of the issue. It's not an...

    This might be part of the issue. It's not an exercise that a lot of people (especially women) feel comfortable with unless they at least start with a spotter. You can't just give a newbie a barbell...
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    I wasn't comfortable with it until I got strong...

    I wasn't comfortable with it until I got strong enough not to feel shaky pressing just the bar. It took a year and a lot of work with other exercises but now I can press 110# and its one of my...
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    I wouldn't be able to lift as heavy without them....

    I wouldn't be able to lift as heavy without them. It hurts too much. I also have really unstable wrists so I use gloves with a wrist wrap for most things. I wouldn't be able to perform as well...
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    I think it's amazing that if you are overweight...

    I think it's amazing that if you are overweight and living an unhealthy lifestyle people will lie to your face and tell you you look fine, aren't fat, "deserve" that cookie, etc.

    Then conversely...
  • We are having those tonight! I either put...

    We are having those tonight!

    I either put stuff in or on them. One of my favorite things to do is mince up garlic, onion, and celery and mix it in there with salt and pepper and rosemary.
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    I can't decide what's worse: getting ridiculous...

    I can't decide what's worse: getting ridiculous advice from people who SHOULD know what they are talking about or people who obviously don't have any interest in personal fitness but give you advice...
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    As far as I can tell from all of the math (I used...

    As far as I can tell from all of the math (I used as many formulas as I could find and took averages), somewhere between 2000 and 2300 calories is my maintenance, but I know this isn't an exact...
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    Gawd!

    So, after a full year of focusing on fat loss (eating at a deficit, lots and lots of cardio, weight training but without a lot of focus) and dropping from 193# (size 18) to 128# and (size 4) it's...
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    Agree with the Thermos. When I'm going to be...

    Agree with the Thermos. When I'm going to be gone all day and it's winter (6 months out of the year up here in New England), it's the BEST to be able to have hot soup.

    Agree too with all of the...
  • I've been working out hard and watching my diet...

    I've been working out hard and watching my diet for a year now with the goal of going from very overweight to a normal person and occasionally after a really intense or long workout I feel like that....
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    It depends on more than just running an...

    It depends on more than just running an additional mile.

    1) How is your diet? If you are not paying close attention to how many and what kind of calories you are taking in, your progress will...
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    "You don't look like you need to workout." ...

    "You don't look like you need to workout."


    No Sh*t! How do you think i got this way?

    ME: "It's freezing in here."
    (overweight) Girl at work: "Maybe you should put some meat on your...
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    I've used a lot of jacked and I find that...

    I've used a lot of jacked and I find that workout-wise it does what it is supposed to but for me anyway it's gross and makes me kind of nauseous and I tend to crash later.

    I'm using White Flood...
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