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| The Lounge | What does an American accent sound like? | Mar 12 2008 02:35 (UTC) |
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| I'm from canada and whenever i go to the states i always noticed how americans say their 'A's... they sound longer.. and sometimes where and 'O' is is pronouned like an A... like i remember hearing 'Vadka'... instead of vodka... maybe it's just from some places though because i've heard lots of americans who i can't even tell any difference | |||
| The Lounge | any canadians do a working summer holiday abroad? | Mar 12 2008 00:25 (UTC) |
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| thanks, those are good starting places! | |||
| Fitness | how to make cardio less boring??? | Jan 31 2008 18:04 (UTC) |
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| Thanks for all the advice... as for my goals.. I am female, 23, 5foot3, and about 120 lbs.. not really looking to lose much weight, maybe 5 lbs but want to get in better shape and tone my legs and core... well tone everything really..
so for HITT, I didn't know you could do this for cardio.. i thought it was just a weight training technique.. does it matter what machines you do it on? And is it basically just doing shorter amounts of time but going harder at it?? Can someone give me an example of your typical HITT workout?? |
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| Health & Support | Master Cleanse ~~*Day 1*~~ | Oct 22 2007 20:58 (UTC) |
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| what type of maple syrup are you using? when I read about this it says something about B or A grade maple syrup... but I havn't been able to find any of that. All we have in my stores are fake maple syrup, or real pure maple syrup.. nothing about a grade on it.
I am from Canada so maybe that's why... any ideas? |
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| The Lounge | why are kids so mean to each other???? | Jul 30 2007 16:57 (UTC) |
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| speaking about watching children's sports games... i was at my 9 year old brothers hockey game last year and it is horrible the things that go on there... parents are yelling at their kids from the stands, talking to other parents about all the things their kids need to work on, no cheering, no encouragement like 'way to go johny'.. just negatives.. makes me wondering that if they talk like that in public, how are these parents treating their kids in the privacy of their own homes
i think a big problem with kid-parent relationships and teaching how to be nice/mean comes from not paying attention, being too busy with their own lives and not critically looking at their own behaviour so many times in the grocery store and malls i have seen parents screaming at their kids, grabbing them by the arm and just being so mean to them... no wonder these kids do the same thing to their weaker peers at school, they think it's right to be able to dominate and berate other children... it's horrible sometimes i just want to say to these parents 'why are you treating your child like a piece of garbage???' just to see what they would say.. but it probably wouldn't be a good scene |
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| The Lounge | why are kids so mean to each other???? | Jul 30 2007 16:17 (UTC) |
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| i think it could happen like that... it could just be that the stronger personalities all join together and pick on the kids who are not as outgoing and shy which just perpetuates that cycle because once a kid has been bullied for so long he won't feel comfortable or be able to stand up for him/herself.
and with this boy in particular, he didn't even realize that they were excluding him or picking on him... which maybe is a good thing, may it protects him... but maybe he just accepts this behaviour as reality .. which is very sad. i think a lot of it comes from the parents.. if parents talked to their children about how they should treat others, and about how people's feelings are hurt when they are bullied then children would learn to empathize with others and potentially not engage in cruel behaviorus i think also, that a lot of people have the attitude that 'its just part of growing up, everyone is teased'.. and that isn't right... just because alot of children go through it doesn't make it something that they should have to go through |
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| Foods | Diet Pepsi Jazz, Caramel Cream flavour | Jul 26 2007 14:46 (UTC) |
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| what is aspartame poisoning?????
i also loveeeee any flavour of pepsi jazz! |
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| Health & Support | Bloated all the time and I don't know why. | Jul 25 2007 17:05 (UTC) |
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| you should see how much sodium you are consuming each day... you shouldn't have more than 2400 mg ... i used to get extreme bloating and checked my sodium and it was really high... once i decreased it and started drinking wayyyyy more water the bloating went away! | |||
| Foods | Sushi! | Jul 22 2007 23:33 (UTC) |
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| omg i loveeeee sushi too... i also find it hard to determine the amount of calories... even when you search for it on CC, how do you know that the rolls you are eating are the same size rolls as the ones listed here... rolls come in so many different sizes...
is sushi good for you??? usually i pull the avocado out bc it's really high in fat/cal... and i would buy the plain cucumber ones but i usually don't see them.... i usually get crab meat ones.. they are pretty good.. anyone know any more info?????? |
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| The Lounge | Advice on boyfriend who drinks too much? | Jul 06 2007 23:12 (UTC) |
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| my boyfriend does similar things... we broke up a while back and he used drinking to cope with it... now i'm always afraid that he'll resort back to that if we have any problems.. he know it gets out of hand sometimes and we talk about it.. now he only really drinks on weekend when we go out and stuff but it used to be a daily thing... and there is alcoholism in his family... it's a really scary situations... i understand your pain and how you wouldn't want to just end it with him.. maybe just try talking to him and telling him that you can't live a life worrying all the time and that you wouldn't have to be such a 'nag' if he would control himself and take ownership of the problem bc even though something bad hasn't happened yet it eventually may. good luck with it. | |||
| Weight Loss | I can't stand people who say they can't drink water!! | Jul 05 2007 18:24 (UTC) |
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| i drink a ton of water... and i know it seems really weird and gross but i drink it hot... just run the tap until it's hot and then fill up a glass... i don't know why but i can drink so much more of it that temp... when it's really cold it's hard for me to drink and luke warm is gross to me
and ya crystal light is really good... i split it into two though and just put half a pack in each glass |
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| Foods | 4 eggs = how many egg whites? | Jul 05 2007 16:37 (UTC) |
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| hi and thanks! i decided to just use whole eggs instead bc it's for a party and i didn't want to screw it up! | |||
| Foods | beans... how do you eat/buy them??? | Jul 04 2007 18:31 (UTC) |
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| yummm that sounds really good... i was thinking of adding them to salad and things like that as well. i also heard that by rinsing them off in cold water you reduce the sodium a bit.. so i'll do that too! | |||
| Fitness | good idea to have protein shakes/supplements as part of diet?? | Jun 29 2007 05:29 (UTC) |
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| the one i bought was a 'low carb protein' powder.. strawberry flavour.. i had one tonight... it is alright.. smells great.. tastes good after you swallow it but bit weird when you first drink it...
i made it with water, so next time i might try milk, or half milk with half water... we'll see |
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| Health & Support | ANNOYING stomach bloating | Jun 29 2007 05:23 (UTC) |
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| that used to happen to me all last summer... like i would look pregnant by the end of the day... but i realized i was eating WAY too much sodium in all the low cal/low fat foods i was eating.. so i started drinking way way way more water and starting buying lower sodium foods and the problem has disappeared... maybe that will work for you!! | |||
| Weight Loss | Controversial topic.. Sorry if I offend anyone! Not eating Enough! | Jun 29 2007 05:11 (UTC) |
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| I think that it's really easy to jump all over the people who say they can't eat a lot and don't meet the 1200+exercise calories.. but for a lot of these people it is very hard to get past the old habits that they may be in.. especially people dealing with disordered eating issues, its more than just ignorance or wanting a quick fix, some people mentally and physically cannot make themselves eat more food bc they know if they do they will feel so awful afterwards...
it is a really hard thing to get past and for people who easily get past it don't often see the other side. its hard to go from eating very little to saying 'okay, i'm going to make myself eat a whole lot more and lose weight'... it seems simple enough but it's all mental for some people i just think that there is always two ways to see something and everyone who pushes 1200+ should just think that maybe it isn't as easy for some people to just accept that advice as fact and do it... that's all .. :) |
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| Foods | new pepsi jazz.. sooo good | Jun 29 2007 01:13 (UTC) |
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| i was so made when they got rid of the strawberry one bc i loved it.. and then i didn't like the cherry as much, but now i'm happy that they got a good flavour back!! :D | |||
| Fitness | good idea to have protein shakes/supplements as part of diet?? | Jun 28 2007 19:42 (UTC) |
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| thanks for your help..
i eat most of the protein sources you suggested but still have trouble meeting my daily %age requirement.. my usual daily diet consists of: Breakie: egg white omlette with some side of veggies or fruit Lunch: salad or wrap of some sort with some cottage cheese Dinner: some source of protein (fish, tofu, etc) and veggies I just bought some powder stuff, i only got a small container to try it out, i got a strawberry kind.. so hopefully it's good!! thanks for your help! |
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| Fitness | good idea to have protein shakes/supplements as part of diet?? | Jun 28 2007 14:03 (UTC) |
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| sounds good.. i was eating a lot of tuna (like 3-4 cans per week) but then i realized about the health risk bc of the mercury so i've had to cut down.. i also just started eating tofu that has tons of protein in it!
i'll take a look around the stores and see what powders i find... do you mix all of them with milk??? what about soy milk?? |
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| Fitness | good idea to have protein shakes/supplements as part of diet?? | Jun 28 2007 04:28 (UTC) |
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| thanks for all the advice, i genearlly have a hard time getting enough protein because i don't eat alot of meat, hardly any, mostly only fish.. so i think maybe a shake on days i'm low might be a good idea for me.. i'll try it out and see...
are there certain types of protein shakes? any better than others? the name whey protein is in my head for some reason, is this a good type? thanks again! :) |
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| Fitness | twinge pain through my arm.. what does it mean? | Jun 28 2007 03:13 (UTC) |
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| awesome, thanks for your help! | |||
| Fitness | good idea to have protein shakes/supplements as part of diet?? | Jun 27 2007 02:16 (UTC) |
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| wow.. amazing advice, thank you so much!!
how exactly do you measure body fat percentage? do you have to get it assessed at the gym? or can you do it at home some how? thanks! |
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| Weight Loss | Something that bothers me... | Jun 26 2007 17:36 (UTC) |
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| I agree with you 'smwhipple' that the teens and twenty's are sensitive times when girls do develop eating disorders even without realizing it. i think that toning is different than wanting to lose weight and becoming defensive or hiding your weight loss from your friends might be a sign that you have gone too far. just ask yourself when you think you would actually be happy with your body? is weight loss really required? how much smaller would you need to get to be happy, just try to be healthy and it will be all good like 'cjeka' said! | |||
| Foods | Salad dressing | Jun 25 2007 23:05 (UTC) |
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| I just take any dressing that is already pretty low cal/low fat, divide it into two seperate containers and fill up each one with any type of vinegar, it pretty much reduces the calories in half and makes the dressing go that much further... my favourite is white whine vinegar (0cals) | |||
| Foods | how much tuna is ok? | May 26 2007 02:32 (UTC) |
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| oh my... that's scary!! i think i will need to cut back... thanks for your useful websites alayney! | |||
| Fitness | any good butt exercises to perk up a flat butt??? | May 26 2007 02:29 (UTC) |
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| Thanks so much for all the great tips!! i will definetly try them out! | |||
| Foods | Going out....read if you're over 21 | May 26 2007 01:08 (UTC) |
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| i do try to limit my calories during the day when i know i'm going out... i figure then it won't spoil my diet as much and i won't have to drink as much... it is hard though because drinking always makes me want to eat, especially unhealthy food! | |||
| Foods | What are some Very VERY VERY Low Calorie Snacks??? | Dec 19 2006 04:16 (UTC) |
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| Foods | Soy milk | Dec 19 2006 04:16 (UTC) |
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| Hi there:
I have been drinking soy for a while now and I can't go back to normal milk. I drink Vitasoy brand Light Vanilla soy milk.. only 80 cals per cup!! and it adds a nice flavour to cereal etc... There's also Original Light, and Chocolate Light that are good too but I like the vanilla the best |
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| Weight Loss | Neutralizing Caffeine and Sodium with Water | Dec 15 2006 12:31 (UTC) |
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| Hi - so I don't really 'need' coffee in the morning (that's the only time I drink it) but I drink it because it seems to be the only thing that allows me to 'go' to the bathroom... and I'm afraid if I don't drink it every morning with my breakfast before work I wont' be able to 'go' and then I will feel even more bloated throughout the day.... anyone have a similar problem or any insight??
Sorry for TMI... haha. |
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