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i (try to) regularly work out and eat healthy 30 60.00%
i only work out regularly 2 4.00%
i only eat healthy 6 12.00%
i work out sometimes, like before my birthday or a wedding or when i need to look good 5 10.00%
i am a couch potato and eat crap most of the time 12 24.00%
i need to start working out pronto 10 20.00%
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Old 01-31-2008, 07:54 AM
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cool. i just found a running shoe store in my area. it's been around forever. dont think it's a chain though..anyway i hope i find hot pink and black shoes. THAT WOULD ROCK beyond belief.

and yea i cant stand footlocker and stuff

also, the sight of people drinking coke for breakfast is sickening.
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Old 01-31-2008, 08:39 AM
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Okay, at the end of my yoga class, the instructor goes like "And now we're going to put our hands together like this, turn to each other, bow and say 'Namaste', which means 'May the Divine Light in me recognize the Divine Light in you'..." or something to that effect, right?

And my friend turns to me and goes like "Is she serious?!"
And then she went on a rant about about exoticizing and cultural appropriation.

Ahahahhaha. I love my friends.
But also, to keep this relevant, I like yoga.

EDIT: Oh, and I reacted similarly when my bellydance instructor last year said something like "Good... and you have to keep yourself covered up, 'cause you know what happens in Muslim countries when you don't? They cut off your hands!"

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EDIT: Oh, and I reacted similarly when my bellydance instructor last year said something like "Good... and you have to keep yourself covered up, 'cause you know what happens in Muslim countries when you don't? They cut off your hands!"

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yesterday a woman whos usually pretty cool tried to make a joke out of something similar. she was like, 'do they get to stone you if you show your hair?'

and i was so annoyed/dumbfounded..and stared at her for a few seconds straight. so she was like, oh i guess that wasn't funny

you bet?
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Old 02-01-2008, 10:21 PM
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yesterday a woman whos usually pretty cool tried to make a joke out of something similar. she was like, 'do they get to stone you if you show your hair?'

and i was so annoyed/dumbfounded..and stared at her for a few seconds straight. so she was like, oh i guess that wasn't funny

you bet?
Wow, so dumb. But at least she was attempting to make a joke.
My bellydance instructor was being serious.


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I add another push up everyday. I can now do 43 pushups in one go.

Note: It may not sound like a lot, but don't make fun of me, I have a lot of fat to carry.
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I add another push up everyday. I can now do 43 pushups in one go.

Note: It may not sound like a lot, but don't make fun of me, I have a lot of fat to carry.
No way, that's incredible. I know a lot of people who can't do a single freaking push up. The entrance requirement to get into basic training with the Canadian Forces is 19 hahah. So you could be like, special forces
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So you could be like, special forces
Does that mean I'm special
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Does that mean I'm special
mhmm.

But for real, that's really good.
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No way, that's incredible. I know a lot of people who can't do a single freaking push up.




Spice thats pretty impressive. are you doing real push ups or girly push ups?
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Spice thats pretty impressive. are you doing real push ups or girly push ups?
My brothers taught me the 'proper' way of push ups, so I guess they're 'real'.
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Masha'Allah. I wish I could. I've NEVER been able to do one. Maybe thats why my arms look the way they do.

But I've been working out lately. Alh, feels good to sweat. I missed it.
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The entrance requirement to get into basic training with the Canadian Forces is 19 hahah.
that's pretttttttttttty sad.

but everyone knows canada doesnt have any military
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that's pretttttttttttty sad.

but everyone knows canada doesnt have any military
yeh, thats why we serve pancake with maple syrup at the border. duh.


i totally hate the lagging period in btwn getting-used-to a healthy habit. so after a lot of scolding from my mother for gaining a lot of weight lately () I started working out again about a month ago lol i enjoyed doing 15 minutes ab workout daily (A KILLER) OR atleast 40 sit ups daily with conjunction of weekly swimming lessons on sundays.

it was going smoothly until i HIT the boredom stage. booooooooooooom.

then my priority list changed. working out and healthy eating agenda totally got bashed by my new lowe to eat muffins/cookies all day..


now, i believe i can work out again.
starting tonight, i'll stick to my old regime, 15 min ab workout, atleast 2 spin classes, swimming on sundays, it shall be sufficient to prevent the new layer of fat from forming..bwahhahhahah

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Note: It may not sound like a lot, but don't make fun of me, I have a lot of fat to carry.
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