Despite just giving birth and getting only two hours sleep, Kent got 104 out of 110 on the test and expects to return from maternity leave in March as a captain. Because that’s just what you do, people. (thanks, B)
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A SURVEY today suggested that most women would rather be thick and thin than brainy and fat. There’s already a bias in your surveyor’s assumptions if they’re only asking women this question. That says a lot about what they’re looking for. (via BFB)
You can lift more than 15-30 lbs without looking like the Incredible Hulk. I promise. I’ve been sicker than a dog for the last few weeks, so yesterday was my first day back at the gym since the holidays. I have, however, been doing my daily free weights routine and taking the stairs everywhere, as
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Because resolutions involve stuff like, “I’ll join a gym and go until the end of January when I get burned out,” and “I won’t eat anymore chocolate until I go crazy and binge on it.” Plans are much more practical. 1) Move to NYC at the end of July 2) Pay off my credit card
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It is no secret that some women who take birth control pills lose interest in sex. They have been reporting this side effect to their doctors since oral contraceptives came into wide use 40 years ago. I’m so happy I have an IUD..
Weight limits designed to screen out unfit Army applicants are excluding some of the strongest candidates and will be relaxed, the MoD says. Under previous regulations, men with a body mass index (BMI) of over 28 were barred from joining the military. The threshold has been extended to 32 – two points above the World
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I finally went to the doctor to see what the hell’s wrong with me. Basically, she said, she had no idea. She gave me some antibiotics, some super cough syrup, and some kind of inhaler to help the inflammation in my chest. So, $150 later, all I know is I was pretty sick, I’m getting
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There’s nothing so disheartening as receiving an email from a new project manager that reads like it’s been written by somebody who’s barely literate. Doesn’t exactly inspire much faith.