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Motivating for success as a company
I have a job interview with these people. And I wanted to know if any of you have had any experience with them. Also, what your thoughts were on them... I have almost no info on them at the moment, but I don't have the time until after 5 tonight to do the research. Any insight you guys can give me will be helpful... Their…
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I am outraged!
I was watcing a local morning show and they had a plastic surgeon on. The anchor was asking the doctor questions "sent in by viewers." So the question was "I work out all the time and I still cant seem to get rid of my belly fat and my lovehandles. what can I do?" The doctors anwser was " We are all geneticlly enginereed…
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My Vow
I promise to never go back to the lifestyle i was living...my poor 3 yr old pretty much ate take out, mcdonalds, burger king, and KFC from the age of 1 until the age of2...he would barely touch it and i would wonder why...now looking back on it, little children seem to have this innate sense of what is good and what is bad…
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The Final Meltdown 8.5.09
Mornin all I finally got a workout in last night (I worked on my C25K )I even stayed under my cals and still no biscuit. I am having a pissy morning and want to kill half the people I work with because my 2 year old neice can count better than them. Hope yall are having a better day, hope to get another workout in…
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book: "Die fat or get tough"
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/32296243#32283780 Here's a video clip from the Today show with the author of this book, "Die fat or get tough". Apparently he gives the tough love about changing one's thinking from the way a fat person thinks to the way a fit person thinks. He does admit that it's tougher in today's…
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PCOS Episode - Help
Ok, so for the past 4 yrs since being diagnosed with PCOS I never had it full blown. I just had the symptoms but never had the cysts in the ovaries. Well, Sunday I began having cramps which turned into pain that didn't go away. It was terrible. I couldn't even walk up the stairs because my right side hurt so bad. Had to…
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Is 30lbs. by Christmas a realistic goal?
My goal is to lose 30lb. by Christmas. Do you think this is a realistic goal? I have been on this website for almost 2 weeks. I lost 2lb. my first week and I have only went over my calorie limit one day. I plan to be back at home visiting family at Christmas and would like to lose the weight and surprise them. 30lb in 5…
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someone remind me
that weight loss is possible and that all this exercise and healthy eating isn't for nothing
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b12 ?
i've been told taking vitamin b12 helps with metabolism/energy. so i've thought about picking some up and trying it. my question is: is this something i need to take with multiple different vitamins? can i take it alone? which would be the best, most effective way? thanks! :drinker:
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daily intake question
Ok, so I am now at my goal weight and now I would likt to lose a few more. I am 5 3 and weigh 127 1/2 lbs. I know that doesn't sound like a lot, but I don't exercise, so I'm a flabby 127. Anyway I am going to work on the exercise, but I have been doing 1200 calories a day except the weekends. I still watch, but I don't…
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up 2lbs
so since last friday i am up 2 lbs, but i'm down another inch around my belly button :bigsmile: i started this site on june 8th 2009 and when i began this journey, around my tummy measured 40" ...now i'm down to 31 inches!!!! :bigsmile: around my bust i was 44" and now i'm down to 38" my hips were 41" and now theyre 38" my…
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ADIPEX?
is anyone else being prescribed ADIPEX? just wondering how its makin you feel and if its working?
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babies can help u lose weight too i guess
lol sooooo everytime i make something to eat my 9month comes right to me and opens his mouth like a hungry little bird....he had just got done eating a WHOLE banana and some rice cereal before i made my breakfast (oatmeal) as soon as i sit down to eat he's at my feet, mouth wide open, and grunting at me....by the time i…
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Eating 3 meals a day or 6???
So of course everyone thinks one way is better than the other. What do you think. Eating three meals a day or eating 6 smaller meals throughout the day?
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NIGHT CRAVINGS!!!! ):
Does anyone have any tips or tricks to stop these cravings? I'll be perfectly fine until around 8PM and then I'll totally pig out and go over my calories! :angry: Please help. :ohwell:
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Best Bathroom Scale???
My scale died. What would be the best bathroom scale to replace it with?? thanks!!
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Avoiding starvation mode
So let's say I need 1800 calories minimum to avoid going into starvation mode. I take in exaction 1800 caloreis but I run 3.5 miles. Is my body going to throw a fit or does all it care about is that it got it's calories for the day regardless how much I burn?
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Thinking calories
OK, so I know that thinking doesn't really burn calories. But when I'm sitting at my computer furiously composing a lecture, and working my butt off trying to come up with the most interesting, or something that will catch my student's interest... I am exhausted afterwards. I'm told, I only burn 3 extra calories compared…
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Abs diet??
Anyone tried it or know anyone who tried it? I've been looking at the book and the recipes seem pretty easy and tasty. The whole eating 6 small meals a day sounds great too. I know it worked well for my dad but I just wanted to see if anyone else had any comments about it.
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FRUIT HELP!
what is the best fruit to eat? i want something that is filling and delicious? i also want to know what has the least amount of sugar. help!
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Calories in/Calories out vs Aerobic/Anaerobic
This may be more appropriate posted in the fitness section but as my question is more around weight loss I've put it here. We all understand the basic theory of less calories in + more calories out = weight loss. Also understand about minimum net calories, starvation mode, etc. There is also the school of thought around…
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My birthday :-)
Hi, Tomorrow is my birthday :happy: I am really worried i am going to eat llike 4000 cals :noway: :sick: What am i gonna do? I wanna join in my birthday but i dont wanna lose all the goodness i have been doing since Monday for this week :happy: HELP!!! Vicky :flowerforyou:
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calories
I just had a quick question- Should I be lower my calorie intake on my rest day to my net calorie goal? Or should I still be taking in the same as I would any other day, even though I'm not exercising?
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Help! Not loosing any more weight!
Hi everyone. I have been working really hard to lose weight and in the first 2 months I lost 10 lbs. I increased my workouts A LOT and can't budge the scale, not even a pound. I am discouraged because I still have a TON of fat to lose around my hips and stomach. Below is a summary of an average weeks workouts. 1st ten lbs:…
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Any help?
So I'm not complaining about loosing wt but is there anything I can do to redirect the wt loss to other parts other than my chest. I feel like thats the only area that you can really tell that I've lost wt. and didn't have much to loose there in the first place. I'm doing strength training as well as cardio, is it making…
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question about blood sugar
Since losing the weight, I find that it doesn't take much for me to feel my blood sugar level drop if I haven't eaten enough. I try to eat throughout the day and not let myself go too long between meals and snacks. However, if I don't eat enough of a snack, about 2 hours later, I feel sick to my stomach and woozy if I am…
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slowly going off course
imma chalk it up as the 127lbs marker...for some reason when i hit 127lbs i start straying off course... and it has started again..ive been going out to eat more versuses not going out to eat at all...ive also cut back my fruit snacks and have replaced them with useless calories that arent really good for me and i havent…
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Dietary Fiber
Does anyone know if you subtract your dietary fiber intake from your carbs and your fat to get a true intake ? I believe several diet programs like Atkins and Weight Watchers, you are subtracting the dietary fiber thus decreasing your overall fat & carb intake for the day. I can't see that My fitness pal does that for you…
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Japanese Mulberry/Zuccarin
...thoughts???
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Honey I'm home ;-)
Hey kids, I've been away for awhile. I know you all missed me so I'm just here to say I'm back and there isn't anything to be alarmed about. Nothing to see here, move along. LOL I have been on vacation. Just spent the last 10 days in sunny Florida. Don't lynch me I would have taken ya'll had there been room. There is…