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fad diet advertising
why does a site thats here to help with nutrition and fitness advertise sites with false promisses.18lbs in 4 days? Only if i cut my leg off. make changes you can live with and stay away from anyone that mentions the word diet. Lifestyle change is the way to go.
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Going Vegetarian
So i have decided to become a vegetarian. i havent ate red meat like nothing from a cow or pig since i was like 7yrs old but i have decided to give up eating chicken also. i have done a lot of research and i am very big on animal rights and always have been. is there any other vegetarians on the site. and if there are i…
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Dog pictures
Since this part of the forum is for anything, I thought I'd take a moment to say that some of you have some cutie-pie doggies! I've been enjoying seeing all the dog profile pics! Mine is of a toothless pit bull I fostered last year. He lives across the country from me now. :( But he's very happy and healthy now, which is…
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lifestyle change not diet
lifestyle change is forever, diet is temporary and useless for good health.
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Always something
Tonight we are having "girls" night...and I made a cake for our friends b-day on Sunday.....it seems that at least one day out of the week my "lifestyle" change hits a bomb....I tease and say it is all sabotage LOL...anyway.....I know I can do well...or we will see. I know I am up on deck to run tomorrow am at 7...with my…
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Quote of the day 3-28
March 28, 2008 Quote of the Day "You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result." – Mahatma Gandhi
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Dixie or Yankee??
http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/yankee_dixie_quiz.html 77% Dixie... That's a pretty strong Southern score! See how you match up!
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Question for Banks.....about chat room....
Is there a way to enlarge the chat room screen? Mine shows up about the size of a small index card and it's hard to catch the conversations while they are moving so quickly. By the way thanks for the Chat Room:smile:
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A chance to make a difference....
My friend is participating in a run to raise money to further cancer research. Just to participate she needs to raise $8000 (4 for her and 4 for her fiance). On April 4 she has to decide whether to recommit or to drop out altogether. If she recommits, she is required to pay whatever is left from the $8000 that she could…
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anyone else upped your calories?
I just changed my profile from sedentary level and 2 pds. a week weight loss to moderate sedentary level to 1.5 pds. a week weight loss. That brought my calorie intake from 1200-1350. Has anyone else made a change like this? I am nervous that my body will be shocked at the difference and I won't lose weight..........YIKES.…
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Hello again
Hi, I'm back after a temporary hiatus - I've been struggling with some health issues, as well as a pileup at work, and I also took on some freelance work (I was recently published in the Globe and Mail!). As a result, I took about a month off working out - only doing yoga a couple times a week - and gained back some of…
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BANKS
Where are you? get to chatting we are talking about you
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Air brushed pictures
So..I know that models are all air brushed to look good. But, does anyone know much air brushing is done on the models in Self magazine? They are all about being healthy and happy as yourself, so do you think they air brush the girls a lot? The reason I ask is because I cut out a pic or 2 of a healthy looking girl, and put…
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suggestions welcome from all the women
this is completely off topic of eating, but love that diversity of topics on this site! I was wondering if any of you women out there can recommend a facial claenser and moisturizer? I have dry skin and have been using Clinque for a couple of years, but have been less than satisfied lately. I have gooten good suggestions…
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Weight or Inches?
I was just curious if people were keeping track of the inches too? I would be happy just to loose a few inches here and there and get my body fat % a bit. Im just looking to tone up, and i know that by starting to exercise again I could build muscle which could keep my weight around the same level
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Off topic, but I want opinions from the other ladies on here
My husband and I were having a discussion today, and he mentioned that he'd like to see me wearing sexier clothes, and do my hair and make-up more often. I am a stay at home mom, so I rarely go anywhere special enough to do all that extra stuff. I just don't see the point in cleaning the house in high heels and a…
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Big Ball for a belly
Now, heres the thing, I have abs, i have worked them, and i do have them. But, now i dont no if im being seriusly silly here and thinking that maybe i have something wrong, but i havew a huge ball belly over the top. When i relax, i look four months pregnant, however when i tense my belly, it turns into muscles. In the…
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Surprized myself big time
My sister came from out of town and made me go clothes shopping with her. She said my clothes were to baggy. I like them that way. I usually by pants sized extra large with the strechy waistband so I didn't know what size to try on. Got a 16 they were to big, got a 14 they were to big. I said there is know way I can fit in…
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Does anyone know of a way to.....
.....make hair grow about 2 inches per month? I'm getting married soon and I really need my hair to grow long. I got it cut yesterday and the lady totally messed it up and cut it too short. :explode: :sad:
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1200 Calories
Just wondering if people are having success losing weight with the 1200 calorie limit per day. I only ask because I'm new to the calorie counting thing. This is my first week on this plan. I have been on Weight Watchers for 3 years, lost approximately 35 pounds, gained about 8 back and am trying to lose it now. I was tired…
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Do you ever get the feeling that...
certain people TRY to ruin you? Like what I mean is that they are jealous so they tempt you! I think this is going on here! Both my sister and I are trying to loose weight, I am sticking to it as best as I can and am losing weight. I eat my calories and make sure there are no empty ones. I tell her how im doing and she…
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God
I'm supposed to be writing my cover letter right now and I'm just reading the message boards. I feel so lame right now! :blushing:
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I LOST 3 LBS.!!!!
OMG!!!! I went swimming this morning and weighed myself after working out for a week,and I lost 3 lbs.I'm soo happy I got under 175,I've been stuck there so long when the scale moved at the swimming pool I wanted to jump for joy!!!!! I'm looking forward to see what next week brings (sobbing joyously)
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anyone here around houston texas
hello all
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get to chatting
are you chatting yet? Lots of fun:flowerforyou:
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On holiday?
Hey guys, I was wondering.. i am taking a 6 day vacation!!! and i am getting kinda obbsessive about counting calories!!! I am currently on maintenance... but my question is should i give the calorie counting a rest while i am on holiday?? and not log for these next 6 days? wat are your thoughts? :flowerforyou:
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In and out sporadically...
Just dropping in to say hiya! And to let anyone that I chat with regularly know that I will be around, just sporadically... and I am still plugging along. Decided to weigh in once a week to keep from discouragement. My reason for being away is because I've been forced to switch to a Vista Box (my regular XP Box crashed on…
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I don't have a topic... Yay?
I think it was last week sometime, my dad commented on my weight, he said "you look like you've lost a lot of weight" I said proudly "yes, i've lost 10lbs!" I wanted to ask him to guess how much I weighed, but was scared because I knew he would freak out. But I still asked him to guess. He said "I don't have a clue! I…
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are digital scales accurate?
I work in a doctors office and used that balance beam scale and it measured 2 lbs more than the brand new taylors digital scale I have at home.which is right!!! lol I was so mad lol
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A structured diet?
Ok, so I am using this site and I personally love it, but I have a friend who is looking to lose a lot of weight and she tells me today that she needs a more structured diet or she knows she won't stick with it. I think this is a huge mistake, but does anyone know of a diet I could reccomend to her? She wants all her meals…