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Testing out new veggies - Kale
Hey guys, I recently tried kale and loved it. I've had so many negative associations around eating more veggies, so when I first started to change my eating back in December, it was a big challenge to go more green. I guess you could say it was a tooth and nail struggle to get back into eating healthier after years of…
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Menopause?
My body has been acting strangely lately. I'm wondering if I might possibly be going through Menopause because during times of the day it feels like from my neck up I get really hot. Does anybody have any insight into this?
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Come on In and Introduce Yourself
Hi I'm Andrea, the group moderator, This isn't my first go round with wanting to get more fit. At 51, I've wasted way too many years and cried too many tears thinking that I'd never be okay as long as I was fat. Now I know that all that worry and concern over trying to change my eating through dieting was a big fat waste…
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Hi, just wanted to pop in and introduce myself.
Hi to all, My name is Helen and I live in a smallish town on the North East coast of England,the largest city to us is Newcastle Upon Tyne. I'm 55, married,not working because of ongoing health problems and despite being overweight I'm happy with my life. I walk up to 50 miles a week both in the gym and regular road…
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Role Models to Shortcut Your Progress
Hey gals, Ever since I wrote my book, "Lovin' the Skin You're In" and learned about what fabulous resources exist for plus size women, I have made it my mission to share what I know with my friends and clients. I've interviewed plus size models, actresses, designers and image consultants to learn how to showcase beauty for…
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Eating protein in the a.m. to stabilize your blood sugar
Hi Everyone, My nutritionist has been teaching me how to eat protein combined with produce and some fat each morning to set up my system for the best biological balance through the day. I find that it keeps my cravings for sugar at a bare minimum. I've been a raving sugar fiend for years and now as a general thing I'm just…
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Are you eating enough?
Hey peeps, Just wanted to check in with you and see how you're feeling. I notice that a lot of you are doing massive amounts of exercise and eating very few calories. That's an old diet strategy that will most assuredly bite you in the butt. Please be ware of fast fix. Eat to sustain your energy as often as you can. Hugs,…
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Scale Stress?
Are you feeling the tug of emotion that comes with getting on the scale? Here are a few eye opener tips from my Lovin' the Skin You're In book: Scales aren't always reliable: Weighing yourself on a scale doesn't accurately measure your progress. Scales only measure the pull of gravity on mass. A typical bathroom scale will…
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Are you eating to fuel your body or your emotions?
I'm known as The Juicy Woman, and I'm an author and speaker and I write women's empowerment books. At 51, it's taken me years to reach this point of readiness to let go of my emotional and physical baggage. Chest pains back at the beginning of the year was the scare that I needed to clean up my act. I've since made a…
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For Moms and Daughters
:smile: Hey there gals, Have I got something very special for you soon. As a mom, I know what it's like to struggle with shame, fear and doubt worrying that your daughter will end up food obsessed and miserable. I was in that exact place back in 2004 when I made the decision to stop dieting forever. Getting off the diet…
