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Lesotho
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RP Republic of the Philippines Regional » Countries https://www.abbreviations.com/abbreviations/RP/5
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Dance, write neatly, read Sanskrit
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Eels Creek
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El Alamein
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Estevan
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I'm not so sure that "quicker" is a good thing. My experience matches @Mellouk89 in any case; when it comes to weight loss, calories are king. I eat light early in the day, save my calories for evening. I've dropped 108lbs this way, I'm closing on goal. Might the weight have come off a little faster if I ate more early in…
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Interesting. On the Jewish calendar, there is a nine-day period when many Orthodox Jews refrain from eating meat and poultry (but not fish and there are a couple of loopholes). As an ovo-lacto vegetarian, I asked if I should adopt a more stringent practice at that time like a vegan WOE. I was told that it wasn't necessary.…
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5'3" and started at obesity III. Three years later, I'm slightly overweight and closing on goal. Take it slow and steady; make small changes. Feel free to friend me if you like, but one caveat: I use MFP on my desktop 99% of the time. For some weird technical reason, challenges can only be accepted via phone app (or at…
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I'm having stuffed spaghetti squash with peas and carrots in a tahini-sauce (the 'spaghetti' is mixed with the other ingredients and then put back in the squash shell).
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I might try that sometime. I do make my own sorbets and granitas, though.
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Hi, I'm Esther. Born in Montreal, now living in Toronto.
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Do NOT come between me and my Greek yogurt!
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It's true and they don't. I've dropped 108lbs drinking over a litre of diet cola practically daily. Hasn't hindered me at all. If anything, the caffeine's mildly suppressed my appetite. The dehydration argument tends to arise from a lot of people saying diet drinks are high in sodium. They aren't. A can of Diet Pepsi has…
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Toronto, but born in Montreal.
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Only if Reader's Digest is wrong about laughter being the best medicine.
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Novgorod
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Thanks!
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Motivation is that initial burst of speed that gets you out of the gate. But it fizzles. If you're doing a distance run, you need endurance. If you're staying the weight-loss course, another word for that is discipline. Discipline is what gets you moving and keeps you on track when you AREN'T motivated and pushes you back…
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I was born there! Moved to Toronto in '94, though.
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I found exercise I like and enjoy, most of the time. But there are hump days and rough patches. Some days, I'm in the zone and I'm loving it. Some days, I groan and malinger and thank Heaven that I've built up my 'discipline muscles' enough to shoulder through it. Sometimes I love the workout; sometimes I love the moment…
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*Shrug* I keep strictly kosher, but that doesn't mean I won't add imitation bacon bits to a salad for a bit of salty crunch. Or put vegetarian pepperoni on a slice of cheese pizza.
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Me too!
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Because it's not necessary and is misleading. There are almost as many definitions of clean eating as there are people advocating for it. The scale may fluctuate, but you can still see trends. I'm a vegetarian. Most of my protein sources have carbs in them. Doesn't make them unhealthy. Sugar can give your workout a boost.…
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I'll be training for my third 5K this summer. There's a fitness club that co-sponsors it and offers a free "learn to run" workshop for the 8 weeks prior to the run. They follow what they call a "modified C25K protocol". You're expected to run with the group once a week and then do two sessions on your own before the next…
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Same, except for me it's fiber and iron.
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Calorie counting. Your title's a bit off, btw. Calories In Calories Out (CICO) is an equation, not a diet. ALL diets are backed by CICO. At the end of the day, if you're in deficit, you lose; if you're in surplus, you gain; if you're in equilibrium, you maintain*. Whether you count calories, count points, eat certain…
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I've dropped 108lbs. I have an old-school Gazelle Edge glider (no way to adjust tension or anything; just put your feet on the boards, grab the hand-holds, and start moving). Walking is my preferred primary exercise, but... I live in Toronto; we get snow in the winter; on the shortest days of the year the sun sets around…
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Get out of the "good food"/"bad food" mindset. There's no such thing. There are staple foods, occasional foods, and special occasion foods. A treat is not a cheat; it's a choice. I find that when I decide that I want a chocolate bar, I log a chocolate bar, and I see that it's 260 calories (or whatever it is) not a "bad…