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You don't have to do everything an app on your phone tells you. Eat what you want, for the results you want. Lots of silliness here. You are an adult, make your own decisions. You won't die just from eating less than 1200 estimated calories per day, even if you do it for a long time. MFP has those warnings for political…
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Confession is good for the soul. Therefore, having confessed, we absolve you of your past behavior, and encourage you to go and sin no more. A fresh start. You already know what to do: cut your calories, increase your exercise, log everything so you know what is going on. And we like babies - they are an excellent reason…
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Haters gonna hate... don't listen to 90% of what you read here. You can do anything you set your mind to. If you want to lose 30 lbs in 4 months, dial back your calories, dial up your exercise, and it will happen. Accept the discomfort that comes with it. You can't salve your emotions with food anymore, and you will feel…
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All other things being equal, for a given energy level below equilibrium, the rate of weight loss from conversion of stored energy will decrease with the square of the weight lost, as the new equilibrium is approached. The shape of the curve describing the rate off loss is roughly this: Y=1/X^2, for the domain X>0. The…
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Realize this: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Seek not to judge anyone else on their physical condition. They are at liberty to decide for…
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I used fizzy water as a step-down drug to ease myself off soda, including diet soda. It really worked for me. Then I started using Gatorade G2 (low glucose - you need some glucose to make use of the electrolytes) while exercising to increase endurance, and prevent massive muscle cramps. I don't drink soda anymore. The…
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The problem with wine: it has a built-in system for suppressing your judgement so that you drink more wine!! :)
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This worked for me. Give yourself permission to be tired. It's OK. Give yourself permission to be uncomfortable. That's OK too! Say it out loud, "I'm tired today, and uncomfortable today, and that is how I am!" Then give yourself permission to eat right, and exercise even when you are tired and uncomfortable. Realize that…
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Gained / lost / gained / all through my mid 40s. At 45, hit 404 lbs. Had weight loss surgery (at 45), lost 200 lbs. Now seven years later, still down 200 lbs, and I use things like MFP to keep it that way. MFP is the best tracker I've used yet. If I don't track, I regain. This last time, I regained to 220, but now am back…
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A great vegan cookbook - "Vegan Planet" by Robin Robertson. 425 recipes. The Vegan Planet, Revised Edition: 425 Irresistible Recipes With Fantastic Flavors from Home and Around the World https://www.amazon.com/dp/1558328319/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_sqzHzb5VMVSPZ