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  • Due to an injured hip and broken knee for several years I as very limited in movement, being in agony if I walked more than a km in a day and walking up stairs hurt. I was on pain medication 24/7. Last year I stopped feeling sorry for myself and I started to do a little bit of muscle building exercises (like squats) at…
  • Here is another: The Big Fat Truth About Low Fat Foods Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sgwh47Xxg7U Official Page: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00yrvhg Description: "DURATION: 1 HOUR For thousands across the UK, the new year usually means a new diet. But it's the supermarket rather than the health club that many…
  • OoOOo haven't heard of that one. I'll check it out, thanks!
  • Here are two more. They both are really good and focus on new research. (Summaries from Wikipedia and both BBC Horizon documentaries which I recommend anyone to check out the variety of topics they cover.) The Truth About Fat (original air date March 20, 2012) Surgeon Gabriel Weston explores why so many people are piling…
  • Quoted for truth. The biggest hurdle for many people is to accept that they only have themselves to blame or congratulate. Once that is done, once you know you are in control, then you can do something about it.
  • That is unusual as Fitbit's customer service is typically stellar. I suggest posting on the Fitbit message board. Jerrod will most likely let you know to email, but if for what ever reason your emails are not getting through (it happens) then at least they are aware of it and can start helping you. Basically, they are not…
  • I had a Fitness Trainer do that to me when I was 16 and joined a gym. At the time weighed 136 lbs and was 5"5 and he told me that I was over weight and needed to weigh around 110 lbs. I was already pretty thin and muscular, but I totally took his word as 100% accurate and started to think of myself as a 'beached whale'.
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