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Thank you Synacious.
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http://quitsmoking.about.com/od/weightgain/a/metabolism.htm http://www.livestrong.com/article/399983-does-smoking-speed-up-your-metabolism/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/1559911/ http://m.ajcn.nutrition.org/content/87/4/801.full http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/metabolism-slow-down-quit-smoking-6681.html You get the…
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Thank you Kimny72
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Thanks all, some very valuable tips and good reading. Going to apply a lot of the suggestions. As for smoking and metabolism - not a point to argue but everything I read on very reputable sites still states it does. Ultimately it doesn't matter as my end result is what does.
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It is known that smoking increases metabolism so when you quit it automatically slows down. If you quit smoking and consumed the exact same calorie count and activity level you would gain weight.
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Thanks! Fortunately I am eating much healthier since I quit smoking because I feel better about myself and am doing a complete overhaul. I think some of the road block is the slowed metabolism but I will look at strength training.
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One very key thing I inadvertently left out which I know does impact things is that I quit smoking Jan 1. So any recommendations on what more I can do to increase metabolism would be appreciated. In terms of how I look naked - there in lies the problem - I have a very small upper body, and carry everything in hips, thighs,…
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Ok this is helpful! I'll do scale and reduce calories by 100 and log everything. When you say increase exercise by "100" - what exactly does that mean? Right now because I work and have 4 kids I can fit in a half hour and I mix it up between tae bo, kickboxing, cardio and t25 ( all DVDs at home) my desk is also on a…
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Ok thanks! Pretty sure I have one I need to dust off in a cabinet!
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I must have hit twice, how do I delete this one
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I do not use a scale and I just started tracking calories but averaging 1100-1300 and I drink a lot of water. My typical day is 2 egg whites and 2 turkey sausages for breakfast or a bowl of puffed rice with unsweetened coconut milk. Snack is a magic pop with polaners fruit, lunch is zero point tomato spinach soup, snack is…
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Hi All! I just started Cycle 1 on Friday and have 10 lbs total to lose. I've stuck to it perfectly, without even a bite of food outside of the diet. in the first 3 days I lost 3 lbs, but I got on the scale this morning and gained a pound back. It's a bit discouraging. Has anyone lost a lot on cycle 1? Will it still work if…
