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If you can find a generic All-Bran to mix into your cereal of choice, it will add some bulk. 1/2 cup of All-Bran has only 60 calories and no fake sugars. Can you get fruit with food stamps? Adding fruit to cereal really helps people feel fuller. Good fruits include banana, strawberries, blueberries and peaches. Some…
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I like your statement: "Just quit nagging yourself with "Are we there yet/" It is really not very helpful." I'm guilty of pestering myself with that little-kid-in-the-backseat-of-the-car whine, "are we there yet?" You're absolutely right, it's not helpful at all, life is a journey, but it's so hard to keep that big picture…
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I have sewn wedding & prom dresses, and done alterations. Take it to be tailored asap. Your dress is the kind of style that is easiest to tailor, because it's straight. Dresses with gathered waists, sequins, beads, pearls - those are a pain to alter but could still have tailoring done at the last minute - even an hour…
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I've had plantar fascitis for over a year so I know what you mean. Here's what you can still do: Pilates (floor/mat and the machines - for the machines you need to sign up at a gym or center); most yoga (downward dog is really good for your heel - but don't overdo it, some classes will have you overdo it); Spinning,…
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I recommend the Mirena IUD; it stops 95% or more of the period flow, and it lasts for 5 years. I have not seen any research that stopping one's period contributes to uterine cancer. I think that's an old-fashioned myth, the idea that the uterus needs to be "washed out" monthly. Historically and in many poor parts of the…
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Chia seeds are a great source of Omega-3 which is supposed to help you feel more satisfied on less food. I don't know if that works. Anyway, I like them best in banana bread (I make a really healthy, high fiber banana bread; take a banana bread recipe and replace 1/4 of the flour with chia seeds, 1/4 with wheat germ and…
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Re: Winter: OP's Australian, mates.
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Tell her she's lucky that it's shorter than the cast I had when I broke my arm (as an adult, no less) - mine went even farther up into my armpit. I bet she fell on an outstretched hand, right? What the docs call a "foosh" (Fall On OutStretched Hand.) There is nothing you can do to stop the itching. Don't put anything into…
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Wait, are you still paying him for the training sessions? If you were his girlfriend, you wouldn't have to pay to have him train you. You make some crazy excuses for him, like 'he only gets to meet women at work at the gym." Really? He has no friends, no relatives, no former classmates who might introduce him to girls?…
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when you get to your goal, you won't care how long it took. You won't care how much work it was. In fact, the more work it was, the greater sense of achievement you'll feel. You'll be so happy to be at goal. GO FOR IT!!!
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This. Also, don't go to malls. There's nothing you need at the mall. When shopping, think, "could I buy this in a grocery store?" If you couldn't buy it in a grocery store, then it isn't a necessity, so don't buy it at all. (Even so, there are some things at grocery stores that aren't necessities - but you know what I…
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Coffee heath bar crunch. mmmmmmm.
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Going on bicycling vacation with a group somewhere neat, like Miami to Key West in the winter when it's cold up north where I live. When I'm not riding, I'll be able to fit back into this awesome pair of red printed jeans that I bought 10 years ago back when I was skinny. Those jeans are in my clothing archive with…
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Your heart rate monitor is telling you how many calories you burned during that time. MFP tells you how many extra calories you burned during the exercise, above what you would have burned just by being awake. Let's say that at your weight, you burn 80 calories an hour just by being alive. Let's say that your exercise made…
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MaryPat is so right.
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Since they didn't know you were getting engaged, it wouldn't look good for you to complain that they spoiled plans of yours that they didn't even know about. Look, they were married for 30 years and now the ex's parents are dead. After 30 years, I'd want to be considered as part of the family regardless of current marital…
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Right on! Vegetarians tend to be slender, extraordinarily healthy, live a decade longer than everyone else and have better quality of life during that time, too. And vegetarians, by necessity, live off carbs. There are a bunch of Olympic gold winners from the London Olympics who are vegetarians, even vegans. Everyone…
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My old Weight Watchers leader always said, "nobody ever got fat eating carrots." I know a lot of people nowadays are frenzied about the alleged sugar in carrots, but I believe my old Weight Watchers leader. I think carrots are an important part of a balanced diet.
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My mom has also always lost weight just by walking. Do you have a jogging stroller? (can you get a cheap used one?) Jogging strollers have big inflated wheels and can handle the bumpiness and ruts of a farm driveway or even a field, because I figure you need to take your little one out with you to keep an eye on her.…
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Yes, OP said she had asked her sister not to do this.
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If you have an awesome leader, then stay in WW. Also, WW is good for getting people to switch to different foods than the foods they got fat on - you know, eating leaner, more veggies, more fruits. WW is really educational in a lot of ways that MFP isn't; measuring portions, etc. If you have a great leader, then they…
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First of all, everyone here needs to agree that it's clear, deliberate sabotage. He's not only tossing greasy fast food in her face, but I guarantee he's making her feel guilty if she doesn't eat it. This isn't about willpower to avoid greasy fast food being shoved in your face in your own home, which should be your…
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It sounds like you lack confidence in your ability to deal with vegetables, not only in eating them, but also in shopping for them, choosing what to buy, how to cook it - the whole catastrophe. I recommend you think of a type of food that you love. Do you love French food? Buy a comprehensive French cookbook - something…
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I wish I would have listened to my head and not my heart. (Or anything below that, like the stomach :wink: )
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I've got a good book for you to read, called "Why Does He DO That?" It'll give you answers!
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Brylane Home catalog makes extra-sturdy chairs for people up to 400 pounds and they're not too expensive. Google "Bryland Home" and check them out.
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Back when I lost 80 lbs (which, sadly, I gained back, but it took me a decade to gain it back), I would see a haggard looking woman haphazardly reflected in a store window or mirror, feel sorry for that grey-skinned tired-looking woman and then realize it was me. And I was in my early 30's so I shouldn't have looked so…
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If that's how the daycares are where you live, how are the schools for when your daughter is older? I'd think about moving somewhere with better options (where the jobs will probably pay better, too!)
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People who are addicted to TV. It's fine to have favorite shows but generally its more fun to go out and do something than to sit around watching other people have your fun for you.
