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  • I belong to a religious tradition that includes various kinds of fasting. I would never try to do a spiritual fast combined with weight loss habit changes simultaneously and personally feel this can be very dangerous to maintaining healthy mental and spiritual life. There are many holy people who developed eating disorders…
    in Help! Religious Fasting and Weightloss Comment by SusanMcMc February 2018
  • My understanding is the BMI is a statistical tool more than anything. bMI Isn’t meant to be a standalone tool to evaluate an individuals health but a way to group test subjects to analyze and evaluate research. At overweight BMI you are more likely to see adverse health effects over time. If you are obese, even more so.…
    in Shall I ignore my BMI Comment by SusanMcMc January 2018
  • Sliced cucumbers and smoked salmon. Sliced zucchini and hummus.
    in Favorite Late Night Snacks? Comment by SusanMcMc January 2018
  • Not a reality show but I think This Is Us has one of the most accurate portrayals of the struggles of weight loss, it’s effect on daily life and relationships, and emotional eating that I’ve ever seen.
    in Weight Loss Show recommendations? Comment by SusanMcMc January 2018
  • Just adding that how you cook is SUPER important. I used to make an egg or two with of olive oil but now I use a fine olive oil mist. Just this one change has eliminated over 100 calories each morning. This exactly the sort of practice that can slip through an eyeballed low carb diet to stall weight loss.
    in Not losing weight on low cal/low carb Comment by SusanMcMc January 2018
  • I find it helpful to stop and decide if it is hunger or craving I’m feeling. I’ve been known to say out loud, this is a craving, not hunger. The thing about cravings for me is that they rarely last more than 10 minutes if I name them. Then if I’d binge, I record it the next day in the full light of day. As others have…
    in Tips for recovering from binge eating? Comment by SusanMcMc January 2018
  • Daily Burn for me. They have about 25 different programs from Pilates to CrossFit style. My favorite is the live 365 each day. It includes cardio and body weight exercise. You can chat live with the folks in studio and get to know the on and off air community. Best of all, they down hawk shakes or powders and are 100%…
    in At home workouts Comment by SusanMcMc January 2018
  • Try measuring your pre-determined calorie amount into a measuring cup and then ALSO use a smaller thinner glass—like a sherry glass. Pour into the glass from the measuring cup while it is on the table, not in your hand and opt for high color contrast between the wine and the glass. These are research-supported techniques…
    in alcohol? Comment by SusanMcMc January 2018
  • This is a great video.
    in How Fat Loss Works Comment by SusanMcMc January 2018
  • Yep. I just finished Day 3 15 minutes ago. Feel sore but feel great.
    in Betty Rocker 30 day January Challenge Comment by SusanMcMc January 2015
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    in altdotlife = MFP username quick guide Comment by SusanMcMc September 2014
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