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In the last week I've had both. However, I find I am more likely to fade mentally following a physical fail, than the other way around.
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I am not offended by vegetarians. I am offended when a vegetarian implies they are living a more moral life than I because they eschew that which I chew. Oft times while driving a car with leather seats, toting a leather purse, and/or wearing leather shoes and belts. I question those who feel the need to answer a question…
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I have been taking prednisone for years. Prednisone not only increases appetite, but also causes fat to deposit in strange ways -- including the back, back of neck (known as the "prednisone hump" by medical professionals, the face. The truth is that weight loss and weight management are going to be harder for you than for…
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55, and have some health issues as well. But so far so good.
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I've been stark naked at they Y and had a women INTENTIONALLY walk into the men's dressing room "to check on her son" and refuse to leave till she found he was in back showering. This is a common scenario. I was a single father and raised a daughter. Had I done this in the women's locker looking for my daughter, I would…
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Where to start... Unless the man was suffering from some sort of age-related dementia, there is no defending his actions. And if he does have dementia, he should not be in a gym wandering around where he could become injured. Assuming he does not have dementia, age is not an excuse, nor a reason. The fact of life is that…
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I _think_ I'm down to my last 10 lbs -- currently at 167 and shooting for 159. The reason I am unsure is because when I first started losing my goal was 175, and as I neared it I realized that I could do much better. At 175 my body-fat percentage was in the healthy/normal range, but by just a hair. I decided that I not…
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BMI is a rough (very rough) indicator of body fat percentage. For a population (large group of people) it is fairly representative. For an individual, it is only medically useful to identify people who are likely at risk. To know your approximate body-fat percentage requires caliper, immersion, or "bodpod" testing.…
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This probably more than anything else screws people up. Are you eating 100 calories when you eat food X, or are you eating 100 calories per serving, and that tiny container contains three servings. Do you assume your cereal bowl is "about a cup?" Use a measuring cup, and make marks in your cereal bowl to show what 1/2,…
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It seems to be unpopular with many here to state the obvious; those things which align with the laws of physics. It is all calories in vs calories out. If you are not weighing and/or measuring your food, or if you are eating at restaurants or cafeterias where you have to estimate calories, you don't _really_ know calories…
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I weigh myself every day. Some here seem to think that is obsessive and that it will lead me to failure. I disagree. A fluctuation up and down does not bother me. I might be holding more fluid today. I might be holding of that other thing that goes in the toilet. But weighing myself every morning is my reminder to remain…
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Wow. In just a few words you have said volumes. First of all, like the other poster's have said, your weight loss goal needs to be more achievable. Shoot for no more than a pound a week. Second of all, if you can afford it, get your buns to a counselor, there is a lot more going on here than unhealthy eating habits. You…
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I hate the "magic numbers" which seem to abound in fitness, weight loss, and health circles. 1200 calories is one such number, often given as the target for females in weight loss, and 1600-1800 for men. Magic numbers are based on averages, not on individuals. A six foot tall woman needs more calories than a 5'2" man. And…
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Every time I read of someone who claims that the less they eat the bigger they are (no other lifestyle changes) I have to have a sad little laugh. Think about how many people claim this. Now think about photos of the victims of Nazi concentration camps. How many folks there got fatter? Where are the folks who can't lose…
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Dewitt, just north of Lansing. Formerly of Muskegon, Port Huron, Grand Rapids, Walker, Grandville, and East Lansing. Basically all across the middle of the mitten.
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Hi! Just finished Week 6 Day 3. I'm running based on Distance, so today was 2.25 miles in 30 mins. More mentally than physically exhausting.
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I tried starting P90 a few weeks ago but it was too much. I've been trying to build up the strength and endurance needed and give it another go in the very near future. You might be yelling at your computer at this point saying "Anyone can do P90!" but the truth is I have a degenerative autoimmune disorder which attacks…
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Perhaps Friday March 4 to Friday April 29? :)
