cynthb65

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  • What has been said here is all pretty good advice. I'd like to add that despite myths, you can't "spot reduce" problem areas (biology doesn't work that way), and there is no such thing as a magic super-food, just old-fashioned meat and vegetables that your great-grandparents would have eaten. If you want nutrition advice…
    in Is 1200 really the minimum? Comment by cynthb65 May 2014
  • Um no, there's nothing "magical" about lemon water. Scurvy is a Vitamin C deficiency, so any citrus will do that. If you enjoy it and it makes you drink water instead of soda, by all means drink it :) But expecting one food to cancel out another food is just wishful thinking and unsupported by any well-run study or…
    in Lemon Juice + Water Comment by cynthb65 April 2014
  • 48, never wanted kids, wonderful husband and 3 hedgehogs, and I love my life :)
    in Any 40-something women with no kids? Rare, I know. Comment by cynthb65 March 2014
  • I have been on several different antidepressants and related medication, and am still on two. If you read the medical documentation, most will say they have a possibility of weight gain as a side effect; in some cases it's "significant weight gain". In my case, I went from 140 to 200, to 160 with rigid dieting and…
    in Antidepressants and weight loss Comment by cynthb65 March 2014
  • I've been using the Up for close to a year now; I have no experience with the FitBit. I am very happy with the way the Up syncs with MFP, and I really like the vibrating alarm (really useful if you get up at a different time than your significant other). The options for the Up on MFP allow it to add negative calories to…
    in Fitness Tracking Wristbands. Up or Fitbit? Comment by cynthb65 February 2014
  • Keen's Hot Mustard or Sriracha :)
    in What's your favorit condiment? Comment by cynthb65 October 2013
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