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As for THIS kind of thing, blanket statements of "They're just trying to take your money! Arrgh!" aren't all that helpful.
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My sister and I started using Advocare last fall after we saw a table at a 10k. I'm not using it anymore (I'm not great about taking a million pills a day) but my sister still does, and she likes the Catalyst a lot--she feels like it helps with her muscle definition. She's also about 80 lbs lighter than me...I don't have…
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My fave are the Zone Perfect Protein, but lately I've been using lower calorie ones like WonderSlim. In any event, I eat one every day for my midmorning snack--couldn't live without them!
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I had been trying diet and exercise and using MFP for over 2 yrs, but that scale wasn't moving. I've been doing IP for 2 1/2 wks, have lost 16 lb, and feel really good. I'm not hungry, no cravings, I have more will power than I've EVER had in my life, and I'm seeing results. I'm a nurse practitioner, and the family…
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do you have GNC in the UK? I use Amplify from GNC and love it.
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DRINK WATER. When you think you've drank enough, drink another bottle. Anything with caffeine make up for it with twice as much water. I'm a nurse practitioner working in Urgent Care and all I see are colds all day long...they're ALL dehydrated. Also, once you start feeling ill, take decongestants to dry up drainage--most…
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I do a protein shake a banana every morning...3 yrs now and not sick of it yet! I do Click Espresso Shake if I want the caffeine, or Amplify Smoothie from GNC.
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WOW...just wow. When I was reading that I was thinking "Sounds like something a douchy midwesterner would say" so I looked...we're in the same city! I"m amazed at people's lack of boundaries. Also, I think you look fantastic--keep it up!! Like a lot of other people have said--use it to motivate you! (And be glad you don't…
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Not cool. I'm stealing this from Anne Lamott (a great author), it's what I keep in mind when dealing with difficult people: "When someone talks to you or treats you in a way you don't like, just remember you only have to listen to them for a short time. They have to listen to themselves, inside their head, all day long for…
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I use a Garmin watch to tell me exactly how fast and how far I've gone. But if you don't want to drop $200, there's a few good online pedometers you can use to tell you exactly how far you've gone. Keep track of exactly how long it took you to go that distance, and now you know how fast you were going (as an average).…
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WALK WALK WALK. Don't exercise until you have your followup appt but DO walk!
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Oh--as for logging--what about the MFP blackberry/ipod app? Nice way to log without internet access.
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I have been a camp counselor and now I volunteer as a camp nurse every summer. My understanding is that camps are required to offer healthy choices at every meal (in NY and IA at least, the states I've done camp work in). I'd say--load up on the good stuff! Not taking the crappy stuff doesn't mean you're saying those…
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I just don't compare myself to anyone...I"m me, and this is the only body I have. If someone has something you wish you had, I guarantee that you have something that someone else wishes they had. Jealousy is stupid. We're all insecure about something. I think comparing yourself to anyone, whether you envy them or ridicule…
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You look mahvelous!!! Great work!!
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One word...Farrell's!! It's a ways off, but I PROMISE you that your butt will be kicked. In the meantime, hang in there! You look AMAZING and have come a LONG ways...maintaining is just as noble as losing! One thought...when you were at a lower wt, were you exercising as much? Don't focus too much on the scale--you may…
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Can you buy Laughing Cow cheese where you are? I know Hungry Girl (http://www.hungry-girl.com/) uses them all the time to replace heavy cream in alfredo sauce...just bring them to room temperature and crumble into your soup, and stir! Here's a link where she talks about the almighty Laughing Cow...I love them too!…
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yum-o!!
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I'm an RN, almost done with NP school (3 weeks, yikes!), presently teaching nursing clinicals and working on a surgical floor, plus my own NP clinicals...crazy schedule indeed! I've gained and lost the same 20 lb more times than I care to count in the last 3 yrs, but my goal is 35 lb to get back to my lowest adult wt…
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Hooray!! THANK YOU!!
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you look great!!
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The water in my city is AWFUL--but I rent one of those coolers from Culligan ($8/mo) that holds 5gal jugs, and I use their bottled water. I LOVE it. I don't like to pay for their refills all the time, so I take the jugs in to walmart or the grocery store and refill them at the Culligan machine--it's 30 cents a gallon,…
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I've messed around with weight loss over and over, and have finally come to conclusion that my best motivator is anger. I am a ridiculously happy person by nature, so it takes a lot to piss me off...my weight has finally PISSED ME OFF...and I'm doing pretty good lately! I started running in March, and have been really…
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Sugar from fruit is still a simple sugar--better than refined sugar (like the donut/candy kind) but still able to make your blood sugar spike because your body breaks it down so easily. Are you making your fruit smoothie with juice? Juice gives you all the sugar of fruit, but without the fiber and other goodies that take…
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Do you stretch before you run? I get awful shin splints when I run, but if I stretch my calves really well (stand on a step with my heel hanging off, at least 3 reps of about 5-10 sec) I don't have any trouble. Plus, the stretching feels so goooooood! Good luck!
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I've always been a water drinker, but the best thing I ever did was get a Culligan water cooler for those 5 gal jugs...the water is SO good, I want to drink more. I rent mine, (it's $8 a month) but you can buy the water coolers for like $80. If I run out before the monthly delivery of new jugs, I take them to the grocery…
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My dear old '87 Celebrity ran to 300,000 mi, and probably would still be running today if it hadn't been stripped for parts when left over the weekend in a sketchy part of Louisville. (I donated it to some international students, they went out of town for a soccer tournament, and poor Betsy the Chevy fell prey to some…
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Yum-o! I'll be trying these!
