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No. Just did an economics degree. Oh and just grew up in a household where dad owned a business. My stepdad also ownes a business- small business actually. Spent a lot of time learning from them as I grew up. And ya know- being a union employee representing workers in a number of unstable sectors, I get to speak to…

Lol CEOs skills are 14,000,00 rarer. No- not anyone can be a CEO. But you can increase your chances by a. being born a man. Really, I recommend this. Its useful in almost all aspects of life. b. be born into a family and circumstance of privilege c. be white d. be encouraged to do an MBA or lesser business degree-…

Some facts yo FACT: the minimum wage is not a living wage in most countries, particularly the US. EVERYONE pays the price for a low minimum wage. It is the best way to ensure dependence on welfare. It is the best way to ensure families live in poverty. It is the best way to create an even greater need for higher taxation.…

^ Ridiculous. AHMERICUH!

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I work for a union and this thread makes my head want to explode with rage.

My belly hasn't gone down a lot either and its been 1 and a half months (8kg lost). Cruel cruel fate has seen my boobies disappear instead. But of course your frustrated- esp cause of holiday eating and not getting to do the exercise you planned to do. If an exercise plan is too difficult to keep up, maybe think of a less…

Hey Sounds like it has been a tough time for you. In response to saying you don't know where to start I would simply start with tracking. Just start eating at a deficit today. Then very very slowly incorporate cardio, weights etc into your day to day. There is so much great advice on here and so many things you can learn…

Sourdough toast/ toast with either vegemite or an egg for breakfast

Not a food, but I just found the Lipton Green Gunpower tea (20 bags for $3). It tastes/smells a lot better than regular green tea.

The days when mum had to worry about her teenage daughters posting provocative pictures of themselves online have changed. Now kids can grow up a little worried that the world has seen an almost naked mum go viral. The pic isn't offensive. Its a picture of a skinny chic in her underwear. I see pictures like that all the…

ALSO- I used to use the Sparkpeople videos- this is one example of a quick one that gets me sweaty- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlX_Gy4HP2E. They aren't as good as the gym but because they are so short and easy to do- there are lots of them that are about 10 mins long- I think they're a better option than nothing at…

Lol after 2 years of paying gym membership and not going for about 18 months I went for the first time again this Saturday. I KNOW YOUR PAIN! As a fellow introvert I can't stand the thought of Mr Adonis #35 watching me flailing around, attempting to use all those contraptions correctly. But after I worked out really hard…

Gyms are great, but I don't think they are the perfect starting point for everybody. I started walking home from work every day. Its about 50 mins walk, but I don't have to get into excersize gear, I just wear my work shoes and clothes. Not sure if its a hurdle for you, but the idea of getting changed and bringing extra…

If I've eaten less than 1200 calories I'll have a mug of Nesquik, some yoghurt with honey and berries, or one or two biscuits. If I've eaten over 1200 and am not hungry, will just leave it be.

But if you just wanted to stay the same weight, do you think weighing yourself every few days or once a week would be enough to tell you if you need to cut down or not?

No. I have an obsessive personality, so I know that even if I manage to get to my goal I will struggle to stop counting and logging. I do want to develop a healthy relationship with food and a good sense of what my body needs (almost all of us are here because we haven't managed to do that). To me that means learning…

With every 'diet' I have tried, I had the 'throw in the towel' mentality as soon as I broke one rule so I understand completely. I've now been logging and working on this for a month, which isn't that long- but a long time for me personally. Despite overeating the same week that I started (the first Saturday I managed 4000…

The correlation between socioeconomic status, lack of education and obesity is common knowledge. Is eating healthy on food stamps possible? Really the wrong question. We should be asking how health education can be more effectively targeted and how we can provide opportunities for early intervention Artaxia- let go for…

Yeah, whenever I can scan a barcode/go off a packet, I prefer to do that. I saw it as a toss up between making recording more onerous and therefore more difficult to maintain long term, or going slightly over calories. I figure if my weight loss stalls for a few weeks, then I can take that as my cue to go down to 1 slice…

I actually do drink lots of water and tea to get more bathroom trips in. Means I stand about once an hour or so.

A few people at our work petitioned persistently for free fruit in the kitchen and this worked. 1. You snack free 2. You have to walk some distance to snack 3. Healthy snacks

Know where you're coming from. I looked over my weight loss chart (been weighing myself daily) and although I've only been doing this for four weeks, there are four little mountain peaks on my chart. Its the Saturday/Sunday peak, and I know its thanks to Friday/Saturday drinking and consequent binging. Perhaps giving…

If you aren't overweight and your weight is steady, and you hate counting calories- not much point in counting calories. Extreme periods of working out and barely eating are unsustainable, which is why its a roller coaster when you try. I rode that coaster for a decade. Didn't work. A sustainable plan and everything in…

From what I've read, the evidence showing that eating every few hours is metabolically beneficial is based on a study conducted decades ago (1950s I think). It looked at a number of athletic young college aged males and determined that they gained more muscle over a 6 month period by eating small, frequent meals and…

The problem I've had when allotting calories for alcohol is that I then eat a lot less and prioritize exercising (good) but then as a consequence, get tipsy off two glasses (240ml) of red (next day not good).

I've done a lot of reading on these forums over the last couple of weeks, and have found the topic of 'how am I losing so much/not enough' gets a lot of traffic. You're probably losing quickly just because you lose quickly. While the -3500 calories over the week to lose 1kg might be true for the average bear, think about…

24. That may be over the hill.