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I love how I feel when I finish, delirious, exhausted, proud, and happy. There is nothing like the feeling of spent exertion. I run through my neighborhood at night, and it feels like a secret wonderland. The houses are dark, the sky is purple, and the world is silent but for the tread of my feet. I love feeling like I'm…
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Cheese is a hard one. I've been trying to go vegan for a long time, but I just can't wean myself off of cheese! But the worst thing for me is candy. Baked goods I can resist; they're not sweet enough (all that extra flour and milk just ruins it!) But pure, sweet high fructose corn syrup candy? Yup, that's absolutely my…
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I've been on MFP for almost two weeks now. I lost two pounds last week, and tomorrow I'm going to weigh myself again. What you said about overeating is an amazing philosophy to have. I've always been an emotional eater. When I attempted dieting in the past, I would break down after some external circumstance and stuff my…
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Bumping for the links, but this reminded me of something I watched the other day. For anyone who is more interested in the Dr Oz story or the lack of federal oversight on nutritional supplements, John Oliver did a segment on it. It's informative, but also ridiculously hilarious. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA0wKeokWUU
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I'm certainly not an expert, but I am majoring in biology and have taken some nutrition/food science courses. The first rule of nutrition: no one really knows anything about nutrition. Seriously, scientists with PhDs who are devoting entire careers to studying this branch of science release conflicting reports all the…
