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From a purely insurance perspective yes, higher risk means higher premium, that's how all other forms of insurance works. With that said, I think there is a larger question of how do we ensure everyone has access to affordable healthcare. Many nations have chosen to have a national healthcare system, which I would not…

I use it for the added protein, I like Vital Proteins collagen peptides. It’s has no flavor so it’s easy to add to things and get extra protein. I use it in fruit smoothies and add it to oatmeal regularly. You can also mix it in yogurt easily.

I will can’t seem to find it, my Dr gave me some info on some studies years ago about it, and I remember reading them, but I can’t find them now.

I have an IUD and have not had one in almost 12 years now. My doc said there is even evident that having fewer periods puts you at less risk for some cancers. It used to be that women had more pregnancies on average then today so they had fewer periods before menopause, but as we stopped having hoards of children, we have…

This is me, I get a hot dog. It’s the only place I even like hot dogs but theirs are so good. I eat one for lunch and then I shop, impulse buying is already an issue for me at Costco, going hungry is a disaster on my budget lol.

I would need to understand the context it’s being done in. Like most things I don’t think this is a black abs white issue. Are we talking about it being part of an overall health screen like vision, hearing, and sports physicals are done at the school but by healthcare professionals , and results are only shared with the…

I try to focus on the things I really like about my body. We all have parts of our body we are insecure about, but equally there are things about our bodies we really like but we rarely acknowledge. I also remind myself that no body stays perfect forever, we will all age, slim gets wrinkly and saggy, hair turns grey and/or…

So I don’t have an answer for you, but your post did help me with my own question about the scale I’ve had mine about a year and while everything else seemed pretty accurate my BF% I thought was always way to low. I had no idea this setting even existed. If it helps I had a pretty big swing too when I just re-weighed…

I see both at my gym and, we don’t have a no cell phone rule but we do have a rule that states no taking pictures. Almost everyone has their phone with them, and uses ear buds of some kind. I have most people just want peace in the sauna so if you are not disturbing anyone you are good. As far as clothes go, I have seen…

I don’t buy them regularly because I can eat an incredibly impressive amount of them, but when I do it’s double stuffed with milk to dip them in. Classic and perfect On a related note I really don’t know why they make regular stuffed Oreos, double stuffed have the exact right filling to cookie ratio, regular oreos are just…

I fully intend to vaccinate my teens. My daughter already has had both her hers, she just turned 18, and my 15YO is a scheduled. My youngest is 11 and not eligible yet, he will be in August. First, I do think everyone needs to weigh the medical risk to themselves and their children. There are individuals in our society who…

I buy slimfast powder to this day, but honestly I like the macros in it and it’s cheap and tasty, I don’t do the slimfast diet plan but for a quick easy protein shake it’s perfect for me. Stuff I regret buying, stevia blagh!! I hate the taste of it. When I was really overweight, and before I understood better about how…

I want to look good in a bathing suit lol. It’s very vain, but I want to strut my stuff at pool and beach and feel super confident doing it haha.

I am not sure on this one. I might be in the minority, but I am leaning towards I would if it was proven to work and safe, and did not come with a huge list of crazy side effects lol. The reason I say this, but first, I fully acknowledge I know how to eat right, I know the right amount of calories to eat, and I stay…

It’s a tool that’s all. Like any health tool it can be used appropriately, or it can be abused. I don’t think it’s a bad thing, I honestly wish I had something like it as a teenager, I maybe would not have gotten so out of hand with my eating habits if I had a tool to help me track and understand my decisions around…

100% agree with buying and using a scale!! I will also point out that it’s not always that you are eating more then you think, I have found that I am eating less a lot of the time which is a pleasant surprise. I like to eat frozen Lean Cuisine for my lunch. I find them fast, tasty and just the right amount for lunch when…

I focus on other areas of self care, my list includes: New clothes I feel good wearing A massage A facial A Day off work and a Netflix binge A new great pair of shoes running or heels I love both A day I can sleep in as long as I want I know you said non food but I will occasionally add opening a bottle of my favorite…

First check with your doctor, but if you have the green light medically, I have not had cancer but I did listen to a speaker recently who’s cancer is in remission, and while she was undergoing Chemo she set herself a habit of exercising at least 10 minutes no matter what. Then she had an out is she was too tired or not up…

I add a protein powder to mine and it helps although does add calories. If I want to add flavor I’ll add chocolate or vanilla, if I just want the coffee flavor I add collagen peptides

It’s definitely a combo for me like many others have posted. I drink diet soda, regular soda is not worth the calories for me. However I like real sugar in my tea, and real butter on my toast. I do use reduced fat milk, and reduced or no fat yogurt, but full fat cheese. It depends on the product really, if I can reduce…

Yeah, Mexican is the hardest here, so many locally owned authentic places, but none list their calories. I usually try to match up what I get to a chai place like On the Border and just estimate.

Colorado Springs here. My favorite hang out restaurant is Fuzzy’s, they do list calories on their menu board. Just watch out for the drinks haha.

I don’t know if it’s as much self sabatoge for me as it is complacency. Losing weight is simple, eat less then I burn, but it’s hard because I have a big appetite. It’s incredibly impressive how much I’m capable of eating. I will get down to a certain point, and even though it’s not my target weight yet, I want to be able…

It’s unlikely you gained 20lbs in two weeks you would have had to overeat by more then 3500 calories every single day on top of your maintenance calories. I’m surprised the dr office didn’t take your weight again on a different scale or check to make sure it’s calibrated correctly with such a big swing in such a short…

I second the Nugo bars the dark chocolate pretzel tastes great, so does the vanilla. I consider them a treat, I could eat a candy bar go get my chocolate fix, but these have the added protein which I why I like them: they also keep me pretty satisfied for a while so they are good on the go for me.

I feel your pain, my scale completely broke this morning. I’ve ordered a new one but won’t have it until Wednesday. I eat a lot of the same things so I will be logging by the avg weight i usually get for things and by volume the next couple of days. Thankfully I’ve been doing this a long time now and I know what servings…

You would have to pry my Apple Watch from my cold dead hands, and then I would seriously haunt the person who tried to take it lol....I love my Apple Watch.

I can’t say I’ve ever had an issue with my Mirena, I’m now on my 3rd round. I’ve lost over 60lbs while I’ve had it. I will say it did take my body about 6 months to fully adjust to it, I had off and on unpredictable bleeding, and then the usual cramps and bloating. I also had mine put in right after I had my last baby, at…

Its been a very long time, so I may have this wrong, but I a come from a family with a history of addiction to various substances. I have been able to avoid those addictions, but I wanted to understand better what drove the behavior, so when I was younger I spent some time researching it. There are two types of addiction,…

I don’t count them, but I use MFP for just the Macros. Vitamins do have a few calories, but they are one thing that even if I’m not losing, I’m not going to cut back on them, I’m going to look for other areas in my diet to adjust, and everything else gets logged.