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One good thing about this lifelong struggle with obesity and weight loss
as I reflect on being 50 now and having struggled with obesity and weight loss for 35 of these years, I was trying to identify one good thing that came out of it. here’s what I landed on: compassion for those who face the same struggle. I would rather feel compassion for others in the same boat as me (to varying degrees)…
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Years and Years and Years
I've come and gone since the early days of MFP, and still I struggle. It's not the site, it's me. Here I am again, looking to get through the holidays with a weight loss rather than a weight gain. Ever feel like Sisyphus?
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How to fit in "off plan" food choices without derailing?
Let me preface this with saying I'm not suggesting any specific food SHOULD be off limits. However, due to health issues I personally have to eat a fairly strict diet most of the time. My concern is burnout. I want to be able to go off my personal plan once or twice a week for a meal or a snack or a dessert, without it…
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This guy made a great video
Watched this fantastic video that has a really positive message. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b1hVKzRi-c&sns=fb The guy is essentially responding to a viral video that went around of someone fat-shaming people. This is a video with "what should have been said" and I think it deserves to go viral far more than the…
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I left a trail of broken resolutions behind me
Blog post. Full text available at: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/journey2zen/view/i-left-a-trail-of-broken-resolutions-behind-me-786348 Let me know your thoughts about resolutions!
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Star Jog: The MFP Generation
(I posted this probably 6 or more years ago, but thought I'd share again. This is part 1 of 4.)Part 1 These are the voyages of the Starship Exercise. Its continuing mission, to shed more unwanted pounds, to seek out new life and new muscles, and to boldly jog where no one has jogged before. (A rather cool-looking ship that…
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I am not new, but trying again
I have been on and off MFP over the years. Some years more active than others. Usually I don't do anything except for count calories, but I think this time I need to start connecting with the community here again. I did before, but I let my disappointment in myself cause me to withdraw from the community. Clearly that's…
