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Acne worse while losing weight?
I asked Google but couldn't find much, so I thought I would post this here and see if anyone had any advice. I've been on a weight loss diet since January. Very successful so far, with about 40lbs lost. I have been buying good, whole food and cooking it myself. Lots of fish, lean protein, fresh vegetables cooked simply in…
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Side Effects (Rant)
First off, let me say that I am glad I finally got my act together and lost the weight. I am now very comfortably at the mid-point of my healthy BMI range, and overall I feel better than I did before I went through this process. BUT I am so so so very frustrated with the side effects that just seem to be getting worse even…
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Body Fat Scales
I am in the process of shifting from weight loss to maintenance mode. As part of that, I have made toning up and building muscle one of my new goals. I bought a scale that measures body fat percentage - the EatSmart Precision GetFit Digital Body Fat Scale, to be precise. I have found that it gives me a very low reading…
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Anybody else not exercise?
So this is a topic I thought about posting a few times and stopped myself. Diet and exercise are so inextricably linked in the way we talk about losing weight and gaining health. But I've finally been successful achieving my weight goals, and I did it by giving up on the idea that scheduled exercise had to be a part of my…
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Sugar crash from fruit?
I have been losing weight successfully on a calorie-controlled low-carb diet since January. I focused mostly on removing processed carbs and added sugars, which has worked well. So to this week: I noticed I was feeling some really bad cravings later in the afternoon, and had to fight hard against the urge to binge when I…
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Foods to Prevent Brain Fog?
Looking for some advice here. I'm in week 3 of a new healthy diet. I've been doing well so far, but this week the brain fog has really started to kick in and I feel like I'm getting pretty close to useless at work. I'm not overly restricting calories (between 1300-1500 per day) but I am working out daily including about 60…
