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Shame - does it hinder or help you lose or gain weight?
The fat acceptance thread meandered a little into shame. I would like a discussion devoted to it. Some posters say it's good for a fat person to feel ashamed of their weight because it causes them to do something about it. Some posters disagreed. For me, shame is how I gained weight. I am ashamed of being overweight. I…
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Listing calories on the front of packaging
I am making cookies for my daughter to take to a party. I bought Skor candy bars to add to the dough. I noticed that the calories are listed right on the front. The M&M bags had calories listed on the front too. Then I noticed that some of the "king size" bars didn't list calories but had some sort of language like "king…
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Novels and Memoirs about weight loss
Reading is my favorite hobby. I have read some interesting books around weight loss. Thought we could share. The Dieter by Susan Sussman The main character's best friend dies of lung cancer so she gives up smoking, gains a lot of weight and her life falls apart. It is a funny and sad book at the same time. Lots of the…
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Why are there more eating opportunities for kids now than in the past?
Another thread got me thinking about kids and snacks. When I was growing up my organized activities didn't include snacks. My mom didn't carry food or drink with her for us after age 2. If we were out and hungry, we had to suck it up until the next meal. We would have an afterschool snack. After kindergarten I didn't have…
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Hate exercising especially when it is hot and humid
Even though it snowed this week I know the heat is coming. Last summer I was so out of shape I sweated all the time whether exercising or not. As I lost lbs the issue went away and I love that! Not sweating is motivating to keep the weight off. I have progressed since then and feel sure I will sweat when exercising now.…
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Planet Fitness is coming to my town!
I've been waiting a long time for this. I don't want to sign a long term contract when I'm not sure I'll go so waited for PF. To the naysayers - I really don't like their "no judgement zone" while they judge but their company, their rules. There's other much more important things that I'm hypocritical about. I figure the…
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How important is breathing correctly?
I am in terrible shape. I am walking for cardio and doing an arm and shoulder strength video from Sparks People. The woman in the video tells me when to exhale and inhale. I find myself breathing opposite of what she says. I try to stay in sync with her but then end up opposite. I think I should try to breathe correctly…
