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That Sugar Film
At the behest of my kiddo we watched "That Sugar Film" on Netflix. It's in the vein of "Super Size Me" except with sugar. It was a pretty entertaining flick. Here's the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uaWekLrilY
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Weight loss habits that drive your spouse/partner bonkers
Evidently my spouse does not like the way I now eat nuts or popcorn. Instead of grabbing a handful and downing it I now mindfully eat. I chew and enjoy each nut or kernel. Drives her buggy. Anyone else have a weight loss habit that drives people crazy?
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Best weight loss apps identified in new study
myfitnesspal was rated 9th. Article: http://www.imedicalapps.com/2015/12/best-weight-loss-apps-study/ Study: http://mhealth.jmir.org/2015/4/e104/
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Gut bacteria and weight loss
Anyone else take probiotics? A while back I read "Impact of the Gut Microbiota on the Development of Obesity: Current Concepts" and "How Gut Bacteria Help Make Us Fat and Thin." Both of these articles made me curious. In a completely non scientific low tech experiment I decided to repopulate my gut. I went out and bought…
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Single serving cookware
I just bought a few stainless steel gratin dishes for cooking single servings of food. They're the perfect size for one portion and they're cheap. I got the 12 ounce size and they were about $3 each. The benefit is I can make my food how I like it and the other members of my family can do the same.
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Fitbit Flex Magnetic Clips
I got a few of these. They work really well for clipping the Flex to your shirt. I use them while shopping. Wrist mounted trackers have problems registering steps while you're pushing a cart. Replacement Magnetic Clasp Strap for Fitbit Flex
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Poor College Students! How To Apply For SNAP
https://youtu.be/Q_bfPm4UQFs
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Hackers Can Wirelessly Upload Malware to a Fitbit in 10 Seconds
This is bad...Really, really bad. Hackers Can Wirelessly Upload Malware to a Fitbit in 10 Seconds
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Useful weight loss tools
List 'em here... TrendWeight From the link above: "What Is TrendWeight, Exactly? When you really want to track your weight loss, you probably know you should disregard day to day changes in weight and instead focus on the trend over time. To do this, TrendWeight uses the methodology described by John Walker in his online…
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Need an inexpensive scale?
I see so many posts in these forums where users don't have a scale. Hopefully this low cost option will be of use to some. I have several of these scales. I keep one in my EDC bag and use it when I travel. The scale is small, approximately an inch longer than a deck of playing cards. Because of this you won't be weighing a…
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Post your favorite low carb, low calorie foods
My two favorites: Joseph's Pitas - I usually get them at Walmart or Cub. 3g net carbs and 50 calories. Sandwich Bros. Turkey Sausage or Egg Breakfast Sandwiches I usually get these at Kowalski's Markets 12g carbs and 140-150 calories
