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Protein, Protein, Protein -enough Protein
It's like an epidemic. Of course, we need protein, it's essential for our health, it's used to build muscles, hair, and nails. I think the typical American diet contains enough protein. We eat meat, fish, and eggs with every meal. I am not a bodybuilder, neither am I an active athlete. I am just a fat woman trying to lose…
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I am a Speed Eater
You know what I noticed today. I am speed eater. I eat too fast, sometimes at my desk, other times just standing in the kitchen, oh and in the car of course, preferably while driving. How can I enjoy something if I don't pay attention to it? How can I enjoy the food if I gulp it down? Not just what I eat is wrong, it's…
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The 5-week weight prognosis
If every day were like today... You'd weigh 278.2 lbs in 5 weeks That's what it said today when I finished my food diary. Every day it shows a different number. I know it's just a computer program, but still. Should I write the weight predictions down on a calendar and compare them with the actual weight in 5 weeks? Does…
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SOS - I don't want to hit 300 lbs! Help me to help myself, please
We went out for dinner the other night and the waitress asked us if we preferred a table or a booth. I said "Table, please," and I wonder if she knows that I don't fit into a booth seat anymore. I was never on the slim side, I was always overweight, but I felt pretty and I felt healthy. I thought it was all about attitude.…
