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Quitting smoking and weight gain
My husband and I have decided to quit smoking in the very near future. I have quit in the past, the first time I gained 50 pounds, the second time I was pregnant and although of course I gained weight due to that, I believe I gained more than I would have due to quitting smoking. Stupid me, I started smoking again. Has…
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Does this seem right?
When I started MFP, I weighed 190 pounds (5'1" female, 44 years old). I put in a goal of 2 pounds per week, and it gave me 1200 calories. I am now down to 159 pounds so I figured I'd change my goal to 1.5 pounds per week (around 1% of body weight). And...it still gave me 1200 calories. So I tried 1 pound per week...STILL…
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Is a small/moderate amount of added sugar really THAT bad
For instance, blended Greek yogurt. I've heard it's better to buy plain yogurt and add stuff to make it taste better. But, no matter what I put in it, it just doesn't taste that good to me. I like the blended yogurt better. There's 6 grams of sugar in the container I ate. Is it REALLY that bad for you? I do try to steer…
