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Diet myths debunked by Buzzfeed
Great article in Buzzfeed debunking so many diet myths we all want to believe in. https://www.buzzfeed.com/sallytamarkin/weight-loss-myths?utm_term=.ooVXxVkApE#.qhvOmxWdgB
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Should I change my fitness profile?
I work in an office sitting behind a desk much of the time. When I started on MFP a few months ago I listed myself as being sedentary. Over the past few months I've started walking and regularly get about 9,000 steps a day, 6 days a week, much of it during my breaks at work. So my question is, should I change my profile to…
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Terrified of making the wrong decision
I'm part of a program at my local hospital the ultimate goal of which is bariatric surgery. It can take 18 months or so to go through the program before surgery is an option. It's a terrific program. I have access to a nurse, a dietician and a psychologist. Since starting in January I've lost 33 pounds (I have another…
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Mama June
I was just looking at People magazine and it had a story about that Mama June person from that Boo Boo show (don't get me started). Anyway, they claim she went from a size 18 to a size 4. I'm sorry but no. She was at least a size 24 before and I would say is now maybe a 16. US and Canadian sizes are about the same so I'm…
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Inspirational quotation
I saw this quote by Dr. Travis Bradberry and thought it was really meaningful. I have it up on my fridge: You always have two choices when things begin to get tough: you can either overcome an obstacle and grow in the process or let it beat you. Humans are creatures of habit. If you quit when things get tough, it gets that…
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Does anyone know?
When I use the elliptical trainer in my building for 25 minutes it says I burned 160 calories. But when I enter that time in MFP it says I burned 400ish. How is that possible?
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What's "the person above?"
What are people talking about when they ask about the "person above? "
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Hoping it works this time
Hi everyone, I'm from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Trying to lose about 70 lbs - hopefully successfully this time.
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Physics of weight loss.
I just found this article. Interesting read. I thought some of you might be interested too. http://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/why_physical_activity_does_little_to_control_weight
