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30 day challenge
A lady taking a psych class at school had an assignment to change 1 bad habit or start 1 good habit. Phycologists say it takes 30 days to make or break a habit (granted, some are more difficult and take many tries). For 30 days I have to exercise once a day. Today is my day 1. I just did Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred. I am…
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Support and sharing for parents of children with food allerg
I wanted to start a thread to see if anyone out there is not only struggling with their diet, but with their children's dietary needs as well. I have a 12 year old with no allergies. I have a 3 yr old that is allergic to peanuts/tree nuts (it isn't severe, but we are still very careful). I also have a 20 month old son that…
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Alcohol and dieting
:drinker: :sad: Since I joined this site, I have found that alcohol contains WAY more calories than I even thought it did.:sad: I have finally finished having children and breast feeding (14 months for the oldest, 10 months for the middle child and just over 13 months for the youngest). At this point it was supposed to be…
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New pants and shorts
I bought a pair of shorts and jeans for this summer in the size that I want to be. I am going to hang them on my wall until I can hang them in my closet. I am at a plateau with my weight loss and I feel uneasy about that. I am just going to push through it though. GOTTA KEEP MY EYE ON THE PRIZE. (the pants are Abercrombie…
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I meal and I am off the charts!!!!!
I had plenty of calories left for dinner and then my DH says "why don't we pack up the kids and go out to eat..." We went to TGIFriday's...... All I had was a bowl and a half of soup and a couple bread sticks and holy moly!!! The soup was WAY over my sodium intake for the whole day!!!!!! I went over by 940 calories, 103…
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Old Pants
Two pairs of my old jeans (12/13) have just come back into circulation..... No fatty overhang at the top or anything!!!!!! ....It is a good thing because 3 pair of my 14's just took a one way ticket to Goodwill. They were falling off!!! YEAH!!!!! I can't wait for more jeans to come back into circulation.... I am stocked up…
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Fiber Help Needed
My was reading about a girl that lost a bunch of weight by eating fiber. What foods are highest in fiber and I have and isn't there a couple different types of fiber???? Which is the kind you want? HELP ME PLEASE!!!!! I want to incorporate 35 grams a day while dealing with my kids' food allergies. Thanks in advance.
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Water Glasses
I just figured out that the glass that I have been counting as one cup is really 22 ounces. WOW!! Makes my water consumption much more doable. I filled it and poured it into a measuring cup to find out how many ounces. The bottle I take to the gym is 32 ounces. WOW!
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Cut back on alcohol consumption challenge
I have trouble because I tend to drink my calories when I go to the bar. I never realized how true the old phrase "there is a pork chop in every can" really is.... except minus the good stuff in the pork chop. LOL I am extending a challenge to those of us that like the drink to cut back. I am going out with an old friend…
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New newbie
I am trying to change my future (without winning the lottery.. LOL). I need to loose about 60lbs for my health. I am very eager to use this sight. I hope it is a tool to help keep me focused. I can't wait to get healthy and go buy some new clothes. I even joined a gym. I am so ready to reclaim my health.…
