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B12 advantages?
A friend of mine recently turned me on to this new energy drink, ZipFizz. while I usually disprove of energy/vitamin drinks, this particular one is loaded with vitamins, particularly B12 (42,000% of the daily value). Now this just seems unnatural, but it made me look up the effects of B12 on the body, and apparently it is…
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Question about tanning..
Now I am not a regular at going out and laying in the sun, but today was just so beautiful out that I could not help it :happy: But after about 45 minutes I decided that it was time to head in, and I also noticed that I was completely exhausted. I had just been laying down, but I felt like I had done a full workout. I have…
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tips for people going on vacation
So on Saturday I am leaving to go to New York to visit family:happy: I am excited about going, but I will be gone for 5 days without being anywhere near my work out machines and in a place where it will be hard for me to watch my calories because of the amazing food Even worse, I won't be able to access the internet to go…
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I know that everyone is saying that 1200 is bad..
but on most days I have trouble even making it to that many calories and then I work out every day and burn roughly 600 calories so every day I have an extremely low net calorie intake and I get that 'you may be putting your body in starvation mode" warning from MFP However I feel great, actually I feel really…
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Diet tips for vegetarians?
I've been a vegetarian for about 2 years now and I've really never had a problem getting all my nutrients in because I really wasn't watching my weight too much. But now that I'm trying to drop a few pounds I want to make sure I'm not also cutting back on important nutrients that I need. Without eating meat my major…
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Now I'm curious....
I started MFP about 1 1/2 weeks ago and its been amazing and has really kept me on track :happy: :happy: However I did my weekly weigh in today and I lost 6 pounds (which, don't get me wrong, I am completely ecstatic about :bigsmile: ) Even though I am happy about the weight loss, I am curious as to how much of this is…
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Any advice for teenagers?
My sister is 16 and weighs 170. She doesn't look bad in the least but she wants to drop about 15-20 lbs so she feels better and can perform better in sports. I've tried to talk her out of it but I figure that its better she drops the weight in a healthy way instead of doing something like crash dieting. Does anyone have…
