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Bob Harper's new book--only 800 calories/day?!
I am a huge fan of The Biggest Loser--and of course all the trainers--so when my mom came across an article about Bob's new book she forwarded it to me. There was an excerpt from the book which explained that women should eat 800 calories per day, and men 1200. WHAT?!?!?! All these warnings about not going under 1200 for…
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Beautiful Hispanic women of MFP!
Hello all. I was not really sure where to post this so I just chose this section, because this would really help me out and be very supportive! I am doing a research paper for my Hispanic Marketing and Communications class and I was wondering if any of you would be able to answer a few questions for me. It would be so…
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Obsessed with the scale
I just started to really commit to eating well and exercising about a week into February, and I have already lost 7 lbs. (woo!) I set the goal to lose 10 by March 1st. I realize that is a little steep, but for the first couple weeks it seemed totally possible, so I was super excited to finally achieve a set weight loss…
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C25K success stories?
Hi everyone! My name is Rachel and I am starting C25K tomorrow and I am super nervous, but excited! I know that by the end of the program you are supposed to be able to run a 5k (obviously!) but I just want to know how those of you who have completed the program feel about this? Do you really think you can go out and run…
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Having trouble eating enough calories!
Wow, I never ever thought I'd say that, but it's true! I have been eating very clean, natural foods for the past few weeks and I am actually having a difficult time consuming the minimum 1200 calories per day. I know this is risky for the possibility of my body going into starvation mode, but I truly do only eat when I'm…
