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"why do we eat, why do we gain weight"
I just read this great article in the New Yorker. Link below. Basically we eat more out of habit influenced, heavily by culture, more than by necessity or physiological need. Other great bits in here too including helpful tips. Read on.…
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Bike trip along Jersey Shore...Help!
We embark tomorrow on a 300+ bike tour, a lot of it along the Jersey Shore. This is our first and I'm concerned there won't be really any healthy food options close enough along our way. What to do? I don't want to get stuck with greasy pizza and hot dogs every night. Any advice would be super helpful and appreciated.
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How do you track food?
Hello, I've been on MFP for about 8 months now. I'm wondering how accurately you all track your food. Do you weigh everything? If there are labels, that's easy but if I eat out or cook at home it can be hard to be accurate unless I make up ALL the recipes on MFP which would be a drag. I mostly guesstimate. Any advice? I…
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Changing habits
Hello, I'm in my 2nd month without alcohol. Yay! I feel fantastic. I wasn't a serious boozer but it was getting in the way of my weight loss and "moderate" food intake. Now I notice other behaviors popping up that are worrisome and that I want to change. Before teaching yoga, I was a freelancer who worked at home most of…
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Call for encouragement - No More BOOZE
These past 2 weeks of frequent weigh-ins I noticed that my weight goes up at least 5 lbs. between Friday & Monday. This is scary and gross and I've finally had enough. Enough with the weight gain, the bloat, and the lethargy of recovering during the week like I had the flu. Ugh! Moderation is too hard in this area so I'm…
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electrolytes from food (mostly veg)
Hello, I've been amping up my Bikram yoga classes lately and have been experiencing lots of cramping in my legs and my abs. I drink the SmartWater and have been drinking and eating fruits and vegetables but I'm afraid it's not enough and am wondering what I should be really focusing on to get natural sources of…
