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Wrist activity tracker/Heart rate monitor
I'm looking for an activity tracker that I can wear my wrist all the time. I like the biometric sensors on the Basis and carbon steel edition looks slick, but the reviews are limed since it hasn't been out long. Is anyone using the Basis or any other wrist worn activity tracker? If so: What are you using? How well does the…
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Logging a Taste
My family and I all have this habit of sharing or tasting each other's food at resturants. I try not to get too picky, but when it's a high calorie type item, I do try to log it for the sake of being honest with myself. I would love to hear your suggestions for logging things like a "bite" of cheesecake.
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Adapting Comfort Foods
I am looking for help adapting my favorite childhood meals to a lower sodium, lower calorie version. I find that my big stumbling block is finding a replacement for Cream of Mushroom soup. Most of my mom's recipes included this (tasty but bad for me) ingredient. Please help. If you have a recipe or substitute for Cream of…
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DASH Diet Breakfast
My husband is on board for doing the DASH diet with me at every meal but breakfast. He is a true southern man, and he loves biscuits and gravy, eggs and bacon, and breakfast tacos. None of these are heart friendly. Please help, does anyone have a DASH friendly favorite breakfast?
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Too Round for the Blood Pressure Machine
I sat down to take my BP at the health services office where I work. They have one of the machines like you see at malls with the chair and red and green button. I noticed that the cup seemed snug when it tightened down all the way but I let it run. To my shock: My BP was 142/88. When I give blood, my BP runs 115/75 or (if…
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Lost 80% of my goal but didn't maintain it... Looking to beg
My name is Sharon. I am 30 years old and married to a wonderful man. I weighed 250 lbs in 2006. By 2009, I was down to 165. (I was almost at my goal weight.) Then, I went back to school. I got my bachelors but gained back nearly 50 lbs doing it. I have spent nearly a year kicking myself for letting this happen, but it…
