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Reminding myself: what I hated about being obese
Though my recent conquests have dulled the sting, the remembrance of things past still haunts me so, and while the memory be green it doth behoove me to contract my brow with former woes and weep afresh years lost to a dark cavernous dungeon of waste... and thus instruct the present so that the future resembleth not the…
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detoxing cleanse that really works
drink a half-gallon of water every day
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motivation, the fickle friend
I thought this was awesome: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/yoovie/view/congrats-on-finding-your-motivation-again-537323 I think yoovie came up with this illustration on her own... very nice...
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Curse words
In 2007 I met an aging evil-hearted warlock who looked me over and saw the flab gathering everywhere on my frame, under my neck and over my belt. He laughed one of those wicked wizard laughs and looked at me eyeball to eyeball and pronounced a curse -- one of those wicked warlock curses, something to bind me for the rest…
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Curse words
In 2007 I met an aging evil-hearted warlock who looked me over and saw the flab gathering everywhere on my frame, under my neck and over my belt. He laughed one of those wicked wizard laughs and looked at me eyeball to eyeball and pronounced a curse on me -- one of those wicked warlock curses, something to bind me for the…
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Doctor's visit NSVs
So I work for a megolithic huge Fortune 500 multinational corporation that has cornered the market on industrial-strength shoelaces. The company is very wealthy and recently exercised its options on some French war bonds (as a favor to the reigning queen of France) and so this quarter we were able to achieve a second…
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the weight loss pie chart
Here's a pie chart that I whipped up recently: First of all I should point out that the numbers in this chart are fairly arbitrary and that I have consulted no peer reviewed journals or authoritative sources to validate their precision. Who cares. The point is that most of the arguments about weight loss seem to be focused…
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sitting kills
http://www.medicalbillingandcoding.org/sitting-kills/
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dessert
One Kraft Caramel, 32 calories
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resolutions
http://wondermark.com/890/
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Sodexo poster at the cafeteria
I went to the 'company' cafeteria today and saw a poster there saying something about eating healthy... it had a picture of a mobile phone and the headline had the MFP tri-blue logo. I never knew MFP and Sodexo had teamed up... it was cool to see that logo out in the wild. The cafeteria is actually good about posting…
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A job offer
Welcome. Nice to meet you, please have a seat. Well, I suppose you will want to know about the position we are offering. First of all you must understand that this is a part-time job. If you have a full-time job, you will need to fit this one into your schedule. However, even though this is not your primary employment, we…
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sweet NSV
The wife says "I'm so happy I can get my arms all the way around you!"
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Weekly calorie spreadsheet
I like to keep track of my calories on a weekly basis rather than a daily basis. That way I get to save calories from earlier in the week, and indulge a bit later in the week (or vice versa). So I've been keeping a spreadsheet that displays my weekly calorie slop as I fill in each day's numbers. I wish MFP would do this…
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Exercise, brains, and BDNF
The article below is on the NY Times web site, to be published in Sunday's magazine. Summary: A substance called BDNF can help create new neurons. Studies show BDNF can be increased via exercise, even by simple walking. Pump up the hippocampus! April 18, 2012 How Exercise Could Lead to a Better Brain By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS…
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this is how I feel today
The basking shark opens its giant mouth and keeps it open its entire life, eating and moving constantly. I feel like this today -- a large open mouth with a body attached to it. Kinda grody, eh?
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A job offer
Welcome. Nice to meet you, please have a seat. Well, I suppose you will want to know about the position we are offering. First of all you must understand that this is a part-time job. If you have a full-time job, you will need to fit this one into your schedule. However, even though this is not your primary employment, we…
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habits, chunking, cues, rewards, and rats
Here's an excerpt from an article in Sunday's NY Times Magazine (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/magazine/shopping-habits.html?ref=magazine&pagewanted=all). Habits are what dieting is all about.... Inside the brain-and-cognitive-sciences department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are what, to the casual…
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spinning = heart attack?
http://tinyurl.com/7bwyfgq
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NSV -- something moobs can't do
I made an interesting discovery in the mirror the other day. Lately I've been doing a bunch of pushups. This is the result http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lufCo7nsY-g 18 months & 90 lbs ago I had that popular fashion accessory known as "man boobs". They used to move... but you couldn't use the word "flex" to describe the…
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habits are the key
I was sent this article. It reminded me that willpower is not enough and the steady accumulation of habitual behaviors is the key to success. ======================================================= What are your habits? Do you eat the same thing for lunch, go through the same exercise routine, and fall into bed at the same…
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XL to M (see pix inside)
I began to reflect because I came across this picture, taken a scant two days before I started dieting last year: At that time I wore XL shirts and pants with a 42 inch waist. I pigged out all the time. I was unable to run. Climbing stairs was a wheezing drag. My gut lopped over and I was 270 lbs. This one is from a couple…
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Dreamfields pasta calorie speculation
I've often wondered about calories and fiber. If it's true that fiber does not get digested, why should it count toward the calories in a serving of the food? I've also wondered often about the so-called "protected carbs" in Dreamfields brand pasta. If a 2-oz serving of Dreamfields has 41 carbs but only 5 of these are…
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I feel like...
Benjamin Button!
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shameful NSV
Mirror posing (bad, nehushtan! bad!!)
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polo shirt NSV
Horizontal stripes!
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diabetes cure
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/jun/24/low-calorie-diet-hope-cure-diabetes
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the world looks different
Success stories are my favorite alleyway in MFP. Like a lot of others on this site I love reading about those who've been through the process and come out on the other side with fabulous results. I spend an inordinate amount of time reading these success stories and viewing the before/after pictures, and one impression…
