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Seeking Alternative Options to Emotional Eating
I've been struggling with few life challenges the last couple of weeks. Nothing life or death, but I waffle between anger, disappointment, anxiety and sadness as I navigate through these issues. But I'm still using my life-long distraction of those negative emotions: emotional eating. It can be anything from thoughtlessly…
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Stopping the Binge Cycle
My two days that included binging (my historically toughest challenge) did come with a price. The Mardi Gras King cake was one thing on Tuesday... but on Wednesday was nearly a bottle of wine, fried shrimp, 3 giant piece of pizza, who knows how many servings of cheetos and girl scout cookies. Took nearly 3 days to show up,…
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Workout Partner Trying my Patience... Unsure if I Should Get
a new workout partner.... or just learn to be more patient? We agreed to 3 windows of time we'll work out every week. Without fail, and usually at the last minute she either cancels or, like today, is significantly late (today is 90 minutes and counting) when we were supposed to go. I know she is frustrated because it is…
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Dining Out Challenges
I've seen plenty of those "Eat This, Not That" segments on the Today Show. But I still have three challenges that perhaps others have found away around them when it comes to dining out (which is what my social circle likes to do at least three-quarters of the time we get together): 1) This is actually the least of my…
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Sodium Settings and Question
Just saw a report on Today Show about just how much hidden sodium is in our foods. If you or your family has a history of heart disease, high sodium diet is dangerous. For us watching the scale, it affects water retention. According to this report, the maximum amount should be 2,300mg per day but the default setting on…
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Recovery or Rest Day Question
At this stage of my weight loss quest (about to start week 3 and still have 50 pounds to go)... I'm an hour of cardio per day. Odd days are elliptical trainer, even days are jogging/walking (started out with me walking more than jogging, now I can jog for the entire hour!). So I was reading in various places that even…
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Rewards for Little Milestones & Goals Met
Does anyone else have their weight loss plan with mapped out milestones along the way. Achievements, whether they be number on the scale... able to do something differently physically... pair of pants that now fit... that kind of thing that aren't the final or big goal but you want to savor? How do you savor? What are your…
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Looking for my twin: 5'9", start weight 206, middle aged wor
Thought it might be fun to connect with someone in same situation with similar goals... I'm shooting to get to the middle of my BMI chart... which is 145lbs... friend or message me if you'd enjoy a "twin" (middle aged working mom) on your quest. :) Huh, sorry for double post... thought I was editing this one but apparently…
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Looking for my twin: 5'9", start weight 206
Thought it might be fun to connect with someone in same situation with similar goals... I'm shooting to get to the middle of my BMI chart... which is 145lbs... , middle aged working mom... friend or message me if you'd also enjoy a "twin" on your quest. :)
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Is Gluten Addiction Real?
For years, I've had great success when I start a diet with 3 week period of eating a gluten free vegan diet. I lose the bloat within if a few days and in about a week, I no longer crave what I've overeaten, sometimes even binged upon, in the past. Which is pretty much all the products with gluten. I have at least 8-12…
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Greetings from Northern Virginia
Hello everyone, I'm on a mission to lose 60 pounds in six months. I always struggled with 20lbs in my 20s, losing it/gaining it back. Once I had kids, I gradually piled on 40 more pounds. Eight years ago, I lost it all... then gained it all back over course of 4 years. Then 2 years ago, I lost 41 of those pounds, then last…
