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Quinoa
Why is quinoa 636 calories a cup?!!!!
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Anyone else struggle with rejecting idealized bodies and wan
I am a feminist who has struggled with whether or not I need/should lose weight. The reasons that I chose NOT to make an effort to lose weight in the past is I WANT to reject media's pressure on women to have idealized bodies in order to please men in bed (a bit of an exaggeration, but sadly TRUE at times!). I want to…
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Calorie Queens book
Anyone read CALORIE QUEENS: LIVING THIN IN A FAT WORLD? A friend gave it to me and I started reading it yesterday. BOY were the first few chapters a kick in the butt! It basically told me that losing weight takes time and no one is going to get instant results (which is why I stop many many diets and exercise plans…
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January issue of Shape magazine challenge
I have recently read the January issue of SHAPE magazine. There is a DROP 10 POUNDS THIS MONTH challenge with a GI diet plan and 6 days a week on the treadmill. I am doing it! Who wants do it with me!? We can check in with each other on how we are doing and how the workouts are challenging us. I thought this would be a…
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New needing Support from Fabulous Women
Please read my profile to get an idea of my motivations and reasoning. I wrote in my profile that I am struggling with the idea of rejecting society's pressures on women to have the idealized body mostly to please other men or at least getting attention from them (can't say that I have no motivation to be thin in order to…
