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McDonalds pop ups
I am somewhat amused by the ads for McDonalds that keep popping up on MFP. Can't decide if the temptation is cruel or genius.
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Perception, with and without glasses
This sounds strange, but I find that when I look at myself in the mirror, I look slimmer when I don't have my glasses on or my contact lenses in. Once I put on glasses or contacts, correcting my vision, I find I look bigger, and even less toned. Then I find myself wondering which is the "real" me. Does anyone else find…
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Ugh. Stomach bug.
Well I am now the fourth victim of the stomach bug that has been going through my family since last weekend. My youngest son was sick Friday into Saturday. Then my middle son woke up Monday morning in a puddle of vomit. On Tuesday my husband came home from work early feeling queasy. Now it's my turn. Woke up feeling…
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How to stop focusing on the flaws
Why is it so difficult for us (or me at least) to look in the mirror and focus on the things we like about ourselves rather than on the things we don't like? Even when I look at my profile picture, the thing I zoom in on is my hands....why do they look oddly misshapen and veiny (like those paparazzi shots of Madonna or…
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Tanita Scale Inconsistency
We have a Tanita scale that measures body fat % as well as weight (to the half pound). It is an older model. We've probably had it about 14 years (I know we got it before we were married and that was 13.5 years ago). When I get on the scale I find my body fat percentage can vary anywhere from 17% up to 23% from one day to…