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Are These Things Any Good?
Today I stopped in a Wally World to buy myself a scale. I've been weighing myself on those coin operated things in truck stops and I feel pretty certain I wasn't getting consistent readings that way. I figured if I weigh myself on the same scale all the time I'll have a better measure of my weight loss. But that's not what…
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Satisfied With Smaller Meals
I have noticed that I am becoming satisfied with smaller meals, but I seem to get hungry again much sooner. Are in between meal snacks like apples and bananas a good idea? Any other good suggestions for healthy snacks I can carry in my truck?
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Fitbit Questions
According to the website, the Virginia Beach Best Buy carries the FitBit Ultra. I am considering going over there today to buy one, but have a few questions I hope you fine people can answer for me. 1. I spend a lot of time driving and a big truck bounces and jars a lot. Will this throw off the readings? 2. I see it's a…
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Please Explain Eating Back The Exercise Calories?
I am new to all of this. I am trying to eat better, more fruits and veggies, a lot less fried foods, salt, sugar, etc. I am doing my best to try and stay at or below the alloted net calories for the day/week. I have seen mentioned several times on the forums about eating back your exercise calories. What exactly does that…
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Walking Shoes
The closest thing I own to athletic shoes is a pair of lightweight hiking shoes. These are obviously designed for the trail and are a bit stiff for exercise type walking. I used to spend a lot of time in the wilderness and these shoes date from that part of my past life. I am wondering what you experienced folks can…
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Portion Sizes
I was born and raised in the South, home of fried foods and huge portions. Now that I have decided to try and eat better I have been checking out some of the foods available at the grocery like the Weight Watchers meals, Lean Cuisine, and others and notice that the portions seem tiny to me. I tried a Weight Watchers meal…
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Hello
Hi. I am an American long haul trucker. I'm 50 years old and until this year, being a typical male, never really gave health and diet much thought. In January I had my D.O.T. physical and failed due to high blood pressure. They gave me a 30 day certification to allow me time to get the blood pressure under control. Well, I…
