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When Obesity Becomes a Security Blanket
I have a family member that I'm worried about. She heard from the doctor that she needs to lose weight. She had a knee injury that her weight was putting stress on and she's been at risk for diabetes on and off for years. She told the doctor it was no problem; she had lost weight before and she could do it again. However,…
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Lightly Active?
I start school next week. I'm trying to plan ahead to make sure I'm still keeping myself healthy even through tough studying times. One thing I'm not sure about is how I should calculate my calories burned. I'm starting school in a very large campus and my parking is far away from my classes. So I bought a bike and plan to…
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Any bakers help me out?
I've been wanting to make some recipes from a Japanese cookbook I have. I've been fine with all the ingredients except one (ホシノ天然酵母). I knew it was a yeast but not exactly what kind. I look it up online and this is what I find. Anything I look up online in English on natural leaven takes me to a sourdough recipe that uses…
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I'm freaking myself out -.-
It might be because I've just started this so I'm not used to these kinds of problems. Yesterday, I was invited to a cookout to celebrate the end of the semester. At the mention of smores, I was sold. This morning, I pushed myself really hard, walking 8 miles in 2 hours, burning around 700 calories. I go, and for the most…
