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Eating/not eating certain foods together
I have a friend who claims that eating certain foods together is rough on your digestive system (ex. because fruit moves through you quickly and meat does not, eating meat and then fruit will cause the fruit to rot in your stomach and lead to all sorts of issues). The most bizzare such claim is that you shouldn't eat…
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What food should you not be allowed near
I've decided I shouldn't be allowed near hard-boiled eggs. I grew up eating eggs only occasionally and never liked them, but in the last year or so I've been eating a lot more eggs, including hard-boiled eggs (which I used to HATE!). I've mastered not getting the insides to turn green and chalky, but I CANNOT properly peel…
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How long should I wait to see if the TDEE method is working?
Hello, I just started up with MFP again at the beginning of the June and was doing the regular, eat a deficit and eat back exercise calories method. Then I got worried because, for my weight loss goal, I'd often end up eating about 1200 cals a day and people were going on about starvation mode, etc etc. I was also…
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Most Exciting Moment of Your Life
I was just looking through old Facebook pictures and was reminded of the most exciting moment of my life. It happened during my senior year of high school (I'm 23 so not that long ago!) when I won a State championship in Public Speaking. I had been on my school's Speech team for four years, and it was pretty much my life…
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Bra Size NSV!
I've only been overweight for a few years, and the whole time I've avoided clothes shopping - including buying bras. I used to buy cute ones all the time back when I was a 34B, and now that I'm a 36DD I just feel embarrassed, to the point where I buy a new bra maybe once a year. My old bra was getting grody and dingy (yes,…
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Planning to go over on calories
Hello all! I am planning on going out tonight to a fancy restaurant and getting whatever the hell I want, followed by a movie that will likely involve huge amounts of popcorn. I *know* that today is not going to be a good day calories-wise, but it's a special occasion and I'm willing to face a slight setback. To minimize…
