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Depression and stress related eating
My husband died recently and I find that I am constantly hungry. Any suggestions on how to 'fight' stress and depression related hunger? I have seen recommendations for 7-Keto DHEA ( 25-100 mg twice a day), 5 HTP (50-200 mg a day) and Rhodiola ( 200-400 mg each morning) have any of you tried these?
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Inspiration for overweight, handicapped folks
Sometimes its hard for me, as an overweight ‘older’ person with handicaps, to find motivation and inspiration, especially when I hit a plateau. While looking for new workout ideas, I stumbled upon found this video, and boy did it provide me with some inspiration. If he can do this, so can I, if I want it badly enough..…
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Body shape index and a bit more
The 'newest' piece of scientific literature says that BMR by itself isn't a good measure of health and weight status. So, I was surfing and reading up on it and stumbled on this site. The calculator lets you figure out your Body Shape Index (ABSI). http://absi-calc.appspot.com/ Now as to what the results mean, I am still…
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Moving in the right direction
I know that numbers don't lie but I can't see any weight loss when I look in the mirror. Yet, yesterday I put on dress pants for the first time in months and also saw a couple of folks I hadn't seen for a few months. They all complimented me on losing weight. That praise, combined with my pants constantly slipping down all…
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A bit late but Hi all!
I am a full-time college professor, and live in Texas (this year). I am married, and my husband of 34 years, has been employed as an instructor 1/4 time for the last year due to the recession and his age. The older you are, the harder it is to get a full-time job once you have lost your original one. We have one son who is…
