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Foods That Help Allergies/Local Honey
Was wondering if anyone else has heard about this? I have suffered from really bad allergies my whole life - I have always assumed it was genetic, as allergies are supposed to be, but have recently heard a study that links c-section births with allergies (and I am in fact, a c-section birth). Anyhow though, I moved to…
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Is Anyone Else Using Christmas as Motivation?
I know I am! My birthday is also 4 days after, so it is a double motivation for me. Basically I just keep telling myself if I am good now and loose 10lbs by the end of the year, I can celebrate and treat myself to some goodies (mainly mulled wine and mince pies!) at Christmas. Also, I would love to have at least one piece…
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Hardest Time of the Day for You?
I am wondering if anyone else experiences a particular time of day that is the hardest for them to get through, in terms of having cravings. Mine is always in the evenings, after dinner and through 'til bed time. i.e.right now! It is hard for me bc I finish dinner and then want dessert!!!! Bc I am eating much fewer…
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Constantly Thinking About Loosing/Getting Fit
Ok, So I am newly on the weight loss trail, again, this is my second consistent week and my next weigh in is tomorrow. I have lost 1.4lbs so far, which I personally felt was really good for my first week, and obviously hoping to match or pass that over this last week. So, it is early days and I am only just getting into my…
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Best Foods to Eat Whilst Sick?
I know it is just as important, if not more so, to get proper nutrition while being ill. In terms of supplemts, etc, I have been taking the standard vitamin c with zinc tablets, drinking echinacea tea, and I also have been using chili sauce (2 tsp every 4 hours). Aside from this stuff though, are there any other foods that…
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Vitamins/Minerals/Supplements - Which Do You Take?
Just wondering what anyone else's regime is with supplements? I take on a daily basis: multi-vitamin iron (I am anemic, and do also try to eat iron rich foods) skin, hair and nail supplement (have had issues with slow hair growth and brittle nails in the past, but the supplements are really starting to help) I also drink…
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Sugar - Is It Fair To Count Natural the Same As Processed?
Does anyone else find mfp's sugar allowances a bit whacked? I track my sugar intake along with the other stuff (protein, fat, carbs, etc), but I find the allowances a bit one sided. I only eat natural sugars - i.e. fresh or sometimes dried fruit (mainly raisins), organic juices, and about once a week an organic yogurt, and…
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Getting Ill When Starting Work Out Regime
Has anyone else experienced this? I have heard that fat can store things, especially toxins, so it is quite common for people to get ill frequently when you are at the beginning of gettting fit, since you are starting to burn fat and all the nasties are getting released. Well this is happening to me atm, and I have to say,…
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Food is the Enemy - NOT!
Finding this more recently amongst the people on my friends list. They eat WAY below their calorie goals, or have like 1-2 things to eat for each meal and little to no snacks/ I find this disturbing, bc as most of should know by now, starving yourself is not the answer to loosing weight healthily and getting healthy. In…
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OA/Group Therapy and Stress Handling Tenchniques
I was just wondering if anyone else has tried this and if it helped them at all? I am not obese, just generally overweight, but after a couple of years of going up and down in my weight, I realise that my main issue is that I have a hard time maintaining a healthy diet and exercise routine when I have to deal with stress…
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OA/Group Therapy and Stress Handling Tenchniques
I was just wondering if anyone else has tried this and if it helped them at all? I am not obese, just generally overweight, but after a couple of years of going up and down in my weight, I realise that my main issue is that I have a hard time maintaining a healthy diet and exercise routine when I have to deal with stress…
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Does Your Calorie Intake Fluctuate from Day-to-day?
Does anyone else find, that on days you work out, you find it hard to reach your recommended calories, and on days you don't work out, you find it quite easy to go over? Now, I am not hugely concerned about my calorie intake, as I personally feel that what is more important are the types of foods I am eating rather than…
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Does Your Calorie Intake Fluctate Day-to-Day?
Does anyone else find, that on days you work out, you find it hard to reach your recommended calories, and on days you don't work out, you find it quite easy to go over? Now, I am not hugely concerned about my calorie intake, as I personally feel that what is more important are the types of foods I am eating rather than…
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Reaching Your Calories - Does It Fluctuate For You?
Does anyone else find, that on days you work out, you find it hard to reach your recommended calories, and on days you don't work out, you find it quite easy to go over? Now, I am not hugely concerned about my calorie intake, as I personally feel that what is more important are the types of foods I am eating rather than…
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"The Men Who Made Us Fat" and Leptin
I recenly watched this three part docu from BBC, and let me tell you, my eyes were opened. I would highly reccomend it to all. I have previously lost weight, and then gained it, and more back, and am now back on to losing. I pretty much figured out last time what is good for my body and what works. I basically eat only…
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Hi All
Hi there, My name is Becca. I am 26 years old and on the weight loss trail again,. 2 years ago I managed to loose 25lbs, convert to an entirely gluten free and organic diet and was feeling better than ever. Then I moved to the UK to attend university and not only did I gain it back, I gained even more on top of that. I…
