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Wits end about Carbs
Hi to all. Okay, patience is not one of my virtues. I have been eating very clean, for three weeks now. When I say clean I mean whistle-clean. My meals are all organic, whole grain breads, NO white flour, no meat, except for fish. I don't drink alcohol..no sodas of any sort. Only water and tea with NOTHING in it. No candy.…
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Listening to my body
Good morning! I once had a wise nutritionist tell me "listen to your body" for food consumption, reiterating that our bodies are very wise in what it needs. Okay, I know the program: Eat every few hours, 300-400 calories, natural, good stuff. Well, I had fallen into the 'skip breakfast, handful of Hershey Kisses for lunch,…
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triathlon
Hello friends! I am SOOOO interested in doing my first triathlon. I am looking at August, 2010, to do an an Olympic Distance of 1500m swim, Bike 23.5, run 10k. This triathlon also offers the Sprint Distance: Swim 750M, Bike 15.5 miles, run 3.1. I have done six 26.2 marathons, my most recent in October 2008. I just…
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Starvation mode and Quality Calories
Hi Everybody! I am fairly new to this site, and have been reading the posts with great interest. There seems to be a debate, or confusion, regarding "why can't I lose weight when I only eat 1200 calories and workout?" Some have suggested that our bodies go into starvation mode...to persevere. That is indeed a fact. A study…
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1200 Calories feels very low...
I am new to this board. For my goal, I am to consume 1200 calories per day, with exericse, more like 1600. I don't have much weight to lose, but feel that most of my allowance is gone by midday! I am being very careful, but I also feel depleted. Any thoughts? Is 1200 the average caloric intake for weight loss? Anybody else…
