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I feel like I need a break
When I set my goal weight number, it was pretty arbitrary and I just picked a number, since I had never really been at a healthy weight all my adult life. Now I am about 90% of the way to that goal weight, and certainly at a weight that would be fine if it were forever (I am 5'11" and now weigh 173). But I am feeling like…
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Tummy Tuck
Has anyone had an abdominoplasty? Or considering it? I think I have read about as much as I possibly can find online, so I am pretty well informed, but would like to hear from someone who has done it. At one time, I was very heavy and have lost and gained a few times over 20+ years (my highs have always been lower than…
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Lying to your doctor
I just read an article that said 64% of people surveyed admitted that they have lied to (or withheld info from) their doctor. Is it just me, or does this sound like the stupidest thing ever? Why pay a doctor's fee but then not give them honest information? I mean, if you are going to lie, just don't go, right?
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Eat just cold food??!!!
So I read that as a warm blooded animal, the single largest demand for our energy (calories) is used up by simply maintaining our body temperature. So since our bodies have to bring everything inside us up to 98.6 degrees, it occurs to me that it would burn a lot of calories if I just ate really cold foods. Beer and ice…
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How to set my goal
So I know that the scale is a terrible way to measure success, but I would be interested to know how others handle it. So here's my deal.....I am 51 and have been overweight pretty much my whole life, or at least the last 30 years. I am 5'11" and at one time I was as high as about 265. About 15 years ago, I lost around…
