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water stored in fat cells fact or myth??
I would like to hear both sides of a conversation on this. I have done some internet research on it and it seems to vary as to which is right. snip: "A biologist at Berkeley shared something very revealing on the low-carb BBS system about 4 years ago that helps us all through the erratic weight fluctuations you invariably…
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HUGE NSV for me this week!!
I have been on my fire department for 18yrs. The last time I was in an air pack and an interior fireman was over 2yrs ago...before that probably 3 more years. I got re-certified to wear the SCBA a month ago. I was running/walking my 5K on the treadmill and was in the last two minutes of my run when we got called for a…
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45yr old and feeling better than ever!!
Pics first...story to follow SW: 296lbs CW:237lbs total lost so far 59lbs height 5'10" 3xl shirt to xl----new xl shirt in the pic size 46 pant to 36 Coming up on 6 months into this journey. August 27th 2012...this is the day my life changed. I had taught a class to some kids about my police department earlier in the month…
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What are you committed to doing????
Well MFP says I have been doing this 145 days so far, so I chose a quote for us all on commitment today.... “There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstances permit. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.”…
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Can Cheerios really be 0 calories?
So...I am measuring out my Honey Nut Cheerios this morning and the measuring cup 'overflows' on the counter, I pick them up and eat them. Here is the question...Do the 'spilled' Cheerios have to count as calories for today? Is there a sub-paragraph in the 5-sec rule for such things? Oh and by the way, I was standing up…
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Unhappy but secure as 'old' selves
“No amount of security is worth the suffering of a life chained to a routine that has killed your dreams.” ~Unknown ....and just some thoughts on this today. We all have comfort foods and feel unhappy but safe as our 'old' selves and can fall back to these 'secure' zones because the future on this path can be scary as…
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Polar Bear Plunge
Doing my first polar bear plunge this Saturday...wooooohooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!! Anybody else ever done one of these??
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ND or Alabama?....you make the call!
GO ND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Sandy Hoook poem...thank you from the author.
From a friend, this is just touching::::::: SchindlerSimon wrote ::This passed shooting of children really saddened me a lot, so I did what I do best; putting my thoughts down on paper. **Rest In Peace, Angels** Once again the world stood still, Another monster had to kill. Twenty children had to die, And all I'm wondering…
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Interesting posting on Yahoo
some good advice??? you be the judge http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/list/201211/how-much-weight-can-you-lose-week#1
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NSV that wasn't!!...or something like that
So today during lunch i go and visit my friends at their place of work( factory with a shipping department). I was on duty today so i had all my police gear on...boots, vest, gun belt. At the end of lunch I have to walk past their huge shipping scales. I stepped on it and it showed i weighed less(only 1lb, but less) with…
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new to the forums...35 days into MFP
Hello all, I started this lifestyle change over labor day. 21lbs have left me, never to return, since then. 9 of those have been since i have been on MFP. Was doing what it does...just with paper and pen.
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Wonderful low/cal breakfast
This is my favorite breakfast, that is filling and low/cal. 1 Large egg 1 Bagel thin 100% whole wheat 1.5oz Kentucky legend sliced ham 1 tbsp pico de gallo cooked in the egg < 1tbsp miracle whip light 258 calories, filling, full of flavor...mmmmmmmm
