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"Phantom Fat" & Adjusting to Weight Loss Advice
Hello! I was wondering if anyone has personal advice or links to articles (scholarly or otherwise) dealing with the topic of "Phantom Fat" or mentally adjusting after weight loss. I know for myself, as well as others, it's a big adjustment losing 50+ lbs. and retraining your brain to think of yourself as being smaller. For…
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How to *gently* encourage your partner to get healthy?
Any advice on how to encourage an overweight partner to work on healthier eating/exercise? Personally, mine doesn't like exercising much and won't go with me. (I've asked, and I think that the's embarrassed to workout in front of others.) I've had some success getting him to walk with me or play sports (the later is…
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Lack of Sleep Affecting Exercise
Hello all! As most others with fibro do, I've had my fair share of poor sleep. However, it's gotten really bad in the past week and my pain and energy level is starting to wane so much, I feel like I can't make it to the gym. Does anyone have any suggestions for better sleep? Natural supplements? Bedtime routines? Herbal…
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Does anyone use YouTube cardio/aerobic workouts?
I'm a runner who is starting to add in aerobic/low impact cardio workouts to my fitness routine. However, I don't have money for classes or DVD's. As someone who's been around the YouTube community for a long time, I know that there are a TON of resources on the site. But, I'm not familiar with what necessarily constitutes…
