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Favorite 1200 calories
What are your favorite 1200 calories? Some of mine are: Tate's Bake Shop - White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies- 14 cookies 1200 Calories Haagen Dazs - Peanut Butter Pie Ice Cream- 14oz 1240 Calories Dogfish Head - Raison D'etre- 5 12 oz bottles 1100 Calories Dogfish Head - Palo Santo Marron 3 12 oz bottles 1040 Calories…
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You Can Start Over At Any Time
I have seen a lot of people both in my life and on MFP waiting for a new day, a new week, a new month or a new year to "start over" with a goal they have failed, or fallen off track with. "Okay so, I ate way too much at the lunch buffet. I'll start over with my diet tomorrow." "I missed one of my workouts from my weekly…
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Why do people look to others for motivation?
I find myself drawn to the Motivation and Support section of the MFP forums. I see so many posts that essentially boil down to: "I need friends to motivate me to reach my goals." I don't understand. mo·ti·va·tion noun \ˌmō-tə-ˈvā-shən\ : the act or process of giving someone a reason for doing something : the act or process…
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Who I am and what I am doing here
I never did an intro post, so here it is. I'm 26. I'm a woman. I'm about 30 pounds overweight. It's nothing crazy but I can definitely see it getting out of hand. My mother was slender for most of her life and put on a lot of weight in her 40's. I don't want that for myself, so I figure I should start working on it now. I…
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I think I have an addiction-- should I tell my friends?
I think I'm addicted to marijuana. Actually, I know I am addicted to marijuana. I think I want to quit. I don't really have any friends who are still habitual smokers, but I do have some friends who occasionally light up. They're used to me joining them. If I choose to quit (possible 2014 goal) should I tell them it's…
