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NSV: Test results!
Good news time. Found out I have really high cholesterol in January. High bad cholesterol, low good cholesterol, and outrageous triglycerides. Also have borderline high blood pressure and high insulin numbers (although my blood glucose is okay). Anyway, I went in for my followup visit, which would determine whether or not…
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Broscience FTW
Today I got into an argument with a friend about nutrition, which is a mistake because this particular friend is a big believer in broscience nonsense. She often touts myths without knowing much about science or nutrition. So today she insisted that you can lose weight while on a surplus as long as you're eating paleo. She…
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This video made me tear up. Incredible.
So, I'm not usually the type to watch or post inspirational videos, but one of my friends posted this on Facebook and since they have instituted the new autoplay feature, it started playing without me even clicking on it. I would normally skip past stuff like this, but I watched the whole thing and by the 4:00 minute mark,…
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Experiment for the scale-obsessed
I see a lot of posts on here where people panic if they gained a pound or two. I thought it might be useful to do a little one-day experiment and post my results. I am hoping that this will calm your fears (if a slight "gain" makes you feel uneasy, that is). Yesterday I weighed myself all day long. This is not my normal…
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Irresponsible advice from dietitian?
I recently got blood work and found that my cholesterol levels were pretty high and my blood pressure is in the hypertension phase. I've been good about tracking all my food on here, but I figured that I should see a registered dietitian to help get a better sense of what kinds of foods I should be eating to help with…
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Confused about what counts as exercise!
Hi, guys. I'm new to this, and I have seen some conflicting info here about what we should log and what is just daily activity. I am set to "sedentary," and I REALLY am sedentary. There are days when I don't do anything except get up to make food and go to the bathroom. Eeek. Trying to slowly change that! Anyway, I did…
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Confused about what counts as exercise!
Hi, guys. I'm new to this, and I have seen some conflicting info here about what we should log and what is just daily activity. I am set to "sedentary," and I REALLY am sedentary. There are days when I don't do anything except get up to make food and go to the bathroom. Eeek. Trying to slowly change that! Anyway, I did…
