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Feeling partially responsible for my wife's weight
When I met my wife, she was a little overweight and I was very overweight. At the time, she had a positive self-image despite her weight and tried to help me feel the same about myself. I've always thought she is beautiful and still do. However after 10 years together and having ups and downs with my own weight, I feel…
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What's Your Mantra?
What phrase do you repeat to yourself for motivation? I like simplicity myself. "You are what you think" is my usual mantra.
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Now, how about THIS for a holiday job?
This is hilarious. I'd go for it if I lived in NYC or wanted to stay there for a month-- $10,000 is good pay!
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Sharing article about me
For those interested... I thought I'd share this local article written about me-- It was supposed to focus on the book I wrote, but they expanded the focus. If anyone likes fantasy genre novels, there's a free excerpt of the book on my web site. Anyway here's the article, just click on the photo of the newspaper and it'll…
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East coast germs & achy feet
Went to visit my brother in Providence, RI last week...caught a cold there that's the worst I've had in years...which makes me think perhaps east coast germs are rougher on west coast residents? Anyway despite the cold and the plentiful amounts of food we all ate without counting a thing, I did keep in mind exercise, so we…
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pizza is the devil
oh yes. no, wait, cookies are the devil. no, wait...
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10 Things A Goblin Wants to Know About You
I made this quiz for Facebook friends. Just changed #4 to fit MFP (instead of the question that was promoting my book) Just for your entertainment and to pass the time! ************************* Goblins are generally not very talkative and would rather you leave them alone. However, give them a gallon of warm goat milk and…
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100+ pounds to lose
I find it baffling that I need to lose this much. I remember being in school when I was a kid and there was this one day in Gym class where everyone lined up to weigh ourselves (with everyone looking on) and I was the heaviest kid in the class. I weighed 89 pounds! But really, at most I was 5 lbs overweight. Unfortunately,…
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Reasons We Eat
Interesting gallery: http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/01/16/7-reasons-we-eat-hunger-not-included/
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tai chi
bought a beginner's tai chi dvd and started practicing. No idea if I'll do this on a regular basis. In college I was obsessed with it for a while, practicing several times a day (took actual classes) but for some reason I stopped. Probably laziness-i cant remember. anyway, wondering who here practices tai chi on a regular…
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Determination needed
About 2 weeks ago I went in for a physical, since my wife and I are in the process of trying to get qualified for adoption (we should know if a few weeks if we're acceptable candidates) and I was a bit dismayed to find that I had put on 38 more pounds in just over a year. The scale said 288. 5 years ago I was doing weight…
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ONE CHIP, TWO CHIP
RED CHIP, BLUE CHIP?
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LASSI DISCOVERY
I'm a fan of indian food, and usually get a mango lassi to drink. Recently I found a recipe for making lassi at home, which is delicious. It might be a bit of a stretch to call it an indian drink when I use other fruit than mango but basically the idea is: 1 piece of fruit. Today I used a banana 1 cup of yogurt, any flavor…
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Wouldn't it be nice to have a personal chef?
Sometimes I'd like to just turn over the task of preparing all my food to someone else. Including snacks, everything, so that I just don't have a choice. Failing that, how about a magic Genie and a wish for instant and permanent total health with the ability to eat anything in any amount. :)
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Writing as a Weight Loss Tool
I've been toying with the idea of journaling my progress this time, since I'm a writer--I thought perhaps it might help keep me accountable. Do any of you journal about what you're doing? I do see the option for blogging, but I don't know if I'd do anything that public.
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Saving Myself From Myself
Hi- Tired of the yo-yo-ing. So a few days ago I started back here at MFP. Perhaps it's time to "walk the dog" if I'm stuck on a yo-yo mentality, that's the trick where things level out and move smoothly before skyrocketing back upward. I often get scared that I've been morbidly overweight for so long that it's just going…
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Raw Foodists
anyone on here eat a mostly raw foods diet? I've been reading a lot of information from people who do, and about the health benefits they've gained from a more wholesome approach to eating.
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The Biggest Loser vs Starvation Mode
Something I'm wondering about: I've read all the posts explaining why to eat exercise calories and I understand the reasoning behind it, so I eat my exercise calories. Let me also say I'm fine with losing 2 lbs a week. Slow and steady. On the TV show The Biggest Loser, they lose a lot more per week, even after initial…
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Steel Cut Oats
This stuff's good. 35 mins in a rice cooker and it's ready for honey and fruit, needs nothing else, and keeps me full all morning when nothing else will.
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subway silliness
I ate at subway today, and because I wanted to have something a bit lighter for a meal calorie-wise, I got the veggie delite wrap instead of the veggie delite 6 inch sub. Then when I got home, found out the tortilla for the wrap is 310 calories, as opposed to 220 for bread. Crazy! It's not the end of the world, it's just…
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CHANGE THROUGH LOVE, NOT HATE
Hi all- I notice a continuing trend in a lot of people who struggle to lose weight where what triggers us to lose weight in the first place is something negative like hating how we look or how we feel. We use terms like loathing and frustration and disgust and a million other words that fill our thoughts. These thoughts, I…
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Day 3 of 50% raw food
i started a few days ago with a simple goal: Make 50% of my food (not 50% of my calories) come from raw foods, mostly vegetables and fruits. Already feeling cleaner, healthier, and having no problem staying near my daily calorie goal. Anyone want to do the same :) ?
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NAME SOMETHING RANDOM YOU DO 3 TIMES A DAY GAME
I... take a small black chihuahua-terrier out to my front lawn so that he can attempt to turn it brown.
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Walking Challenge?
Hey--Is there already a walking challenge thing on here? I could use a challenge exercise-wise. Something simple but an accomplishment. Like 100 miles walking in a month or something.
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COSTCO MUFFINS = DRUG
Can you resist one? When it's free? Like, a whole tray in front of you, and many choices? I...didn't. That's a calorie-expensive indulgence. Hence, the 1.5 hours worth of working out just to burn it off....
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SMORES
we went "camping" this weekend, and we had smores twice. I officially feel ready for a salad. I think the second time might've been excessive...partially because it was breakfast....
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A GOOD CHANGE...
I've noticed something. Until about a month ago, anytime that I fell off track on a given day and overate, I'd feel horrible about it. I'd start to loathe myself, honestly. For most of 2 years I lost and gained the same ten pounds because I'd be very strict for two weeks and then mess up, which would pretty much ruin the…
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The Scale: A Tool, Not a Sharp-toothed Torture Device
The scale, most of us have one, is just a tool. An imperfect tool for measuring our health. I'm noticing a lot of people are giving it power it doesn't need, turning it into teethy instruments of torture ready to snap at your feet with a snarl if you've gained 1/16th of a pound in water weight, or purring like a regal…
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The Scale: A Tool, Not a Sharp-toothed Torture Device
The scale, most of us have one, is just a tool. An imperfect tool for measuring our health. I'm noticing a lot of people are giving it power it doesn't need, turning it into teethy instruments of torture ready to snap at your feet with a snarl if you've gained 1/16th of a pound in water weight, or purring like a regal…
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Better to try and burn off yesterday's excess calories...
...or just start the day anew? I PURPOSEFULLY went over my calories yesterday by 400, without regret. :) 400 extra calories for this really flippin' good pesto pizza. However I have it set to lose 2 lbs a week, which means that my calorie goal is 1000 less than the number to maintain. What I'm wondering is whether it'd be…
