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For Successful Losers: Do You Still See Yourself as Fat?
This is for all those who have reached, or are pretty close, to reaching their goals. I've been reading some interesting thoughts from others who fit in this category regarding self perception. Some adhere to the thought that their "fat selves" are behind them. They no longer associate themselves with who they were in that…
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Anybody else losing fat...TO LOOK GOOD?
Yes obesity and fatness can be heath deterints. Me personally, I watched family members die slow, sad deaths due to it's ravages. So fighting it in my own life is imperative from a health standard. But come on, an enormous piece of the puzzle for me is to look good. I grew up as a fat boy and that image absolutely…
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The "slow and steady wins the race" myth...
Where does this notion that "slow and steady" weight loss leads to a greater chance of maintaining weight loss in the long run originate from? This study, and others like it, suggest otherwise: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3780395/ The regain rates for weight loss are unfortunately abysmal across the board,…
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Anyone Else Experiencing Plenty of Energy on Low Carb?
I keep reading post after post, and not just here, pushing people to eat more "complex" carbohydrates in the form of whole grains, rice, starchy fruits, granola, oatmeal, etc because you'll apparently be devoid of energy and vitality without consuming this group. Anybody else functioning extremely well on a very low…
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Confessions of a Sugar Addict
If you can lose weight, feel healthy, amazing, and awesome consuming sugar and high-glycemic carbohydrates, all in moderation, my hat is off to you. Congratulations on finding what works for you. But there are many of us who have to restrict, or downright eliminate, such foods in order to give us enough control to reach…
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Goal Weight: Right on Target or Under?
As I cast my eyes toward the final few months of the fat-loss portion of my journey, I'm thinking a lot about goal weight. At my thinnest I was within 15 lbs of my ultimate goal weight. But now I'm thinking about lowering that by about 5-10 lbs. It strikes me as a bit freeing to get under my goal, so that I have a good…
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List of retailers/companies that do NOT vanity size...
Alrighty, I'm at about a 100 lbs lost. I'm closing in on my college weight/size, and will surpass it in the coming months. Right now I'm slipping out of the old 38s and slipping back into the 36s. At goal I should ultimately be around 32/loose 34. My mind is turning toward new clothes for the winter and I'm looking to…