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Twerking Out
Twerking. We've seen it at the VMA's from Miley Cyrus, Christina Aguilera did it in her 'Dirrty' video in a boxing ring - Beyoncé wore silk playsuits to do it for 'Crazy in Love'. But just how successful is it as a weight-loss tool? According to this article, just an hour's twerking could burn up to 480 calories. Which…
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Article: Why Fat Loss Is Slower Than You Expect
Comprehensive (long) piece on why the weight loss thing is so... damn..... slow. I'm sure it will resonate with a few people on here! The author is called Armi Legge. Yeah, me too. Apologies if this has already been shared, this was on my FL today posted by MFP guru and all-round good egg yoyokat - link to article is…
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I'm ditching the junk food - question about fruit.
The weight loss thing is going well... so now I've started on my second goal which is to quit the fast-food, takeaway junk, processed crap and chocolate (oh Snickers how I love you, though!) in a bid to get my fat/sugar macros under control and my diet as healthy as possible. My fat and carb (mostly down to sugar in my…
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Depression and weight loss
Reading posts from people who are recovering from eating disorders reminds me so much of the first time I had severe depression, in my early-twenties after an ever-worsening period of panic attacks. I had a lot of the same symptoms, the not feeling hungry, dizziness, lethargy... because I suppose I was experiencing the…
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Is it easier to lose 20lb in 3 weeks or 2 threads in 1?
Discuss.
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Calories, carbs, protein, fat, sugar etc logging. Why?
I'm newish here - two weeks so just getting the hang of MFP! :-). Today I actually tried to stick to my 'goals' for these. And managed it pretty well. However I have no idea what the rationale behind it is - health benefits or is it related to weight loss? Isn't a calorie a calorie? If anyone knows I'd be interested.…
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My scales are driving me loopy!
They're by Salter. I've had them about, well, 6 years. I weigh myself every day (yeah I know they say not to... well it works for me) the thing is - the numbers vary so much! I step on and off them about 10 times, sometimes picking up something heavy to test them. They don't always notice. There can be a 3 pound plus…
