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low carb diet and having LOW appetite
I just started low-carbing on the recommendation of my PCP (doctor) who said he had lost "50 lbs in 4 mos". Now since he is male, I would never expect those kinds of results, but since he really wanted me to try it, I am. The huge problem I am having is eating *enough* calories. He said to keep the carbs under 100 per day,…
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Logging calories from juicing
I recently got a brevielle juice machine and have been juicing all veggies (no fruit). Has anyone tried to log calories from that? Do you just log the veggies themselves? One would think that the juice would be even fewer calories because you're removing the fiber and whatnot. (Don't worry, I'm doing other things to get…
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How much tea is too much?
I know green tea is healthy, but I like black tea. I traded about 3 cups (assuming a true cup is 8 oz) of coffee a day for about 4 cups of tea. If I'm not bothered by any "buzz" or caffeine effects, is there any reason to try to curtail this habit? I don't add sugar or honey or anything to it except a little milk.
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exercise/balance balls
Anyone have one of those big rubbery balls? I sit at a desk all day and heard it was better to sit on one of these, but I'm not sure how to use is properly. I always feel like I'm tipping forward, so thew only part I feel like I'm working is my legs/calves, and that's one thing I don't need to work. Is it because the ball…
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from frustration to progress - don't lose hope!
I just wanted to make a quick post to the folks who may have started a concerted weight loss effort without seeing any results. I'm 35 y/o, 5'0" and started at 155 lbs. I have had autoimmune thyroid disease (aka Hashimoto's) since I was 21, and in the last 5 yrs have had symptoms that point towards now also having PCOS. I…
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clothes *tighter* after months of exercise
OK, this is specific to the areas where the muscles are getting worked, so I don't mean this is a terrible thing. My pants and especially underwear are ill-fitting now because my butt muscles have pumped up so much....they want to slide down all the time. I'm trying not to buy new undies because I'm hoping when I lose some…
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fitness NSV
Last Friday night, I went to a dance....an "80's prom" event they put on locally every year here. Now I've never been one who likes to dance in my life, so there were many victories in this one. :) first, I was in shape enough to dance the entire 4 hours. Yes, there were a few breaks, but I never thought I'd be able to…
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Italian style veggie soup (with beans)
I have literally been eating this 5+ times per week (usually every day for lunch, unless I'm away from home) for the last 2.5 months and I'm still not sick of it. Granted I have a high tolerance for eating the same thing over and over, but still... ;) Tastes great, filling, and just under 300 cals per serving. Make it on…
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looking for any tiny bit of success - PCOS
Hello to all, I've been working out pretty hard-core with a heart monitor, at a high intensity, since Sept 2010, without any weight loss. So about 3 months ago, I started making conscious changes to my diet, replacing bad foods with good but not counting calories, as I didn't think I ate too much (just perhaps made bad…
