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Correlation between types of diets and mental state of mind?
I lived almost my entire life as an omnivore. Then 2 years ago, I was a pescatarian (vegetarian with exception of fish) for nearly a year. For the last 4 months, I've become a strict vegetarian. I was pretty good with providing myself with adequate nutrients meats provide, ie: iron, protein, etc. The thing about this new…
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Self control when your office feeds you junk
My job is killing me softly...lol, not really. It's just really hard to avoid junk when all your co-workers are eating junk. How woud you manage self control? I always bring my own foods from home, but every so often there would be mini office parties and the only people who participate bring poison (or junk food in this…
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Eating a lot after surgery
**This is copied and pasted from my status** I want some feedback from the rest of the MFP community: "I'm a little too terrified to complete my diary entry for today. I'm still recovering from surgery last Friday. I've been eating wayy more than I usually eat, which is less than 800 calories a day, which includes me…
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Eating disorder?
This "disorder" (I don't really like to think I have it) hurts me more emotionally than what I really express. My weight fluctuates ridiculously throughout the years. I'm 5'0" tall and just a year ago, I plateaued down to 85lbs, meaning that's the lowest I've ever weighed regardless of how much I tried starving myself - or…
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The science between weight loss and calorie consumption
**This may be a dumb question** What is meant by we must burn more calories than we consume? For example, if I ate 200 calories for the day and jogged off 400 calories, would that be considered an ideal way to lose weight? That seems a little too extreme. So, considering this, our bodies must burn calories naturally. How…
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Distractions for not eating when you're not hungry
What are your ways to combat cravings when you're not hungry?
