Hi everyone, This is a 4-part documentary produced by the National Institute of Health that came out on HBO yesterday called "The Weight of the Nation". You can watch it free online. I highly recommend you check it out if you have time: http://theweightofthenation.hbo.com/ :flowerforyou:
I'm finally down 50lbs... it took a year... whew! I hope the pic works... [img][/img]
So I've been thinking about getting a heart rate monitor to wear during my workouts so I know how many calories I have burned. I'm wondering though, how does the HRM calculate the calories? Specifically, we burn a certain amount of calories just from being alive. As an example: Let's say I burn 100 calories per hour just…
Hi All - If you haven't read this article on CNN, you should take a look. For me, this explains a lot of my previous behavior. http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/03/28/fatty.foods.brain/index.html Ashley
Well, today was so much fun because I got up this morning and ran a 5k race with some friends of mine. The problem is... it's a St. Pat's Festival... so tons and tons of junk food everywhere. I ate a Philly Cheese Steak sandwich... and now I'm feeling super guilty. I really need to work on my will power! Does anyone have…
Hi everyone! I'm new to MFP but I can't wait to get started. I need to lose about 50 pounds.... much easier said than done. :wink:
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