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BPA in Children and Teens Associated With Obesity
Interesting article I ran across today linking childhood and teen obesity with exposure to BPA. I didn't realize it was used in plastic bottles. I thought it was only used in soda cans. http://www.sci…
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Most recent by live2dream
Sep 24, 2012
Health and Weight Loss
Great news at the Dr's office.
I had my regular bloodwork and Dr's appointment today. My Dr. was pretty happy with the results. I weighed 194.2 on his scale (195 on mine), which was down 22 pounds from my last visit. My A1C dropped…
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Most recent by bermudamel
Sep 24, 2012
Success Stories
Vegan Freebie (ebook)
Vegan 101: Master Vegan Cooking with 101 Great Recipes (ebook) is free today (not sure for how long) at both Amazon and Barnes and Noble. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005Z1UT32/? http://www.barnesandnobl…
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Most recent by sanjoparolas
Aug 18, 2012
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Actress in ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’ sheds 240 pounds
This woman has had a hard go of it since that movie, but she's moving in the right direction. Good for her. http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/ellis-kaufman/headlines/20120803-forney-actres…
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Most recent by lindsayforlife
Aug 9, 2012
Health and Weight Loss
Cheap testing supplies for diabetics
One thing you learn about being a diabetic is how expensive the testing supplies are. Walmart has put out a new meter that uses more affordable test strips. The ReliOn Prime meter is about $17, which …
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Most recent by carld256
Aug 4, 2012
Health and Weight Loss
"You're getting so skinny...
you're going to disappear:" That's what I heard today. Which is kind of nice, but looking down at my still sizable belly, I can't help but wonder what in the world they're talking about. I'm still at …
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Jul 30, 2012
Health and Weight Loss
PB2 "Bricks"?
I just got an order of a couple bags of PB2 from Amazon. The bags are. I'm guessing, vacuum packed, resulting in small but really solid "bricks" of PB2. Has anyone else received these? Are they easy t…
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Most recent by newcs
Jul 30, 2012
Food and Nutrition
Treadmill inventor dies at 96.
William Staub, who took the treadmill — that ubiquitous piece of exercise equipment that is loved and loathed by millions — into homes and gyms, has died. He was 96 and had been spied on a treadmill a…
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Most recent by gogojodee
Jul 30, 2012
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Fish Oil no benefit to diabetics? Maybe not.
I saw this on American Diabetes Association message board and was a bit surprised. A just released large study found no benefit in heart attacks, strokes or death for diabetics who took fish oil suppl…
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Jul 26, 2012
Food and Nutrition
Vegan Cooking for Carnivores
I saw this book in a YouTube video. I was wondering if anyone had it, or had any experience with it? It looks interesting, but I'm not ready to plunk down any money on it just yet. http://www.amazon.c…
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Most recent by JennyDawn1982
Jul 10, 2012
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myfitnesspal is the top rated app at Amazon
I was just looking around at Amazon's appstore and clicked on "Top Rate Apps" out of curiosity. I was a little surprised to see MFP as the #1 app with 1,039 reviews.…
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Jul 5, 2012
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I found out something interesting
Apparently those little safety clip-ons on the treadmill are actually there for a reason and not just to annoy you. I was walking along while watching a movie. It got to an interesting point and my mi…
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Most recent by carld256
Jun 29, 2012
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Someday I'm going to ... what?
What are you dreaming or planning for someday? Someday I'm going to have a stomach that's smaller than my butt so my pants stay up by themselves. Someday I'm going to have a cheat day and eat anything…
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Most recent by OSC_ESD
Jun 26, 2012
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Finally broke 200 pounds
I realized the other day that I'm finally back under 200 pounds for the first time in a very long while. That was my second mini-goal. Now I'm aiming for 174 which will put me at the top end of the he…
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Most recent by Rhkidd
Jun 21, 2012
Success Stories
The 6 Most Insane Crash Diets of All Time
Here's a pretty funny article from Cracked.com. It's all told from a darkly humorous angle, so some might find parts of it offensive. http://www.cracked.com/article_15780_the-6-most-insane-crash-diets…
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Jun 14, 2012
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How do I use a food scale with MFP?
I recently decided that I needed to measure food accurately instead of just eyeballing it, so I bought a food scale. I'm not sure how best to use it for entering food into MFP. For example, this morni…
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Most recent by janemem
Jun 12, 2012
Health and Weight Loss
Question about GMO Wheat
I've been reading a lot on here about how wheat is the most heavily genetically modified crop out there. But, looking around online everything I've read says there is currently no GMO wheat commercial…
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Most recent by BrianSharpe
Jun 11, 2012
Food and Nutrition
Sad story, 650lb guy loses 400 regains 250
Really sad story, and familiar to a lot of us, though usually not so extreme. This poor guy weighed 650lbs, took it off, and is morbidly obese again. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2155472/…
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Most recent by fudgebudget
Jun 8, 2012
Health and Weight Loss
Is it worth draining and rinsing canned veggies?
I normally drain and rinse canned veggies to remove the canning liquid. I've read in a number of places that this reduces sodium by about 40%, but I recently found a test where they actually measured …
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Most recent by AllyBooMommyof2
Jun 1, 2012
Food and Nutrition
Any odd body changes since you've lost weight?
I'm wondering how common it is for people to notice physical oddities about themselves as they've lost weight. I was sitting with an elderly friend of mine last week, who had just gotten back getting …
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May 31, 2012
Health and Weight Loss
I hit my 40 pounds mini-goal
By last Christmas I had dropped from 275 to 203.4 pounds, and I decided to take a little break and enjoy the holidays. The next thing I knew it was a year later, and I was 40 pounds heavier. My first …
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Most recent by Shaniqua83
May 18, 2012
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Fasting for extra hours might be good for you
A recent study on rats showed that two groups consuming the same diet would have very different health results depending whether or not they fasted between meals. "After 100 days, the mice who ate fat…
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May 18, 2012
Food and Nutrition
"Weight of the Nation" on HBO
I've only watched a little of this documentary on obesity and weight loss, but it's already been surprising just how overweight we are as a nation, and how early heart disease and high blood pressure …
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Most recent by lida11
May 16, 2012
Health and Weight Loss
What to do when you can't strength train?
I have a spinal injury in my neck due to a fall years ago. I'm under strict Doctor's order to avoid lifting anything. If I do try any sort of lifting I end up with a nauseous headache, even with small…
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Most recent by carld256
May 14, 2012
Fitness and Exercise

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BPA in Children and Teens Associated With Obesity

Great news at the Dr's office.

Vegan Freebie (ebook)

Actress in ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’ sheds 240 pounds

Cheap testing supplies for diabetics

"You're getting so skinny...

PB2 "Bricks"?

Treadmill inventor dies at 96.

Fish Oil no benefit to diabetics? Maybe not.

Vegan Cooking for Carnivores

myfitnesspal is the top rated app at Amazon

I found out something interesting

Someday I'm going to ... what?

Finally broke 200 pounds

The 6 Most Insane Crash Diets of All Time

How do I use a food scale with MFP?

Question about GMO Wheat

Sad story, 650lb guy loses 400 regains 250

Is it worth draining and rinsing canned veggies?

Any odd body changes since you've lost weight?

I hit my 40 pounds mini-goal

Fasting for extra hours might be good for you

"Weight of the Nation" on HBO

What to do when you can't strength train?

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