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As a girl with a quick metabolism, I've basically weighed the same since I hit puberty. As you may know from my introductory blog (hooray!), it wasn't until this past year that I really dug my teeth into fitness. One day, after about a month of weight training, I stepped on the scale and stared down at the number--surely I must have lost weight; I looked so much thinner! Nope. I had gained weight. 7 pounds of weight! Suddenly, my newfound confidence flew out the window. I knew that I wasn't fat, and knew that I had gained weight because of muscle gain, but I instantly became fixated on my weight. Read More »
The Quantum Scale
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I prayed to God, in March of 2009 to please help me lose weight before my 18th birthday, and i lost 40 pounds in, drum roll, in 3 months, woop-e-dee-doo!!! fire works, the usually comments "girl you look great", "wow you're so pretty", "good job". I soon… Read More »
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The average person consumes an extra 600
calories on average per day between Thanksgiving and their New
Year's resolution start-time--that's an increased pant size
and the next notch on your belt! Now that we're down to the
three-week stretch before the the big-gun (and big-gut) holidays… Read More »
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For a year I did the
birth control thing. Yaz, to be specific. I hated it. I was moody
and bloated. I went to several doctors in regards to it and some
tried to tell me that my mood swings and weight gain was in my
head, while others totally validated my concerns. Eventaully I
decided to just… Read More »
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A new study in the September issue of the journal of General Hospital Psychiatry reveals what many women already know from life experience: There is a connection between weight, alcohol, and mood--and it's not always clear which condition triggers the other. It's a bit tangled, but here's what the researchers discovered:
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Renee Zellweger famously went
on an eating binge to bulk up for the "Bridget Jones"
movies, but for the third upcoming film she may be opting for a fat
suit. It seems that the actress is concerned about how long it took
her to shed the extra weight after the last film wrapped in 2004,
and… Read More »
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If you're reading this, you probably already know that saturated fat is bad for you. It clogs your arteries which causes high cholesterol which is linked to heart disease, hence the nickname "bad fat." Read More »
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Big eye roll. Do you get annoyed when you see a celebrity gossip mag feature a photo of a star and a big headline about exactly how much the star weighs? I mean, seriously, did the editors sneak into Mary-Kate Olsen's bathroom and watch her weigh herself? Nope. Does this bug me? Yes. Read More »
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Last week she cornered me in the house. Said she hated me. That out of 17 years of marriage there was only a period of 6 months where I showed my love to her. That she was happy she had dated other men before we got married so she could experience what love was. She said she… Read More »
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When I began my Fat Boxing
career, I weighed just under 400 pounds. According to the Gluten
Intolerance Group in Utah : www.gfutah.org
"Symptoms may include chronic diarrhea, abdominal bloating and pain, weight loss or gain, foul-smelling stool, seizures, dental…
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