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Larkspur

Hey Kathleen-- I thought of you as I took my walk this morning! I decided it's ok to drive somewhere new as I have lived in my neighborhood for 14 years and it is just not that exciting to me anymore. I put on a podcast and the time went very pleasantly. I hear you on deciding what you can control ...

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Well, it IS pretty compelling if you have struggled with weight. Part of what I like about this board is that people are metabolism/diet nerds who have read All the Things. If I were forty pounds lighter would it still interest me as much? I don't know! It's sort of a habit! You are super ...

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Just want to point out you've achieved so much already-- like 40 pounds down from your high, right?

I hear you about the spending. I was conscious today of feeling like most of my day is struggling to do good things and avoid bad ones and I was just OVER IT. The list of should nots is long and it ...

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I'm glad your back is better!

One of the weight-loss voices is my head is the woman who wrote Lean Habits (sorry, forget her name)-- she recommends feeling hunger 30-45 minutes before a meal. She thinks you have to feel hungry at some point to lose weight and that's the most painless way to do it ...

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It's nice to read people's threads. I've been coming here since I think 2017? And people are so kind, introspective and observant.

B/ steelcut oatmeal which was skimpy because I burned most of it, w/ chopped figs, pecans and butter; sweetened coffee
L/plate of bean nachos, yogurt with frozen ...

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Gratz on your sabbatical!

I can so relate to fear-of-being-thought-wrong-blamed-or-shamed as the main thing I don't like about working, worse than getting up at 5 and, you know, having to work. I did have one class go really south on me when I was teaching and in some ways that was painfully ...

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B/ kodiak cake with pecans and banana
Mini smoothie berries and yogurt
Sweet coffee

L/ Ezekiel and pb
Salad and vinaigrette
2 grilled chicken strips
Cherries
Sweet coffee

D/ Mongolian chicken with rice, cashews

Larkspur

How do you make your sf mocha, Linda? I use half and half and a big spoon of ovaltine, so definitely not sf.

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22K steps is super impressive!

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I was letting myself have some desserty things during the week. But I just felt like I'm not getting anywhere, in spite of not snacking, so I am trying to just do Saturday. I do drink sweetened coffee as a crutch. Trying to stay out of the diet soda as well since for me it just seems to keep the ...

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Gratz on running for office! That is truly awesome. I wish you the best.

How is your hip/sciatica? And where do you get sprouternickel?

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B/ was coffee with cream and ovaltine, egg and cheese on a piece of ezekiel bread and a plum
L/ was late-- 2 pieces of dave's killer bread with PB, berries and avocado with plain yogurt in a smoothie, some roasted pumpkin seeds, coffee with cream and ovaltine ===> exhausted and indigested ====> let ...

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Hi Pinkhippy! I too had a late start to eating-- I should have had your lunch! Too late, too hungry, too many carbs ===> wiped.

It is hard to deal with other adult humans, and the stakes are high for teenagers-- they've never done this before, and everything has more weight. Personally I struggle ...

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Wow, about a year since I checked in! I read up on boards and it's nice to see how everyone is doing. So, in a nutshell:

*I've observed a roughly 14 hour overnight fast for like 3 years I think? Learned about it here!
*typically don't snack on non-work days. Work days I do the best I can but it's ...

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Auto: This is what I did. I meditated at 5:30 in the morning right after dragging myself out of bed. It felt like a continuation of sleep and to some degree it was :) But it connected me with this warm, good feeling in my body which is how I learned to like it. I find that I have kind of "learned ...

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Hi Auto: Happy news on the low inflammation-- that's a great! It must also be very helpful to not like wheat things. I wish I could say the same, alas.

I want to look for the books you mentioned in Octavia's thread. I got a free card to the Free Library of Philadelphia which has some great Kindle ...

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Glad you're okay and starting to recover from the experience. Glad to see you back!

Larkspur

Realizing I shoot past fullness at every meal. I eat fast, which is part of the issue. I also don't seem to hold as much. My goal today was to end up in the green on the full-o-meter. I succeeded at one meal today, LOL. It's a start!

Ordered some berberine. I think my weight problems have an ...

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I do that-- the 16/8 time restricted eating thing. It's more like 15/9 most days. I found it cleared up some inflammatory issues (it appears leaky gut is an Actual Thing) and when maintained, helps me not gain weight during the holidays. I am over 50, hypothyroid and female, so it hasn't by itself ...

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Very wise. Good food for thought.

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Yay on the good news! So glad to hear it!

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Have a great weekend, Auto!

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Thanks, Candace-- DH gets it. He does his best. She's not gonna change. I just have to figure out my own boundaries. She does love the attention and stimulation of rehab so maybe that will keep her occupied for a bit.

I decided to take some time and figure out my own theory of obesity to help me ...

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So--

1. Spike in weight lately. Fair amount of stress with the end of the school year and I think my choices (or survival responses, depending on how you look at it) put me in a place where I could kind of watch my body trying to put on weight. Insulin resistant ==> increased appetite. Since school ...

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Glad to hear about the biopsy news. I'm sorry your wife and you are having to go through this. I was touched by your seeing your dad in your reflection. My mom's in there even though I don't look that much like her

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Best wishes to you and your wife. Hope it's all good.

Larkspur

Seconding Octavia's lovely remarks-- trying new things is not necessarily bad-- you probably learned a lot in this process. If nothing else, your experience led me to some changes which have been lasting (so far) and quite helpful for both me and my husband

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I love all the Britishisms on your threat. I had to google Rosemary Conley.

Larkspur

That is a toughie because fat is such a loaded word. It could be an adjective. Or a medical condition. Or a risk factor. Or a devastating personal judgement. I wish we could take the emotion out of it, but that doesn't seem likely, does it? My daughter is very tall, 5'11". She is so tired of, "YOU ...

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Belated explanations-- Umbrella Academy is a series on I think Netflix? Kind of a live action superhero deal. And rug hooking is making a pattern in burlap with wool strips to form a picture or, well, a rug. Sorry to be cryptic!

Overall well being: it's been bumpy, but better lately. I knew I had ...

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Auto-- your posts are always fascinating :) For gut food, usually some kind of fruit or vegetable and I do eat yogurt most days. I have also bought probiotic prunes. Good idea? Bad? Who knows? So sorry to hear you had C Diff. Pure misery I'm told.

Whosonfirst-- My husband, not a driver, uses Uber a ...

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Did you see this one?

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 075616.htm

If you needed some inspiration

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Kudos on the running!

Larkspur

Sorry to hear about the water-- I think you are wise to address it sooner than later.

Are you enjoying retirement? Are you like Lizzie Bennet, who more knew herself to be happy, than felt herself to be so? It probably takes a while to get used to.

Larkspur

Yay for the board clean up! Thanks to Reinhardt! That was sort of What's Wrong with Modern Life in a nutshell-- a good thing corrupted by meaningless noise.

So:

Eating: My plans wobble around a center, but the Current Thought is to eat 2 meals a day, call it three if you want to count a handful ...

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Bullet point check-in

*I've been reading Alan Carr's The Easy Way to Quit Sugar. Not on board with all of it (he hates bread), but I have been helped by the thought that sugar does not have to be this icon of forbidden delight; it's a self perpetuating addiction and not necessarily All That. A ...

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I'm sort of steamed for you about the high pressure sales tactics.

I have more your role with the money, my husband makes most of our income and I do more of the thinking about it. Which means there are bursts of activity and then long stretches of benign neglect, LOL. When you read money blogs ...

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I've has some success with VERY small goals. One sun salutation a day. That kind of thing.

I hope this month is better!

Larkspur

Good for you. I think you are wise to enjoy life and let your body adjust to the amazing change. You've done so well, have found a way of eating that you enjoy and is sustainable, and you don't have to meet some narrow (literally) imposed standard.

Larkspur

In that place where I know I would be happier if I organized myself around food a little better-- still eating 16/8 or maybe 15/9, but some snacking and not always the best food choices. I've kept ten off and my fasting blood sugar was decent the other day but I am still pudgy.

We take dinner to ...

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Hope you're okay, Oolala.

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Most impressive! You ARE a Jedi!

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Reading some threads here and on the general discussion board kind of nudged me to saddle up, at least for today. So today was:

10/ apple and bagel with cheese
1:30/ bowl of chili, some smart food, little box of raisins
4/homemade latte
7/this Ina Garten mustard panko chicken thing that was too ...

Larkspur

Wouldn't your employer understand about giving you a couple of days after the death of your brother? It seems to me you need a little time. ((()))

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Thanks Auto! All good advice. I do buy myself weekly flowers, and I have a lovely woman who cleans for me every two weeks. I've also been shelling out for Instacart. Not grocery shopping is the bomb.

Exercise is still not enough. Short things I don't mind doing seems to be the most promising. So ...

Larkspur

So glad you got those small gifts-- the thought that counted, and the regret for his behavior towards you at a painful time.

I hope there are more such small graces and that you continue healing.

Larkspur

How about promising her Special Fried Rice for later in the week?

Hope you got some rest.

A second vote for the humidifier.

Feel better soon!

Larkspur

Thanks for the encouragement, guys :)

Still having issues with being super tired working full time. It has to get better, right? I am trying to figure out sleep (menopause, gah). Better sleep does seem to mean that I have enough energy at the end of the day to like, sit up once I get home. I went ...

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Yay standing desk. I love mine. I feel less tired on days when I use it more.

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I wish we could have a round table in person to talk about work/career issues. I used to teach adjunct for a BSN program, two days a week. Mostly good but I did get one or two groups where I felt really discouraged and inept. I do think, for what it's worth, that having a parent near is critical for ...

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Oh dear. I'm so sorry this happened and sorry that you are struggling with your feelings about it. I do believe in "all feelings are valid" and certainly it makes sense that you don't feel sharp grief for someone who was not particularly likeable or good to you, as it sounds here. I wouldn't ...

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Hey, great week!

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How did the celiac testing come out?

Larkspur

Haven't posted in so long I think I forget how to respond to my own thread!

So: back at work full-time. I got the job I wanted. It is work I like and am reasonably suited for, but I have been struggling with anxiety/performance worries & the problem of not being able to be there for my family in ...

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Yeah, Iâ€™m concerned too. Downside of online connection-/ canâ€™t pick up the phone and touch base. Hopefully just busy with nice summer stuff.

Larkspur

So glad youâ€™re feeling so great! The Europe trip sounds fab!

Larkspur

Hope itâ€™s a green Monday for you.

I am sorry to admit that when I got fat (BMI from 22 to 30 type fat) after my first was born, one of the few advantages was feeling less self conscious in a bathing suit! Sort of â€œha-ha, Iâ€™m fat, no oneâ€™s watching!â€

I hope you can enjoy your pool time ...

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Yes, a disappointing meal is a challenge on No S. I used to have trouble with hunger before bed (still would, with no dinner) but itâ€™s not a problem now. Good luck!

Larkspur

Focus this week: enjoying summer (LOVE SUMMER), and plating more carefully. If I snack while cooking there is less of that yay feeling when I sit down. Have been pretty good about physical activityâ€” summer weather/schedule makes that easier. Lots of family and friend activities lately, gardening ...

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My husband is a psychologist and has shaken his head over clients who have suddenly discovered what he has been telling them for years :) But they had to be standing in the right place to see it, I guess. I would totally buy your book :) Hope youâ€™re feeling betterâ€” did you happen to get a blood ...

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Was it in a body-habitus discussion? Maybe reacting to the work you have to put in versus those who seem to have it easier? I think you are wise to choose letting go of it when you are feeling so good in your skin

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What a harrowing experience for you! Your poor neighbor. Are you doing ok? Thatâ€™s a very rough thing to witness.

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Think of it as resting your gut

Hope everything goes smoothly and well.

Larkspur

So my current program is a sort of modded No S, as in

a little sugar daily
S days Friday and Saturday
try not to snack on S days anyway
fast 15-16 hours from about 6 pm to about 10 am
eat mostly whole foods
beans, oats, or veg at most meals (gut biome!)

I have been having an easier time with ...

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Sedona sounds so great. I grew up in Cottonwood, on a small acreage on the river. We used to pick berries on Oak Creek.

I am sorry your trip got delayed! That is a drag! But the silver lining is you are unlikely to still have strep.

Enjoy your time with your mom.

Larkspur

I find it helpful to eat a later breakfastâ€”9:30 or 10 am. A smoothie probably wouldnâ€™t hold me. A homemade granola with chopped apple or steel cut oats holds pretty well for me.

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Glad your wifeâ€™s EKG was good. Good for her, getting checked. I hope she feels better. It is easier in summer to stay active, isnâ€™t it?

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Well, in the last week, four out of seven days for exercise. It gets pushed out pretty easily but I'm hoping with summer to get a better routine.

And now for my long and boring complaint: The eternal struggle vis a vis my poor MIL waxes and wanes. She had a tough childhood and was pretty dependent ...

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I decided (seems to be the consensus) on exercise. Success for Sunday and today. I didnâ€™t feel like it, but I called a friend and actually had a lovely walk talking to her.

I have noticed some changes in my memoryâ€” itâ€™s like things used to fall into a puddle, and now they fall into a deep ...

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One weight loss guru I follow says â€œweight loss is an ugly scienceâ€ and I believe it. Some people lose weight readily on a moderate diet and others donâ€™t. At times I have felt like iâ€™m doing about all Iâ€™m willing to do, and other times I feel there is considerable room for improvement and ...

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Gratz on your success!

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Yes-- crazy amounts of rain! Bleah! My garden would be lovely if I could get out there.

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Good luck!

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Here's to a great week, Allison (())

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Saw middle daughter graduate today. She came out magna cum laude from a quite difficult program, and was chosen for the writing prize, so I am of course extra proud although just getting through is achievement enough. Got 86 year old mother in law to and from uneventfully. So a good day even though ...

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Dang, I had this whole response and lost it!

Thanks for the links. I haven't read much of this scientist and it will be fun to read more. I'm still persuaded of a link between insulin regulation and obesity-- not, I suspect, in a calorie controlled environment, but very few of us are calorie ...

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So great, Allison! I am smiling at the thought of you bumming a smoke! Live music is the best.

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Went in for a doctor visit the other day-- wanted to check my TSH due to some dry mouth and crazy heat spells at night. TSH was where it needed to be so I guess it is the perimeno fairy. Anyway, I am 10 lbs down from my highest weight, so that's something anyway. I have normal fasting sugars and my ...

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LOL Oolala-- calling it "flesh" definitely makes you lean towards the plant based foods! (I just ordered chickens to keep for eggs/pets and it's unfortunate to think that is also one of my fave foods.)

I do think we get a pretty thoughtful crew here on NoS and I think it's because if you've really ...

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Ate well yesterday, a little off the rails today. I had to spend a morning with one of those people who manages to very quickly get across the idea that everything you do and are is wrong. I have been lucky to work with mostly lovely people, but my line of work does attract a certain subset who ...

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Sounds like you're doing fantastic!

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"Without the distraction of daily treats, Iâ€™ve been forced to tend to my life and seek out real fulfilment. "

Great reflection! I just enjoy your whole thread, it's so interesting to hear about what's going on with you & I enjoy the British (you are British?) twist.

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So glad you're feeling better & got some sleep ((())).

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Woot

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I totally get the dialectic. I think it's worth observing what works best for you, after a reasonable period of time. If TRE as you're practicing it is taking you places you don't want to go, it makes sense to change it up. Looking forward to hearing how the new plan goes.

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Have you had any luck with breaking it down into steps? Like-- no snacking after dinner, and then after you have that down, no snacking after lunch. I really believe in the hormonal basis of eating behavior and I think our systems get primed for food when we normally eat. So to cut out a snack time ...

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Beginagain, do you feel like there is something in particular pulling you off program?

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Note to self: I felt really good yesterday, no lethargy, and I slept well.

4/11

10/zumba

11/rainbow salad, apple-fennel salad, chicken wings, roll, 2 malt balls, sweetened coffee with cream
4/ancient grain cereal with 1/2 & 1/2 and almonds, 5 apricots
6/ roast chicken, r potatoes and carrots

bed ...

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Gratz on the green!

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Yeah, I have trouble seeing alternate day fasting as a lifestyle. Whatever you do to lose fat has to be sustainable, or why bother, and personally I could not groove on that, though I've read some people like it.

Under the heading of unasked-for advice, have you tried resistance training? I'm ...

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Gratz on the 10K steps!

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Allison, so sorry to hear that! How on earth did he do it? Hope you and he are both okay.

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LOL! Tennessee is pretty far! One of the nice parts of retirement, I'm sure-- not having to worry about that anymore! Thanks for the good wishes :)

So I am intrigued by a new podcast (Cut the Fat by Ray Hinish) I ran into yesterday. I have read (as many of us have) *a lot* on weight loss science ...

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Hey Kathleen-- I have just the same issue. I don't have much trouble adhering to a 16 hour period when I don't eat (half of that I'm asleep, after all!) So that's interesting, right? If I want sweets, for example, why don't I yearn for them when it's my fasting time? It has been fairly easy to do ...

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So I got the call that I had been worried about, so I am much happier. The next step in that process is not until May, so I'm hoping that I can kick up my heels a little bit between now and then. My insecurity has receded for now, but I don't want to get too comfortable, if that makes sense-- one ...

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You're doing great!

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Hope your husband is liking NYC!

I think that's insightful about the crying-- I think it's probably good that we don't all react like model citizens all the time. I was attempting to make a dr appt with my daughter's disorganized practice. I think the scheduler was accustomed to taking the ...

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LOL Jen :)

I think it's presenting a child that reminds parents of their own kid.

As far as kids go, I think the change in activity has been a factor. I don't think small bursts do much toward managing weight, but that low-grade all day activity really does. We forget that people, especially ...

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Never give up, never surrender

Best wishes! All we really have to worry about is the present moment...

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