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I just wanted to introduce myself and let everyone know a little about me...I've struggled with weight problems my entire life. I was an overweight little kid, and an overweight teenager. I'm now 5'6" and 228 lbs. I am VERY large boned *huge hips and ribcage/shoulders* but I don't use that as a crutch in explaining away my weight...I just know once I get to a certain weight, I'm going to look weird...almost too bony.I weighed the same as my mom by 8th grade, and was terribly ashamed. She tried helping me lose weight all through middle school because I was getting very rotund. I lost probably 30 pounds back then, and put it back on at the beginning of high school. I'm a very emotional eater, and I put weight on super easily, and never have lost easily. My Junior year I reached my highest weight ever up to that point at 220 lbs. I was in a very immature and unhealthy relationship, and began to not eat. I struggled with Anorexia for 4 months, in which time I lost approximately 50 pounds. I finally snapped out of it, but have never really kicked the habit completely, and there are days I just won't eat for half of it because I'm determined I'm going to lose weight...for a LONG time I believed that was the only way to lose weight for me...NOW however, I know what is healthy, and have really tried a couple times in the last few months to eat healthily, and failed miserably. I'm in a committed relationship with a wonderful guy, and I'm so miserable it's ridiculous! When we started dating I weighed 180 lbs, and now weigh 220 lbs 3 years later. It's horribly horrible, and I feel gross, and unhealthy. I really enjoy swimming, and I'm really good at it so I'm planning on starting swimming 3x/week. My boyfriend said he'd go with me so I have a swimming partner. Eating healthy is going to be very hard though. I eat out a lot because I'm all over the place most of the time, but I'm hoping to be able to curb that habit and make meals ahead of time (for example, today I made some "sloppy joe's" with ground turkey, but I won't finish it all for a week!). So...the problem I always come across is giving up. I always find myself saying, oh one order of french fries won't kill me...ice cream won't kill me...and it slowly tapers into no diet at all. My boyfriend points it out every once in a while, and I get defensive and bitter...It's horrible but true! Hopefully I'll be able to keep myself in check. I'm using the online food journal called FitDay.So...this is my weight loss journey so far...I hope to be able to lose the weight and keep it off. Any help, advice, experience likenesses, anything, let me know! I need help from people who understand.Sorry for the long intro, want to be completely honest with everyone, including myself :)

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Target Targets Treated Meat

post from The Nutrient Rich Blog on 14 November 2007 06:59:00 PM. © The Nutrient Rich Blog

Posted By Gerald PuglieseFrom Disease-ProofTarget Corp wants to label meat treated with carbon monoxide. Reuters reports:Target, which sells packaged meat in 210 of its 1,537 stores, sent a letter Friday to the U.S. Department of Agriculture seeking permission to add a warning to meat labels, the Journal said.According to the Journal, the proposed label [...] Tags: Disease Proof

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Pregnancy: Bad Diet, Fat Kid

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Posted By Gerald PuglieseFrom Disease-ProofWait, a pregnant mother’s diet might affect their baby’s health—NO—you don’t say? Shari Roan of The Los Angeles Times reports:Multiple studies have shown that either underfeeding or overfeeding the fetus during pregnancy can affect how a child’s body will respond to food over a lifetime, increasing the risk for diabetes, [...] Tags: Disease Proof

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Cost: Salads vs. Big Macs

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Posted By Gerald PuglieseFrom Disease-Proof(via We Like It Raw) Tags: Disease Proof

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Beta-Carotene and Dementia

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Posted By Gerald PuglieseFrom Disease-ProofBeta-carotene has received some mixed press over the years. Lots of hoopla over one little vitamin, Dr. Fuhrman explains: Years ago, high doses of betacarotene were shown to increase the risk for cancer and death in smokers. In the last few months, beta-carotene has gotten more bad news. Six years [...] Tags: Disease Proof

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Are We Over-Vaccinated

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Posted By Gerald PuglieseFrom Disease-ProofDr. Fuhrman’s colleague Dr. John Abramson thinks we are. Here’s a bit of his book Overdosed America: What I found over the next two and a half years of “researching the research” is a scandal in medical science that is at least the equivalent of any of the recent corporate [...] Tags: Disease Proof

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Crazy picture, and yes it's real!

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Muscle Cramps from Exercise: Causes and
Prevention

Exercisers are often told that muscle cramps are caused by lack of salt (sodium) or low potassium. However, recent studies show that athletes in endurance events who suffer cramps usually have normal sodium and potassium levels. A review of the current literature from Buenos Aires, Argentina shows that doctors don't know very much about exercise-induced muscle cramps. The most common cause appears to be muscle damage. Athletes may be able to prevent cramps by slowing down when they feel the muscle pulling and tightening, and picking up the pace only when the muscle feels good again. Journal reference

Cramps may occur as a side effect of drugs used for high cholesterol, high blood pressure or diabetes. Oral contraceptives, various other drugs or alcohol can also cause muscle cramps. If you suffer from recurrent muscle cramps that cannot be explained, check with your doctor. Possible causes include pinched nerves, Parkinson's disease, hypothyroidism, diabetes, narrowed arteries, low blood mineral levels, or metabolic diseases that cause muscle damage. However, most exercisers who experience exercise- associated muscle cramps do not suffer from disease and can usually prevent cramps by slowing down when their muscle start to feel tight. Athletes are usually not willing to do this during competition, so they will continue to suffer from occasional cramps and work them out as they occur. More

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Time for professional help

About a week ago I met my old school mate Kate again. I haven't seen her and her kids for about seven years I think and I was very excited to see them again. But when I saw her son I was totally shocked. This kid got so fat-it is really unbelievable. And he is just six years old! I knew that Kate loves eating and she is also a little chubby too. So probably he already eats as much as his mother does. I am really sorry for this small kid and I am not sure if he could lose weight if his mother also loves eating so much. So I was wondering if he could go to something like a fat lose camp where he could lose weight. I don't think that his mother could help him-she also never does any sports! Does anyone have information about these camps?

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