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Trying Hard to Spread My Wings added an entry about lose weight : b- oatmeal, egg, banana s- yogurt l- salad with boca burger s- blueberries s- pretzels d- tofu, string beans, broccoli, whole wheat bread s- lychees, apple

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First Entry.

LittleSkittle added an entry about lose weight : For some reason my 43things account didn’t work so this is my new one. So there’s a resume: I was 150 lbs and i was trying to lose weight then I had a hold up. Since then I gained 30 lbs which i am presently 180 lbs. Ive never been this heavy before. Im afraid to go out because of how i look. Ive check my BMI and im not obese but im getting there. So my goal weight is what i used to weight for now but for real its 120. I have a long way to go in short time i have almost a year …almost because im gonna graduate in 2009!

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Getting moving

ladymalki added an entry about lose weight : Well, I started the da writing in here that had to start doing something for me and my daughter. Believe it or not, I actually did. I got my daughter to spend an hour on the wii fit. (Hey don’t laugh, at least she was up and moving) About an hour later, I popped in the old “Richard Simmons Sweat’in to the Oldies” tape and my daughter was right by my side. It was so much fun to do this again after all these years. Best of all, my daughter actually enjoyed it. She said that it was easier to follow than most if the other tapes I have tried to ge her to do with me, and she would be willing to do it again tomorrow. I’m so happy!!!

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Losing weight!

alexis49 added an entry about lose weight : Something I’ve sought out to do for some time now, but unfortunately have never been able to stick to it! No more “tomorrow’s” or “monday – a new week.” I’m doing this for good! Nothing is gonna stop me (:

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Day #2

foreverHoping added an entry about lose weight : Day #2 was not too shabby at all! I feel like I really ate healthily today, though I did eat half of a toaster strudel, what can I say… they are so good! Today I did some exercise. A 15 minute bike ride, 10 minutes on my trampoline, and 50 crunches. Definitely not much, but I spent 3 hours cleaning my room, and that definitely burns some calories. Today I Ate: B: Two eggs, one without the yolk, a serving of frosted flakes, and half a cup of whole milk. ( I know, should have gone with non-fat) L: A smoothie with: half a cup of blueberries, 4 large strawberries, and 4 fl oz of orange juice. A piece of “pizza bread”, with four tablespoons of balsamic vinaigrette S: That half of a toaster strudel… crafty little thing just worked its way into my hand XD. D: Half a cup of spaghetti, and one fourth cup of tomato sauce.

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Why women can be to blame for their own infertility

A hedonistic lifestyle combined with stress is the reason millions of women are struggling to conceive, according to top fertility expert Zita West.

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Women who have two alcoholic drinks a day are risking serious heart problems, scientists find

Women who have two alcoholic drinks a day are putting themselves at a significantly higher risk of heart disease and high blood pressure, scientists have found.

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Judge bans brain-damaged boy from suing over bouncy castle accident

A couple ordered to £1million damages to a boy who suffered brain damage on a bouncy castle have won their appeal in a 'victory for common sense'.

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Los Angeles puts poor part of city on diet with fast food restaurant ban in obesity fight

Fast food restaurants are banned in a part of Los Angeles for a year. The city's council voted for the year-long moratorium to give the city time to attract healthier restaurants.

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Breakthrough: Scientists discover vital new link between radiation and breast cancer

Low-dose radiation has helped scientists at Scottish university unravel susceptibility to breast cancer.

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Consultant suspended after 17 patients with cancer wrongly get the all-clear

Seventeen cancer patients were wrongly given the allclear by a hospital after test results were misinterpreted, it was revealed yesterday.

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'Women must have brittle bone drug', campaigners beg Health Secretary

The Health Secretary must overturn 'farcical' rules that deny thousands of women medicine for thinning bones, campaigners say.

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Frugal Friday: 2 More Healthy Foods for $2 or Less

Week 3 #5 Oats (Old Fashioned or Quick)

  • Great for: hot or cold cereal, granola, crumb topping for desserts, and muffins.
  • What's a serving? 1/2 cup dry oats.
  • Price per serving? 19 cents per serving. An 18-ounce container of oats costs around $2.29 (on sale) and each container contains about 13 servings (if 1/2-cup of dry oats is a serving).
  • Nutrition info per serving worth noting: 140 calories, 4 grams fiber, and 5 grams protein.
#6 Frozen Vegetables

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"Practical" Stretching Does Not Weaken Muscles

Short durations of stretching prior to activity may not alter muscle strength, and appears to temporarily improve joint range of motion (ROM), suggests a study published in the August 2008 issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ®, the official scientific journal of the

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Travelers To China For 2008 Olympics Warned About Respiratory Illnesses And Dog Bites

As 600,000 visitors and athletes gear up to travel to China for the 2008 Olympic Games, travelers should be most concerned about respiratory illnesses and dog bites, according to report by an Emory University travelers' health expert, her colleagues at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and around the globe. Dog bites in humans can lead to human rabies. The report finds that respiratory illnesses and dog bites are more common than contracting exotic diseases.

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Self-Repairing Cartilage? OHSU Research Reveals Important Clues

A strain of mice with the natural ability to repair damaged cartilage may one day lead to significant improvements in treatment of human knee, shoulder and hip injuries. Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have discovered males from a strain of mice called MRL/MpJ have the innate ability to repair their own knee cartilage. "We think there is something special about these mice," said Jamie Fitzgerald, Ph.D.

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Joint And Muscle Impacts Reduced By Low-Gravity Training Machine

A University of Colorado at Boulder study of a space-age, low-gravity training machine used by several 2008 Olympic runners showed it reduced impacts on muscles and joints by nearly half when subjects ran at the equivalent of 50 percent of their body weight.

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HELP

venndetta added an entry about lose weight : I really need some help. I just found out that I’m going to a tropical island with my friends in 49 days. I’m relatively skinny but I have fat rolls when I sit down, bend over or do anything. They’re small but I’m very self-conscious about them. I would really like to get rid of them. Can anyone help me?? Any tips at all?? :D - eliza

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Story Ideas For Health Reporters Covering The Summer Olympic Games

The world-record pace for the marathon continues to improve for both men and women. For men, the record pace for the marathon is now about as fast as the record pace for the 10,000-meter run just after World War II. Today, champion athletes are running more than four times farther at speeds of well under five minutes per mile. How can this be? Are humans simply built better or is there something else behind the mind-blowing speeds on the racetrack? Michael Joyner, M.D.

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Pill Increases Exercise Endurance And Related Benefits

"Exercise in a pill" is how scientists are describing a remarkable discovery where they used drugs to switch on genetic triggers that are normally only activated by exercise, to dramatically increase endurance in mice and confer other related benefits. The study is published in the 31st July advanced online edition of Cell and is the work of researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California, and other colleagues.

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