 | | Marching Into the Peace Corps, Pt 39: Getting Past the Emotional Fat | | by texxmezz, Sep 23, 2007 | | An advertisement and coupon for a national chain specializing in sizes 14 and up came in the mail the other day. I got excited and the realized I couldn't use it because I have lost nearly all the weight I had set out to lose. Instead of feeling happy, I was sad. How do you deal with the emotional fat image that's left behind when you're nearing your set goal weight? By using common sense and sticking to the facts, not your feelings. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 1 |
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 | | Marching Into the Peace Corps, Pt 32: More Lies Infomercials Tell | | by texxmezz, Mar 7, 2007 | | Infomercials have invaded the TV and are not going away, so you better get used to the slick, sexy pitches that are well designed to say what you want to hear to get you to part with your cash. Can you reshape your body in as little as 18-20 minutes as Michael Thurmond would have you believe? It sounds great, but is he telling you the whole truth, or only part of it? | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | Marching Into The Peace Corps, Pt 26: You Get Out Only What You Put Into It | | by texxmezz, Feb 18, 2007 | | Recently i sold on eBay a bunch of my old workouts and diet books from my fitness box. one person asked me if a certain product i was selling worked. tempted, i refrained from a snide comment and instead answered his question calmly and honestly: “success on the program depends on you. you will get out of it only what you put into it – nothing more, nothing less." | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | Marching Into The Peace Corps, pt 24: Dying To Be Thin | | by texxmezz, Feb 13, 2007 | | Everywhere you look, the world is telling women they must be dangerously thin to be attractive and "healthy". The fashion industry sets the standard, and women up for failure who cannot meet these unrealistic ideals. The advertising executives who created the "super size" craze while selling hoodia pills, are making things worse with mixed messages people can't logically sort through. It's time for a change. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | Marching Into The Peace Corps, pt 23: To Carb, or Not To Carb? | | by texxmezz, Feb 11, 2007 | | Ever since the Atkins Diet has hit the shelves of every American, we've had an unnatural fear of carbohydrates. We're afraid they will make us fatter and destroy our dieting efforts. We know what the diet book writers say, but what's the actual truth when there are two kinds of carbohydrates and diets don't work on extremes? Learn the differences between "good", "bad", and "modified" carbohydrates to properly balance your diet for success. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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