Just came across this great article about metabolic rate. Lots of great links to scientific studies. https://examine.com/nutrition/is-my-slow-metabolism-stalling-my-weight-loss/ nice summary. i've got the 'cold exposure' part down pat these days. :lol: i really need to work on building muscle mass....

For me, avoiding the chip aisle doesn't even help. I don't go down that aisle when I'm grocery shopping. I don't keep junk food in the house. I get a craving in the middle of the day and make a SPECIAL TRIP to the store to buy my junk food. Like the other night when I walked to 7-11 to buy icecream...

Then addressing the issue of why has the attitude changed is important. You used to be able to expose yourself to chips and now cannot. Why? You don't have to be anxious but you are still avoiding the activity for some reason. If you are avoiding the chip aisle for now, but are working on the tools...

If the thought of walking by them makes you anxious isn't that something that should be addressed? i'm torn with this - i generally agree with your earlier comments about learning to deal with situations rather than avoiding them because i've seen the benefits of behavioural therapy in other aspect...

i'm normally dubious of quizzes and surveys unless i can review the methodology used to create it, but i tend to agree with what i got. i'm with habs! Obligers respond readily to outer expectations, but struggle to meet inner expectations. In other words, they work hard not to let other people down,...

So avoiding it is better than learning the skills to deal with the situation? Not a perspective I can get on board with. ETA - not something I can get on board with as a strategy right from the start. I can think of 2 situations where I use avoidance as self preservation because even though I have ...

I was thinking about willpower while I was out today. Is it really willpower or is it a choice we make? (I'm asking because I honestly don't know.) If I say I'm not going to have a cinnamon bun for 2 months, I won't. It's off limits, that's easier for me to deal with. If I say I'm going to try and ...

thanks, that helps me track down the studies. is he the one who argues that willpower is a finite resource? I think I mislabeled it as a "finite resource" because that implies that it can't be replenished. What I meant to say is that you can't keep drawing on it without replenishing it. o...

thanks, that helps me track down the studies. is he the one who argues that willpower is a finite resource? I think I mislabeled it as a "finite resource" because that implies that it can't be replenished. What I meant to say is that you can't keep drawing on it without replenishing it. o...

I can't remember if it was Wansink or Duhuigg who wrote about it. I think I got turned on to both of their books via James Clear's blog. He references something called "decision fatigue" in this article. http://jamesclear.com/willpower-decision-fatigue And also references a few other stud...

The other comment I have related to sustainability is the role of willpower (read: The Power of Habit by Charles Duhuigg and Slim By Design by Brian Wansink). Studies show that willpower is not like a muscle that you can exercise (i.e., the more you do it, the better you get at it). It's more like ...

The other comment I have related to sustainability is the role of willpower (read: The Power of Habit by Charles Duhuigg and Slim By Design by Brian Wansink). Studies show that willpower is not like a muscle that you can exercise (i.e., the more you do it, the better you get at it). It's more like ...

I bought an instant pot on Black Friday and still haven't used it! I need to take some time to sit and figure it out, and I just haven't. My dad saw something about them on tv the other day (I didn't realize it was a Canadian product!) and said there were so many safety mechanisms that it's almost ...

tayken wrote:I knew that as my mom still has one. My point was, there is a cable going from the pot to the stove...why not plug it into a standalone outlet

i think that's from the coffee pot. that doesn't look like an electric pressure cooker.

I bought an instant pot on Black Friday and still haven't used it! I need to take some time to sit and figure it out, and I just haven't. My dad saw something about them on tv the other day (I didn't realize it was a Canadian product!) and said there were so many safety mechanisms that it's almost f...

I know people from other parts of the country are probably wondering why it had to be cancelled. just to be clear since the thread title changed - my "wow" above was in response to the murder investigation part. i'm not at all surprised that they had to cancel due to weather. i think you'...

wow!!

i find running and walking equally boring, so i use the same strategies for both: 1. do it with a friend so you can chat 2. go somewhere with nice scenery - yes, i sometimes drive to walk. my old place was fairly close to the bruce trail, so i would drive there for longer walks (it was a section tha...

wow, fantastic story. thanks for sharing!!

Thank you deerdree! It is interesting you mention the PCOS because I was recently diagnosed with it myself. I haven't looked into it much as my doctor says mine is very mild. I wouldn't start taking pruvit with out consulting my dr but I don't want to bother taking it to her unless I have "don...

i've done a lot of research on pruvit while i was waiting for it to become available in canada. or, i should say that i tried to do a lot of research. so far, i haven't been able to find any independent research to support their claims. i'm wary of the fact that the people who rave about it are als...

i've done a lot of research on pruvit while i was waiting for it to become available in canada. or, i should say that i tried to do a lot of research. so far, i haven't been able to find any independent research to support their claims. i'm wary of the fact that the people who rave about it are also...

ultraslacker wrote:Ended up in the ER again yesterday so I will take today easy...

ER?? seizure? everything okay today?

Yay! I'm glad that Tapatalk still works! Thanks again for your efforts and time, Holly!