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<br>Hungry Girl Today: 11.09.05 
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<br>Dear Hungry Girl,
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<br>I've been on Weight Watchers for two years, and the program recommends 
<br>exercising. The only problem is that I get bored while I'm on exercise 
<br>machines.  Any advice?
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<br>Cardio-Bored  
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<br>Dear Bored,
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<br>I can totally relate. I used to be an exercise-phobe myself. I would literally 
<br>get upset if I had to park twenty feet further from the doors of the mall than 
<br>I needed to, I'd always opt for the elevator over the stairs, and I'd run 
<br>screaming when anyone suggested I go to the gym. About six years ago 
<br>(shortly after I moved to Los Angeles), all that changed.  I started to 
<br>gradually incorporate exercise into my life.  I wish I could say I truly love 
<br>exercising, but I just don't feel that way.  I have, however, recently tricked 
<br>myself into finding a way to enjoy cardio, and that is by setting up a TV and 
<br>DVD player so I can watch movies while I work out.  I've seen about 50 
<br>movies in the past five months and I love it!  If you don't have access to a 
<br>DVD player or TV, distract yourself another way.  Read a book, play a hand 
<br>held electronic game (poker is addictive), or listen to some upbeat dance 
<br>music.  Just make sure you're doing something you really enjoy and the 
<br>exercise won't seem quite as "painful."
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<br>Dear HG,
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<br>Hey, I just found your website and I think it's awesome!  I was reading 
<br>the "Who is Hungry Girl" part and noticed that you said you gave up "dry 
<br>carbs" for a year!  How did you do that?  I'm basically a carb-o-holic, but I've 
<br>decided it's really about time that I lose some weight.  Can you give me 
<br>some tips?
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<br>Carb-Cruncher  
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<br> Dear Carb-Cruncher,
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<br>Good question. I, too, have a tendency to be a total carb junkie.  Now that I 
<br>look back at my old eating habits, I can honestly say that seemingly innocent 
<br>pretzels may have been the cause of my 25 lb. weight problem.  So one day, 
<br>after a typical fat free pretzel "snack" (which consisted of about 20 handfuls 
<br>and probably 4 or 5 servings of the stuff), I realized that my little 
<br>carb "habit," though fat free, was causing me to take in around 500 - 700 
<br>extra calories per day.  I decided to try to give up flour, pasta, rice, 
<br>potatoes, bread, cereal, etc. for 30 days.  The weight started melting off SO 
<br>FAST it made my head spin!  After 30 days I felt great (and dropped a size!) 
<br>and decided to do it for another 30. After 60 days sans "dry carbs" (a term I 
<br>made up), I had dropped almost 20 lbs. and felt so good I wanted to give up 
<br>those carbs forever. Honestly, after the first week or so it was easy -- I 
<br>wasn't even tempted by bread or pasta.  I have no idea why.  So it went on 
<br>for a full year.  During that year I ate mostly fruits, lean protein, veggies, 
<br>salads, lowfat dairy and nuts in moderation.  I DID NOT follow a low carb diet 
<br>plan, like Atkins or anything like that.  I basically just gave up the foods that 
<br>were most dangerous for me.  After a "dry-carb-free" year, I decided I 
<br>needed to incorporate flour and starches back into my life in moderation, and 
<br>that's where I was afraid it would get tricky.  I opted to loosely follow Weight 
<br>Watchers Flexpoints plan to keep my food intake in check, and it worked!  
<br>Even still, there are some flour and some bread-based foods I don't eat, not 
<br>even in moderation, because I know that they are trigger foods for me.  The 
<br>best advice I can give you is to start small, and take one day at a time.  
<br>Promise yourself you'll give up certain foods for a week, or a month, and go 
<br>for it.  Good luck, and hang in there! 
<br>--
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<br>CHEW ON THIS:
<br>Remember, November is Good Nutrition month. Might be good to keep your 
<br>snacking on processed foods to a minimum...at least until December!
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