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College Weight Gain- Here’s How to Prevent ‘The Freshman 15’
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A Latte a Day Will Make You Fat
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How to Create Healthy Eating Habits Your Mother Would Be Proud Of
The beginning of each year starts with lists. Lists of goals that will never be implemented in any meaningful way. Eat better. Exercise more. Or maybe you’re smart about goals and attempt to be specific: I’ll start P90x on Monday. I’ll make it through Insanity by March. If you have ever attempted to create […]