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| weren't achieving your fitness or diet goals? | | | | the menu (Vitabot is based on standards defined |
| Would it be too good to be true if you learned | | | | by the Institute of Medicine of the National |
| the solution involved cutting back on aerobic | | | | Academies of Science). I was happy to see a |
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| much of what foods to maintain in your diet, and | | | | To my surprise, the meal planner revealed that I |
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| A few weeks ago, I was becoming frustrated at | | | | for insufficient carbohydrates in my diet. It also |
| the fact I had been exercising more frequently | | | | revealed I had a deficiency of Cobalamin (vitamin |
| and eating healthier than ever--even cutting back | | | | B12), which is also common among vegans. |
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| fat had increased slightly! | | | | achieve the optimum balance of vitamins and |
| Then a friend suggested that I might actually be | | | | minerals. In my case, it instructed me to add |
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| an online meal planning system, called Vitabot. | | | | meal plan according to Vitabot's recommendations |
| Vitabot is offered by many health clubs as an | | | | until my plan achieved an "A" grade. |
| added benefit for its members, and is recently | | | | Most important were the results: After following |
| being offered in an online subscription service by a | | | | Vitabot's recommendations for just a few days, I |
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| Vitabot's website, their system has received | | | | desired weight. So, whether you are trying to |
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| It took me a just a short while to get the hang | | | | make sure you are getting the right nutrients as |
| of using the meal planner's interface, after | | | | you make adjustments to your diet, I |
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| weight. Then I went about selecting my current | | | | |