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Gadgets? Yes/No - Debate
I see lots of people with wrist bands on or looking at watches or checking pedometers. You get the drift. But are they more of a hindrance than be of any use? I am from the camp that does not use any gadgets for fitness. Apart from the Garmin (basic one) on my bike for logging rides i do not own or use any gadgets. Now i…
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Metabolism "healing" or going back to "normal"
Hello all! I was wondering what the science says about how long it takes for your metabolism to go back to "normal" levels after dieting but now eating maintenance calories? I know McDonald claims something like 7-14 days, anyone have any other claims?? Oh, and PLEASE back up your reasoning. I'm not exactly interested in…
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Fitbit: employer penalties for not using.
Given that trackers are inaccurate, only track wrist movement and many other flaws, I'm surprised that many employers have started penalizing employees for not using these. None of them work for swimming. They don't track weight lifting or spinning class (my main forms of exercise due to arthritis). The IR HRM doesn't work…
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8 Hour a Day Office Job, 30 Minutes of Exercise a Day Not Enough
New study out saying the 30 minutes of moderate exercise recommended per day is not enough if you sit 8 hours in an office/car, etc. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/07/27/study-suggests-new-formula-for-physical-activity-8-hours-of-sitting-means-1-hour-of-exercise/ From the article: “The current…
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NMN might not be woo. Interesting recent paper.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161027122047.htm
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Does a high fat diet reduce cholesterol numbers?
If you stay within the same daily calories? Please provide links. I want exact info that shows daily caloric info and changes in cholesterol numbers. Not just sites stating that if you replace the SAD junk food diet with this, well,, of coarse. Info on diets like the mediterranean, or vegetarian diet vs high fat diet would…
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Diet Pills and all that that implies
One topic I find wildly varying, and passionate, answers on is Diet Pills. I mostly mean the 9 million OTC kinds. From WalMart shelves full of Raspberry Ketones to Kardashian's telling us to "Flush the fat FAST" by "turning up the heat". What do you all think of Diet Pills, as a whole? Has anyone actually had good…
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Creatine benefits after 40?
I'm wondering if taking creatine after 40 has any benefit in building muscle?
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Orthorexia
Wiki: Orthorexia nervosa There's this Dutch video. A woman explains orthorexia and how she suffered from it. It's a - unclassified - eating dissorder where someone is obsessed with eating "healthy". Such as sugar free, gluten free, carb free, etc. I don't know how to feel about this. Being obsessed about food can be…
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Sleep vs Protein Timing for muscle recovery?
Which is more important, sleep or protein timing? I would guess that sleep is better then protein timing, and as long as you get adequate protein, sleep (between 7 - 10 hours) would be more important. So should athletes get more sleep and worry less about protein timing? If you got 0.8 g x body weight in kg would you not…
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The ideal diet - are we there yet?
Or are we happy to eat well enough, knowing that we don't get extra food karma points for eating more broccoli when we've already eaten our broccoli today? And should we lose another pound? Get rid of that flab that nobody else can see? I'm finally happy with my weight and with my diet. I feel that I eat optimally - enough…
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Gamification of Health and Fitness
So I read this article on the USnews.com website today: Do you think that 'gamification' of the health and fitness industry is a good thing long term? I'm all for people using anything that is sane and not harmful (read: stupid diets, detoxes, unsafe exercise programs, etc.) to reach their goals, but is creating this…
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Calorie count in one pound of fat
I was bored, so I decided to do some research. From what I could find, one pound of fat equals 3,500 calories. So, you would have to eat at a 500 calorie deficit daily, to loose one pound per week. Of course, that does not include calories burned throughout the day. Some studies disagree with said findings. I found it…
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Is Plexus.... a cult or what?
I'm sure that if you're into it, my subject line alone horrified you. Because I've never seen a group of people be so insane over....not sure what it is... a bunch of vitamin drinks? I mean, I don't particularly care because I prefer to get my nutrition from food. Eating is just generally more fun for me. But I have a…
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New Guardian Piece - More Calories Are Consumed Through Alcohol Than Sugar Sweetened Beverages
There are some other interesting tidbits too. I really wish the United States had been included in this, though. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/oct/17/brits-calories-alcohol-sugary-drinks I found the calorie consumption figures at the end fascinating. Lots of fodder for discussion here.
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Parents- HPV vaccine for girls......yes or no?
My daughters receive vaccines, but I'm still undecided regarding the HPV vaccine.....I've done my research and their doctor is also adamant about them receiving the vaccine. However, I wanted to ask for your opinions on why you had (or didn't have) your daughter receive the HPV vaccine.
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Is it cheating?
I had an argument of sorts today because a person in our workplace was giving advise on weight loss to another coworker, but the coworker giving the advise had gastric surgery to lose weight. So the other coworker said "that shouldn't count because she cheated". It kind of made me a little upset. What are your thoughts? If…
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Enemas?
Do you do them? How often? If not why, why not? Sometimes I play a racing game to get my phone from the other room once I get the urge :D Didn't know where to post this
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Is dairy good or bad?
Thanks!
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Fast food and obesity
Fast food franchises like McDonalds etc sometimes get blamed for obesity ( especially in certain countries) . Is it really fair to blame them tho? I mean if its about CI<CO then you could eat a homemade salad which may contain more calories than a McChicken. Opinions?
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ATKINS
Have any of you ever did the ATKINS meal plan..I have and didn't like it.. Did you guys like it? Tell me your thoughts on it! Did consuming low carbs help you lose weight?? :)
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Do Vegan diets for children really need to be outlawed?
telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/09/parents-forcing-vegan-diet-on-their-children-face-prison-time-un/ I do not know the Vegan way of eating but in the USA I expect many of the kids not being forced to eat Vagan are deficient diet wise.
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Is it the same for everyone ?
So we can all agree that CI<CO leads to weight loss for everyone, which is awesome. BUT when it comes to certain facts ( or myths ? idk ) like sugar being addictive , vegetables are fulfilling etc.. are they the same for everyone ? I am asking this because when I was eating chicken , vegetables etc and no sugar , I used to…
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How do we judge a healthy weight range? BMI is no longer valid?
I want to understand how to judge a healthy weight range for myself in order to take opinion out of the equation. What is the standard we are using now? I feel like BMI calculations are dated right? Is body fat percentage the best metric? What is the best measurement tool?
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Donut post workout anyone???
Ok i dont do this but just read it to some article, in bodybuilding.com. i will make it simple.. Donut post workout to spike insulin??? Too good to be true? What's s ur input???
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Excercise Before Breakfast
Hey guys! This is to the peeps that have tried it. Over the years I've heard that losing weight, is a lot easier when exercising before breakfast in the morning. When I were younger and I did it, I'm sure my weight dropped off faster thinking back. I'm just curious to see if anybody else thinks that it's true or if it's a…
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How important is fitness to you?
The further you get into your journey, undoubtedly you invest more time, money, effort... I found this particularly true when I first got into the groove of taking fitness seriously, once you get your training, diet and sleep in check. You see your goals can become reality. It's kind of addictive motoring towards your…
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Alcohol and Society
I wonder if anyone feels the same way I do about just how ingrained alcohol is in our culture. I.E., slightly disturbed. Now I'm not advocating for some kind of neo-prohibitionist movement. But it is profoundly curious how smoking has become, for the most part, socially censured -- while alcohol, which can be so much more…
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FDA Asks Public: What Is 'Healthy Food'?
Do many people need help determining what foods are healthy? http://health.usnews.com/health-care/articles/2016-09-28/fda-asks-public-what-is-healthy-food
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Bariatric Rescues
Just saw this on the BBC News website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-37384318 It's so sad, especially the last quote: Tragic.