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It's been a while since I was doing a lot of jogging/walking, but as I recall it was about when I was doing a brisk walk, at the pace you are now walking, that I was able to start jogging. Also, like the others recommended, I started out with interval running. I don't have any data to back this up, but I kinda felt like…

Good advice. In this day and age people are so quick to encourage others to go to their doctor for things that were considered non-medical issues in our parent's day. You can feel comfortable telling somebody they don't need to see a doctor for a minor sports or exercise related injury for the simple reason that if it was…

Internet finds like these are exactly what I hoped to discover when I decided to check out the forums. I haven't spent much time with the link provided, but I really like what I've seen so far. Thanks. Kinda restored my faith in this fitness app related forum having a bit more discussion about fitness and exercise.

Yep, in general I agree wholeheartedly as well, but I think there is a difference between giving general information about a test or procedure and trying to diagnose or treat a condition. I kinda think doing the first thing is all about trying to be understanding and helpful and doing the second thing is all about being…

This is uncommon, but not unheard of. You can have your family doctor review your medical history (which it looks like you did), do a good exam and exclude the conditions that the insurance company is concerned about, and then write a letter (or fill out a form) to your insurance company. At least that is what used to be…

I hope I can just go ahead and post this without reading all 6 pages first to see if it has already been asked, but maybe if it has, everybody will have already practiced a good answer and have it ready and do an even better job the second time around? I'm trying to get back into bicycling as a substitute for jogging. An…

Well, I may very well be misinterpreting something, but I think you missed the point I was making entirely. I hate to derail this thread on a tangent like this. I was just venting my frustration. I was specifically commenting on the part about exercise. It is weird how little that is discussed in any of the active posts.…

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I always considered the calorie counting thing as a tool to help me learn where the errors in my diet lay as I start the process. I mean, eventually would the need for calorie counting not fade away a bit as you have learned how much of what food you can eat from habit and experience gained from previous calorie counting?…

This reminds me of that old cliche you sometimes hear about professional bodybuilders. "You don't have to be strong to be a bodybuilder, you just have to have big muscles." :)

Well, hauling a dead body around the countryside may be a bit tricky legally, but if you're willing to make some compromises on setting and background, and remember to put it in your will, you could probably make it happen. But to what end? What is at the root of this? A fear of dying, desire for immortality, vanity,…

I passed out in a Pina Colada once. Does that count? I don't remember if it did much for my hair. In fact I don't remember much at all. :neutral_face:

Yes, I understand that part. What I was trying to say is that avoiding things can be more important than supplementing them. You said that it was only important to worry about it if your levels were low. If levels are NORMAL and a person has some medical conditions or is on some medications it is still important to want to…

I'm probably missing out on what specifically you're referring to, but it still is in some respects. There is an active group of volunteers (usually, but not always professional photographers) who take pictures of children--specifically and primarily stillborn babies and newborns, but not exclusively. They then give the…

Let me apologize first for what I'm about to do, because I hate it when people do it to me. Both high and low potassium levels can cause cardiac issues. While low potassium levels are generally more likely to cause noticeable symptoms (muscle cramps, weakness, etc), high levels are dramatically more dangerous. I'm not…

One good thing about not being smart enough to get into medical school. You can never be held responsible for giving out bad medical advice.

Yes, quinoa has potassium. The amount drops considerably when cooked compared to uncooked, but it does have potassium.

I don't know, but I feel like the tattoo fad has run its course. Kinda like long hair and bellbottoms in the 60's and 70's. Young people coming up today are starting to see tattoos as part of their parent's generation and not as cool. Many tattoo parlours that were packed from dawn to dusk with guys getting tribals on…

Of course my description of how I cook already demonstrates that I use oil, so I kinda feel like this is a bit of a straw man argument. If I told you 100% oxygen causes damage to your lungs, would you try to explain to me that oxygen is an essential component of life and link me to articles? Saying too much of something is…

Hey, bro, are we good now? You are my third favorite poster on this thread, but it is mainly because whenever I read one of your posts, all I can see in my mind is this guy: http://static.fjcdn.com/gifs/*kitten*_b45621_2851629.gif :smiley:

I'll just touch on this quickly because it ties in a bit with my previous post, but I'm going to have to get some other work done today, and I kinda feel like I'm just hanging out on here as an excuse to procrastinate from getting other things done. The fat issue: it is evil. It is evil for me. It is evil for many, many…

Well, because I don't think my situation applies well to what you imagine it to be or to the point of this particular thread. Perhaps in a different thread and at a time when I have the interest in typing an autobiography. Suffice it to say, I believe that the mental image in your head of me as a morbidly obese couch…

And when you used that tablespoon of butter your meal now has about 50% of the calories and 100% of the fat of my processed dinner while the pan was still empty. Now that is magical.

Sigh. It is a gift and a curse. :wink:

Yes. I agree. The heresy I spoke was not about how they are a nice vacation from preparing your own food from scratch and not even that some of them are NOT horrible tasting. The heresy was that I have actually paid attention to the nutritional content on the packaging and had the sheer audacity to challenge the dogma of…

OK, confession time. I have never really used cast iron pans. I have heard that you need to break them in for years before they reach their full potential. If you are really being honest that a brand new, never before used cast iron pan will sear meat well without a drop of butter or lard or oil or fat or shortening or…

I hope that wasn't directed at me. When I look at the inkblot that is the internet forum post I see butterflies not bats. Emotion doesn't sway my opinion or influence my thoughts in that way. And when you're posting to me, don't worry about being overly polite instead of intellectually honest. I know that idea is a radical…

Do you feel like that is psychological or is there something different about the food you eat more than just portion control?

http://www.amazon.com/White-Pearl-Avg-Lb-Case/dp/B003UN13XM/ref=sr_1_6?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1414086970&sr=1-6&keywords=pearl+onions Would this work?

I have no problem with either of these posts, but I wanted to just redirect the energy put into them away from sodium as a weight loss issue and more to sodium as a cardiac and hypertension issue. All that glitters is not gold and all dietary concerns are not about the bathroom scale or the waistband of your pants.