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erroneous
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A study of human anatomy: If you don't use the muscles... ANY muscle group in the body... those muscles will begin to atrophy. They will weaken and lose their ability to do the very things they are supposed to do. This includes the trapezius muscles - those pesky sets of muscles in the shoulder, neck, and upper back. Now,…
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Unless you've got a massive fat to muscle ratio, <140# ? Yeh, that's going to put you in the 'small' category. Well, yeh, I'd probably actually put that in a 'medium' category but, since about twenty years ago, manufacturers have been 'adjusting' their sizing. (They actually do this on a somewhat regular basis and clothing…
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This is absolutely correct. But there is also a proviso as to what kinds of fats are better or worse for your body. Bottom line, of course, is - all things in moderation.
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A level --- LEVEL --- teaspoon of sugar is generally calculated at 16 calories. Most people, when scooping sweet into their coffee/tea/cereal etc. do not use a level teaspoon. It's more rounded, equalling more like 25 calories. But, to go by the report, that means a can of Coke has almost a fourth cup of sugar in it?????…
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Nope. I only weigh once every two to four weeks; right after I get finished with my morning run. And, the only thing I take off is my shoes. Well, maybe sometimes I'll shed those uber heavy socks if I want to drop two or three extra pounds ;)
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Well, I was a runner. First thing every morning... EVERY morning, I'd be up before five and out on the road running miles. Get home; shower; get to work before eight. Then I stepped into a very long and narrow hole in the road. The foot went in but did not come out. (Sort of like the 'Roach Motel" of pavement!) Tore up my…
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idoltrainee, there are so many excellent comments here. Read carefully, take what you can use and leave the rest. Also, bear in mind, putting a clock on something like weight loss or setting an absolute dictum on what might constitute 'success' or 'failure' is potentially setting yourself up for 'failure'. Since you…
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By the way... Congratulations to all of you who have learned to enjoy the holidays and accept the inevitable 'gluttony'. You will enjoy life so much just being able to do that! Again, CONGRATULATIONS!
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I had no plan. I made English toffee - nuts and all - and felt as though I tried to eat it all myself. Had a cookie exchange at work and got to sample SO many different kinds of sugar concoctions. I only ran my 5k three times instead of five. I logged my daily food and exercise but made no effort to 'control' my calorie…
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Exactly!
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Blaked, don't get too obsessed with BMI. It can put you in morbidly obese category just because you have more muscle bulk than the average dog. Now, that being said, at 6' 1", depending on your body build, you probably are seriously overweight. And, as someone already pointed out, you did something to get to around one…
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Ditto. Except, I got an almost 400 calorie increase! Of course, I generally work out every morning and increase my calorie burn to the point that I almost never use up the calorie allotment. (Well, yesterday I really ate up the calories - cop pulled me over and gave me a ticket for failure to use my turn signal for a lane…
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Y'see... the interesting thing here is that "diet" means whatever you eat not specifically to lose or gain weight or to accomplish some other objective. So, the next time someone says, "I thought you were on a diet", just say, "Aren't you?" (They'll probably look at you like an idiot or they will be offended, thinking you…
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Ditto.
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(The study you cite is flawed. (Even the USDA admits as much.)) There is no correlation, overall, of specific individuals' changes in sugar consumption vs weight. This also allows no consideration of the increase in obesity worldwide as compared to increased soft drink/high sugar consumption. Yes. Protein does cause…
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Here's the drill. Your body does not know the difference between "real" sugar and "artificial" (chemically compounded) sugar. It responds the same way regardless. "artificial" sugars will cause fluctuations in insulin as well as trigger those 'sugar cravings' so many 'sugar junkies' (of which I am one) suffer. The only way…
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I have a cross beam counterweight scales but most people cannot afford that nor have enough room in their bathroom or home gym to accommodate it, so I would go with a full digital platform scale. Bear in mind that the cost does not always relate to the quality. If you can find one with a good warranty on it, seriously…
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Raw veggies! Great source of fiber and protein and... I like them! Broccoli and Cauliflower flowerets, baby/mini carrots, strips of fresh bell peppers. And then wash it down with a large cup of coffee/tea/water/etc.
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There are two or three dozen various causes of irregular "black spots" and patchy skin darkening. Diabetes is only one. Most are relatively innocuous while a few, such as diabetes and skin cancer, can be truly worrisome. If you've lost a great deal of weight already, that in itself could be the source of your problem.…
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I eat Greek almost every day for lunch. Of course, I have the kind with fruit in it. (Dannon Oikos is my favorite.) I add about a fourth of a cup of Grape Nuts to give it crunch, stir it all up and... tastes yummy to me! I love it. I never noticed a "sour cream" flavor at all so, either the blueberries or strawberries,…
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Most of the comments here are spot on. Your number one priority at this point is to heal! (Yes, even if that means you gain a few pounds!!!) But, gaining weight is not a given. That one year old can keep you hopping, I know. And that, in itself, can be exhausting under the current conditions. But he can also help you with…
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Anything I say will be totally redundant at this point since others have already covered this territory but... Yes, WARM/HOT liquids DO actually help to stimulate 'movement'. Also, exercise is a great stimulant. AND... reducing the amount of red meat in your diet could help. The thing is, everybody's body responds…
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Actually, lemurcat12 is pretty much dead on target. MFP gives you a calorie goal which has already calculated a calorie deficit. That means, if you increase the deficit, you should be losing more than whatever your stated weekly weight loss goal might be. If you targeted a 2# a week weight loss but you exercise, burning an…
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Sugar is not, in and of itself, a bad thing. We, as human beings, generally speaking have become conditioned to that craving for sugar. Sometimes, it is an energy fix. Sometimes, it is just a craving for something sweet. It's okay. Just remember that there is a reason you are here at MFP and part of that includes trying to…
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Yeh. That. Besides, although you can't weigh and micro-manage every morsel you put in your mouth over the holiday, If you've been weighing and marking everything you eat for a while, you should be able to approximate what you are eating. Yeh, you'll probably be a few hundred calories off... and the desserts will totally…
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Except, that's Bailey's creamer. Try the real thing. Go to your neighborhood liquor outlet and buy a bottle of REAL Bailey's Irish Cream. Invite it along to your Thanksgiving gathering. Mmmm, now there's a cup of coffee that I could appreciate.
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YES! Better living through chemistry. (Few people recognize that EVERYTHING IS chemicals! So, thank you.)
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No. That's my one concession to "the dark side"; although, technically, the sweetening agents in MIO are natural sweeteners*. But I can't drink straight water (Where I live, it tastes like sewer water if you try to drink it straight!) and half the bottled waters on the market taste like oil and the other half taste like…
