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Maybe you should be more functional orientated. I swim (proper swim in a club) with a couple of strength sessions in the gym perweek with a focus towards improving times and perhaps winning a race one day. I am a lot more focused than when I did gym based fitness with no purpose in sight! My weight has gone up and my body…
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The release of leptin hormone causes hunger.. Leptin is released by the fat cells when energy reserves fall. This drives the brain to seek food. When we eat the stomach releases ghrelin hormone which blocks the leptin turning it off. Some people produce leptin when there is no need to so they are continuously hungry and…
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A simple rule of thumb is that you need to consume more than your Basal metabolic rate requirements but not quite as much you meet your exercise requirements.The basal metabolic rate is the amount of quality calories you need for your body to basically work.. heating, thinking, everything to stay alive. If you don't reach…
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you need to engage your mind in something so you are pulled away from cravings.. It could be watching films that make you think.. films with sub titles are good as you cant afford get distracted.. utube is good for free non English films... currently im doing personal study on diet and nutrition .. once i start reading…
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That's not a bad time for your swim, but i dont know your age or swimming ability. If you swim for more time than the 24 min or so (i swim for 60 min average) make sure you take a drink. It may be a good idea to have some dextrose in it for the instant energy. You will burn off those calories quickly and a lot more on top…
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that's a good idea.. So create new listing for an existing food with all blank except for Potassium. When entering a food item select the listing in the normal way then add the potassium only version. Use the meal function to package the two items together! Thanks!
