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From the 2015 WHO report: "The prevalence of overweight and obesity in European countries ranges from 45% to 67%." So yes, there are fat folks there too. http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/284750/EHR_High_EN_WEB.pdf?ua=1

If this were true, I wouldn't see threads on here where people say how eye-opening it is to log their soda and realize they were consuming over 1000 calories in Coke a day. Wasn't there a study done where nutrition students knew that 20 oz of soda was 300 calories but said 60 oz only contained 600 calories? Registered…

I have no idea how many pairs I have, but I know I can go without doing laundry for a month and still have a drawerful. My underwear lasts forever because no single pair gets worn very often. I've got a cheap-but-pretty bra and panty thong set back from 2002 when my friends and I decided we were old enough to buy thongs.…

Yes, I think GMOs are unfairly bashed, and I think it's rooted in a lack of scientific literacy and understanding about genetic engineering. Here's the previous debate thread, I love all of @Aaron_K123 's points. http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10407825/non-gmo-foods-arent-any-safer-or-healthier/p1 To me,…

I actually find it really inconvenient to work out with my husband. We like running together, but our lifting styles/schedules are so different that we can't be lifting partners, and if we go to the gym together he ends up waiting on me for 30 minutes because my warm-up takes so frikkin long. It's a lot easier to go and do…

Aspartame is fine :) http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1308408/why-aspartame-isnt-scary/p1

What, you don't want another 10 page thread where you're incredibly patient and helpful with people, trying to explain real science, only to get continuously baited by people who buy into Internet woo? Whyever not? ;)

Mmmmm Ugly Pug.

To add on, aspartame continued to be studied after 2002 and continues to be studied today. Here's a study from 2006 showing aspartame did not increase the risk of certain cancers. These cancers were of concern because they appeared in animal studies. http://dietandhealth.cancer.gov/docs/aspartame.pdf In 2013, another…

Pre-log to see what fits it my day. Prioritize food - if I wasn't thinking about calories, I might eat a donut that a coworker brings in, but when I'm trying to hit a 1400 calorie goal a cold donut isn't worth it. Ice cream when I really want ice cream is worth it. Create a library of recipes that I can go to on any given…

Depends on the Merlot. Yellowtail? Well sure, that's about all that stuff is good for. An expensive Bordeaux? Yes, it is wrong. Very wrong.

I make so much pork loin. Roasted Pork Tenderloin with White Wine, Garlic, and Rosemary http://www.foodiefriendsfridaydailydish.com/cooking-with-garlic-roasted-pork-tenderloin-with-white-wine-garlic-and-rosemary/ Bacon-Wrapped Pork Loin with Cherries…

Yeah I think it'll be cool! I told husband about the buddy pokemon. He said I already had that, he's my PokeBuddy. He goes with me any time I'm playing a long time so I don't run into trees or cars or fall into the lake.

Yeah I learned how that worked right after the evo, whoops. I've got an "amazing" Vaporeon but its attack isn't great, trying to decide if I'm gonna build it up or try again. So many variables, I wonder if the "perfect" Pokemon exists....

It's been a good weekend. Caught a bunch of new things, hit level 20, and evolved a gyarados. Too bad the gyarados is frikkin sucky, looks like I'm gonna be karp hunting again next weekend. New things: sandshrew, scyther, voltorb, seel. This tired, sweaty guy was walking ahead of us at the lake. A kid comes running up to…

My coworker goes on a low-carb kick at least once a year because he loses a bunch of weight quickly. The thing is, he married an Italian who makes her own gnocchi, throws big parties, and is a master cake baker. So after 2-3 months of low-carb, my coworker goes back to eating gnocchi, pizza, and cake, and he regains…

a) So far the junk food tax in Mexico has only slightly altered the amount of junk food poor people buy, and it hasn't changed the behaviors of the middle and upper class at all. b) So people on welfare would get more money that they may or may not spend on fresh food. Unless you tell them that they have to spend the extra…

How do you plan to lower the cost of healthy food while increasing the cost of junk? Do you think taxing chips will change behaviors for anyone outside of a low-income bracket?

Hahaha. I'm a nerd and a glutton for punishment. I spent two years of undergrad making graphene supercapacitors on glass slides. A lot of that time was spent figuring out how to get glass as clean and uncontaminated as possible. Surely your dissertation is more interesting than my step-by-step guide on how to optimize…

I hate most water. I get a lot of my hydration from herbal tea and diet soda. Coke Zero gives me an afternoon caffeine boost if I start to fall asleep at my desk. I find soda much more refreshing and thirst-quenching than water after a workout. Do we need soda? Of course not. Should we moderate it? Of course. But I have…

I actually would read this... Just saying.

I have 6 month old Peeps living in my cupboard. Can those be salvaged into s'mores, or are they dead? Oh, also, diet soda isn't evil and if anyone wants them I've got links to a pile of studies and meta-analyses that show why. But it's Friday, so out came the woo!

Thank you! That sounds like it could help a lot.

Hahaha. Figured I'd ask. Back to PT it is, I guess. And maybe a hunt for a trainer who works with injuries. ...So we've established that sex falls under NEAT instead of exercise, right? Cuz, uh... I think I'll just deal with the pain when it comes to that. ;)

I don't eat at many chains. If I'm having chicken enchiladas at my local Mexican joint, I browse for chicken enchiladas from places like On The Border and Chili's and pick one of the entries that's highest in calories. My local place may be lower cal, but since I have no idea I'll aim high to be safe.

In, but my final weigh-in will be Sept 21. I go on vacation after that. SW:127 GW: 124 Height: 5'5" 8/26: Missed 9/2: 127 9/9: 9/16: 9/21: ...I admit I'm not trying very hard. Or at all. And now it's a holiday weekend... Sigh.

Fat won't come back if you're in a deficit or maintaining, but some low-carbers: -Have trouble with extreme cravings eating carbs, and will overeat these things -Feel satiated on fat/protein and don't track calories, then don't track calories when they add carbs back in -Do it as a temporary diet, then revert back to how…

I love The Load-Out. I really respect an artist who acknowledges the team of people who keeps his shows running.

I got bursitis (or something) in my right hip two years ago while running. I've been through several doctors and several rounds of PT. It gets better for a while, then it comes back. 2 weeks ago, it was feeling good, I was able to go running without any pain, I thought I might be better. Then the husband came back from a…

No Pokemon Go for me yesterday, but I had a dream I was collecting a ton of PokeCoins...