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Tomato paste, cheddar cheese and flavorful chili peppers are our favorite ways to add umami.
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How long did it take you to gain that 100 pounds?? You should expect that it will take about twice as long to permanently lose 100 pounds while maintaining a healthy fitness. 6 pounds in one month is very fast, and even maintaining a rate of 4 pounds a month is quite rapid. You probably want this to last the rest of your…
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1947 Chevrolet 2 door coupe. Left it in the airport parking lot when I flew to Navy boot camp in 1960.
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Geoduck clams and razor clams are some of the unusual but good things I have eaten. Perhaps my worst experimental choice was mutton stew at a little cafe on the Navajo reservation. I love lamb, venison, and some goat dishes but they are not remotely like that mutton stew. I seldom leave food uneaten, but I did that day!
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Working on getting mine to 50 or a little less. 51 to 53 this week, was 58 to 60 this time last year. Not too bad for a heart that has been beating for more than 3/4 of a century. LOL
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Think trends, not precise numbers of calories, or of steps, or any other single dataum. You want to have a caloric deficit over a week, and a month and a year, so any single daily total is fairly meaningless. Consistent habits, and a reasonable caloric deficit will lead to real weight loss. And physical exercise combined…
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Pickleball is great for me. Usually get heartbeat from 120 to 150 while playing a game!
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Good quality balsamic vinegar and toasted sesame oil. Just need a very small amount.
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Maybe start with hand and wrist exercises for a month to two months, then do dumbbell presses and curls until you build the strength to do a 30 second plank. After a few months of regular practice the push ups will come as a natural progression. I have found the SKLZ> grip exercise tools to be very effective because they…
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Full body routine with dumbbells, stretches and calisthenics during set interval. Squats Stiff leg dead lifts Standing curls Bench presses Bent over rowing Tricep extensions 46 minutes, 3 sets of 1 we each. Feels good!
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The Future of the Mind by Michio Kaku Great review of recent developments in the science of brain scanning and mapping, with informed speculation on what the new information will lead to in the short and long term future. He sees a possibility that our grandchildren will have access to a wireless internet of the brain,…
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Fear, Trump in the Whitehouse by Bob Woodward Maybe I can get some insight explaining why I am feeling so concerned about the future of our country. As an historian I see many similar national issues to those that arose in the few years just prior to the Civil War in 1861. Not a good sign for peace and prosperity, IMO.
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The Book That Changed America by Randall Fuller Good history tracking how Charles Darwin's books changed the intellectual and cultural atmosphere in civil war America.
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Calypso by David Sedaris
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What per centage of your life did it take to gain the weight you want to lose? It is reasonable that it will take a similar amount of time to lose that weight permanently! But, eating fewer calories than your body burns will take off the pounds, just not as fast as you wish it could happen!
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Don't give in! Increase your cardio, keep thefurnace bu egg bing calories while your wrist heals. Back in the day, 1963, I won a horseshoe pitching tournament the day after breaking my wrist. Of course, I was a drunk, 21 year old sailor in the Phillipines at that time, and the Navy doctor threatened to court martial me…
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Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain Great book, great chef, great human. RIP
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Day one for an AF month! My goal is to lose 5 lbs of fat this month, and the only way that will happen is no wine while maintaining a consistent calorie deficit. Replace wine with weight lifting! Very alliterative neh??
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Gonna do better this month! Add bigger dumbbell workout and cut down on the wine again. August is a little more calm and I want to take off 5 more pounds before September!
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Did not make it on calories. Plenty of exercise. Logged but less than all. Great family dinner and too much wine.
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Another very good day. 15 days in a row with decline in true weight, by far the best trend I have had since starting this journey to fitness and fat loss. The good news is 20,240 steps today, over 10 miles! Calories were under with no using of exercise calories, but lots of extra exercise. All logged. I think recognition…
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Had sleep study all night Monday, did not get all that much sleep, but very good results and excellent solution with my CPAP problems. Will help with losing weight going forward. Did great on Tuesday and Wednesday! Plenty of exercise, well under on calories, and all logged. 14 days in a row with a decline in True Weight…
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Exercise, yes Calories, yes Logged, yes Another good day, another new low weight.
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Another new low on the scale this morning, feeling good. Exercise yes Calories yes Logged yes
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Another good day! 206 minutes active, 16,685 steps Everything logged Under calorie budget Had a new low on the scale this morning! Yay
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Interesting side effect for me is lower resting pulse rate, and lower average pulse rate. Really did not expect that, plus a new low on the scale this morning, and this is only a little over a week AF! HooRaw!!
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Like the terminator, I am back! I decided the daily discipline of simple accountability would help me get rededicated. I continue to find MFP to be my most effective tool to keep focused, and to track my progress. Summer proved to be more challenging than I expected, but back on track. I won't be eligible this month of…
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Well, I made it! The whole weekend with zero alcohol. Sunday during hours of bbq and good company was the most tempting, but the promise of hitting 225 on the scale by Wednesday or Thursday, sustained my resolve, and I had the best sleep last night that I have had in several weeks. A couple of months of this and I will be…
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Our Towns: A 100,000 Mile Journey Into The Heart of Americaby James and Deborah Fallows. If you want to feel more hopeful about the future of America, and about the strength and ability of Americans, read this book. No fake news in this one.
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First two days down, no alcohol. Get through the rest of this weekend and I will be on my way to a nice whoosh in lbs lost. It is amazing how much good sleep contributes to weight loss, and AF leads to better, longer sleep. Feels great to be back at it.
