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Depends how long you "cook" the wine. The USDA table of nutrient factors lists retention of nutrients by cooking methods and times. Alcohol retention in wine varies from 5% to 85%. The longer you cook after adding the wine, the less alcohol and calories left. At 30 mins cooking there's 35% left (about a third), whereas a…

Laser eye surgery for sure. Wouldn't mind bigger "girls" but too scared of the possible problems, leakage, scarring etc.

BTW, where does "maggot" come from? lol

Same old, same old. They keep marketing them because people are always looking for an "easy" solution.

Weight IS coming off! 3 kilos in 4 weeks? FANTASTIC! In fact, that is a very rapid loss, especially since you're only looking to lose a relatively small amount. 0.5 kilos per week is recommended, and sustainable. So cool, well done.

Just to reiterate, your results demonstrate the inaccuracy of measuring body fat %, and the resultant calculations of amount of body fat, lean mass etc. All fast methods are very inaccurate, including all hand held devices, all BIA devices (the ones you stand on like, or in conjunction with, a weight scale and the caliper…

Cool workout and blog. Thanks

What a shame you don't have any male children yet. They would find it hilarious and probably join in. Amazing how boys seem to be able to fart at will. Seriously, it will probably settle down fairly soon. If it doesn't try some activated charcoal tabs from the pharmacy, if nothing else, that will deal with any embarrasing…

I certainly agree about the weird bit

Interesting topic that always leads to debates. Debates about whether all cals are equal, and debates about the value of certain foods. I don't see that the diet for Jane is so much better - still using "creamer/whitener", already discussed by another poster; and what's with the 4 egg whites? How were they consumed?…

I also had a very inflexible lower back (childhood injury never treated) and found squats hard. A few things have helped increase my range of mobility. Always think about the knees moving over the toes, keep feet either straight ahead or toes slightly pointed out. 1. Hold a weights bar (not Olympic, something lighter, even…

Most unlikely to get infection from public pool. Swimming would be great. Keep toe well wrapped up (just to minimise water movement causing pain on fresh wound) and change bandage after swimming.

Yep, I get them when I get a cold or get sunburnt or get stressed or sick from something else. Last 10 years I've used an antivirus cream that you can get from the chemist here in Australia (or even the supermarket now). You put it on as soon as you first feel it coming, before it even actually shows up. And if I know my…

Err, *clears throat awkwardly*, that is NOT a butt, check your chicken anatomy.

You raise a very good point. The causes of both high blood pressure and high cholesterol are varied, and the solutions equally so. Anyone with these problems should always discuss their management options with their doctor/s.

And nutritional info too?

Good call Dawn, I too was very sceptical, but there are a few papers out there which do support this arguement. Bailey et al, Journal of Applied Physiology 2009, also from the same group Lansley et al, same journal, 2010. Who would have thunk it?

Love your profile name! Can I get the recipe?

Hi Holly, I see you're from Perth - Choice magazine did a test of BF% scales fairly recently and found even the most accurate one (the most expensive) was only about 90% accurate. Everything else was pretty inaccurate AND inconsistent, so trying to see a change over time would be challenging. The same scales can be…

There are some MFP groups doing challenges of these - search for them. *insert red face* I fell off the pushups group, need to start again.

You really need to get serious. You need to start going to the pub on Friday nights and join the drinking games. Push yourself to the point of being sick. Effort in = effort out. You know you can do it. Muscle shirts will also help, tuck a tampon box in the sleeve to emulate a cigarette pack.

Hahaha, you beat me to it Rebekah

Wow, well done you! *insert happy dance*

Okay, having high cholesterol and having high blood pressure are 2 different things, you can have 1 without the other, though some people have both. Cholesterol - our bodies MAKE cholesterol because it's a vital component of some hormones and the covering around nerves. Eating cholesterol-containing foods can influence the…

Thanks for this.

Good point Matt about the wines, actually for dry table wines, it's the alcohol content that dictates the calorie content, not the variety.

You'll definitely find alcoholic drinks in the food lists, search for specific drinks. There's a few different red wines for example.

I can see you are trying to help others with some ideas about detoxing, sorry to say that the detox blog is some cobbled together half truths and some nonsense. Firstly, where exactly in the body do all these harmful toxins hang out? In your gut? In your muscles? Fat? Bones? Brains? And how does a detox smoothie make them…

Current dogma seems to be 6-8 reps, max weight for bulk; 8-12 reps for strength; 12+ for endurance. Lots of books and sites say something similar to this but I must admit I've seen no scientific peer reviewed studies on this. Love to know if anyone else out there has some references.

Yes, I agree with previous post - search for body weight exercises, there are plenty of youtube videos of great workouts with body weight only. Start with pushups, situps, lunges, squats, tricep dips...