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  • Single digit body fat is definitely in the way-below-healthy range. you could take up crystal meth or heroin and get there pretty quickly though.
  • because you're not licking the inside of the bag to get the grease /salt mixture.
  • The sugar content may go up, but those calories have to come from somehwere. The starch gets converted to sugar, and the bacteria/yeast convert that sugar into alcohol during the "rotting" process, but it's still the same number of calories (or less, since as food rots, the bacteria is eating it and it's also outgassing).…
  • This, this and so much this. Fitness instructor that weighs about what I need to lose? My "First Impression" (since they are what we're talking about here) is that he/she has no idea what someone of my size is struggling with and is, at best, not going to connect with me in any material fashion, and (more likely) is going…
  • Weighing yourself more than once a day is a waste of time and is only going to add stress and confusion. Weight can swing by multiple pounds in a day. You not only have sodium intake to consider, but circadian cycles controlling your kidneys and urine output, stool buildup, sweat, etc. Best practice is to weigh yourself…
  • Read your post several times - where's the "unhealthy food"? Didn't see any. keep in mind - a comatose person burns more than 800 calories a day doing nothing more than lying in bed and breathing. at 800, whether it's 800 calories of celery, 800 calories of bacon, or 800 calories of twinkies, you're still at a tremendous…
  • sounds like a great way to make yourself vomit or at the very least really constipated. fun stuff
  • looks tasty :) marking for future reference
  • My suggestion would be, if you have someone going with you for the day of surgery, keep things to a minimum - last thing you want is for something to get lost in the shuffle between preop, OR, PACU and post-surg. have them hold onto your goody bag until you're in your final room - will definitely want your cell…
  • I'm a fan of Syntrax nectar powders. they make an unflavored version that you could add to pretty much anything (add it to some SF greek yogurt?) warning though - the flavors are good, but *very* sweet (sucralose is the main sweetener, I think)
  • I have 3 meals in my food log - Work, before bed, and dinner. Also have snacks, naturally. I record food based on the actual day, not based on when I sleep. so midnight to midnight. Seems to be the easiest way to keep track.
  • My simple strawberry smoothie recipe: 1 cup (give or take) frozen strawberries 1 cup orange juice 1 cup plain non-fat yogurt (don't bother with greek, just the cheap stuff is fine) either - 1 scoop syntrax fuzzy navel or 1-2 packets splenda with the syntrax it's 389 calories and filling enough to be a decent meal. without…
  • I'm sure a GNC representative earning a commission is a perfectly unbiased source on CLA too. Good source of CLA if you want to get more? eggs. they're nice and high in protein, too.
  • Sorry, no. It's acidic and has an acidic pH. 2.4 for white, 4.25 - 5 for apple cider. For reference, Lemon juice is about 2, neutral is 7.0. Your blood is 7.35-7.45. Baking soda is about 9. That's why vinegar and baking soda react - you're mixing an acid with a base (same thing happens with your stomach, but I wouldn't…
  • Wearing a garbage bag makes you sweat more and lose water weight, certainly. Which means it dehydrates you and you could seriously injure yourself.
  • So much -this-. I was in college twice, once living on campus once not. College doesn't have to involve alcohol any more than it has to involve cocaine or indiscriminate sex or dressing up as a chicken and walking into KFC and screaming "eat me!" College and the rest of your life are all about choices. Why assume that…
  • I'd start by ignoring Dr. Oz, who has about as much credibility these days as Dr. Laura. He's a talented surgeon - but just like I wouldn't ask a plumber to fix my computer, I wouldn't ask Dr. Oz's advice on, well, anything. He's completely ruined his credibility by selling his name to whomever will give him a buck or a…
  • Thank you for the suggestions and insights. To be honest - I think sabotage is going to be a big risk for me. I currently do 90% of the grocery shopping and cooking for the house and, more than once, I've heard the complaint of "well, what are we going to eat?" - I've never more wanted to slap someone in my life. For my…
  • Weber makes seasoning packets that use citrus (usually lemon) juice as the liquid. They are my favorite way to do grilled chicken - the seasoning packet is likely just salt and garlic flavor, but after marinatting with that an lemon juice for 4 hours and then grilling it turns out absolutely delicious. highly recommend.
  • I'm about as likely to look to heritage for information regarding teacher pay as I am to look at the westboro baptist church page for information regarding gay rights.
  • then either they're 10 feet tall, or they're cheating. that's another issue entirely.
  • Think about this for a minute - the person who burned 600 calories from cleaning the house has a HELL of a lot farther to go than you do for weight loss. I started over 300 lbs - at that weight, walking 3mph for 90 minutes was over 750 calories. now its down quite a bit. Tiny little people who are stressing over 2 pounds…
  • THIS - in short, walnuts are NOT drugs, but if you're going to say 'clinically proven to lower cholesterol' or 'clinically proven to help erectile dysfunction / hair growth / fingernail fungus / obesity / high blood pressure / etc' then the fda has a right and a RESPONSIBILITY to say "hey, wait a minute - that's not…
  • baby carrots pickles or olives if I'm craving salt piece or 2 of babybel light cheese popcorn home-made baked tortilla chips and salsa
  • wow. makes me glad I'm gay :)
  • I log midnight to midnight - that's the default for MFP and it just makes it easier in my head - I'm already very careful when I describe working days though since I work 11p-7a - its important to be specific :) but yeah, I re-named my meals to "work, before bed, and dinner" - since those are generally my 3/day.
  • Actually, 40lbs of water weight isn't a stretch at all if you're on the seriously heavy side. I started at 315 or so and dropped 15lbs in less than 2 weeks when i started dieting, most of it water weight (cut my sodium from 6-8gms a day to less than 4). As an RN, I've seen people with bad kidneys gain 10lbs in a week with…
  • as an RN, I have a hard time believing that he recieved no education regarding the surgery, even if it was done on an emergency basis for an ischemic bowel. However: drop the sugar, including (especially) fruit juices & refined sugar. drop grease - no more fried foods see a dietician, or at least look into support groups…
  • Nope, its not right - everyones bowel habits are a little different. for some people twice a week has been their 'normal' since they were toilet trained. Some people go 2-3x / day and that's their normal, and there are plenty of people in between. I've had the same thing happen since I started eating better - I think its…
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