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There's some research from Denmark that sodium limit may be too low: http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/news/20140402/cdc-salt-guidelines-too-low-for-good-health-study-suggests I'm not saying who's right and who's wrong, just tossing out some additional reading material. "Science" used to tell us that leeches and head…

I don't know if you're in the US, but amazon sells the batteries online for cheaper than my local stores. They have bulk packs too if your scale goes through them that fast.

Red 40 is my trigger. It constantly surprises me how many things it's included in... some brands of white frosting, some marshmallows, lots of chocolate things, some crackers, I've gotten to the point where I basically have to read the ingredients on everything.

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The important thing is that you're running and getting the exercise. Some prefer the treadmill and apparently some think that real running only occurs outdoors. Run where you're comfortable running.

Mine's more of a temperature thing than a fear thing, but I do understand the sentiment. It just gets really hot in the afternoons when I'm able to make the time to run. And any time I run the treadmill, I do set it on a 2% incline. Yeah, I don't know why I expect people to be watching my speed as I don't go around looking…

I'm doing the C25K program (for the second time) and on any days that I'm not able to run in the morning, I do on a treadmill in the afternoon. I huff and puff like crazy as well. This past Tuesday, I was the only one running in a long line of treadmills, gasping along trying not to walk before the prompts told me to.…

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You already mentioned my go-to snack of carrots. I sometimes snack on pretzels, but you do still have to be careful with eating a whole bag of those.

My head is only red when I've been out in the sun too long. Do I still qualify?

Despite a terrible day that would have sent me off course before, I kept my diet sane(ish) and convinced myself to fit in a workout anyway.

I grew up north of Nashville, but worked in the Franklin area during college. Unfortunately, I no longer live there so I won't be much help, but maybe this will push your post back near the top so someone who still lives there can assist.

As an incredibly shy guy, it wasn't until college that I finally worked up the nerve to ask a girl out. It certainly wasn't for lack of interest in anyone during high school, but rather lack of self confidence or assertiveness. Years later, I discovered that there were a few of my female friends from high school that had…

My experience with MFP's estimates is that they are wildly inflated for most people. Machine estimates are usually better, but I've still had them come in both high and low. I currently use a heart-rate monitor to keep track of my average heart rate for an exercise session. Then I record all of my exercise on a spreadsheet…

My first time around, I had watched my wife use MFP for nearly a year and knew that with determination, I could make it work too. So I set a date (January 10th, 2012) and started losing weight. I didn't want it to be a New Year's resolution because those never stick. I did great for quite a while, but then for some stupid…

Probably not. The thing I find interesting about this thread vs. its counterpart is that so many more people are negative about their chances of being datable. I guess people tend to be far more forgiving of others than themselves.

Great progress. Congrats on all your hard work.

Food companies do change their recipes from time to time as well, some of them more often than others. I've also seen the serving size change, possibly to make the product appear healthier by having fewer calories? I'm not sure. So yes, I do a spot check on the foods I eat from time to time, but don't see the benefit of…

I can confirm that the P90X Yoga is very intense compared to other yoga sessions I've seen. It truly is a workout, and given the OP's stats, I have no problem believing those calorie burns. The same goes for the walking sessions if he's walking at a brisk pace. OP, I started with a similar BF% in early January. While I try…

MBTI has never worked well for me (taken it three times a few years apart). While I test as an INFJ, the introvert/extrovert dichotomy is the only one that shows up strongly in one direction. The other three end up near the borderline.

My Ride 135, along with two other family kayaks, get parked in the garage, leaving the vehicles in the driveway most of the time.

Bump. Sorry, all I have is a stationary bike, so I can't help here.

Here are a few store-bought snacks that I had originally thought might be ok for my after-workout carbs, but it looks like they're under the fiber requirement. Vitalicious - Triple Chocolate Chunk Vitatop - 100 calories, 4 protein, 2 fat , 26 carbs, 9 fiber, 150 sodium Vitalicious - Apple Crumb Vitatop - 100 calories, 3…

I grew up in Tennessee, so every female is "ma'am". Doesn't matter if they're a sixteen year old cashier at walmart or someone's great grandmother. I don't remember ever getting any complaints about "ma'am", but I did once have a boss who always replied that "sir" was his father.

I'm a geek who weighs twice a day and tracks it all on a spreadsheet. The pamphlet that came with my scale claimed the weight would be most accurate in the morning, while the body fat / muscle %s would be most accurate in the evening before dinner. As someone else in the thread mentioned, I only update MFP once a week to…

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