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^^This

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My wife did once a month cooking but it really evolved into once a week cooking. She would prepare some soups or meals and freeze them but we just didn't have the room for storing an entire month's worth of food. We still cook once a week for the most part but sometimes she will prepare most of the meal and cook something…

Most dark leafy greens are rich in iron (spinach, kayle, etc.). If you need extra iron get a juicer and start juicing leafy greens or start making green smoothies if you have a blender. They are delicious.

Honestly, I always thought drinking cow's milk was weird too. Who was the person that said "Hey, we should drink that" anyway? Cat's can be trained to use the toilet and flush so I don't think that is an accurate or even relevant metaphor. Bee's also make honey by mixing together ingredients. And leaf cutter ants don't eat…

Right, it’s really scary to be cured of chronic illnesses. And there is a lot of money to be made when people grow their own food. That is your opinion and you are entitled to it, but it provided scientific research and I'm going to choose to go with that then your opinion. Also the response was to someone asking for such…

Watch the documentary "Forks over Knives". Tons of studies in there that show eating a vegan (Or vegetarian with very very low dairy) diet is much healthier. I'll Wait...

Wow, didn't realize everyone stole my ritual. I was sure there would be some out there that would be "after my workout on Wednesday" or something.

Can't wait for the weekend!

Most of the first 10lbs is water weight. If you are losing fat you usually will notice it in clothes and measurements before you notice it on the scale. It is important to keep track of those measurements. I've seen it explained many different ways but trust me that you are doing the right thing. Keep at or below your…

For breakfast I usually have fresh carrot and apple juice. Typically I'll work out and then drink some water and Juice the fruits and veggies. I am usually drinking this about 30 min after my workout. The juice has a lot of natural sugar in it and I prefer to have my body burning any calories it can while I'm in a fasted…

2 weeks in Costa Rica. Many different places within Costa Rica during that time.

just a fancy pedometer but the calorie burn is actually pretty accurate. For me it isn't accurate when I run b/c I need to adjust my running stride length. Many use it to keep track of all the other calories they burn asside from working out.

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I'm sorry, I guess what I meant is my favorite diet drink! I LOVE BEER! I haven't had much of it recently but when I do I find amstel Light is the best tasting, under 100 Cals, and higher alcohol content than an Ultra.

I think it has hurt me losing more than I have but I have plenty of time to lose the weight. Have fun. My favorite drink is Vodka and Sugar Free Redbull, (Only about 90 Cals depending on the vodka)

It's funny that this is out there and it flies in the face of wht 95% of the people on MFP believe. I have plenty of fat to lose so I'm not at a risk of losing muscle mass aytime soon. This also answers the question on how "The Biggest Loser" contestants are able to lose so much weight. They are much bigger than I, but…

LoL, I don't miss them either

I've read the information from the links (thank you, lots of good info) and it seems that it honestly doesn't matter if I have a 1000 calorie/day or 2000 calorie/day deficit. That said, I'm obviously not going to be increasing muscle mass in this type of diet and may lose some, but I'll mostly lose fat. So it seems like…

I very rarely eat processed food now (sometimes my wife makes something with processed flower, or I'll grab a few pretzals but no lean pockets or crap like that). I have plenty of fat on my body, so I just shouldn't worry about it?

I think every little bit helps and there is no reason to eat things you don't miss.

I use what they have for Robeks (a juice bar). Usually I juice Apples and carrots, or Apples carrots and beets. Sometimes I do carrots, celery, and spinach... Robeks has all of these on their menu (ABC juice, Green - V, etc).

There are a few I stalk, my wife wouldn't like me dating anyone, but everyone likes eye candy.

Its no secret, I read your posts in the forums! :laugh:

Wow.... Learned a ton!

I asked this question once and the response I was given is that the fat you eat is different than body fat (which is true). But I would think that would also mean that different kinds if fats in foods have different calorie contents and the 9 cal/ gram is an estimation (as is everything in weightloss).

Awesome!!! You're goals are similar to mine (though I'm shorter) and want to eventually do an Ironman. You are an inspiration, Thanks for sharing!

LOTS of great advice. Thanks all! I didn't think I was at risk of "Bulking" up, I just wanted to state that it wasn't my goal. I've got tons of things to try out now!

I haven't had my favorite thing from there because it is very high in calories. I don't think that is what you want but I love the Tomato Soup and the Chipotle Chicken sandwich!

I live in the DC area as well but walk to work so I don't have these issues, but I have seen other forums on the topic. Use the start/stop function and then go into the fitbit site and mark the activity as" driving". That fixes the problem. I love my fitbit and find it almost eerily accurate when walking. I need to adjust…