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Definitely save yourself the money and calories and sneak in your own. Make up some trail mix using unsalted nuts and dried fruit. I like the idea another poster mentioned about the 70% cacao chocolate.

If you notice you're high on carb intake (like it's the highest percentage of anything you eat), drop some of your carb intake for protein. Carbs (complex or not) give most people the munchies so instead of doing cereal or other carb items for breakfast, choose eggs, low sugar Greek yogurt, or a bit of left over meat from…

Vitamin D is available just like Vitamin C is -- check out the supplement isle in your grocery store. I take a 800 IU of Vitamin D myself ('cause stuck at a desk job, I don't get nearly the amount of sun I should).

I'm enjoying two thanksgivings the other way around -- I'm American, but will be in Canada on Oct 11th. :) I'll be cooking on the 11th (will be at fishing camp) so I can control what'll be available to eat and for American Thanksgiving, the only thing I'll have to really try to avoid is the pie crusts on the berry pies…

I was thinking horse tack when I saw the topic. :happy: It looks interesting -- I'd like the sleep tracker portion myself.

None taken. :happy: I was illustrating that you can eat the dreaded fast food and remain healthy providing you do it with some thought. Tom in "Fat Head" was making a valid point, but was absolutely ecstatic to not have to eat the junk anymore after his 28 days -- if someone thinks that eating everyday at any fast food…

And it wouldn't be so scary if you knew how pathetic that movie actually is: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1333994/

Pick up a copy of Tom Naughton's "Fat Head" and enjoy. The man lost 12lb in 28 days of eating fast food for three meals a day -- excluded full sugar drinks, kept his carbs to 100g or less per day, and ate roughly 2000 calories per day. His blood panels/body composition came out better after eating the fast food than it was…

Yes! Eat the right thing and weight loss will take care of itself without hours spent in the gym. "Calories in - Calories out" is crap math. "A calorie is a calorie" may obey the laws of thermodynamics, but is complete garbage in a system like the human body. Studies have been done (and I can get references if you want…

If you're losing weight without losing fat, you are losing lean body mass (ie, your muscles). This comes from doing more cardio than strength training and not eating enough protein to prevent the body from cannibalizing your muscles. But before you get too worried, if they measured you via bioimpedance, those are…

Unless I'm looking in the wrong spot, the only thing you can download for free are the references.... To get the info, you need to spend $45 on the book.

Its only unsustainable if you don't like eating low carb foods (fruits and veg with less than 10carbs per serving, protein, fat, etc) - what part of eating low carb don't you like? Can you adjust your favorite recipes to be low carb? I've recently discovered coconut flour and now can make typically high carb desserts into…

Depends on whether or not you believe the myth that saturated fat is bad for you.... Go with the nutrition count of the individual items if you're not sure -- a hard boiled egg + a squirt of pam or 1tsp of oil. Or combine them into a meal so you can just add that meal to breakfast for your egg nutrition.

I'm not following Atkins, but certainly am going low carb (20% or less). I'm actually on a bit of a trial period of "off journal" for a bit to see if I can continue my weight loss without counting calories. You can adjust your goals to be Atkins-like if you want (reduce your carbs down to meet the induction percentages and…

I'd look at the type of stuff you ate that made you feel good and sated. If it was meat and fat and next to no carbs, I'd say go for it -- dive head first into an Atkins-like diet and don't go back.

If you're going to try fasting, go with something like eat stop eat (search the forums). It won't be as harsh.

We're doing a Halloween costume contest at the stables where I ride. My lesson horse and I are going as Thing 1 (the horse) and Thing 2 (me) from the Cat in The Hat. :happy:

Sadly, you're right, but it's been warped from the hunter-gatherer position of "is he able to reliably bring home the bacon to feed the offspring". Now it's "does he bring home the useless bling to make me look better/richer than my bobble-headed girlfriends." Edit: Which isn't to say there aren't women on the other end of…

Can I ask what types of food you ate when you lost that weight before? Was it the typical low-fat, low-calorie (and therefore high-carb because if you're not getting calories from fat, you're getting it from carbs)? If so, seriously consider a low carb approach for this round -- if you're intolerant of carbs (which quite a…

Amen! :drinker: I'm still working on the "eat yourself thin" plan. :bigsmile:

Unfortunately I don't live anywhere conducive for growing stuff, but my parents have two ample gardens -- does that count if I get more summer squash and zucchini than I know what to do with every year from them? :happy: They're big on winter squash, which isn't high on my list of favorite foods. I do like the brussel…

I'm fortunate -- or perhaps unfortunate, that's what got me into this situation in the first place -- to have yet meet a food I didn't like. :wink: I blame that on my mother who had the rule that we had to try at least a spoonful of whatever we found questionable before leaving the table. Well, except for anchovies --…

I kind of like the large bowls myself -- I like giving my salad greens room to co-mingle with the broccoli chunks, green peppers, bits of cheese, and tuna without getting claustrophobic. :laugh: Caveat Emptor. Seriously, it's not up to the government to portion things -- I'm happy that they've provided nutrition labels…

Who said you had to get up early? Unless that's really the only time you can work in 20 minutes, exercise when it's convenient (and not a hassle) for you -- you're more likely to stick with it. Getting a decent amount of sleep will be very much more beneficial than getting up early to exercise. You're cutting into your…

Do you have a Netflix account? Look up "Integrated Strength Training with Jeffery Scott", "10 Minute Solutions: Target Toning", and/or "Crunch: Total Resculpt". If you have space near your computer (or better yet, some means to play Netflix through your TV like via Wii, XBox 360, or a Roku player), bring up those and work…

I'm a huge FPS junkie -- I used to be able to run Quake II boards in my sleep. I adore anything by Valve, especially Half-Life 2 and Left 4 Dead. I also love stuff like Mass Effect/ME2, the Hitman series, Splinter Cell, etc. Did a lot of D&D in high school, a lot of Magic the Gathering in college, and HeroClix/Mage Knight…

Give this a try. The only "extra" you'll need is a bath or beach towel. Sit on the floor and extend your legs out in front of you with your toes pointed towards the ceiling -- if you need to bend your knees a bit to be comfortable, do so. Roll the towel into a long tube and loop around the ball of your foot. Hold either…

"Skinny fat" is what its called, I believe. And I'm completely with you -- I'd rather be 150lb and have great musculature than be 125lb and unable to lift 50lbs.

I prefer whey -- if you're doing serious workouts, the aminos are beneficial for preservation of muscle. As long as you don't have an issue with milk or milk products, you should be fine taking whey. I've looked at some of the labels of the soy products and it seems sketchy at best (not to mention have a high carb ratio).…

Anything you'd do with normal spaghetti noodles you can do with these -- pour pasta sauce on them, make them up like lo mein, add to soup, serve with meatballs, etc. Possibilities are endless. If you follow the directions (drain, parboil for a few minutes, rinse) they're not bad at all. More chewy than regular pasta, but…