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This! Seriously! A scoop of whey shaken with a cup of unsweetened almond milk will help with the post-workout aches.

You might want to try an off-road/trail shoe. Give the Shoe Dog app at roadrunnersports.com a try or look into what they mark as their motion control shoes. I had luck with finding a great shoe to go with my overpronation problem.

Start with the easy stuff. Park the furthest away possible from the building when you go to work, errands, shopping, etc. I'm not sure how large your office is, but if you have to give a note to someone, hand deliver it instead putting it in interoffice mail. Those extra steps will add up and make the rest easier. Also,…

Mmmm Bubble and Squeak. Now I know what I'm making for Saturday's breakfast! I've been doing an egg quick poached in a bit of Kerry Gold butter in the microwave with a bit of mozzarella cheese sprinkled on top and a side of frozen fruit with a bit of cream. Very yummy.

Eggs are perfectly healthy for you. Dietary cholesterol does not contribute to high blood level cholesterol (in fact, the English muffin would drive up triglycerides more than the egg did) and majority of the saturated fats in the yolk are digested into the same monounsaturated fat that's in olive oil.

Tis better to go over on protein than it is carbs -- your body can manufacture everything it needs out of protein (some will argue this is the preferred pathway) whereas it can only use immediately or store as fat the sugars created from breaking down carbs. Look up gluconeogenesis.

http://nutritiondata.self.com/ is a good one. Plug in the food you're looking up, and it'll show you all the data on it.

Yep, gelatin. The same stuff Jell-o is made out of.

I did this with chicken ground the other night and it came out fabulous. I can't imagine making it with turkey would be all that different: 1lb ground chicken 1 med green pepper diced 1 med onion diced 5-8 white mushrooms diced fresh ground black pepper kosher salt 2 cloves of garlic minced (I like garlic, your tastes may…

Agreed. The only small benefit to a standard 2 wheeler would be the initial take off when you're first getting your balance (you'd be using more of your core muscles) -- but really, after you get used to riding a bike, that would only be 3 seconds worth of advantage. Go with the three wheeler -- they look like awesome fun!

Avoid like the plague -- it's like drinking sugar. (read this: http://www.fathead-movie.com/index.php/2009/12/05/weekend-update-slim-fast/) DIY smoothies would be a lot more nutritional -- greek yogurt, berries, flax seed, etc -- and you'll have plenty of protein to keep you feeling full for longer. Edit: If you're looking…

What's it made out of? I'm not sure you'd want to use bleach -- might degrade whatever the material is. What about just plain old hot soapy dish detergent and a sponge? Lay it down in your bathtub and scrub away, then just hold up to the shower head on either side to rinse.

This. Why even set yourself up for failure by having it around? Your will power might be there today, but where will it be when you're feeling low and the "junk" in the cabinet is calling its sweet siren song to you? Why not replace the naughty stuff with healthier snacks and the next time you come across junk, you'll have…

You can't spot reduce fat. The only way to get rid of the dreaded muffin is to lose fat mass over all (your body will decide where to burn it from). Sad, but true.

Read "Good Calories, Bad Calories" by Gary Taubes. Case in point in how bad science and a cult of personality can screw up perfectly good for you stuff (saturated, or animal fat) into something "evil to be avoided at all costs."

Greek yogurt...I don't think any one has mentioned that yet. I like Fage and Chiobani -- very little sugar in those but 19 - 23g protein per serving (depending on the fat % you get).

Eating a bit of fat with green veggies helps your body absorb the oil soluble vitamins and minerals (which in turn means you get more out of it). Edit: Oops, almost forgot. Balsamic vinegar is one of my favorites too. And of course a good grind or five of pepper.

The occasional donut is all about the learning process! Edit: To add; if the donut was daily, and now its occasional, all the better (the learning process referred to above).

You could try making your own protein bars. Mix together natural peanut butter, quick cook oats, almond slivers, whey powder, dried cherries or dried cranberries, a bit of flax seed, etc up then spread out on a jelly roll pan. Cool in the fridge until they're easy to cut. Wrap the individual bars in a bit of plastic wrap…

My diary is a work in progress as I figure out what works for me. I don't mind anyone taking a look for ideas or to make comments -- someone else's suggestion might be a good idea and I'll consider anything as long as it isn't delivered with a "you must do this else you're dumb" attitude. I know people who had their…

Eat more protein! It's the best appetite suppressant out there.

Unfortunately you can't spot reduce fat (complete bummer, I know). The only thing you can do is help your body lose fat as it sees fit and where it wants to, and hope it really, really wants to drop fat. My suggestion would be to pick up a good strength training routine (you won't get bulky -- you don't have the…

The theory is if you expend so many calories and are unable to take in enough balance, you'll develop amenorrheia because your body can't support itself and a menstrual cycle at the same time. Its not so much your weight loss, but being super active and expending more calories than you are consuming. If you're overtraining…

I can only speak from experience -- if you didn't eat much of anything for the entire day due to knowing you'd be around a lot of food at night, it's almost a guarantee you will over eat due to being hungry. Working out on a nearly empty stomach might make it worse. That being said, make a good portion of your meal at the…

1 cup = 8oz, if that helps.

Look up "strength training" in the cardio section if you want a guestimate of calories burned.

Several times, happily! :) You'll need something like an awl, ice pick, leather punch, nail (and a hammer since a nail doesn't have a handle you can put weight behind), etc, and something you can put it on that you don't mind getting a hole in (2x4, plywood, strip of old crown molding, etc). I've got a Swiss Army Knife…

I'll preface this by saying I've never been to a gym. I probably should (I've discovered I enjoy strength training and would probably get a kick out of lifting weights), but I can be upfront and say I'd be horribly embarrassed. The one thing that struck me about your comment is the point you made about the seriousness…

There's a great red pepper spread out there made by Marco Polo. Comes in mild or hot flavors. It's by far my favorite sandwich addition.

Completely agree with you on the salt thing -- I used to put salt on everything. I craved salt and would seriously overeat anything salty (salted peanuts were the worst offender). Now, I use it sparingly (but still have binge tendencies on salted peanuts which is why I only go with dry roasted no salt peanuts for snacks).…