McGruber03

" It’s confusing to me that grains and legumes (all beans – black, pinto, soy, peanuts, etc.) would be so pleasing to us, since they’re basically poisonous, having heavily contributed to the current, overwhelming predominance of heart disease, digestive disorders and obesity rates in this country. There are a lot of…

Beans and spinach are good vegetable sources of iron. Calcium inhibits iron absorption, while Vitamin C enhances iron absorption. So, avoid high calcium foods for about an hour before and after eating high iron foods, and try to eat an orange, kiwi, or tomatoes (or other Vitamin C rich foods) at the same time as eating the…

Young's Double Chocolate Stout and Guinness

Did you mean "loose" weight? LOL

I think the real hazard here is being in the weight room barefoot.

Exactly. And he could have done all of that WITHOUT Advocare. That's the only point I'm trying to make. You can get healthy without spending $400. And you can go back to your old habits without spending $400. But, hey. That's just me. If you have extra cash just laying around, go for it.

I think that everyone goes through a plateau. It's so hard, mentally, when you do everything right and nothing is happening. My advice is to just power through it. Keep counting calories and keep excercising. Eventually, you'll break through the plateau. That's been my experience. I do think that being overly hungry can…

I have a friend who asked me if he should try Advocare. I said "no", of course. (too expensive!). He spent about $400 in one month to do it anyway. So, he drank a ton of supplements, but also cut almost ALL carbs and ate only grilled foods, fruits and vegetables. So, I'm guessing he could have saved $400 and ate like that…

If We Ever Meet Again - Timbaland and Katy Perry

I feel your pain! I'm not the same as you on the exercise part, but I LOVE to eat. And I am a dietitian in a hospital and I get to eat for free! I thought that was a perk, now I know it's a curse. And our food is GOOD. Soul food. Fried chicken, dumplings, fried fish and fries. Biscuits and gravy and eggs and hashbrowns for…

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!

Apparently, my work blocks ads. I don't see any. The only think I would like to see different is with logging your running. There is no choice for 10.5 or 11 minute mile. For some reason, you can choose a 10 minute mile and an 11.5 minute mile. I'm consistently a 10.5 or 11 minute miler, both of which I can't choose. Why…

This made me spit laugh

My husband did this in Feb 2011. He imagined the donuts to be hot and delicious, right off the conveyer, since he was running TO Krispy Kreme. Reality - it was cold and rainy, the donuts were made the night before and were cold and hard (they had been sitting outside under tents for a few hours, at least). He choked them…

I had the same problem! I never have knee issues but had problems with this set of videos. I loved the crazy amount of sweat in a short amount of time working out though. I just quit doing the lunges and did squats while she was doing lunges.

My husband and I eat meals from home about 99% of the time. For breakfast it's cereal, smoothies, granola bars, english muffins with pb and j, etc. He takes sandwiches for lunch, and I get to eat for free at lunch at my work (which is SO nice, but I work at a hospital with GOOD food, so it can be bad for my calories!) For…

What nutrition factors? What specifically does it do for your health? Do you have any medical or journal articles referencing studies that show that it's good for health? I'm not trying to be difficult, I'm legitamately confused on the coconut oil craze. Mainly because it's so high in saturated fat and saturated fat has…

http://www.nutritionaction.com/daily-diet-and-weight-loss/coconut-oil-and-weight-loss

I had a job I hated. Literally hated. I had an MBA at the time (well, I still do, I just don't use it in my current job). I quit that job to go back to school, get into more debt, and work 2 jobs (watiress for $$, pharmacy tech for insurance). I became a Registered Dietitian. I went back at age 24, finished at age 28, got…

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. Losing weight does not make you an expert in the field of nutrition just like knowing how to operate a car does not make you an expert mechanic. Getting a degree in nutrition, then working under a Registered Dietitian for 6 months-2 years (CADE accredited program), THEN passing the RD exam…

I am a Registered Dietitian and I would never, never tell someone to eat less than 1000 kcal unless they were 98 years old and bedridden. And then, I would liberalize their diet and tell them to eat as much or little as they wanted. You need to save your money and cancel your next appointment. The diet that she is…

Oh dear, how do you make it through lunch without smacking her?! (j/k). But really! I hate it when people force their opinions on me! I am a freaking dietitian for goodness sakes, and people love to ask my opinion, then tell me why I'm wrong. It happens all of the time. I just started telling co-workers "Well, if that…

I read an article on some website called mindbodygreen.com. It was promoting a book called Wheat Belly. The author of the article said that a Mom told her that her kid was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes and she took wheat out of his diet, and it cured him. It really ticked me off. I wanted to punch my computer in the face.…

There are a certain number of amino acids (aa). Some are essential, some non essential. Essential aa are ones that your body cannot make, you have to eat them. Non essential aa are made by the body. All aa work together to make proteins that are then used for muscles, immunity, enzymes, hormones, etc. Animal proteins are…

I have very few friends on here, just work friends and we talk smack. That's about it.

I prefer Young's Double Chocolate Stout and Guinness in the winter months, and I like a good wheat beer in the summer months. I'm boring with my wheats..I love Shock Top, Abita Purple Haze, and Blue Moon. We live near a local brewery, and I like everything they brew except for the IPAs...just b/c I'm not a hoppy kind of…

1%. Because my husband gets groceries and that's what he buys. And I will not complain about anything he chooses...anything that keeps me from having to go get groceries :) I'm fine with 1% though.

Dang! That sounds delicious! Do you have to reheat your coffee after the milk? I just bought Almond milk for the first time, so I'm going to try this tomorrow!

I was concerned that my most favorite creamer in the world (Coffee Mate French Vanilla) has partially hydrogenated oils (trans fat) even thought the label said 0 grams of trans fat. But the label is per serving. I know I put more than 1 tablespoon per cup, and I drink 2 cups. Anyway, I switched to Vanilla Almond milk with…

Does this mean he/she was a troll?