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I just make a cheesecake recipe minus the sugar and crust and put it in mini cupcake holders (though next time I think I'm still going to do a thin crust of crushed pecans, salt and butter). I don't do artificial sweeteners either, but the cheesecake recipe is just cream cheese, sour cream, eggs and vanilla so it works…

Kirkor, I would think you could make some cold brewed coffee (this is easy to make and you can make a week's worth at once, but must be done over night) so that its delicious and not bitter and then mix it with ice, oil and butter in a blender and I bet it would be like a BPC frappachino. I am sadly getting a little tired…

I love running. I tried to learn how to run a few years back on the C25K program and injured myself. I'm finally back to it and have noticed that while it's easier on my body to run on the treadmill, I FAR prefer running outside. Another thing I've found I highly prefer is the Zombies, Run! 5k training app over the C25K…

For those with the ft4 or 7. What does the watch part do that is different from the phone app?

The claim was that Vibram was advertising benefits of barefoot running and, by association, implying wearing their shoes was exactly the same as barefoot running, thereby making those claims about their shoes. My stron guess is the people who filed the suit did not properly follow the included instructions on how to…

I'm gluten free and my BF's low carb. Here are a couple of meals we love to make together that fit for both of us: Cauliflower crust pizza Beef or turkey stew no-carb meatloaf (use choppped mushrooms instead of bread crumbs and Frank's red hot instead of ketchup) Fish with a side of veggies Chicken wings (if you make your…

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Just a note on the altimeter on the One - the reason Fitbit says they didn't include it in the Flex is because it's faulty and doesn't accurately judge your steps on an incline, so don't use that as a deciding factor.

This. I have the Flex and am glad I have it instead of the One. Most of the time I forget I even have the Flex on because it's so comfortable sitting there behind my watch. I always use it to track my sleep and wear it in the shower. I only take it off to charge the battery. But it does have it's down sides. It undercounts…

You are going to get a lot of mixed answers about this. As for me, I would say that no, this isn't bad. I go over every day from my healthy fats. I put a tablespoon of virgin coconut oil in my coffee every morning. Plenty of mornings my breakfast is a bulletproof coffee which is 1tbl coconut oil, coffee and 1 tbl of…

OK, I think I finally figured this out. Maybe. Hoping you guys can help me out. So my BMR according to MFP is 1460. I set both apps to lose 1lb/week (-500 cal). This puts my MFP at 1330. As to when my FB starts adding in extra calories to that, I have a "calorie goal" thing on my dashboard. I don't remember what it was…

You are awesome.

My old neurologist pressured me for a year to go on this drug for my migraines. I refused to go on it because every internet search led me to substantially more horror stories about memory loss and rage than testimonies from people who it worked for with no serious side effects. I thought "maybe only people with bad things…

Recipe? pretty PLEASE? Made cauliflower crust pizza for the first time last week. There is no way in the world I'd mistake it for real pizza dough, but the BF and I both agreed it was delicious in its own right and much easier to make than it sounded. It's definitely going to become a regular in my diet.

I switched to gluten free about a week and a half ago (though I haven't gotten tested yet). I haven't bought a single product advertised as "gluten free", I just stopped eating the gluten filled products I was eating before. I gained back the two pounds I'd lost in the lsat month and it seems to be holding steady, even…

What currently seems to be working for me is bulletproof coffee. basically, I put 1 tbs coconut oil and 1 tbs unsalted grass-fed butter and this morning I added half a scoop of chocolate protein whey isolate. Then I mix it all with a frother until it's foamy and creamy. It keeps me full until about lunch and it's about the…

I so feel your pain. I carry my weight in my tummy, so I could understand how people would think I was actually a skinny pregnant girl, but understanding does not make it any less hurtful and depressing when people comment on your "pregnancy". I got to the point (17 pounds ago) where I was literally getting comments every…

When you say if you eat what things you love, even in moderation, you feel you are being unhealthy and fail, let me ask this: What do you consider healthy and unhealthy? I know for me a large part of this journey has been redefining healthy food vs. unhealthy food. Not all fats are bad and not all calories are created…

Try not to be too harsh. I have a feeling most people have a hard time with the same transition I had a hard time with once I started actually researching food a bit more seriously. We are ingrained to believe fat (especially saturated fat) and sugar are "bad" and low fat and low sugar things are "good" and that it's all…

This link has a compendium of medical studies done on CO: http://www.coconutresearchcenter.org/Coconut%20Research-Coconut%20Research%20Center.pdf Now, to be fair, I have liberal arts degrees, so reading these things often feels like I'm back in high school algebra doing word problems in one of THOSE dreams, but from what I…

That's an interesting theory. I will have to look into that. it's possible. I did take the advice of an earlier poster and change my daily calorie goals by a bit.

I got caught up on the mention of english toffee stevia. Where did you find this?! It sounds delicious.

That's how I started learning about coconut oil, really. I started learning to make my own hair and skin products and coconut oil kept popping up. It's also really great as a massage oil and in lip balm and apparently a lot of people use it for oil pulling for their teeth.

Thanks! I'll definitely check those out this week. Usually when I see that type of slogan it means going carb free, which I am not quite willing to do. I'm trying to cut down on my simple carbs, but I do believe that carbs are an important part of the diet. Meanwhile, we'll see how I do in the next few weeks because the…

I actually have done some scouring on this and have not found any studies or scientists confirming that refined coconut oil has any fewer benefits than the extra-virgin-turned into coconut oil within the first 48 hours after the thing was picked - oil. It's simply been processed with less heat (so it doesn't bring out the…

My BMR is only like 1417 because I'm short. My TDEE was around 1900-2000 last I checked, but that was when I was walking two miles a day 5 days a week. Since then my podiatrist has told me to stop because putting weight on my foot makes it worse and I haven't been good about developing an exercise routine I can do without…

I suppose it would have been smarter to start with a teaspoon and not a tablespoon... I'll try cutting my amount. I'm not a huge breakfast person. I don't usually get hungry until about 3-4 hours after I get up, before that the thought of food kind of makes me naseaus, so I just drink a cup of coffee until I'm hungry.…

The chia seeds have that effect for me, but the CO seems to be counteracting the chia seeds. I hope this means it's speeding up my metabolism, but I'm not sure it's in a good way since it's leaving me so hungry.

I don't cook or bake with oil consistently. The only thing I do consistently every day (apart from down a tablespoon of chia seeds, but that method didn't seem appealing with CO) is drink a cup of coffee. From various blogs and boards, this is actually an extremely common way of taking daily CO. I use refined CO since I…

Starbucks says it is quoting soy and not skim. I didn't actually go to Starbucks, though, so I checked some other coffee shop sites and they were all the within 30 calories (usually on the higher side). While I agree making my own is better and I prefer the taste, I'm not always driving to work from home in the morning and…