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I make muffins out of UMP vanilla protein powder, egg whites, a little olive oil and pumpkin pie spice. Yummy toasted with nut butter.

I'm 64 and love cross fit and dead lifts, squats, and cleans, etc. But I don't post my stats. I find the competition isn't good for me, because I loose my form, which can cause injury. (I'm really competitive in many parts of my life like work). At crossfit I focus on form, and I've seen a lot of improvement. Love the…

Its always a surprise when I weigh my food -- not so good at guessing portions. Most of the time it is too much food, but sometimes too little. I like weighing -- takes the guess work out. Also when I fall off my plan I like this saying. What is success??? Fall down seven times -- get up eight times.

great low carb muffin recipe: 4 scoops Vanilla UMP protein powder; 2Tablespoons pumpkin pie spice; 4 cups egg beaters; 1 cup oatmeal; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1/2 cup water. Bake in 350 oven, until inserted toothpick comes out clean. Makes 12 muffins. I like to slice in half, toast, and eat with 1 teaspoon nut butter on each…

I log all my fruits and vegetables (and weigh them too) -- just a way to be honest with myself about what I'm eating (making sure I'm not under or over).

The whole point of health insurance is to spread the risk -- the way you do that is have large pools of people, all of who enroll (and are encouraged to do so) by paying reasonable premiums. Once you start dicing and slicing risk pools, then insurance becomes too expensive for vast numbers of premiums, and the whole point…

I found cutting carbs easier if I use vegetables instead of pasta, bread or rice under my protein. For example, I love cauliflower and broccoli rice, and zuchinni noodles. I put eggs or turkey or chicken or fish over them just like someone might use rice or spaghetti. I still get plenty of carbs from my fruit like berries…

Love eggs over easy over cauliflower rice (I don't eat bread as it upsets my stomach); also love eggs over sautéed Brussels sprouts; as a matter of fact I love eggs over almost any vegie. Lovely breakfast.

Wow! really inspiring. Thanks for sharing both the process and the photos.

Just to say that it is entirely possible to stop drinking (I did 25 years ago) and still have a lovely, glorious time. I found AA helpful. I didn't want alcohol to do to me what it has done to various relatives, which is not pretty, and I found it easier just to stop than to constantly worry about "how much" and "when".…

I'm on day 4 -- really reducing my cravings; I like what I'm eating, and find it pretty simple to stick to.

Inspiring -- what worked best for you?

Insulin resistance and sugar metabolism ares complicated by genetics, exercise, and other nutritional factors. Really good to read about, and get some basic understanding of these various factors and proven (epidemiologically) the best ways to prevent Type 2 diabetes (diet and exercise are at the top of the list).

I love music -- but sometimes I like to keep moving my heart rate around (using my monitor) which can keep me pretty focused -- up to 80 or 85% of my max and then down to 65% -- time goes by faster when I do this. I come up with a plan for how long to stay at my 80% vs. my 65 % (basically interval training). Another thing…

for me its also about satiation so that I can stick to my formula for calories in/calories out. If I eat certain foods they don't satisfy me, and then I eat over my calorie goal -- so I have experimented and I know what foods work for me to stick with my calorie (and exercise) goals. If I just ate fast food (which I have…

I don't do well with flour type stuff (indigestion) so I make pizza type thing over cauliflower rice. I LOVE cauliflower rice -- makes a nice base to all kinds of stuff, makes a great soufflé mixed with egg whites, etc. etc.

Here are a couple things I do when I travel -- I take a protein powder that I really like with me and I mix it with low fat milk or unsweetened vanilla almond milk. Boiled eggs also travel really well, as does hard cheese -- perfect meal is boiled eggs, cheese and tea. Really not so complicated once you get the hang of it.

I have been enjoying tea instead -- I particularly like roobois chai and lemon ginger. I did chew gum and drink diet soda instead, but it gave me terrible gas so no more! Also, I eat 4 to 5 smaller meals a day so I'm not hungry and that helps a lot. There is always crappy food at my office everywhere so I just try not to…

I lift to lose weight (and because it helps me feel great) -- started at over 200 pounds and slowly have been coming down. Doesn't bulk me up -- makes me strong with defined muscles and leaner. Also lubricates my arthritic joints. I do have to be VERY careful with form so I don't injure myself.

Here are my fave carbs: sweet potato, cauliflower rice; sautéed Brussels sprouts, apples, strawberries and other berries. Don't do so well with grains as gives me indigestion.

I think a lot of commentators forget why it is hard to get scientific research results for answers to questions about human nutrition -- first of all it is unethical to perform many kinds of experiments on humans, which is why animal models are often used (would you let your child participate in a randomly controlled diet…

These are things that cause bloating for me: chewing gum, drinking carbonated beverages, breads/floury things (particularly if I exercise they give me gastric distress). If I stay away from these things I don't usually have much bloating.

I like the ideas on the Hammer nutrition website (a lot of endurance athletes use their products). They helped me (I called their hotline) plan my nutrition for an 8 hour non technical climb/rock scramble up Mount St. Helens. I had plenty of water in a camel pack with electrolyte tabs (it was hot and sweaty); optimum…

Music -- I love "my" music and it helps me clear my mind (plus can't stand to hear myself breathing hard). Today ran a very short amount (just 2 miles) but did it as high intensity interval training. Ran really hard to get my heart rate up to 85% max, and then ran slower until my heart rate came down to the lower end of my…

Got it -- don't understand why people are so hostile to the addiction discussion. I don't drink alcohol because for me 1 drink leads to too many more. Is this addictive behavior -- yes, but the solution is not to drink the first drink. For me, and I 'm not saying for anyone else, eating sugary stuff sets off cravings…

Wow -- inspiring, particularly staying with it through the stress

Calories per day on your plan

The debate about whether certain foods are addictive misses the point. The point is what helps us eat at a calorie macro that sustains weight loss (if that is what we are trying to do). There are different answers to that because all of us are different -- genetically, environmentally, behaviorally, etc. etc. Each of us…

Great thread -- eating with someone is very social, and I try to put a variety of food out, and stick to my own food, and let the other person (mostly my husband) make his own choices. I gave up drinking a number of years ago, and my husband doesn't bring alcohol home, so that is hugely helpful. But it is harder with the…

I don't eat my exercise calories back, but do add in calories if I exercise more than 1 hour (like long distance hilly bike ride, etc.). Basically my daily calorie macro is set to my losing a reasonable, sustainable amount of weight if I exercise around 45 to 50 minutes most days.