mreed911

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  • http://www.thesuperherobody.com/weight-loss-resources/fructose-is-not-glucose/ Fructose tastes good; this is why we have it in everything i.e ketchup, pretzels, bread, orange juice. Lets make believe we just ate 120 kcal of sucrose which is equal to a glass of orange juice. So uptil now we have had 2 slices of bread, a…
    in Is this an ok diet? Comment by mreed911 August 2012
  • For me, you have to be willing to ingest more fat, and not try to go ZERO carb. Good fats, but more fat. I eat a lot of lean meat - chicken breast, 90/93/97 ground beef, egg whites, etc., but I'm also willing to eat a little fat with each meal to stretch out the digestion. When I do eat veggies it's a salad, and I make…
    in Is this an ok diet? Comment by mreed911 August 2012
  • Fructose! Poison!
    in Is this an ok diet? Comment by mreed911 August 2012
  • I love how you can interpret that from one post. I guess nobody has ever made snap judgements about you, though, right?
    in getting the most out of being drunk Comment by mreed911 August 2012
  • I'm on a doctor-supervised 1500 calorie a day deficit (eating back anything I burn exercising) for a net 10,500 (3 lb) per week deficit. I work out at least 300 calories/day and my BMR (measured) is 3200, so I'm eating an average 2000 calories/day. In reality, though, I'm eating around 1600, saving 2400 calories to add to…
    in "if every day ...", does MFP ever get it right? Comment by mreed911 August 2012
  • It's the bread. Swap it out for some low-carb tortillas, lettuce wrap, etc. The cream corn is carb/starch heavy, too. Two servings? I'm REALLY trying to lower my carbs, but I travel a LOT. I'm currently about 20-25% of my diet on carbs, but I'd like to be 15%. I have noticed that when I earn a cheat day (but still under my…
    in Is this an ok diet? Comment by mreed911 August 2012
  • From a triglycerides over 300 and cholesterol over 200 just 2 months ago, here are my results from yesterday: Total Cholesterol: 113 (normal < 200) Triglycerides: 99 (normal 10-200) HDL: 42 (Good Cholesterol - normal Men >40) LDL: 51 (Bad Cholesterol - normal < 130) This follows a change to a doctor-supervised,…
    in Non-Scale Victories (NSV) - Care to share? Vol II Comment by mreed911 August 2012
  • Yeah, or I could just set it low and accept "over" as long as it wasn't more than 5000 over. I'm more likely to be successful if I set it low than if I set it high and try to remember to subtract... even with a "dummy" meal. The benefit, though, to setting it high is that my weekly numbers work out to zero over...…
    in Setting Goals in MFP Comment by mreed911 July 2012
  • Hey, at least we know your price! http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2011/10/top-10-cheapest-new-cars-you-can-buy.html/10
    in Im looking for a Christian Grey??? Comment by mreed911 July 2012
  • http://www.carbsmart.com/getting-enough-potassium-by-dana-carpender.html#.T_jRMo7v2Cg
    in Low Carb Potassium Rich foods for Diabetic Comment by mreed911 July 2012
  • Just as bad? Really? ZERO sugar. Sure, some effects SIMILAR to sugar and not as good for you as water, but for someone caffeine-addicted who's going to handle that separately, MUCH better. That said, I like both but prefer Coke Zero. My preference, though, is Diet Pepsi or Dr. Pepper 10.
    in Coke Zero vs Diet Coke Comment by mreed911 July 2012
  • I've noticed that I still have what I want, I just balance out the rest of my day around it, and if I'm over, I find a way to do some exercise where I can. I've been under every day since I started - I'm not going to worry about being over ONE day here and there, as long as it's not "a whole Papa John's Large Supreme…
    in Planning an off day Comment by mreed911 September 2010
  • You can absolutely do 15 lbs by thanksgiving! That's 1.5 lbs/week between now and then, ABSOLUTELY doable. You've been given some good advice.... but you tell us, what works for you?
    in Hey there, 27 yrs old and need help PLEASE! Comment by mreed911 September 2010
  • Hey lucky! Good for you for working to lose weight! If you don't mind, what do you weigh now and how are you trying to lose weight? There are some really good tools and tips here, but you have to find out what works for you. -- Mike
    in my introduction Comment by mreed911 September 2010
  • What's your BMR? Start with that. 1500 off your BMR, 7 days a week, is roughly 3 lbs/week (of course that will vary week to week, with water, with carb/protein balance, with sodium... but it's a good average). Exercise buys you calories back: in other words, count your exercise because you need to add those calories back…
    in has anyone had success eating 1500 a day? Comment by mreed911 September 2010
  • Not true. You can MANUALLY set it below 1200 but you have to manually calculate it. For instance, my BMR is 3300, so my doctor recommended 1500 under, I set my calories manually to 1800. On another note, he explained the "eat back your exercise calories" piece - it makes exercise a reward when you don't really want to do…
    in Accurate excersize calories Comment by mreed911 September 2010
  • My doctor gave me great advice - if you're not tracking, you're not serious. Welcome!
    in New to fitness pal Comment by mreed911 August 2010
  • Not to dissuade you - I strongly encourage you to pursue this to get the success you want - but make sure you do it legally. There can be some strange gotchas to food processing in terms of permits and laws and you don't want to cross them. So ask questions - call the city permit office, talk to them about what you want to…
    in I need YOUR help! please Comment by mreed911 August 2010
  • Thanks for the tip on the podcast - I'm going to have to give that a shot. Just got my daughter off to her first day of high school today, so we're getting back in a regular schedule. Thanks for the encouragement. Today went well, and the dinner I'd planned for tonight (600 calories) turned out to be a whole lot more food…
    in Starting today Comment by mreed911 August 2010
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