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A quick sanity check is to compare your elliptical effort to walking/running. In rough terms, your weight in kg (pounds x 2.2) times the distance in km (miles x 1.6) is pretty close to (kilo)calories burned. Most people walk ~3 mph unless they're really humping; if you're expending about the amount of energy as a walk,…
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Check out C25K or Runner's Worlds' beginner routines. Switching from 3 miles walking to 3 miles running overnight is a recipe for injury... the main goal of any fitness runner is to avoid injury!
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The BEST exercise is one you'll actually do! Arguing the merits of a perfect exercise you don't actually do vs. an imperfect one that you regularly perform is no argument at all. If you're trying to decide the most time efficient exercise, it's hard to beat running (counting travel time, changing time & workout time). You…
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I don't think of food that way at all. I can have ice cream ANY time I want, BUT I would rather have the feeling of healthy control 99 times out of 100 more than I'd like the ice cream. Every so often, I decide a treat is worth the calories. Never is a long time to give up something. Look at these situations as choosing…
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I suggest you think about this problem differently - it is NOT about how YOU get OTHER PEOPLE to stop offering food. They do so for myriad reasons, seldom (if ever) with malicious intent, and those motivations do not change because YOU want them to. You ARE in charge, though, of what you choose to put in your mouth. Every.…
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Yep, you can eat spicy EVERY meal, if you like it :-) It's thought to have mediative effects on blood sugar. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsaicin#Medical As for the ulcer comment, many (perhaps most) are caused by a common bacterial infection http://www.explorebiology.com/documents/EXCR_SCIAM-BacteriaBehindUlcers.pdf…
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NO! Do not quit! MFP is a great tool to help you make data-driven decisions. Plan-Do-Check---- repeat. There are MANY reasons why your start is slow, but slow is not stopped! Actually, even the occasional slip-up is ok; get back up & start again. As for the unexpected results, some ideas: - Portion control matters.…
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Welcome to the cheapest, healthiest addiction in life! - Running. Two recommendations (based on experience, both mine & fellow runners'): 1. If it HURTS, slow down. Unless you're running from a predator, speed is NOT the main objective. The main objective, especially when beginning this avocation is to AVOID INJURY.…
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You know, when you save someone's life, you're called a hero... Congratulations on saving your OWN life. Way to go!
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One other tip (lots of GREAT advice, but didn't see this): "Diet foods" = oxymoron. Because... You said that you were healthiest when a vegetarian, but I'd guess you probably ate far more minimally processed (closer to natural) foods. If your great grandparents didn't have a particular food, then it's probably not the best…
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EXCELLENT point. A decision to augment is certainly not risk free...
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You know what's WAY sexier than after-market boobies? CONFIDENCE - getting in control of your life, getting fit & strong - and those things help an awful lot in the confidence dept. Live your life like you own it (because... you do!). If you want to inflate 'em, that's your business, but the basic premise of your…
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EVERYBODY stumbles. The difference between those who succeed & those who fail --- those who succeed get up one more time than they fall! Given the inevitable cravings, stress attack or just bad moods that all of us deal with, PLAN for those times. Throw away stuff you simply should not ever eat (don't keep a pint of Ben &…
