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That my diet wasn't as balanced as I thought, and wasn't getting near enough protein. But thanks to MyFitnessPal, doing much better now. ;-)

My son-in-law is super fit. He started w/Insanity, went to P90X, and then to CrossFit. He said that's definitely what he continues to recommend to people.

Deodorant in a pinch....if you're some place and can't take a shower before heading out to work or have some fun somewhere, you can use hand sanitizer in the places you'd use deodorant. It kills the bacteria that causes the odor, so can give you a bit of a reprieve.

I do stationary bike workouts a lot and had the same question. In a First Place 4 Health book, I found this description of the rankings by average mph... Very Light - 10 mph or Less Light - 10-13 mph Moderate - 13-16 mph Difficult - 17 mph and up That said, I just log in the calories burned that the machine says I've done,…

Part of the danger w/hormone therapy, estrogen or testosterone, is that if you have any undiagnosed cancer in your body, even small tumors, then it accelerates their growth. Kind of like putting fertilizer on a lawn. I'd try to do it the healthy way. If you want to try a natural way to raise it, w/not quite as much risk…

If it encourages you any. I kind of plateaued in my weight loss, and a friend recommended MFP. I thought I was eating healthy, but MFP showed me I wasn't getting near the protein I thought I was. I did notice after I increased that, including eating an egg for breakfast every morning, my hair started growing about twice as…

^^^Another great idea.

The comments about possibly not getting enough protein, and getting your thyroid and iron (anemia) checked are all good. But weight loss, sometimes even if you're eating a balanced diet and doing it gradually as you should be, can cause hair loss. The only thing I would add is to use Nioxin products. I had to deal…

Total Cals, Carbs, Fats, Proteins, Calcium, and Fiber. Couldn't get enough iron in, without supplements to fix my anemia, so no point tracking it. Sugar isn't very accurate because they count healthy fruit sugar, not just processed. Not sodium, because recent studies have indicated that sodium, even a lot of it, isn't the…

Be careful though, unless you're using machines that give you your calorie burn to use. My Fitness Pal is notorious for Overestimating calorie burn. When I tried to eat back all my cals, I gained. So I only eat back the cals where the machine tells me what the burn is, not anything that is estimated by MFP. Doing that I…

WA, if your profile is accurate, is a two (or all) party consent state. Which means someone can only record if they let everyone know they're being recorded and they consent. So you could file criminal charges against him, IF he really recorded your conversations....he may just have been saying that and really didn't do…

Elderberry supplements give some people w/sciatica relief, because it reduces nerve inflammation. One of the reasons, way back when, elderly people used to drink elderberry tea or wine. I haven't used it for sciatica, although, as I said, many report it gives them relief. But I have used it to calm overly sensitive teeth…

Adapting your workout to injuries that take time to heal are just a part of working out. Find out from your doctor what you CAN do and do that. It may not be as intense as P90X, but it'll help keep you in better shape than if you do nothing. If you can't run or jump, then walk or swim. Most injuries still permit walking,…

I watch this video and hit the RESTART button :-D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqfg4dPEueI&feature=relmfu

Assuming a stationary bike w/resistance settings also has a calories burned feature. Why not just do each and see, or half the times/distances then double the results to see?

Mugabe and the White African (Netflix) I second the tips on "Restrepo," and thank previous poster for tip on "Korengal."

My AVERAGE bedtime before kids was midnight, but after kids were born I needed to change my schedule. The biggest thing is going to bed earlier. If I go to bed earlier, then I get up earlier, get my exercise in, eat right, get more done, and am ready to go to bed earlier the next night. Figure out whatever your goal time…

Sorry your parents aren't understanding about this. I'd fill your plate up w/some lean meat/fish, and lots of healthy veggies. Doing that you could even go back for a 2nd plate of the same thing, then hopefully they'll feel it was "worth it" and leave you alone. Avoid veggies that have heavy/creamy sauces, cheese, are…

For documentary that pretty much started the latest buzz, go to this link... http://www.disclose.tv/action/viewvideo/110651/BBC_Horizon_2012_Eat_Fast_and_Live_Longer/ No question it's great for men. But women should consider the info at this link before deciding whether it's for them or not...…

Fage Total 0% with Raspberry

If you think it might be Crohn's, wouldn't hurt to give this remedy a try (seen on People's Pharmacy on PBS). I've known a number of people that it worked for, all very quickly. http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2013/02/25/coconut-defeats-debilitating-diarrhea/

Mayo Clinic's recommendations on prevention... http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cholecystitis/basics/prevention/con-20034277 Dr. Weil's recommendations on prevention... http://www.drweilblog.com/home/2011/3/9/7-ways-to-prevent-gallstones.html

RESEARCH PROJECT: Post a comment on social media simply asking people to be nice in posts to others. SUSPECTED OUTCOME: Majority of posts will be negative. Results checked after 50 posts. OUTCOME: 14% POSITIVE COMMENTS 68% NEGATIVE COMMENTS 18% INDETERMINATE Thank you for proving my point. And to all the positive posters,…

Here's the link to the article. No, MFP's database isn't perfect, but it's free. That's what I meant when I said she should just save her money and use the free app. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fitness-bands-slick-marketing-suspect-150047229.html

A recent news article said that most companies that make them are planning on gradually getting out of the business, because all of them are notoriously inaccurate. My husband has tried one, and I know others as well. Have yet to run into someone who really liked them, someone who didn't have issues with them, and someone…

Asics or Sauconys are my favorites.

First, a good book to get is "Diabetes for Dummies"...explains things in easy to understand ways. Second, it's not just about sugar or fried foods, it's about carbs...which can be sugar, fruit, veggies, breads, cereals, etc. Yes, sugars have more carbs than fruits/veggies, but you need to watch all your carbs. Finally, the…

Best Way to Make Your Stomach Flatter Fast...pull it in as hard as possible at all times. A friend of mine had abs that everyone admired, male and female. He went to the gym regularly, so asked him how he got his abs so great. He said he never did anything at the gym for his abs, he just went to work all his other muscles.…

"What one man (or woman) can do, another can do." If you eat right & exercise, then you should lose weight. But you have to decide to DO it. When you tell yourself things like it never worked before, I'll never do this, it's too hard....those aren't good things to be telling yourself. Instead you need to tell yourself that…

Everyone has to figure out what works w/their own body. MFP calorie burn estimates are notoriously overestimated. So at first I just ate back my cardio (machines that give calorie burn) calories & I was losing about 1-1.5 lbs/week. When I tried to eat back ALL my exercise calories, either I didn't lose at all or hardly…