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The problem with eating so much sugar is that you are displacing other important nutrients with sugar calores. Those nutrients include whole-grains, lean proteins, and leafy/dark green vegetables. All of these things are going to leave you feeling fuller longer than a package of any flavored yogurt. Personal…
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If your scale is on carpet it is likely to do that. Same if it's not on level flooring. Before getting a new scale, take it someplace with a concrete, flat floor and try it there. That will tell you whether it is the scale or your flooring. If it is your floor buy or ask someone to cut you a 2' x 2' piece of 1/2-inch thick…
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Sweet potato latkes--much more bang for your buck than potato latkes. You can also mix in other vegetables such as zucchini, carrot/parsnip, rutabaga/turnip, squash, etc. Grate vegetables on large hole grater. If vegetables are wet (zucchini), let drain in colander. For each cup of grated vegetable, sprinkle with 1 T flour…
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Unfortunately most packaged foods are crammed with salt, fat, sugar, and preservatives and the staying power of such meals is low for the calories that you are taking in. None of which are good if you are trying to eat healthy. No fridge space makes it especially hard. However, I had a friend who had no fridge space, and…
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You really need to eat something light 15 to 45 minutes before you work out. That could be a couple of egg whites and a whole grain cracker or something similar--around 100 to 150 calories. Drink water BEFORE your workout and during, especially if you are getting dizzy. Then, make sure you have a healthy fiber-rich snack…
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If you are doing weight training to develop muscle, then taking every other day off of working out the muscle group you just worked on is important since that is when muscle rebuilds from the workout. HOWEVER, that is not the same as taking every other day off for general aerobic exercise, which is what you are doing with…
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Most colleges, even those with buffet-style service as mine had, make a point of including healthy options such as chicken breast, lean pork loin, turkey meat for sandwiches, tuna salad (watch what you add to the bread and skip the cheese), as well as vegetarian options. Avoid the fried food--don't even go to that…
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Try NOT waiting so long after you've eaten. Don't run right after a huge meal, but you might want to try eating a LITTLE protein or healthy carbs just before the run and make sure you are adequately hydrated before and during the run. This used to be a problem for me when I did competitive swimming and eating just a bit…
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Hmmm, hate to disappoint you, but different scales are calibrated differently. Do you still have the old scale? If so, compare the readings. If not, I'd ignore the 5 lb. loss between scales until you can verify your weight at a gym or doctor's office where they use a mechanical scale. I'd trust the three pounds loss on the…
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Swimming and water aerobics both keep the pressure off the back. You actually probably need to strengthen your back muscles. Do you have a doctor or physical therapist you can talk to about exercises that would help strengthen the back muscles, which will then help alleviate pressure on your spine? If not, you might be…
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Something I like to do to add variety to green salads is to use cooked legumes. I particularly like cannelini, black beans, garbanzo beans, and kidney beans. We cook them ourselves (controls the salt) and freeze them in small bags so we can just take them out of the freezer and put them in our bags for lunch to add to the…
