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From what I've read, beef back ribs seem to be anywhere from 27-32% fat. That's why I was comparing it to ground beef that was 73% lean (27% fat). A pound of bacon has about the same amount of calories as most of the nutritional sites say a pound of ribs has, but, it's unclear whether or not it's bone-in ribs. Hence my…
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Thanks! It does seem to be that the bone-in ones have lower calories per oz/gram than the ones that don't say bone-in. I just wish they'd say it for everything.
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Sounds like a plan! Unless the doctor has more compelling reasons for why you need to alter your program, why change what works for you?
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I'm not an expert, personal trainer, or anything like that! But... some thoughts to consider and maybe others with more knowledge can chime in: 1) Everything I've read suggests that doing that many reps isn't necessarily productive. How did you settle on 15 as the number? What about doing 5 sets of 5 reps? 2) Is your…
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I'm not a doctorologist or anything, but I've lost weight, taken phentermine, and lift weights. The only thing phentermine should do is reduce your appetite and provide a slight boost to your metabolism. If you're having a difficult time keeping your calories at a deficit, phenetermine can (temporarily) help. If you're not…
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I'm not a therapist or a doctor, but it may not be that the weight has her depressed. Rather, it may be that depression led to weight gain which led to increased depression in a horribly frustrating cycle. If she's an emotional eater, and she's depressed, it may be better for her to seek counseling with a mental health…
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Red yeast rice only works to lower cholesterol when it contains lovostatin/monacolin (two names for the same thing). The yeast that gives the rice its color is what makes the statins and similar strains of the yeast are used to produce prescription lovostatin. In the US this makes red yeast rice containing lovostatin a…
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Thanks for the explanation. I, too, think it's a bit premature for the doctor to want to put you on a statin the very first time you have blood work show high cholesterol, so I can most certainly understand not wanting to rush into that. What I didn't understand was the position of not taking statins, but instead taking…
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I know you said you had your reasons for not wanting to take statins, and I can understand wanting to do it with diet and exercise if you can. But I don't understand why you want to avoid taking a prescription medication developed specifically to treat a particular problem and instead take unregulated supplements like red…
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In my own research and experience, I've only found two supplement-type things that can help cholesterol. One of those is fiber (or eating significant amounts of it). The other is red yeast rice which only works because it's supposed to contain a natural statin (lovostatin), though it's no longer supposed to contain it due…
