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I just finished my MA and I'm starting my PhD in Anthropology this week! Feel free to add me.

Last week a friend and I hiked the section of the Bruce Trail from "Halfway Log Dump" to "High Dump" in the Bruce Peninsula National Park in Ontario and camped there for two nights. It was spectacular! It's been quite awhile since I last did any hiking so it was a good full immersion back into it! The trail is 7.5 km and…

You're also a pretty big man, from what I can tell by your picture. Last time I checked big men weren't exactly a primary target for muggers and rapists. I definitely encourage the OP to overcome her fear, but the last thing anyone needs is some huge guy laughing at them for being afraid of something he doesn't ever have…

Uh yeah, I second that. If you're breaking out into hives and having stomach aches because of the stuff, it does not sound like something that you should be eating. It might benefit some people but in your case it sounds like the harm is outweighing the good. ** I should add that my aunt got really into bee pollen because…

If the greens are overpowering the fruit, I'll add a medjool date for sweetness. They really make a difference, and they're nutritious too!! Right now I'm drinking: -1/2 c frozen mango -1/2 c frozen wild blueberries - 1/2 banana - 1 c dandelion greens - 1 medjool date - 1 scoop Vega Shake & Go chocolate protein It's pretty…

Being hungry late at night, I find, is often a major cause of insomnia. So yeah, eat. Try to fit it in your calorie budget, but definitely eat something if you're that hungry. It does not matter what you eat before you sleep. Eating at night is not going to make you gain weight if it fits within your calorie goals. I see…

^^ This. I gotta say, not being cold all the time is a really great fringe benefit of gaining weight. Being skinny sucked. Personally I'd like to split the difference, and focus on strength.

I've BEEN skinny. I was skinny my whole life until 4 years ago, and let me tell you, just about *everything* tastes as good as skinny feels. Skinny doesn't feel especially good at all. It can actually feel pretty bad, depending on how you're staying that way. Nachos with lots of guac, pumpkin pie, roast beef and yorkshire…

You might also have asthma or just sensitive lungs exacerbated by heavy cardio. What are your symptoms?

I sometimes get sick when I haven't been eating enough and it seems like my body is just vulnerable because it doesn't have the energy to do what it needs to do. IDK, maybe you're wearing yourself down with too much exercise and not replacing the calories your body needs to run it's immune system properly?

I was a vegetarian for three years and found when I went back to eating meat my digestive system had absolutely no problem with it whatsoever. I actually felt *better* pretty much immediately. I honestly think the idea that your digestive system would react badly to reintroducing it is a myth. It's more the psychological…

I just use regular half and half because as far as I'm concerned all substitutes are disgusting (with the exception of making a full on latte or cappuccino. thinner milk or milk substitutes work in those proportions.) But then I limit myself one coffee per day, so the 50 or so calories I get from that shot of cream aren't…

Nope, your boyfriend is a childish *kitten*. If he wasn't happy he could have talked it out with you like a grown up instead of betraying your trust. I really hope you DTMFA.

As for the content of the article.... 1. is hilarious. Isn't it a good thing sustainability wise for us to be using the milk left over after the cream is whisked off? There's no reason that it ever had to have been a "waste product" and the fact that perhaps it was once thrown away doesn't mean it's because it's actually…

Yeah I'm not about to take anything seriously that comes from a website with a very particular niche agenda. Wow the people at butterbeliever.com think skim milk is bad for you? Well, they must be authorities on the matter. Totally trustworthy source.

Personally, I am careful about commenting on weight loss because you never know if it was really a *good thing* for that person. I have heard stories from quite a few people who lost a bunch of weight because they were sick or because they were emotionally distraught and stopped eating entirely, or because they picked up a…

lol wow classy move there, scrutinizing my body instead of actually responding to the actual content of my argument. If you'd read my previous post you would have noticed that, in fact, I do not consider myself "big boned" by any stretch of the imagination. On the contrary, I said I have a rather small frame. I have a…

Uh no. Have you never seen a woman with relatively low body fat with broad substantial shoulders? They might *not* care to claim they are big boned but their frame is a different size and shape than another woman with narrower shoulders and this does have an impact on the size and shape you'll end up even if you do lose a…

You have got to be kidding me. Right, because a 6 ft tall broad shouldered man's skeleton is "about the same size" as a 5 ft tall waify woman's skeleton? lolnope. There is a wide variety of potential frame shapes and sizes. I have a narrow frame, some have broad frames. People whose ancestors lived in high elevations for…

Uh, no. Don't worry! Cardio is not a waste of time. It's best to combine cardio and strength training! Cardio all on it's own will help you lose fat but probably won't do much else to change your body composition. Muscles also burn calories even when you aren't using them and this is why strength training is helpful for…

Do you eat enough during the day? I find if I skip a meal or ignore my appetite for too long I will usually be ravenous by the evening and then it's almost impossible to catch up with my appetite. If I space meals well though, I'm usually fine in the evening. If you're hungry before you go to bed, have a snack! If you…

Ahahah yeah I'd really like to know who they're refering to, and where they got that information! It's terrible. lol.

Off the top of my head, "tribes" that drink milk in Africa include the Nuer, the Maasai, the Tuareg.... pastoralism is a common traditional subsistence economy throughout Africa. Lots of people drink milk.

Oh geez, just took another glance at the OP and lol @ "the one tribe in Africa that has osteoperosis is the ONE tribe that drinks milk"???? OMG. There are a lot of different "tribes"/communities/ethnic groups in Africa that drink milk. Not one. LOTS. You need to check your sources if they are telling you that there's only…

Humans in parts of the world where dairy has been consumed for a long time have evolved to produce an enzyme that allows us to digest it. Diary is terrible for people who can't produce that enzyme and this is a common problem amongst East Asians and Native Americans, for example. For people from Europe, South Asia and…

I would prefer MFP gave us the option of selecting a calorie range rather than 1 specific goal. My range would be 1450-1850 and I'd end my day on the low end if I felt good and satisfied, but push up to the top end if my appetite is a little bigger than usual. This is how I do things generally, even though I can't program…

Wait a sec, you've been at this 4 weeks and have lost 4.5 pounds? THAT'S EXCELLENT. That doesn't sound like a plateau. If you do feel hungry, as others have said protein will help you feel fuller. So will fiber. You can eat more food volume wise if you eat a lot of vegetables, and just that bulk of food will help with the…

One really helpful strategy is to find recipes for these things you love that are maybe a healther interpretation. I LOVE mac and cheese, but when I make it I use whole wheat rotini (surprisingly tasty, honest, but you could use regular if you wanted) and really key, I put 2 whole heads of broccoli in, and fresh parsley or…

Yeah! It's kind of my lazy way to make a fast healthy meal when I don't have the drive or energy to make something fancier. Cook up some brown rice, steam some veg, fry tofu and top it with a nice big scoop of hummus. No sauces or spicing to worry about, just everything done in the easiest possible way and the hummus gives…

Just don't use very much. You don't need every square centimetre of lettuce coated with dressing, just a very small drizzle is plenty. I make my own with olive oil, apple cider vinegar, the juice of half an orange, a tiny pinch of brown sugar and some cumin. The formula for a good dressing is oil, vinegar, and SWEETENER.…