danmcgarrigle5

I couldn't work because of a severe health condition, so I couldn't afford to see a doctor. This went on for a couple years. Then I found out that I could get care prorated by my income. I made so little that I was able to get all my care for free, including surgery. All of this was done at the local lever, never having to…

The health insurance is the cause of this. Medicine should be no different than any other business, you pay for the level and quality of care you needs and want. ER would still be the same where life threatening and other serious issues would be dealt with regardless of ability to pay. Have employers offer deposit matching…

I rarely eat sandwiches, but I love ham with hummus, or I've even made a chicken salad with it when I realized I was out of mayo as I was making lunch before work and it was rather good. Just try it on everything. I love it, I had to cut it out of my diet for a while, I was working with a dietician to help with a health…

I love IPAs and double IPAs, with my favorites being Dogfish head 90 minute, flying dog double dog, and stone ruination. Great Lakes makes some awesome seasonal IPAs and I'm in cleveland so they are easy to find.

I was just thinking along those lines today at the gym. Finished a set toward the end of my workout and suddenly really wanted a woman, too bad I'm single because she would be having a great time about now :-)

When I started counting calories I only did it to see how much I was eating a day, under the direction of a doctor and dietician. I did this for about 3 weeks, then I cut calories to actually lose weight but also have the calorie counting routine pretty well ingrained. I noticed that after I set my calorie goal I have had…

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What part of Cleveland are you moving to?

I'm in Cleveland, I don't really know anyone from MFP outside a couple real life friends

smoothies some banana, peanut butter and then you can add what ever you want to that and it will be delicious

Yeah, really the worst I see is when someone asks a question, not to get an answer, but to have the decision they've already made be validated. When that doesn't happen they get defensive and it goes south from there. That and the same questions being asked over and over

I like freckles, a lot :-)

There really isn't a way to accurately get calories burned while lifting weights, even with a heart rate monitor

Jason Mamoa

I find I don't have an issue keeping under on calories. I've lost 24 lbs in two months. I've been side tracked this week with a cold, or maybe sinus infection, and I really am missing cardio. It's a nice rest for my muscles but I'm eating a bit more than my calorie goal and not doing an exercise, mainly because I can't…

I don't really have any stretches to offer, I do some, but have no idea what they would be called, and would take far to long to describe them. But Don't just stretch the lower back, stretch your upper back and neck as well. It is one system and if one part is outta whack it can pull the others out with it. So do your…

This, and I am a 330lbs 6'5" guy, I like IPAs and double IPAs so while they might be between 200-300 calories when they are 9-11.5% (12% is the highest you can sell in my state) 3 isn't too hard to budget for, a little extra cardio and skip a snack, and maybe skips the day before's snack. Also, while I try to stay under my…

Same as my gym. I usually go about 2-3am. I'm an insomniac plus I like it when I am the only one there, I can turn off the tv and radio and just focus on my head phones. There are a couple other regular guys that come in around 3:30. I find that I am more comfortable then instead of during the day when the gym is packed…

I think a lot of people do that, don't focus on a bad day, I try to look at my weekly average calories. If I go over a bit I try to cut a few more calories the next couple days. Dark chocolate is a weakness for me as well, I love the stuff and it's good for you in small amounts. I can't have caffeine but I was talking to…

I track each exercise. But I found the calorie counts on the site to be way off compared to the machine I'm using. So I enter the calories much closer to what the machine says because they are lower by a good 30%, for example the machine says I'm burning 713 calories, for the exercise listed on this site it gives me a…

could be your quads aren't, how do I describe it, balanced in their strength. Basically they can pull your kneecap off track. I had that and it was made worse because of an injury. My knee would sound like someone bending an empty 20oz bottle back and forth doing just regular daily activities. I did a lot of physical…

I had to cut caffeine completely, except for some dark chocolate, or brownies from time to time. Caffeine is one of the things that I will notice almost right away if it will give me problems, other foods sometimes take a couple days. I will still drink coffee or something like that on a road trip. I only drink water, low…

I've been diagnosed with IBS, but only after ruling out all other options, not Crohn's, UC, or diverticulitis, I don't fit all of the "classic" IBS symptoms and I suffered from a lot of pain, to the point I was on Vicodin and Percocet to help manage it. Even with the drugs the only thing that would make the pain go away…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlSxM05J7eM amIdoinitrite?

this is what I figured, my younger brother uses it and tried to sell it, it screamed pyramid scheme to me

this is what I've been doing, it helps to keep it consistent for me, even though I might not go to sleep for several more hours, and I don't have to think about "is this from today, or for tomorrow. I keep it for whatever I eat on that date, some times it ends up being weird where I'll have eaten a good portion of the days…

They are union, depending on what state you live in

I have a long term illness the doctors have yet to nail down, I've been actively dealing with it since about 2005. Basically I am prone to infections in my colon. It nearly killed me twice. I'm on 3 different medications to help because since 2009 it has caused chronic pain as well. I live on a very restricted diet, and…

I log as I go as well, I usually do it as I'm waiting for whatever I just cooked to cool down since I'm a bit weird and don't like foods that are too hot. I'm talking about hitting the "complete this entry" button

I'd add dry beans to this, cheap as hell But I wouldn't eat raw hamburger, that is just asking for trouble. Always cook hamburger all the way through. A steak is sterile except on the outside, you cook that and it is fine to leave the center pink, hamburger is ground up and not sterile so it should be cooked all the way…