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While I find having fellow beer drinkers in the group reassuring, I do want to add a serious note about alcohol and weight loss. The biggest deal with alcohol consumption during weight loss is the efforts of the liver. Our livers PRIMARY function is to filter toxins out of our blood, and its SECONDARY function is to break…
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I ran an extra 20 minutes last night so I could fit a Michelob Ultra (my "diet" beer : / ) into MFP! Not sure it was worth it, though. #ihaterunning
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Thanks! :smile:
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I haven't had a problem finding fruits on the database when I search for them.... for example, the Red Seedless Grapes entry I found has the quantity for one serving defaulted to "1 cup or about 30 grapes", which works out correctly. I had a choice on the approximate size of my banana. Haven't searched strawberries yet,…
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I felt really old when I read this post since I still consider oatmeal in packets "new fangled". LOL I still make my own oatmeal in 1 minute on the stove with Quaker quick cook oats in the cardboard canister. 1/2 cup of raw oats contains 1 gram of sugar naturally and no sodium. Any other calories are from what you choose…
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Yes, limiting your calorie intake so severely is signaling your body that it is starving and so your body is holding on to your fat. And the key is that you are not pushing yourself. While swimming is an enjoyable exercise and reduces the stress on your joints, its not burning the calories that you think. To get a real…
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Yep, building muscle mass is the way to increase metabolism, there are no short cuts to strength.
