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Could you please provide some backup for this claim?? I'm sure someone told you this, or you read it "somewhere", but... *where* is the important part.

I started C25K three different times. I think the kicker is "couch" to 5K is a misnomer :p I'm planning on starting it yet again, but not until I work my stamina back up through other exercise for a while. The first time I started, I injured my knee and had to stop. Tried again, and injured my calf.. had to start over. The…

^^^THIS is just semantics. You know exactly what people mean, and what they MEAN is correct. Take the same SIZE sample of each (say a 2"x2"x2" sample), and the muscle will weigh more than the fat. Hence the "muscle weighs more than fat" saying. A pound of muscle looks much smaller on the body than does a pound of fat.

He/She/It changed the profile picture between the original post and now. It had been a blonde woman.

You can read books on the grapefruit diet and on the cabbage soup diet or the colon cleanse diet or the nextfaddiet all day long and they'll all tell you that THEY are the way to go and that THEY have figured out this secret to nutrition that no other person who's studied biology or nutrition has figured out..... They all…

Its hard to say without knowing what you're eating them as... For me, it would be much easier to drop potatoes than pasta!!

As I said, I wasn't trying to be MEAN, I was confused as the numbers just don't seem to work. I guess Old Navy just misleads to make people order the wrong size? Even they say 39 hip is size 8, and size 4 is 37. (http://oldnavy.gap.com/customerService/info.do?cid=83042&cs=size_charts&mlink=5151,5838218,4&clink=5838218) I'd…

I don't intend to be mean or insult you in any way, but I have to question if there is a typo here. There's no way 39 inch hips get into a size 4 jeans. I don't know of any brand that runs like that. Even Levi's size 4's are 36 1/2- 37 1/2" hip.

You do realize that's not even POSSIBLE... right?? I mean.. did you stop to think about the breakdown there? There are 4 calories in a gram of protein. 13 eggs alone would then have about 78 grams of protein. 78x4=312 calories... There are 15 grams of protein in the muscle milk light. I get that with Greek yogurt and a…

Ummmm.... stomach acid is in your stomach, and it is much, much more acidic than soda (or pop as us Minnesotans call it). Yes, the acid in pop errodes the teeth, but don't extrapolate that into something its not.

You look great! Nice shirt, btw ;)

Its highly individual and depends on what weight you're trying to maintain. 160 pounds? 120 pounds? Are you 5'2" or 5'10"? Do you work at a desk or at a job where you're up and running around all day? If she's only saying an "average" woman with "average" activity, then I could see that. I've read that a decent 'ballpark'…

Every morning, right after peeing (TMI??). That way I know its at the same time of day, same clothes (essentially....not many :p), and under the same conditions (just woke up, haven't eaten/drank anything). Yes, its the "lightest" time of the day, but that's okay by me :)

I'm sooooo bored with my music, so I hope you get some great suggestions,. A great running song makes all the difference!

Hmmm could be. That sound familiar! And I should also say that you do have to flip over the package. The ones I usually get are between 90-110 calories per sausage. I saw some at the store last week that I thought sounded great, until I flipped it over. It was 180 or 190 per sausage. I had to double-check that it was…

Actually, I have found some that I really like. Target's house brand has a red-pepper asiago cheese chicken sausage that is pretty darn good. I can't remember the other brand, but there's a garlic and mozzerella one that I really like, too. Its relatively low in calories for what you consume, and is great if you need a…

Correct me if I'm wrong, but do the Chinese not eat an "abundance" of carbohydrates and yet are *not* generally known to have to propensity for obesity?

Umm.... that's partially because 1) no medical records really exist from back in "those days" meaning....before agriculture and 2) even 200 years ago, what was the average lifespan? Yeah, people died young, and generally they didn't know why. Therefore, "no disease." I think low-carb is one of those very-pro or very-anti…

The article states that the *reason* exercise doesn't work is because people eat back all of the calories or more. That doesn't mean that for people who do *not* eat back all of the calories, it doesn't help. Upping my exercise (though not changing my eating, which was already reduced) helped break a plateau I was on for…

All I would say is that realize your body does need "recovery time." That doesn't mean you have to skip days, it just means that maybe on certain days you do something other than what you usually do or at a slower, more relaxed pace.

I would just ask.... What if the question was from a guy? "I really like this girl, but I have goals and dreams. She just has a 'menial' job and is happy with that. I'm not sure I could handle that." At the same time, if it bothers you now, it'll bother you more later. That won't change and you can't change him. Bottom…

Starkist now has "tuna salad" in 100 calorie packs. I use them to a tuna wrap with low carb tortillas. I think they use a light mayo, and they're pretty darn tasty.

Well, crap, I should have read ALL of the replies before I said the same thing!! Ah well. Great minds, right?!

Organic produce is often fertilized with manure. I'm not sure how the potential for illness from feces being spread all over your food is better than the potential of illness from a chemical.

The deathcap mushroom is natural. Cyanide is natural. Just become something is "natural" doesn't mean its going to improve your health....

I'm 5'9", started at 250, and I'm at 210 now. I know exactly how you feel, because I feel similar! I can see a difference, but I guess I thought 40 pounds would make a HUGE difference! Other people notice now, but it took about 25 pounds before there was even a hint that people could see a difference. I75 is the weight I…

And as for wood being "inedible".... What do you think cinnamon is?? (which has been shown to have health benefits, btw.)

No. It is us eating too much and not exercising enough that has lead Americans into obesity, diabetes, heart disease, etc.

I had my son at 19 :) And I'm lots older now...still. It's something that I think a lot of women worry about. By the way, I wouldn't consider a 38C to be small. I'm 38D now, which I still feel (for me!) is too big. I'd be much happier with a C!

You know, the chest is one of my insecurities, too. I gained a lot of weight with my son and I nursed, so they've always been "mom" boobs....not perky, not perfect, and only allowed out of a bra for sleeping! It's something I have to remind myself all the time to accept and embrace as perfectly normal. Its hard, though,…