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I was going to say I thought pork wasn't the white meat, but it was the OTHER white meat.

Much like the mini-omlets, I also cook on Sunday for a week (or two) and keep them in the refridgerator and freezer depending on when I am planning on eating it. I'm trying an aggressive calorie reduction to lose some stubborn weight with a "balanced" macronutrient goal of Carbs < 33%, Protein > 33% and about a third of…

You, me and Weird Al Yankovic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqDBB0no6dQ If the link fails Go to youtube and search for Pancreas. }}:D I'm also rather fond of my brain and my external occipital protuberance has never disappointed me... The rest... Well here is hoping for improvement.

1. Sugar is not Sugar. Glucose, Fructose, Lactose, etc are metabolized very differently. Glucose is immediately usable by every cell in your body. Fructose on the other paw is only metabolized in the liver and is not widely bio-available to the metabolism. It's used by the liver itself, to build up a limited amount of…

I thought it was the 14th century, but I forgot where I'd read that... There is something to be said for Mouth-breathers being dullards... Along the same lines as the slackjawed. I have noticed that active msucular control of the jaw can be a legitimate indicator by allegory the throttle or gearshift for the wheels of the…

It's even cheaper if you buy protein rich foods. You might want to read this article for some good suggestions: http://stronglifts.com/build-muscle-on-a-budget-the-10-cheapest-sources-of-protein/

Ultimately you are logging for yourself. Only you will know if you are lying to yourself in your log. And if you are going to lie, there isn't any point in logging anyway. But you don't need to be neurotic about logging everything exactly either. capture all the data in your log that is important for you, and/or important…

Looks like they cost the same. The Ultra uses a base station connected to the computer with USB, but wirelessly syncs with the Fitbit Ultra, using who knows or cares what... The One comes with an itty bitty Bluetooth dongle for a PC, but can sync with any bluetooth(v4 aka Bluetooth Smart)) device it's paired to. So I'm…

That is another myth, the nuanced truth lies somewhere in between. If you eat a large meal and then go to bed or worse sit down and watch TV and never get up(at least in bed you roll over and toss and turn more than many TV watchers), the reduction in your metabolism will store more food as fat than if you were active and…

I'm a wolf. Our national food is whatever you hunt down and kill with your fangs and can wolf down before someone tries to take it away... So... Not really something one can 'cook'. I am living in the Soviet of Washington (A quote from FDR's Postmaster General that is as true today as any other time in history), so the…

Lots of foods. Chicken is 85% protein, 15% fat and no room left in there for Carbs.

Hehe! I pretty much do this, but I throw in chicken Sausage mushrooms and veggies. scramble them with milk and eggs and nuke 3 minutes top it with cheese.. And a warm healthy breakfast. Though what I need to do is take spinach or potato slices to line a muffin tin, fill it up with the omlete stuff, bake and freeze it so on…

What is making people fat is too many calories, not enough activity... each of the three macronutrients (Fats, Carbs and Protein are ESSENTIAL to yout diet. Zeroing out any one is dangerous. Your body needs some of each, but not too much... Our bodies are made from proteins, those are very important, the right fats help…

I wouldn't let other people tell you what to eat. In my mind the whole point of myfitnesspal isn't to stop you from cheating... People who wanted to cheat on their diets wouldn't report the cheating anyway... But for you to track what you eat over time so you can look back and decide what is working for you and what isn't.…

Yeah,Here is a hint, if it's NOT made of chemicals, it will kill you a lot faster than if it is! Chemicals are anything composed of matter on the periodic table.... Stuff that is chemicals: Water, Oxygen, rocks, and anything that is or has ever been alive. Stuff that isn't made of chemicals: Electricity, Plasma, Light,…

This was the only value I got out of this thread. You cited a specific scientific test, with hypothesis, test parameters and results and source for those who wish to dig deeper. You gave us something we could google. Concise with a point. I happen to be smart enough and have a long enough attention span to read the…

I bought Vibram FiveFingers when that was the only model they had... bought it online and used their conversion.. I don't think I ended up with the right size, it's supposed to be less uncomfortable after 2 weeks, but still was not comfortable and they said they wouldn't take refunds. I'd only consider them in the future…

I backed that off a bit.. Not all sugars are the same as I said. It's not quite true that Sugar is sugar.... There are different types of sugars that are metoblized diferently... But most importantly is the fibers and starches that slow the digestion to prevent spiking sugar levels and leave you hungry when the drop back…

It's not that "natural" sugars are any better... There is no chemical difference between the sugars in apple juice vs the sugar in candy. Sucrose is a molecule with one glucose bounded to one fructose molecule. High Fructose corn syrup differes slightly in how the two are bound together and usually has something like a 45%…

Portal is an awesome game! Err I mean at least two awesome games. Dependign if you count the challeges and the multipalyer modes as other games. And just because "The cake is a lie" doesn't mean you don't need to log it. }}:P

I think the other key to this rather than necessarily confidence is if you are talking yourself serious with your jokes. Because even less than confident people or comedic personas can be hilarious! The unofficial anthropologist for Hacker/Geek culture Eric S. Raymond call this the "Ha Ha only Serious!" kind of joke. Where…

Great job researching your answer. As a matter of fact there are different types of muscle fibers . I know wikipedia is not always wholey accurate, but nothing on the internet is 100% accurate. More research to validate the references would be a good idea. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeletal_striated_muscle I quick read…

I do work on being ready for the impending zombie apocalypse as a lifestyle thing. But I'm more into the werewolf side of things when it comes to fandom. Yeah, Vampires don't sparkle... Blood sucking pixies and fairies sparkle. MLP:FIM has not addressed the issue of rabies. Presumably the unicorns have an adequate health…

What I'd do is set aside 1 stick of butter just for coating pans, and mark off on the wrapper or a stick note) the number of uses you get out of the whole stick. The amount you use will vary based on how hard and how long you rub, and even how hot the pan is when you rub, but at least you'll know on average how much butter…

Someone else mentioned a product called PB2, which is Peanutbutter with most of the fatty oils drained out. I oredered some and eagerly await arrival to try it. Yes, the fats in peanutbutter are good for you, at the margin, after that it's just more fat. I think 2 Tbsps are a good healthy amount, if you like more,…

You know, you have to be very careful, things are always more complicated than natural is good, artificial is bad. Crude oil is entirely natural, as are many fatal toxins and venoms, not to mention all natural small pox. These are all-natural things that you know are toxic and poisonous despite being "natural". And modern…

Alcohol in moderation is actually not bad for you, but doesn't affect everyone exactly the same way. Yes, it is a chemically classified as a depresant as it depresses inhibitions mostly. So if you are feeling inhibited by your diet, and most of us are, that could be an issue. As Antipholous says, Alcohol does abruptly…

I'm sorry, these so-called "studies" are crap. When they report that food or beverage X is linked to health problem Y, all it means is there is a link... It in no way implies that consuming X causes the health problem in question. Especially when it comes to self-reported diet soda drinkers. Think about it a little bit…