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BTW - it's about 100 calories per tablespoon (not two hundred). It's actually about the same for all similar solid fats. You can lose weight eating twinkies and gain eating "whole and healthy" foods if the amount you eat makes you go into a deficit or superavit of calories. In theory, almonds make you feel sated and less…
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How about posting/reading weight-management related forums? I bet there is correlation for that, too.
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Not necessarily true. What many of these weird questions (especially the classics such as "what is your worst defect?") try to determine is if the candidate prepared for them. They want to see if, going to a stressful situation involving an opportunity, you will have prepared adequately. No one really wants to know/should…
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"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a…
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I liked it too, despite it's wonky take on the WoD. Don't let your lead actor ride motorbikes... Also loved "Space - Above and Beyond'. I think it was ahead of its time as well.
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The best athletes rarely make the best coaches....
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very unlikely. I use an ergometer on my bike. It measures the actual energy spent on the pedals. Burning 900 calories per hour on a road bike means going over 35 km/h (22 mph). Solo. My Garmin HR monitor overestimates calories by about 30%. My old HR monitor was much worse, it regularly stated 1000+ calories per hour. MFP…
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Based on your logic, Bieber is a better musician than Mozart. Hint - he's not.
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Only read excerpts, but seriously - lots of other authors have touched these. Anais Nin comes to mind for similar takes on sexuality. As for more psyche issues - lots more authors. But nowhere near as popular. Which doesn't mean bad, but it doesn't mean "best ever". Based on that logic, Harry Potter would be the greatest…
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Because every relationship is different. I can tell my teammates "you're slow, you suck today, start working" etc. But not to my coworkers. Because context and relationships are different. If you are not sure if you relationship is good enough to make such a comment, maybe inquire on it before making it. It is not…
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My wife hates sports. Always has. But she likes hiking and taking interesting walks. Maybe an art gallery works for you, or a nature trail. Or heck, even just sightseeing. As long as you keep moving it helps!
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Bingo. It's all in social conventions and "fashion". And whatever you do with it. I don't consider it deceptive since I fully understand that people don't wake up with a fully coiffed head and wearing heels. In the same vein, breast implants aren't "fake", they are very real - the person that got them felt strongly enough…
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One perspective: http://ruhlman.com/2010/09/so-you-wanna-be-a-chef%E2%80%94-by-bourdain-2/
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Heck no. Weigh yourself daily. Just don't freak out over little variances. Then maybe you'll find out that a chinese meal actually makes you accumulate 2 lb of water, and then it takes you 2 days (or whatever to go back to normal).
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Meh. Really, it depends. If you work out (and sweat), you probably can consume and need much more sodium. I drink 2-3 bottles of energy drinks during a long bike ride, that's more than 1,000 mg of sodium. Seriously, I only think you should care about this if you are suffering hypertension or under medical advice. Most…
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Anything with rice and no cheese. Anything with beans and no cheese. Anything with corn and no cheese Add a protein. You're done. So: Sushi Chicken (or tofu) stir fry with rice. Chicken or tofu stir fry with rice noodles Fish with tomato sauce over rice Roasted potatoes and steak Heck - steak frites Pretty much any Mexican…
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B&W or colour? From the old ones, Time enough at last (the irony!) To Serve Humans (as suggested by DenDweller) New Ones: Gramma (same as Stephen King's story, very terryfying) Also, Rod Serling hosted "Night Gallery", pretty much same format and style. Also worth watching. EDIT - nevermind - I read grades 7 and 9... these…
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I think a hard run would be more strenuous on your heart at any rate... I take warm showers and stretch calves/hamstrings/neck in the shower. But there are some studies that analyze the benefits of cryogenic therapy for recovery. Heck, even some cycling teams use cold therapy to improve recovery.…
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Everyone defines it differently. I don't believe in being dishonest with myself - that's what the log is, just a record tool. So if I eat 4 bowls of cereal and 5 cookies, I record it. I might or not attempt or be able to make up the superavit elsewhere. If you mean relaxing a very regimented diet to eat something you…
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Hell no, it's a great idea. Just make sure to set up some intermediate goals to keep track of progress. When you're tired and sore it's easy to lose perspective and see the major objective so big and intimidating, and at the same time lose track of your progress. I started riding my bike not too many years ago. I couldn't…
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Since you're Googling things already, you might also want to read on "twinkie diet experiment weight loss". Proving that a net calorie deficit is paramount to weight loss (that doesn't mean it's a healthy diet).
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Unlikely, if the rest of your diet doesn't result in a deficit. Peanut butter is gluten and dairy free. If your diet contains two cups that is 3,000 calories. I doubt most people exercise enough if they consumed that. I am dairy free for decades - lactose intolerant. No effect on my weight loss/gain.
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Nope, not pointless if you're not getting the results you want "unmonitored". I am a fairly healthy individual -no chronic health issues. One or two colds/year. No GI diseases. No depression, etc. Only ongoing limiter in diet is lactose intolerance (blame bad genes :) ). And I am still struggling to lose about 5 lb to…
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Two reasons I can see: 1. Wrong forum. This is primarily a calorie-counting database. There's lots of resources for low-carb, no-processed-food, raw vegan, GMO free, locavore, humanely-raised animal feeders. It is a bit of a hijack to come to a general calorie-count forum to proselythize. Personally, I don't care, but I…
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Water weight and stored carbs (easily mobilized). When you go from a deficit to a sudden excess, your body temporarily stores carbs as glycogen. Each gram of glycogen needs about 3 g of water. You can store from 1500 to 2000 calories in the form of glycogen - that's a potential swing of 2 kg (2.2 lb) of weight. I can…
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Not quite right. Fuel source depends on intensity at a large amount. And sure, you can exercise at a slow rate and use mostly fat as your fuel. As exercise intensity increases, mobilization of free fatty acids in plasma decreases but total fat acid oxidation increases simply because you're working out harder :)…
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For a first Tri, and a short one, that's reasonable. Not wanting to sink too much $ makes perfect sense. There are a few good "supported" swimsuit tops that may work better than the sports bra for the swim. just keep that on and ride with it. For a sprint, depending on how comfortable you are on the bike, I wouldn't even…
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Totally doable. A lot of the physiological adaptations to exercise are weight-independent. To begin with, at maintenance there can still be some body recomposition (less fat, more muscle) over long periods. But beyond this, there are also other aspects like muscle fibre synthesis and conversion, neuromuscular adaptation…
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I have two close friends that have deeply seated depression issues. They don't think they can be "cured", but managed well enough to lead a fulfilling life. Both are diligent with their medication, and for one group therapy has helped a lot (lots of antisocial issues with him). For the other one, exercise helped a lot. He…
