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Mix the following ingredients together: 1/3 cup reduced fat sour cream 1/3 cup fat free plain yogurt 2 tbsp honey 1/4 tsp black pepper 1 1/2 tsp lime zest 2 tsp lime juice You can substitute lemon for lime if you like. I find taking all the zest from a decent sized lime is enough. This makes 6 servings of 2 tbsp each. Here…

Entered my weight in the spread sheet. We buy all our fruit on Saturdays and most of what we had in the house was not boat drink fruit. However I did drink 1/2 cup of OJ every day this week and I love a good tequilla sunrise. Does that count? :smile:

You may want to check out this article (http://fitnesswithnatalie.blogspot.com/2011/05/most-dreaded-word-in-weight-loss.html) which focuses on plateaus and metabolism. The premise of the article is that to break a plateau you need more of something to boost metabolism (a sound premise): either calories, cardio, or strength…

Some vegetables are functionally negative calories because they require more energy in digestion to process than they will yield in energy for use by cells. Celery is a good example. Not true of all vegetables but true of some. You have to keep in mind that most of the mass of these vegetables is undigestable cellulose.…

I use the same settings you describe for basically the same reasons. I teach cellular biology and physiology, and if you look at how cells use the various macronutrients (in both metabolism and building cellular structure), the ratio you have suggested is the most sound (and closest to our best evidence for ancestral human…

We are our own worst critics when it comes to seeing improvement. We tend to focus on our problems and concerns when examining our own bodies. (For example, when I look in the mirror, the first place my eyes go is my gut.) I can see a HUGE difference in your pictures. You haven't just lost in numbers; you are much more…

This is a really great program! I'm doing it now (real push-ups) and have had to do the first week three times...but I've seen consistent results. In three weeks of just repeating the first week I've gotten from just 11 push-ups in one set to over 20. And as noted, you can do any modification (on knees, etc.) to build up…

I wouldn't necessarily be afraid of adding muscle. For one thing, more muscle mass will make it easier to burn more of the fat. For another, if you look at your situation from a % body fat standpoint, more lean body mass relative to fat means a lower percent body fat and a healthier you! If you are really concerned about…

First of all, remember that you're still 22 down so it's not like you're starting where you were. In a moment like this I think it's crucial to focus on a positive. Second, it sounds like you have support at home. That's a second positive. The fact that he doesn't see a difference means that however frustrating the upward…

Easy. I'd be a super-soldier with above average strength and agility...and they'd call me (wait for it) Captain America. Sorry, he's my fictional hero and I wanna be just like him! Or I'd be a suave, beer guzzling ex-SEAL with a flair for Hawaiian prints and they'd call me Sam Axe. Sorry, he's my other fictional hero and I…

Here is a counterpoint. (And I don't gripe about having snacks in the house.) I do not plan to eat 100% healthy 100% of the time. It's no way to live, in my opinion. Kids cannot be taught to make healthy choices if they don't have a chance to MAKE CHOICES. In other words, placing them inside a bubble that they will…

"Well, I've got news for you pal, you ain't leadin' but two things, right now: Jack and *kitten*... and Jack left town." Bruce "Don't Call Me Ash" Campbell, "Army of Darkness"

I'm not a shift worker but my work day is usually very crammed with little time to eat. (Three days a week this fall I will be in class from 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM with no break longer than 10 minutes and two 90 min. blocks where I can't even get water.) I would encourage the lots of small meal route already mentioned. As long…

For strength training, I like the 100 push ups and 200 sit ups programs. I'm doing them both now and am having great results. Granted, I had to do week one of push ups three times, but I got better each week and got through it. All you need for these is a place to do 'em. If you go to http://hundredpushups.com/ you can…

Just remember -- you can't choose where fat is lost on your body. We're the most acutely aware of our problem areas and can be easily frustrated because we focus on what hasn't happened when we look at ourselves. Here's something I shared with my MFP friends today. I showed a photo from 10 years ago to my 4-year old this…

Last song before the bride's entrance was "Blue River" by Peter Mayer. Most of you probably don't know this song, but it's about what love is as opposed to how it is perceived culturally. Our first dance was "For Sentimental Reasons" by Nat King Cole. The reason for this should be a no-brainer, yes? :smile:

My wife says yes, but only if I wear my Captain America mask and T-shirt for the picture... :wink:

Ain't no such thing as a tiny NSV where clothing is concerned. Go you! I'm still waiting for my Captain America underwear to fit properly! :laugh:

Consider this thought. Seriously athletic bodies are not our natural state. Every athlete I know of develops a more average body when they stop being a full-time athlete. In other words, to have a very low % body fat and an extremely toned body requires a lot of work to maintain. Perhaps you're pining for a body that…

Captain America. (Yes, I'm a 37 year old father of two and I have two comic book subscriptions. Sue me! :wink: ) Not that I want a body like his but the idea of becoming more athletic and healthy for something bigger than myself really motivates me. It's more of an attitude than a body type thing. (For me the something…

Three recommendations. (1) Take it very slow. Walk more than jogging until it is manageable. (It wasn't clear from your post whether jogging alone was causing the aggravation or whether it occurred after just walking as well.) A common mistake of beginning runners is trying to do too much too fast. I was guilty of this,…

As one of those people who advocate this (I am a biology professor; I teach cell biology and physiology, so my knowledge is based on professional experience), I'm targeting comments to people who are on plateaus and who have relatively little weight to lose. The people I find most worried about whether or not to eat…

You need to fuel your body during exercise; weight loss comes from an overall increase in metabolism, not from exercise itself. If you don't give your body the fuel to do the exercise it cannot maintain the higher metabolism you need to lose weight efficiently and permanently. My brother -- an experienced runner with…

Drinking extra water can definitely help, but getting your daily sodium down is more effective long-term of maintaining a water balance in your body that precludes water retention. It's all about looking at your food choices closely. My average daily total (not net) calorie intake is around 2200 calories and my average…

As usual, the media is reporting science in a highly questionable manner. Too many of these "facts" are statements of things that "may" be true. (Such language does not qualify anything as a fact in science. ) Just take #4 on the list: Calorie counts on nutrition labels aren’t accurate. The description that follows is…

Very nice! I've added my info to the spreadsheet! :) I have a photo of myself and wife with Peter Mayer on my office door. (True Parrot Heads should know who I'm talking about!)

Could easily be water retention. How have your water and sodium intake been since the lower weigh-in? I weight daily and get a predictable 2 - 4 day increase in weight (up to 3 lbs.) if I have even one high sodium day.

Yep. My advice would be the same, including setting yourself to a slow gain.

I've done it a few times and found that my groin muscle/thigh adductors "locked up" on the second set of jumping jacks. I just did the jump rope or another cardio activity during jumping jacks. As long as you keep moving, the specific form of cardio shouldn't matter too much.

This about sums it up. It's your dietary plan so your 24 hour day (for calorie counting purposes) begins and ends when you say it does. However, I would follow the above advice and be consistent...you don't want to get into the habit of gaming this...applying it to whichever day is more convenient. Decide up front how you…