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  • 420 cals? That's, like, 6 ounces of vodka. Are you sure it was just one double ;-? As posted above, www.hungry-girl.com has creative recipes for low-cal cocktails. Also try http://www.drinks-heaven.com/index.php for nutrition information about all things boozy -- that way next time you go out, you will know in advance what…
    in Low Calorie Beverages? Comment by hep632 July 2008
  • I was raised to read labels by my health-nut mom, so counting calories is pretty easy for me, but because I am using this site from the UK, I am adding quite a few foods to the database, and some of the information on the labels here is a bit different from the form used on this site. In the UK, the label will list "Total…
    in Lost in translation Comment by hep632 July 2008
  • Yes that is the goal. To lose weight you would need to eat 1,200 calories per day if you were not doing any exercise at all. If you add exercise, then you get to (actually must) eat more calories. So if you did 225 calories worth of exercise, then your daily total goes from 1,200 to 1,425. If you eat 1,700 calories, you…
    in Calories Comment by hep632 July 2008
  • Hi Laura - Check out this from the Yahoo! Health Blog -- it quotes some scientific studies about fasting. http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/lose-10-pounds-in-10-days-202243/ My strategy this year was to book a vacation that will make me burn more calories than I could possibly consume, so on Monday I leave for Turkey…
    in Question Re: Fasting Comment by hep632 July 2008
  • Bored with the bad magazines and sports TV at my gym, I tried something radical yesterday . . . I took my knitting with me on the treadmill and stationary bike (did not try knitting on the elliptical trainer as I value my consciousness too much ;-). Oddly enough, my heart rate was actually a few beats higher on both…
    in Entertaining myself and others at the gym Comment by hep632 July 2008
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