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I've always found Blackmores a reliable/respected brand. I used to take their Bio ACE (antioxidants as I have a family history of heart failure) and Nature's Own (I think) B Complex Forte daily. As Blackmores now have a Sustained Release MultiVitamin with Antioxidants I have changed to that and trying to skip the B Complex…

It works through 'Accountability' - if your food diary is public and you know others will see what you've eaten, you are accountable to them and can't cheat yourself.

My understanding is that wood has natural antibacterial properties. My wooden chopping board gets scrubbed in the dishwashing water (before pots and pans) and rinsed in running water - don't think they should be left to soak. The instructions said for cleaning between washes to wipe down with white vinegar.

Oops, knew I'd forget to bring the recipe book in this morning - worst case scenario I'll type it up on the weekend.

I don't know the 30DS program personally but a sudden increase in impact could take time for your knees to get used to and lunges are very stressful on knees, particularly if there's a bit of a twist in your leg position.

I have a recipe for home-made muesli bars but they are high in calories due to the high nutrient value of the healthy ingredients like nuts/seeds/dried fruit and butter/honey/sugar toffee mix that holds them together. Let me know if you want it though.

Eat well 90% of the time and enjoy life the rest of the time.

Not sure on cardio/endurance but for resistance adaptations it's around 72 hours - if you don't work that muscle again the body decides that it doesn't really need to keep the changes you asked it to make so starts letting the muscle 'detrain'.

Brazil Nuts - good fats and also the micronutrient Selenium - 1 unsalted nut contains 33 cals

I use Splenda but, out of 3 teaspoons of sugar in a black coffee, I will have 1 or 2 Splenda and 1 or 2 sugars to minimise the taste.

Slap some sense into yourself and be determined to do better tomorrow.

In australia, Lindeman's Wines have a range called 'Early Harvest' which, as they're lower in alcohol, are lower in calories.

Wish I could help but I eat when I'm tired, cold, pissed off at the world, bored and, occasionally, when I'm hungry!

Daily - my excuse being I need an accurate number for the cardio machines. Fortunately, I have the mindset that if it's gone up - I need to do a lot better today, if it's gone down - I need to keep up the good work, so I don't sabotage myself either way.

I looked at theirs as well and decided to average all 3 measurements, which gave me about 30. My scales at home say just over 32% but that's first thing in the morning so will be high. I just found this site earlier: http://www.intmath.com/functions-and-graphs/bmi-bai-comparison.php

I've read that, after a warmup, you should do weights before cardio. The theory is that you have lots of energy to do the resistance training well and it will use up your readily accessible glycogen stores so that when you move on to cardio your body will have to convert fat for energy.

Onions, Garlic. I think Fish Oil as well?

My problem's more the 'Hangover Munchies' - I've been known to forget to eat while actually drinking.

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I'd accept the delusion of 'average' but thinking they're athletic/toned when obviously not is ridiculous.

Try digging the roots of running bamboo out of the lawn - got to be a great back strengthener!

At least 24 hours rest, up to 72 hours - after that, detraining starts to occur where, because you haven't worked them again, your body decides it no longer needs to keep the adaptation you asked of it.

Tofu Chocolate Mousse Recipe Using high quality dark chocolate, this recipe is dairy-free and it may also be gluten free (check ingredients carefully) As seen on The Circle in Australia Ingredients: 125 Grams High Quality Dark Cooking Chocolate 250 grams SILKEN Tofu 3 Eggs, separated 1 tsp Vanilla Extract OR 110 Grams…

Also from www.burnthefatblog.com, here's a related recent post: http://www.burnthefatblog.com/archives/2011/07/why-cardio-doesnt-work-a-neat-explanation.php

And, morbid and nasty this sounds - I hope he's got income/life insurance to pay off that pizza loaded visa when his health issues finally catch up with him!

I think I've read that first thing in the morning is most effective for weight/fat loss but the other side of the coin is - whenever you can do it, as long as you do it! I've also read that late at night/very close to bedtime can have a negative impact on your sleep quality as your metabolism is still running fast.

I dice firm tofu to add to vegetable soup when reheating it or stirfries (you can marinade it in the combination of soy/oyster/fish/etc sauce that you plan to add to the stirfry anyway). Will be trying a recipe for Tofu Chocolate Mousse this weekend which is made with silken tofu. I tried marinated tofu once but found it…

As well as sweating out the toxins and drinking more water, I figure wiping the sweat off is exfoliating - something I need to remember to do on the top of my back to avoid sweat pimples there.

I read a magazine while on a bike or elliptical and find that, with the display hidden, it feels less like hard work than I'm really doing. As I can't read on a treadmill, I structure a little program of increasing incline while decreasing speed and then reversing back the other way around the halfway point - gives me…

Dips with vegetable sticks, wholemeal crackers, wholemeal pita bread.