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This sounds like a healthier substitution for polenta. Worth a try, for sure!

I'm slow too! Like really slow. I used to be even slower than I currently am. I've raced 2 races where I came in dead last. DEAD LAST! One race, to this very day, I hold the record for being the slowest person to ever finish it. So trust me: I know slow. I care, but only in the sense that I'm aware of my slowness. Past…

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this answer!!! Look, you're at 4 pages now of people echoing the same sentiment: You're never too big to exercise. You just gotta want it. I started at 250 pounds. Treadmill walking. First slowly, then I sped up the machine as I became more comfortable. Then I got some small handweights and started adding…

I disagree. The more I'm badgered to do something I don't want to do, the stronger my resolve becomes. When my foot goes down it stays down and the more you try to change my mind the more firm I become. If you set cookies out and walk away, it's only a matter of time before I'm enjoying them. If you badger me about eating…

I'm a little confused why you'd think there's a "smoker friendly" form of working out. Cycling - good, hard, go-for-it style cycling - will mess with your smokers lungs just like any other form of hard exercise. So if you're looking to your bike for a smoker friendly workout? I just don't see it. But then again, I have…

We have 2 of 3 kids in our house who are sick a lot. They also have some food issues. So, with an already difficult diet established, I try to go as organic as possible. I also try to avoid as best as I can HFCS and nitrates/nitrites. It's a little tricky when there're kids involved. Just a few days ago at the grocery a…

First I just want to put this out there: Be prepared. There's a really good chance once you've done your first you'll want to keep on doing them, and doing them, and doing them again. Triathlons, for whatever reason, are highly addictive. But let's assume you're able to fight the cravings and just do this one: 1) Safety…

Crazy Bonking American here. For the record? I know what "bonking" means on the other side of the pond. I find it adorably comical that the same simple word can have such wildly contrasting definitions, depending on where you live. I giggle a little over this every time a friend says something like, "My coach is working me…

My kids call it "Dad Sauce". We'll go to a new restaurant and they'll say, "Hey Dad, you'll LOVE this place. They have Dad Sauce on the table!" Oh yeah.

In our house, it's the exact opposite. I'M the one who's quick to admit mistakes. Some things you'll never hear me say: Honey, I'm headed on a beer run. Can I pick up some feminine hygiene products for you while I'm out? I saw this cute little pair of black leather pumps that would look so sweet on you! No, OF COURSE you…

Your comparisons are not equal. Had the flatbread sandwich listed its ingredients in the same manner you list yours, it'd look something like this: Scrambled eggs Multigrain Flatbread Ham Pepper Jack cheese *** You don't list the ingredients in the food4life bun, the cheese, or the salsa. Therefore, the comparisons aren't…

I switched to Adamo saddles on both my TT bike and CX bike, and I love them. Numbness is now a thing of the past. Such a relief. They take a while to break in, as they change the way my hips work. But after a week or two, I'm good to go. If you're into soft saddles, these are pretty hard. But I like a rock-hard saddle, so…

You can take peanut butter (we eat sunflower butter in our house, but I know a lot of people who eat almond butter), put it in a bowl, and dip it out with apple slices. That's pretty yummy. It also works well with hummus. You can take your ham or turkey and wrap it around apple slices. That's also pretty yummy. I…

None. Don't want 'em, don't need 'em, don't eat 'em.

I have a serious question: When the box says "Raspberry Poptarts", are the keytones implied? Or do you have to add the keytones on top somehow? I mean, by law if it's a cleanse and it says "raspberry" it's got to have keytones, right?

So true.

A fad, my *kitten*. Pay attention to others, and maybe just maybe you'll learn a thing or two. Food intolerance is felt by a large number of people, most of whom will never realize it. In our house, we have 2 of our 3 daughters who struggle with food insensitivities. Their symptoms have been basic GI type issues: Chronic…

Been there. Done that. Now I get the joy of driving my kids and wife crazy till I die with my tales of glory, excitement, fear, and joy. I've done many races in my short career, but none have ever measured up to this one. And I'm going to assume, none ever will. *happy sigh* So many fond memories... I don't know if I'll…

^^^ I was at a particularly difficult race one day, and was wiped out by the time I hit T1. I put my helmet on my bike saddle, got everything else ready, and pulled my bike off the rack to get started, with the helmet still on my saddle. An astute (and very lenient) race official came running over to me yelling at the top…

I don't ONLY cycle. I also run and swim (and occasional weights). So maybe that disqualifies me. Still, I just LOVE LOVE LOVE cycling. I'm neither fast, nor particularly athletic. But I do have fun at it. I have a bike trainer, which is this odd little gizmo that you mount your back tire to, and it turns your bike into a…

My wife can't stand soup, so I never make it. But I love it when I have it. When I was a poor college student, I worked the evening shift in a deli. The owner wanted freshly made soups every day, so he'd throw away the soups at the end of each day. I'd put the old soup in an empty container of some sort and take it home.…

Certified chef, here. I got out of the business when I realized all chefs are divorced alcoholics. Turns out, it's kind of a rite of passage. Not what I wanted. Now I cook at home. And YES, it's how I bagged my wife. The kitchen is a wondrous, magical place. Great things can happen in a well stocked kitchen. Especially…

I also vote pool! Join a water aerobics class. Go to the laps lane and do laps. This is spectacular exercise, too. The pool works basically every muscle in your body. You get total body workout. How perfect is that. As far as will power? C'mon now. It's time you stop whining and start doing. You're never going to go…

A wife who's rarely home, leaving me to take care of the house. A 10 year old. An 8 year old. Another 8 year old. Asthma. A groin injury that I've had for years and won't go completely away. A knee that has hurt since the mid 90's. A left rib muscle that was pretty much ripped off the bone last year, and STILL hurts like…

The runners that I know who worry about calorie burn don't measure it by minutes. They measure it by miles. Mileage is a much more accurate way to measure calorie burn. The theory is, if you go fast and burn a lot of calories per minute, you get through your mileage quicker, thus giving you a fast but short calorie count.…

This phenomenon happens to me all the time while cycling. Have you also considered that as you've become more fit, your workouts are growing in intensity. Nowadays, "easy" workouts are what used to be "moderate" or even "vigorous". So when you reach "moderate" now, your body is working harder than it used to in the past.…

Absolutely amazing. As always.

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You really missed the boat with that answer. Quinoa is becoming popular because yes it is a grain, but it is also a complete protein. So much more than just a carb. Quinoa, like rice, takes some cooking. Basically, like rice, you cook it 2 to 1. 2 parts of liquid to 1 part quinoa (or, to be more specific, 1C quinoa with 2C…

Okay, you don't eat meat, so that rules out slices in a ham or turkey sandwich. I cube them up, then mix them in with green n black olives, tomatoes, and some salad dressing. A family favorite. Do you eat eggs. Avocado and eggs make a spectacular combo. One of my daughters' favorite breakfasts is an egg poached in salsa,…