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Friends with a girl
So two years ago, I was dating around and I had a fling with this pretty darn awesome woman.Let's call her Marge. We had loads of fun, great physical connection, but she flaked on me and then went on vacation. The following week, I met the woman I expect to spend the rest of my life with (or the rest of hers, whichever…
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More sedentary than sedentary?
How sedentary does the sedentary setting on MFP assume I am? Because honestly, if I'm not walking or biking, I am sitting on my butt at the computer or laying on the couch reading or watching tv. I'm not cleaning the house, cooking dinner, walking around the office making copies or anything. Plus, on the weekends I sleep…
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If this guy can do it!
Fot those of yoou outside Philly, Tony Luke is a purveyot of excellent cheesesteaks and roast pork sandwiches. He still managed to lose 100 lbs! http://www.philly.com/philly/living/20120117_Tony_Luke_Jr__drops_an_astounding_100-plus_pounds_in_a_year.html Nugget: To make that a reality, he works out two hours a day, Monday…
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Oh no, woman changes hair!
Just got a text from my fiance saying she has gottten an expensive, "very different" haircut. This is never a good sign. This almost certainly means it's short, probably some kind of mom bob, which I thought I could at least avoid until after I knocked her up. I'm a bad liar - she's going to know I hate it. And it was…
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One big meal a day?
The other day,following a serious cheat day, I experimented with fasting from waking up at 9:00 until 5:00, at which point I ate nearly all my calories for the day in one sitting. I felt great! When I eat all day, I have to be very careful with spacing my meals or I get blood sugar fluctuations, plus I am hungry all day.…
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Need motivation? Here's some
Need motivation? Medicare-eligible extra-wide toilet seat w/ 1,000-lbs capacity. http://www.bigjohntoiletseat.com/seats.htm
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Fasting until dinner...
My uncle sent the menu for Christmas Eve dinner: The Toast: Venetian Bellini Prosecco and white peach nectar Ostriche Rockefeller Oysters on the half shell, baked with spinach, Pernod, bread crumbs and cheese Baccalà in Salsa Bianca Salt cod and potatoes in béchamel Zuppa di Pesce alla Veneziana Shrimp, scallops and…
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Students would rather starve than eat healthy
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/22/students-say-no-to-healthy-school-fare/?gwh=9A3BA0EB113832756B61F4FACE243AF0 Granted, LA was trying to get kids to eat stuff like quinoa salad when they just aren't used to that sort of food, but I find it depressing that kids were throwing away healthy food and then suffering from…
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A Christmas Admonition
If man you be in heart, not adamant, forbear that wicked cant until you have discovered What the surplus is, and Where it is. Will you decide what men shall live, what men shall die? It may be, that in the sight of Heaven, you are more worthless and less fit to live than millions like this poor man's child. Oh God! to hear…
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Glycogen: Not just calories in/out?
Came accross this story last year, but with what I know now, I had a question. The story: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/15/phys-ed-the-benefits-of-exercising-before-breakfast/ The nut: Exercise before breakfast prevents weight gain and insulin resistance when eating above maintenance because the body is forced to…
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I'm a little slow
I can't seem to increase my average biking speed above 12 mph or my average treadmill speed past 3.5 mph. When mountain biking, I often have to rest between sprints up steep hills when I just feel like I should be able to solidier through. I just can't seem to summon the energy. I've tried humming Eye of the Tiger in my…
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100 Calorie Cold Peanut Noodles...possible crime against nat
In bowl: 2 tbsp PB2 (defatted peanut flour) Reconstituted with 1 tsp water, 1 tsp. soy sauce Add 1 tsp sriacha sauce and 1/2 packet truvia Mix well, add 1 package well-rinsed tofu shirataki "miracle noodles" Tass, top with a 1/4 tsp of sesame seeds The foodie in me thinks this should be illegal, but it tastes really good…
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100 Calorie Peanut Noodles. Ok, 111
Posted this in another forum but it belongs here: In bowl: 2 tbsp PB2 (defatted peanut flour) Reconstituted with 1 tsp water, 1 tsp. soy sauce Add 1 tsp sriacha sauce and 1/2 packet truvia Mix well, add 1 package well-rinsed tofu shirataki "miracle noodles" Tass, top with a 1/4 tsp of sesame seeds The foodie in me thinks…
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Help me choose a car
Torn between buying a Miata and an SUV. Miata: Good on gas, fun as all hell, room for 5 bags of groceries, unsafe, can't drive in snow. SUV: Bad on gas, not much fun, room for a living room set. Safe, good in the snow. There is no middle ground here. I want some sort of advantage over our other car, which is a sedan. I…
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Packing a healthy lunch.
I don't think natalie dee is on this site...
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Beating SAD
I think I'm suffering from seasonal affective disorder. It was around this time a couple years ago that I fell into a deep depression and I've been on medication since. Now, I'm feeling pretty bad again. I just want to hide under the covers, watch TV and eat cheese. I don't want to up my meds, but I have to get out of this…
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Liberals Against Abortion?
I'm a pinko commie liberal, but I am troubled by abortion. Is it really that terrible to have to carry a baby to term and give it up for adoption? Or use birth control in the first place? Now, I'm not in favor of banning abortion, since banning it has never been shown to reduce the actual number of abortions, only their…
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My Thanksgiving Calorie Strategy
Some people are stressing over Thanksgiving. I figure, it's just one day, and my favorite holiday to boot. There will be butter in everything.
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Pot Belly Success Stories
Mostly for the men out there: I need to see some inspiring before and after belly shots. I am one of those guys who looks fine everywhere but his big belly. I've lost 21 lbs, but the belly is still bulging. It's actually gotten rounder and less lumpy so I look pregnant. I have 20 more to lose, but if it doesn't start…
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NSV - Pizza
The other night I had a crud day so I ordered a small peperoni pizza. I would normally eat the whole thing while sitting on my but watching old episodes of Star Trek TNG, but I managed to wrap up 1/4 of the pizza. This may be the first time I have ever stopped eating pizza while there was still pizza to eat.
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Cabbage recipes
I have a huge craving for cabbage, but not sure how I want to prepare it. I also have some smoked turkey wings, carrots, onions, leeks, and every condiment known to man. Any ideas?
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Bowflex people
I have a used Bowflex sitting on my third floor getting dusty. I have the workout book, but I'm having trouble setting up a good regemin for basic toning. Any ideas?
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Parasites
I've heard some people purposely infect themselves with tapeworm and other parasites to aid in weight loss. Probably not for me (I'm scared to even try Alli), but anybody have experience with it?
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Loosing weight is harder than spelling!
loosing[loos] Origin loose /lus/ Show Spelled [loos] 1.free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end. 2.free from anything that binds or restrains; unfettered: loose cats prowling around in alleyways at night. 3.uncombined, as a chemical element. 4.not bound together: to wear one's hair loose. losing[loo-zing]…
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Walden Farm Ranch Dressing
I have had some of Walden Farms jellies and syrups and they are beyond nasty. However, their Chipotle Ranch dressing is my new favorite thing. I like it MORE than real ranch dressing because it is tangier and more vinegary. It claims to be zero calories, but I figure it must have a few. But in any case, putting it on some…
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NPR Story This Morning Summed it Up
A couple of threads have been about the recent news stories about reasearch on why it's so hard to keep weight off, but this one sums it up the best: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/10/31/141794801/losing-weight-a-battle-against-fat-and-biology If you're among the two-thirds of Americans who are overweight, chances…
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Great news!!!!
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Junk Diet Rant
The human body is an amazing machine. Unlike a car that needs a particular octane of gasoline, you can run the body on pretty much anything as long as you don't put too much in the tank. It really is calories in, calories out. And yet... people insist on weird diets. Atkins: Yes, you will lose weight, simply because nobody…
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Can you see a difference?
I've lost about 13 lbs since my last belly shot. I feel like I have a more rounded, defined potbelly. I'm still 30 lbs from goal, but I think I see some progress
