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DXA and RMR analysis today
Today I got a workup done which calculated my resting metabolic rate and did a DXA scan for body composition. I learned some interesting things. I'm 6'3, 194 lbs, and apparently 23% body fat. My RMR is only 1699 calories per day (15% below average. I assume partly because my lean mass is (relatively) low and partly genes.…
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Slow and steady
I take my weight every morning, same time, and looking back over the past 2 weeks its been a bumpy but consistent path...downward. MFP is working for me! I feel like I am solidly out of the "2"s. My last 200 reading was July 25. 195.5 today. I expect to be up to 196.5 or so tomorrow if history is any indication. But its…
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Sugar
So, maybe a year ago I got exposed to a lot of information about how the amount of added-sugar Americans eat in their diet is essentially toxic. And I mean, long-term, not as in "you'll die next week horribly from it" type. How the amounts being eaten are behind the chronic diseases we face, even if its not specifically…
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Starting out...
I just signed up for this, mostly for the ability to communicate with others and learn new things. Since last year, when I was 37, I've been focused on making what I like to think of as "long term" positive health changes as I approach age 40. I cut out pork and red meat last year, in early July I've gone ovo/lacto…
