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Limitations of exercise
I'd be interested to know what you think of this article. I thought it was excellent, and it really helped to push me to resume using MyFitnessPal, after a period of pretty serious emotional eating of which my scale and my clothing tell the tale. I don't think any of us can afford to blow off the general health…
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Minimum stretch hold time?
I know I have to do stretches and I have what I believe is an effective routine, but it strains my patience :) partly because it comes at the end of a workout that takes almost 2 hours and I’m eager to leave the gym by then. Also because stretches HURT. If I can’t see the second hand on a clock while doing the stretch I’m…
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MFP database is a minefield :'(
And now the USDA has announced it is shutting down Supertracker, including the relatively reliable Food-a-pedia, in June. (Don't ask why. You *know* why. No politics please.) I've been back at this three weeks, after a three-year hiatus during which I maintained with exercise and mindfulness until fourth quarter '17 when…
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What to do with bar olives???
One of my favorite snacks is a few olives from the olive bar at the supermarket. Generally medium sized ones but I also like the giant black cerignolas and the little brown ones sometimes called “leccino” variety. I am stunned I can’t find a sufficiently detailed entry that measures the serving by volume rather than weight…
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Three years later…
Hi. I'm back, three years later. I worked with MFP fitfully in 2013-14 after a relocation ordeal (whence the "Boomerising" handle) took about 15 lb off me that I wouldn't have lost any other way. Thrills and chills. :) That weight loss got me out of the borderline-obese area of the BMI range, but I was still overweight. I…
