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Doubt about Calories In Calories Out
A lot of dieting advice focuses on calories in = calories out. While I think this is a good rule of thumb, a recent article in Scientific American shows that the issue is more complicated than that. For those interested, here it is:…
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Can Women Get Bulky?
I thought this was an interesting article in and of itself, but what really attracted me to it were the pictures of the varied body types of Olympic female athletes. Not all, but a lot of these women have bulky thighs, or at least bulkier than many women want. Some of them probably weight-lifted to get there, but not all…
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How could I lose muscle (safely)?
I'm hesitant to post this topic because I feel a lot of people would question why I'd want to get rid of muscle, but I hope there are some people out there who can help me. The internet seems to be letting me down on this one. I took ballet until I was 17 and built up my thigh muscles quite heavily. I haven't done any…
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shirataki
I don't follow recipes when I cook, so I don't know if I'll ever be able to leave a recipe, BUT I did find an awesome noodle substitute today. It's called shirataki and it looks and tastes like a glass noodle. Best of all, it's only 2kcal for 100g!!!! I used it in some soup tonight and it turned a cloudy white when boiled.…
