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Does lifting heavy weights make your knuckles bigger?
Does lifting heavy weights make your knuckles bigger? I switched to heavy lifting, from cardio, about 3 years ago and while my body weight is still the same, my engagement ring and wedding bands are so tight that I can barely put them on nor remove them, even with suds and water or lotion. Once the rings are on, they’re…
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Put on muscles in 12 days?
How much muscles can a 14 years old put on in 12 days? Situation: Freshman Son is 145-148#. He's wrestling at 145# weight class. He barely made weight for yesterday's meet. I want him to move up to the next weight class 152#. He has 12 days over Xmas break between his meets. He's 14.5 years old. 5'5" 145-148# 13.5% body…
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How long have you maintained your weight on LCD?
Hola, How long have you maintained your weight on LCD? In this time, how many ?slip-ups? have you had? How many times did you have to lose the weight again? I've only been on LCD for 20 days, and I'm loving my lack of carbage cravings. But I was reading the thread: "For those who gained it back," and it made me think about…
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Is it worth my efforts, if I can’t keep to keto-carb level?
Is it worth my efforts, if I can’t keep to keto-carb level? So I aim for keto, in terms of ~20g net carbs. Then I allow myself more carbs for most kinds of veggies, in large servings: - Cabbage - lettuce - arugula - cucumber - sweet peppers - cherry tomato - green beans - broccoli (kinda like the Fighter Diet: fill up on…
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You have to try 'bunoodles'!!!
I have a new obsession: - butternut squash noodles!!! or bunoodles They are just fantastic! Crunchy, chewy, yummy! I can't get enough of them! recipe: I baked mine for a total of about 30 minutes, with several stirring, to keep from charring and dry up the 'noodles' more. awholenewtwist.com/butternut-squash-noodles/ I made…
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Get a 2nd opinion on re-starting statin cholesterol drugs?
Hola, I know you are not medical doctors with knowledge in cholesterol, but some of you have gone through this process. I just got my fasted cholesterol test on 1/25/17. I'm trying to see if I should go back on statin drugs. --> From your experience/knowledge, if you were me with my cholesterol numbers, would you go back…
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THANK YOU!!! Thank you for this WOE!
I feel like I've stumbled upon the Holy Grail. Like someone had hidden this from me for years and I've finally am able to find it. Thank you for this WOE and for the support on this thread, and for all the things I've learned in just 1month. This is the lowest I've ever weighed since hitting puberty! Losing weight used to…
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How do you handle Holidays while being Low-carb?
Question: How do you handle Holidays while being Low-carb? Do you take a break for the Holiday meal, such as Thanksgiving dinner, skipping the stuffing and pumpkin pie, etc? Or do you just take a break and get back on track the next day? I'm barely 1 month into LCD so I haven't encounter a Holiday yet. I'm okay with taking…
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Cholesterol and high protein ---->>>>> “Fork over Knives”
Hola, Did anyone switch to plant-base diet when trying to reduce their cholesterol? Anyone have experience with plant-based diet? There’s a movie or documentary called “Fork over Knives”. (I did a SEARCH and didn't find a thread about this) I have high cholesterol. I am trying to NOT have to go on statins. My Dr. is…
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Low-carb = WOE --> continual losing weight problem?
Hola, How do you keep from continual weight loss on low-carbs way of eating? I'm only on Day 15 of the Dukan (high protein/low fat/lots veggies/oatbran diet), and I've been rather successful with both the weight loss and the control over carbs cravings. I intend to stick with this Way of Eating for a very long time, since…
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Your thoughts on this article: low-carb or keto diet results in more fat cells
Your thoughts on this old article (Oct 17, 2014)? http://www.artenediana.com/en/dukan-diet-simplest-way-gain-fat/ If I read this article correctly, it seems to say that: - low-carb or keto diet results in more fat cells, so when you do add carbs back into your diet, you gain weight faster because there's more fat cells to…
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I'm looking forward to the Fall...
... for many reasons. 1. I hate the sticky humid/hot weather. Hot is fine, but the high dew point just kills me. Maybe I need to move to Arizona for the dry heat. 2. to escape all these pool parties and BBQs! Ugh: my calories were killed yesterday at my friend's pool party. AND that's me showing restraint! There's another…
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Does skinny really taste better than...?
Woe is me: I miss eating and the option to eat stuff. What I mean is that it sucks being so short! Yes, woe is me. I'm healthy and happy and I keep complaining about being short. It just means that w/ such a low TDEE ~1450 (if I'm not working out that day), I can't give into that: - 1 drink or - coffee with cream/sugar or…
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Can someone please teach/guide me on body recomposition?
Can someone please teach/guide me on body recomposition? Or help translate it? I would like to learn more about bulking/cutting, when to start/ how to do it, etc. Please take me on as an apprentice. I need a leader/trainer/coach. I don’t want to get to my Goal Weight and still not like the soft fluffy result. Amanda Age:…
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Possible to transform from stocky to lean?
Hello, Can you please share your stories/experiences on how you transformed your body? I am very short 4'11" and have been chubby/stocky/plump ever since elementary school. I've been on the same hamster wheel for many years. 2years ago I was introduced to weight lifting and I love it. But I didn't really watch my diet. So…
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Have you been able to lose weight past your lowest plateau?
Have you been able to lose weight past your lowest plateau? I’m a stocky 4’11” short athletic-build 42yrs old woman. → I’ve never been lower than 116 ever since I hit puberty. Current weight is 119. For the last 5 years, I’ve been going up and down the same 5+ pounds. Even when truly focused on my nutrition and workouts…
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Shorties who use Fitbit/polar/etc: what is your avg TDEE?
Shorties who use Fitbit/bodybugg/etc: what is your average TDEE? Hola, What is your height, weight, and TDEE? Also, what kind of workouts do you do (if your TDEE is significantly different from mine)? I am trying figure out what my TDEE is. I'm 4'11" and ~118 pounds (last weigh-in was last month). My range is about…
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Do I have a problem? Night time snacking
Okay, do I have a problem? Not even done chewing my last bite of dinner, and I'm already thinking about my night time snack. I do IF, so I eat from 12noon-to-7pm, or like today: from 2pm-to-7pm. But between 5pm dinner and 11:30pm bedtime, I usually reach for unhealthy snacks. Yes, I have a lot of veggies/fresh fruits in my…
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parents: college savings OR other enrichment activities?
For other parents, if you only have some side money for either college savings OR something else (such as sleep-away-camps, travel, enrichment activities), which would you choose? I often second-guess our decision on this matter. We're choosing the latter choice. - Instead of reading about the Great Wall of China, we're…
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Who wants to train with me for 1st 10K (Tufts in October)???
Hello, I know 1runningmama has a running thread, but those people there are big-time runners!!! I have done 3 official 5Ks and now I am training for my 1st 10K (the Tufts in October). --> I would love to have some running buddies, as we go through this experience together. So my last 5K was in April. I usually don't run,…
