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Anyone doing Atkins 1972 (stricter)?
This is my third time doing Atkins. Ten years ago I lost 20 pounds in three months -- and kept it off for a few years. I used the 1972 book, because I found it at a yard sale. A few years ago I wanted to drop 10 pounds before summer, so I tried Atkins again -- this time the new version with the "net" carbs and bars and…
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Anyone Doing Low-Carb High-Fat?
I started out doing Atkins, but after stumbling on the work of Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt and his LCHF diet, I am switching over. I was a bit wary adding so much fat that it would stall me, but I stepped on the scale this morning, and I'm down another .6. The biggest benefit is I'm not hungry/no cravings. Is anyone else eating…
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Quick Weight Loss Just as Sustainable as Slower Weight Loss
It turns out that, contrary to what we are constantly being told, quick weight loss is no more or less sustainable than weight loss that happens over years. Research scientist David B. Allison, who directs the Nutrition Obesity Research Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, set out to explore some common…
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Doc appointment: Do I tell him I've been cutting carbs?
Or do I wait for my blood workup (which I know will be good) and then tell him?
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Gluten-Free Folks - I apologize!
I'm a pretty laid back person -- by this I mean I have a tendency to live and let live and not judge others if their thing is working for them. But I owe my gluten free friends an apology. In the area where I live, gluten free has been circulating for some years. I work with a person who swears it cured her hyper-thyroid,…
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Boy George's Amazing Slim-Down: No Bread, No Sugar
Did you see Boy George's amazing transformation? E-Online reports: http://www.eonline.com/news/389759/boy-george-s-weight-loss-see-his-dramatic-transformation The 51-year-old singer lost weight through: Portion control 5 hour gaps between meals No coffee or tea, except at meals Water & fizzy water between meals No bread No…
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Tuna - in water or oil?
Is it best to eat tuna packed in water or oil? Actually, it doesn't say what kind of oil on the can. So, water?
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Food Porn: Crustless Quiche
3 eggs, 3 cheeses, ham, 16 oz full fat creme fraiche (you can sub sour cream). Delicious! And you can eat it cold when on the run.
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See Yourself - Only Thinner!
I find this site fun and motivational. Upload your own real picture, and see what you will look like when you reach your goal. http://makeovr.com/weightmirror/
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Low-Carb Quiche Recipe - Julia Child Inspired
Today I baked a low-carb quiche so that I can eat right on the go this week. While flipping through my Julia Child cookbook I noticed that a lot of French cooking is low in carbs. This recipe for Quiche Lorraine (bacon quiche) for example needed no substitutions. I simply left out the pie crust. Just bake in a ceramic dish…
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Eat Fat to Lose Fat?
I watched a documentary last weekend called Fat Head. Science writer Tom Noughton goes back in time to take a look at the food guide pyramid and it's heavy reliance on grains, looks at the traditional "lipid theory" that cholesterol causes heart disease (experts are realizing it's more complicated than just cholesterol)…
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Pushups! Planks! What Are You Getting Good At?
When I started at my gym a year ago, I could barely do one plank, and I had to do pushups on my knees. Now I can whip out 40 pushups. The planks are still killers, but I can sustain and my form is good now. What are you getting good at that you never thought you'd see?
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All Zumba Not Created Equal?
I went to a very disappointing Zumba class last night. We may as well have been sitting in chairs. No rumba, no cha cha, no bollywood, caribbean, or african dance moves. It was all just one long variation on grape vines and arm waving. And we were asked to use hand weights, which IMO can really screw up your shoulder if…
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Who Likes V-Shaped Abs?
My BF and I were just talking about V-shaped abs -- you know, the kind that makes a guy look like GI-Joe: Ladies, do you like them? Guys, do you want them? It's a little extreme for me. I think you'd have to have extremely low body fat for them to show.
