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Does my list of vitamins etc sound ok?
I'm trying to do my own research and not fall into the traps of A. believing pseudoscience nonsense that "everyone knows" and B. whining for strangers on the internet to do my work for me. That being said, I've made a list of changes I want to make and if anyone else has already implemented some of them and can tell me how…
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Healthy items for liquid diet?
Just got wisdom tooth surgery and apparently my teeth had twisty roots or something so I have more stitches than normal. 4 days of liquids then soft or semisolids and nothing hot the first 48 hours is what my care sheet says. I am a pescetarian so seafood = yes but no other meat/broth. Any suggestions? I'm already tired of…
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Making frozen microwaveable steamed vegetables not boring
Hello all, I have these 1lb bags of frozen vegetables(like green beans carrots um yellow green beans yellow carrots broccoli i think red bell peppers too) and after you microwave it its very boring to eat. So far my go to is to dip it in balsamic but I'm wondering if theres something fairly simple I can do on the stove…
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holy crap fleas
I house-sat a few days ago, for friends with two dogs and two cats. Their house is an hour out of the city in the country and there are bugs EVERYWHERE. I didn't notice fleas on their pets but I didn't look for them either. The cats don't go outside. Anyway just now I was lying on my floor doing homework, on top of the…
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son of a biscuit eating bulldog(tomatoes)
I never have fresh things because when I crave something, I usually will eat it a whole bunch for a day or two and the rest will go bad. I don't even normally buy bread because it takes me over a month to finish a loaf/it always goes bad before I finish it. My fruit and vegetables come frozen. Really everything I eat is…
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My DNA says to do a low-fat diet and cardio.
Hello all, I did the 23andme DNA testing thing for ancestry recently and ran my results through promethease. If you aren't familiar, 23andme recently had to stop offering their DNA health results because the FDA ordered them to and it's an ongoing legal thing blah blah. But promethease can take the raw data you download…
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bare legs in november?
I am utterly confused. I'm a college student who was always in uniforms up until now and never learned to put together outfits. I have to go to a fancy pants art show at a gallery tonight at 6pm and I have no idea how to dress myself. I have a nice short sleeve dress that stops slightly above the knee, and that's as far as…
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anyone cracked their sesamoid bone?
So much for my short lived running kick =[ just went to a doctor about foot pain and some tiny thing in my foot called a sesamoid bone is cracked clean in half, like two pieces of it are in there not touching. I thought it was going to be a joint problem. He says no gym at all and I'm in a boot for a month to see if it…
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5 pounds of frozen tator tots
were left on my counter last night all night. I thought my boyfriend put them in the freezer, he thought I did. In my defense he carried the bag in. Can I refreeze them? They were out for over 12 hours, but they're not meat? =[
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sensitivity to drugs = thyroid condition?
TLDR at the bottom if you don't want to read the whole post =]. stats: 22, 150 lbs, 5'5'' I have a painful chalazion(eyelid bump) and saw the Eye Dr. on Wednesday; he gave me some drops and a one time scrip for pain until the drops start fixing it. The pill is hydrocodone-acetominaphin 10-325, whatever that means. I've…
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how to make coffee not taste like coffee?
I hate coffee/espresso, but I choke it down sometimes for the caffeine when I'm fed up with tea. In Texas last week I went to a gas station called QT and they had this coffee mocha thing that I swear tastes just like really really sweet hot chocolate and it was AAAAMAZING. Anyway I bet it was 1000 calories and 800 grams of…
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Is there some secret trick to choosing grapefruits?
I really like grapefruits for snacks but the last couple bags I have brought home look all pretty and evenly red/orange on the outside but are dry and hard on the inside =[. And it's the whole bag! What am I missing? I pick the bag or loose fruits that are round and evenly colored. I tried to go to the local farmer's…
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lower cals while injured?
female, 21, 5'5'', 155 pounds. It is summer vacation and I have been going to the gym for an hour every day, taking advantage of no classes. I hurt my knee and have been told to take it as easy as possible for a couple weeks and no gym for a month :/ My usual goals are 1400 cals, 40:40:20 for protein:carbs:fat For a sudden…
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IIFYM people:
HOW DO YOU GET DRUNK? I MEAN HOW DO I GET DRUNK? I have been trying for 2 weeks to follow iifym(instead of just counting calories like before, I have been keeping macros at 40:40:20 for protein:carbs:fat). I didn't hve a problem until today; first time I've drank alcohol or eaten out. I don't eat meat except fish so it's…
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knee supports; open/closed patella
Lately when I run or do the elliptical, my right knee starts to hurt a few minutes in and I have to stop early. It's just little twinges with every stride, but it's enough to make me stop for fear of making something worse. I was thinking maybe a knee brace/neoprene support thing might help. I can't figure out the…
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going off birth control
I am about to go off my pill(lo loestrin) and am freaking out a bit because of the horror stories the internet is full of. Gaining weight is a mild concern but honestly the side effect that worries me the most is hair loss. Lots of women seem to have mild to significant hair loss when they quit the pill(in the period after…
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Anyone learn to lift free weights with just the internet?
I keep reading things on this site that make me want to start using the free weights instead of the machines. I have gone to my gym on two different days/shifts and asked the people who work there if anyone wouldn't mind showing me some basics and both times none of the workers would/most said they didn't know how to. It's…
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gendered multivitamins
So I'm out of my multi, and my boyfriend has like One a Day Teen Multivitamin for Him. I read the label and it seems to have most of the same stuff, some things in different amounts. Oh and no iron. Can I take that for a couple days until I can go buy mine? The gendered thing is a gimmick right? I don't think I'd die…
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hamstring pulled/torn, how long should I stay off it?
I recently spent 6 months in and out of casts and walking boots from breaking my foot, and just got cleared to work out again 2 weeks ago so I've been going at it daily with a vengeance. I do some cardio to wake up then alternate upper/lower body days with the machines. Today I couldn't get through more than 5 minutes of…
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GNC scale says morbidly obese?!
I got on a GNC scale today at the mall and it told me I'm morbidly obese, and that I am 41% body fat. I was FLOORED. I knew I needed to lose weight but that's almost half fat! I am 21 and 5'5'', and I weigh 151. I know I'm overweight but is it possible I'm actually morbidly obese? My doctor never said anything, but i was…
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caffeinated lemon curd
I was dying for something sweet when I got home and didn't really have anything on hand, when I saw the lemons and next thing I knew I was spooning hot lemon curd into a tupperware to chill. The only redeeming factor(ha.) is that in my sugarlust-fueled trance I made it with caffeinated sugar, and will now definitely not…
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Am I Stupid?(wrist pedometers)
I love the idea but how the hell does it work? I talk with my hands. A lot. How is a pedometer on my wrist going to know the difference between that and walking around?Do I have to swing my arms when I walk? I'm usually on the internet on my phone or reading when I walk between classes, so my arms don't swing. I don't get…
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The Fruit Fly Diet!
But seriously. I am fed up, ever since it started getting hot this year I can't seem to get rid of the damn fruit flies in my apartment! I'm so grossed out by my kitchen I don't want to be in there as long as it takes to prepare food, my snacking has seriously almost stopped. They fly in front of my face and I decide to…
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Not losing. =[
I was working out three days a week and eating 1400 and losing very slowly but steadily, like 2-3 pounds a month. Well, when you work out and do crunches and different new things there can be soreness for a couple days, so I didn't realize I was working out on a broken bone in my foot since last july. It wasn't crippling…
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nuking protein powder
I really enjoy hot chocolate, and I have chocolate protein powder. If I mix it with some water and microwave it until it's pretty hot for post-workout boost, will it affect or hurt the protein in some way? I googled it and got conflicting opinions; apparently it denatures it but this might or might not be bad? Apparently…
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Back to gym after stress fracture
WOOHOO I have been given permission to discard the boot and wear "sturdy tennis shoes" (wow I am way too young to need to worry about shoe sturdiness). I have a two week trial period with shoes before I go back to the doc, and I have the ok to weight train and use stationary bike. I am kind of scared though. I was only in…
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I WANT TO WORK OUT
Every second of spare time I could be spending at a gym but am sitting on the couch, I feel like I am becoming less fit/more how I used to be. I broke my sesamoid(tiny thing in foot) and am in a boot and the doc said no working out arm machines are ok if I'm sitting, and no walking except what is necessary(which is alot…
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running form easiest on knees?
I have decided I want to start running, and did today on a treadmill starting c25k and I didn't feel pain at the time but it's 6 hours later and my knees are throbbing. I am used to half an hour straight on elliptical with high resistance and no pain so this surprised me. Any tips on how to correct my running? My feet were…
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freezing greek yogurt
I hate greek yogurt, and it takes about a 2:1 yogurt to honey ratio for me to like it, but that adds alot of sugar and calories lol. I think it might taste better with a little honey and then frozen, but won't freezing it kill the live cultures it brags about having?
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Any vegetarians who added fish back in?
Hello all, I have been a vegetarian for six years and LOVE it. It has pretty much removed fast food from my diet, with the exception of the occasional taco bell run lol. I never want to eat a burger again, or bacon, or hot dogs or steak. I am content with substitutes and absolutely prefer some to the real thing, such as…
