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Less Sweating?
I live in Florida and its usually hot and humid and with any amount of mild physical exertion- even when I was 50lbs lighter- I'm usually just dripping sweat in two minutes. I just started eating Keto a few weeks ago and only a few pounds down so far but exercising in my hot garage today I was dry except for a little…
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SL / SS on a Caloric Deficit?
I have been dong StrongLifts 5x5 for a couple of months now and I feel like I am getting pretty good results. So far after 26 workouts I have not missed any of the progressive sets, I've dropped 3 pounds on the scale, and if the tape measure is to be believed then I've also dropped 1.7% BF so far. My perception is I still…
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Going to Failure
I read a lot on MFP about lifting to failure. What are the benefits of this? I'm doing the Stronglifts 5x5 right now- should I be just going until I fail every single set? If I did that I don't think I would be achieving 5 by the last set- it would probably end up being something like 7-6-5-5-3 or whatever. Or maybe on the…
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Priority on Calories or Macros?
Just wondering what is the best approach if you are cutting and find yourself out of calories and under on protein? This year I have really been trying to concentrate on hitting the 1 g/lb of LBM minimum thing every day but sometimes the only way is to go over on calories. Obviously better planning is preferred- but when…
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Type-1 Question: How long does exercise drop BG Levels?
I was just wondering how long exercise 'pushes out' and affects your blood glucose level. My 12 year old daughter has Type-1 Diabetes and pumps Humalog. She is generally pretty active- but yesterday we were at a family holiday get together where she was extremely active running around all day- a lot more than usual. There…
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Pasta Weight After Cooking
Out of curiosity I weighed a pound of Spaghetti after cooking and draining it- it went from 16 oz to 41 oz, so it ended up slightly more than 2.5 times the uncooked weight. I read somewhere the rule of thumb for pasta was it doubled in weight so I thought it was interesting that a 2 oz serving is actually 5 oz cooked. Just…
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Good is the Enemy of Great
"Good is the Enemy of Great" -Jim Collins I've been thinking about that quote a lot for the last few weeks- it's the first sentence in a business book I read a while back which kind of stuck with me. A year ago I had a serious conversation with myself about being way out of shape, and I knew that if I didn’t do something…
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Tattoo Question
I was mountain biking today and cut too close to a tree branch which raked across my shoulder, tore my shirt open, and put a nice deep scrape across a tattoo I have there. Just wondering if anyone has any advice on what I should put on it- if anything. I Googled it but all I found are warnings not to use Neosporin or…
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Pearl Izumi X-Alp Seek IV MTB Shoes
Has anyone used the Pearl Izumi X-Alp Seek IV or any similar 'versatile use' MTB Shoes? http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Product_10054_10551_1097346_-1_400098__400098 I was planning on getting more of a traditional style MTB shoe but after trying some on yesterday and reading the reviews of the Time Z-Strong clipless…
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Multiple Bike Storage Ideas
So right now there are six bikes in my garage. I'm planning on picking up #7 this weekend and #8 when I reach my goal weight probably early next year. I know I'm not the only one with a growing collection so hopefully someone can help me out here. My wife is already kind of irritated the garage is getting out of control so…
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Amazing Biking Video
Pretty impressive especially on a road bike- http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=271_1349825072
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Insulin Photography
I was contacted the other day by a research company working on developing a "24 Hour Glucose-Sensitive Insulin" who wanted to use this picture of my daughter on their website. I thought it was kind of cool.
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Jay Hewitt Ironman Triathlete
We are going to a JDRF event tomorrow at the Florida Aquarium and get to see Jay Hewitt, Type-1 Diabetic, US National Team and Ironman Triathlete. I am really excited to meet someone so inspirational as is my daughter who also has Type-1 and just started cycling herself. http://youtu.be/9mXUXzJOheY
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RMR Test Done... Now What?
Today I went in for a RMR Test to evaluate my Resting Metabolic Rate. It was a breathing test called MetaCheck where I breathed into a machine for about 15 minutes. I did no exercise for 48hrs and fasted for 12hrs prior to taking the test. Test Results came back as follows: Calories / Day Energy Input Zones were as…
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Anyone have their RMR tested?
Wondering if anyone has had their resting metabolic rate actually tested. If so just curious what kind of feedback you got, was it helpful and/or significantly different than an online calculator? I was considering doing this just to see what it said since it's I found it near my office and it's only $50- and if I got…
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Don't forget where you parked your bike
http://www.360cities.net/image/den-haag-nederlande-centraal-station-cs-bicycle-parking-fietsen#-354.56,2.20,70.0
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F2F Phone App
I never knew Fat-2-Fit had it's own iPhone app- I kind of stumbled across it by accident but it's pretty nice with all the online calculators built right in- plus it's free- so check it out.
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My NSV Tool Belt
Spent today cleaning out the garage- and one of the things I got organized was my tools. I'm an electrician but have been in a management position (aka sedentary office job) since the mid-90's. That's when I started gaining weight and for most of the time since there is no way that tool belt would have reached around me-…
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Elevations - Cyclemeter vs RidewithGPS vs Strava
I am a little confused about the Elevation reading on my GPS. I am using the Cyclemeter app with an iPhone 4s and then uploading the GPX file to both Ride with GPS and Strava. Both of the websites seem to have their own little take on the data with minimal differences on speed and ride time and such- but the elevation data…
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How often do you ride?
Just curious. I have been riding 5-6 days a week 1-2 hours a day for the last few months and feeling pretty good. Then coming back from vacation due to driving/unpacking/bact-to-work/etc I ended up taking a 3.5 day break from it. I went out mountain biking last night and my legs felt like new money. I could not believe how…
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Best Road Bikes $1000-$1500 Range?
I have been riding my Specialized Rockhopper MTB a lot for the last few months, mainly on paved bike trails, with my longest rides so far in the neighborhood of 25 miles in 2-2.5 hours. I've lost 50+ lbs now (6'3"/269lbs) so I think I'm getting close to being able to fit on a road bike but I'm fairly confused on all the…
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I'm Bailing on the HRM (and Exercise Calories in General)
So I've been eating more to weigh less for 3+ months now and all is going very well. I started EM2WL on 3/27/12 right after coming back from a 10-day Disney vacation and unable to face going back to very restrictive calories, no energy, etc. plan I was on prior to vacation. Since then I have dropped 25 pounds (286-261 lbs)…
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Finally hit the TRAIL
So up until yesterday I've been riding my mountain bike (which is my only bike) on paved bike trails around my house for exercise. But yesterday I decided to finally give it a go in the woods- and wow- I was seriously impressed with (a) the bike and (b) the workout. Amazing using a bike for exactly what it was designed to…
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Doctors Office NSV
I've been off blood pressure medication for several weeks now and just got checked at the doctors office this morning and it was 136 / 70. (I've been monitoring it closely at home but to have them check at the office with a real pressure cuff was like validation.) This is way better than I was six months and 50lbs ago even…
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Thinking about only eating back 1/2 my exercise calories
Okay- I'm sold on the eat more to weigh less concept. I've been eating more for 6 weeks or so and feeling so much better...and therefor exercising more and more...and therefor eating more and more...and now suddenly I'm just not seeing the results. I started at 6'3" and 322lbs and dropped the first 30lbs or so on a very…
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What Nutrients do you Track?
I assume most people track the usual Carbs, Fat and Protein. MFP gives you the option to track a couple others- including Fat, Saturated Fat, Polyunsaturated Fat, Monounsaturated Fat, Trans Fat, Cholesterol, Sodium, Potassium, Fiber, Sugar, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Calcium and Iron. What else are you tracking and why? Is…
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Fifty Pound Milestone (With Pics)
Very happy I hit the 50lb milestone this morning. I started out at 322lbs (I’m 6’3”) in January at a weight loss clinic taking Phentermine, B12 shots, and a very restrictive diet of 900-1200 calories a day and 0-20 carbs. I did that for six weeks and the first 30lbs just fell off- but then for the next month it slowed down…
