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Dad's Eulogy
I know this isn't MFP related but my MFP friends were of great support during the recent death of my Father. I just wanted to share this as a tribute to him. This is the eulogy I read at my Dads funeral. These are the facts of a man’s life: Cecil Martin Woods: October 21, 1934 to February 11, 2012 Father: Henry Woods…
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5 Minute Chocolate "Mug" Cake
Someone had posted they wish they could just make 1 of something to enjoy and be done. I came across this recipe that came from my mum years ago. As I recall it was OK and would do in a pinch if needing something sweet. Now I would not say these are diet recipes but probably could be less bad if you got creative. Thought I…
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Lose 20 Pounds In 30 Days Without Exercise!
This is a plan I followed several years ago and was successful at shredding 50 pounds. Here are the four simple rules I followed… Rule #1: Avoid “white” carbohydrates Avoid any carbohydrate that is — or can be — white. The following foods are thus prohibited, except for within 1.5 hours of finishing a resistance-training…
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Snowpocalypse 2011
Here are pictures from the storm on 2.1.2011.
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Ice Cold
First and foremost I am no expert on the topic I am posting. I was just doing some research on the effects of body temperature to weight loss and thought I would share what I found. If you don't like it, delete works great. It has been said that short term exposure to cold, 30 mins or so, will induce fatty acid release to…
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100 Pushups
I learned about this one from another member yesterday. They are currently starting week 2 so if you want to jump in the more the merrier. the hundred push ups training program http://hundredpushups.com/index.html Perfect Push Up If you're serious about increasing your strength, follow this six week training program and…
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HRM: Resting Calories - Exercise Calories = Real Calories Bu
It was brought to my attention that when I use a HRM during exercise, when I am done I need to subtract the calories that my body burned at rest to get the TRUE total calories burned from the EXERCISE alone. At first this didn't make since to me but after doing some research it is clear that for a true caloric burn you…
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Eat Stop Eat 20-24 Hour Fast
I fast from 6:00p.m on the first day until 6:00p.m on the second day, then I eat normally. During the fast, I drink lots of water and no-cal juices. I'm really happy with my results, and for those of you who do fast, and are successful..I actually "get it" now. OK I read about this and tried it last week without feeling…
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What It Takes to Lose a Pound
Maybe everyone already knows this, but it is new to me and I wanted to share. Diet and Weight Loss Tutorial Unit of Weight Approximate Calories Approximate Kilojoules Pound 3,500 14,644 Kilogram 7,716 32,284 A pound of body fat equates to approximately 3500 calories. So if you have a calorie deficit of 500 calories…
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Running on a treadmill vs. open running
I ran on a treadmill for the first time in years today. I have been slowly working the "Couch to 5K" program and running outside. I found it far more difficult to run on the treadmill. Anyone else experience this?
