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It gets better
I had the honor of participating in an It Gets Better video today. I posted the details in my blog: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/bhankiii/view/all-right-mr-demille-i-m-ready-for-my-close-up-456158 Now I'm wondering if anyone else here has made one, or watched any of them, or been affected by any of them?
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Halloween - a trick or a treat?
So, today is Halloween - the largest candy day next to Valentines. My question - is today an opportunity for you to stick with your diet commitment? Or is it just another excuse to cheat? I have about 600 pieces of candy sitting in a big pot at home. I won't be touching it - except to give it away. (Doing my part for the…
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why dieting is not just about calories in and calories out
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC506782/ A review of simple thermodynamic principles shows that weight change on isocaloric diets is not expected to be independent of path (metabolism of macronutrients) and indeed such a general principle would be a violation of the second law. Homeostatic mechanisms are able to…
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the hidden truths about calories
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2012/08/27/the-hidden-truths-about-calories/ A recent study found that individual humans who ate, as part of an experiment, 600 or 800 calorie portions of whole wheat bread (with nuts and seeds on it) and cheddar cheese actually expended twice as much energy, yes twice, in…
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sugar free chocolatey coconutty datey goodness
recipe in my blog: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/bhankiii/view/chocolatey-coconutty-datey-goodness-383111 cross posted here and there
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What works and what does not work
I see a lot of posts on MFP that go something like this, "Should I be doing XYZ? What is the best XYZ for me? Help me pleeeeeeze?" The answer is simple. No. You should not be doing XYZ. And No. No one here knows what's best for you. And No. No one can give you the magic answer that will make your weight loss dreams come…
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grain free enchiladas
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/bhankiii/view/chorizochiladas-310529 I think this is visible to everyone
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whey ideas?
I make Greek yogurt, and end up with nice pure liquid whey from straining the yogurt. Anyone know of any good recipes or uses for this stuff? It's loaded with protein, amino acids and vitamins. Seems a shame to throw it down the drain.
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recipe - bison Piñon
Years ago a friend from Puerto Rico gave me a recipe for Piñon. I was hungry for something substantial tonight, so I adapted what I remembered about the dish to things I had on hand. Ingredients: 1 lb ground bison 1 red onion, sliced thin 2 plantains, peeled and sliced (these need to be very very ripe, with almost black…
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BMI fun!
Here's a fun website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18770328 Enter your age, height and weight, and it will tell you how fat you are. Your BMI - body mass index. And other useful tidbits, like these: You have more body fat than 96% of males aged 45-59 in the world. and, Did you know? If everyone in the world had the…
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recipe - bison Piñon
Years ago a friend from Puerto Rico gave me a recipe for Piñon. I was hungry for something substantial tonight, so I adapted what I remembered about the dish to things I had on hand. Ingredients: 1 lb ground bison 1 red onion, sliced thin 2 plantains, peeled and sliced (these need to be very very ripe, with almost black…
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recipe - bison Piñon
Years ago a friend from Puerto Rico gave me a recipe for Piñon. I was hungry for something substantial tonight, so I adapted what I remembered about the dish to things I had on hand. Ingredients: 1 lb ground bison 1 red onion, sliced thin 2 plantains, peeled and sliced (these need to be very very ripe, with almost black…
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Warm Spinach Salad
This is what we ate tonight. It's an adaption of something I ate at Perry's Steakhouse. Their's was made with large shrimp, which would give you a meal with much less sodium than this. Ingredients: 4 links Open Nature Sun Dried Tomato and Basil Chicken Sausage 8 oz baby bella mushrooms, sliced 2 Tbsp butter 10 oz fresh…
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recipe - buffsghetti
Bison and brown rice pasta: Ingredients: 2 lbs ground bison 1 large sweet onion, chopped 8 cloves garlic, chopped coarse 1 lb medium portobello mushrooms, stemmed and chopped coarse 2 Tbsp olive oil 1/2 oz fresh sweet basil 1/2 oz fresh oregano 2 24oz jars of Mom's Basil and Garlic Spaghetti Sauce 1 24 oz jar of 365 Pasta…
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ketchup recipe
One of those things that every kitchen needs is ketchup. If you read the labels you'll see that almost every brand has high fructose corn syrup in it. There are a couple labeled as "organic" or "no high fructose corn syrup", that just have plain sugar in them. There's even one that substitutes something like Splenda. Or…
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chile rellanos
Ingredients: 2 poblano peppers 8 oz ground bison 1/2 cup chopped onion 4 cloves garlic, chopped 2 cups chopped baby spinach 1 cup chopped cilantro 6 oz Jarlsburg swiss cheese, grated 1 Tbs Thai Kitchen red curry paste 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped 10 sundried tomatoes, chopped 1 portobella mushroom top, chopped…
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Sugar free, gluten free, Pan de Datiles (date nut cake)
This is the time of year when I start thinking about what I can make for Christmas presents. This year will be a challenge because of my newly adopted sugar free, chemical free, obnoxious obsessive lifestyle. A while back I found a little date nut cake at Whole Foods that contained only dates and walnuts. I did some…
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hello from heavyland
Hi. I've always been naturally on the heavy side but I got into pretty good shape in my mid 40's. When I moved to my present city and job 8 years ago and got a house and a life I started gaining, and put on 70 pounds. Last New Year's I decided it was time for a change. I'm down 45 pounds and just started using this app…
