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Cognac persimmon bread - Not a diet food!
I just discovered the most amazing persimmon bread recipe, then altered it slightly. This is from a website called "backtoherroots.com," as bourbon persimmon bread. I decided to make it cognac. It makes 2 8"x4" 8-slice loaves, and comes in at 353 calories per slice, but it's oh-so-good. Here's what you need: -2 cups of…
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What foods can't you eat?
As kids, we all have those foods that we just hate. Usually of the garden-grown variety. Our parents tell us that our tastes will change as we get older, and we'll like different things as adults. While this is absolutely true, there are some foods we just never learn to like. What's yours? For me it's asparagus. Doesn't…
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Another NSV
I just poked another new hole in my belt to make it fit again. :happy: I started on the second to last hole, then the last hole, then I poked a new hole, now I just poked another new hole. The holes are about an inch apart, so I've lost 3" off my waist, give or take.
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7 lbs to go
I'm down to ~192, which is 7 lbs from my goal of 185. I got to 192 2 years ago, and stopped. I'm worried that I'm not staying on track as well as I should at this point. On Friday, I went to a baseball game, and without even thinking about it, I ate some hand-tossed caramel popcorn, a giant, extremely salted pretzel, and…
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Pumpkin Latte recipes?
I recently saw a video on how to "Make Your Own Damn Pumpkin Spice Latte," and it kinda sucked. It involved honey, pumpkin pie spice, and milk. Seemed like a good idea, but in the end, it just tasted like coffee with cinnamon in it. Does anyone know of any pumpkin spice latte recipe that actually tastes as good as…
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Question for the biologists out there
Ok, maybe someone can clear this up for me. We all know that if you burn more calories than you consume, your body will use either muscle or fat as its energy source. If less weight is gained through muscle growth than the muscle or fat stores used for energy, then you will weigh less. My question is this: why? When fat is…
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Plateau-busting tips?
The question is pretty much there in the title. Nothing has changed in my food and exercise regimen, so I can only assume that I'm in the midst of a plateau. This week I not only did not lose my standard 2 - 2.5 lbs, I gained about 1.5. So let's hear them. What have you all done to overcome plateaus? What worked and what…
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How much to eat when lifting
Once a week, I go to the gym and do my full-body weight-lifting thing. I do high-weight deadlift (80-90% of 1-rep max, 3 sets of 5), then pull ups and dips (3 sets of as many as I can do of each). It works most if not all of the major muscle groups and leaves me exhausted. This week even more so because I established my…
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Research on eggs
Though I'd share this here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/13/egg-whites-whole-eggs-healthier_n_5671705.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063 TL;DR - don't avoid egg yolks; they won't contribute to weight gain as long as you control your overall calories.
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Need some snack ideas
So at Costco, I found these teriyaki roasted seaweed snacks that are only 25 calories per little pack. Since I love to sit there and just snack on things, this seemed like a great option.... the problem? To my unrefined palette, they are disgusting. I can't handle the taste of seaweed. I have tried. I muscled and grimaced…
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Yard work
So first I picked up the dog poop, then mowed and edged the back yard, then I mowed and edged the front yard. Then I went to town on these two bits of the front yard, the first one about 6' x 14', the second about 3' x 16', both absolutely full of weeds. I grabbed my how, my shovel, and my rake, and two hours later, they…
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Small NSV
For the past year, I have had to wear my belt on the second to last loop. Today was the first day that I noticed that I had no choice but to move it to the very last loop; the second to last was far too loose. :D
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Feeling Discouraged
I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong here. I'm eating consistently under my calories for the day, eating back only about half of the calories I "earn" through exercise, and although I lost a little over a pound the first week, and 2 pounds the second week, this week I have gained 2 pounds. I generally weigh every day and log…
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Expecting too much...?
So 2 weeks ago, I started on this journey for a second time. So far, I've lost a whopping 3-4 pounds, depending on the day. About to be expected for my 2 lbs a week goal. However, I measured my waist, hips, and chest 2 weeks ago, with the following measurements: waist: 43"; hips: 40.5"; chest: 46". I measured one time…
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How much to eat back...?
So this happens relatively often: I have a 1440-calorie/day goal. I exercise either by riding a stationary bike or by walking almost every day. I use the Fitbit, which knocks off calories throughout the day just from my daily activities. Today, I ate a banana and an apple for "breakfast" around 10:00, then I went for a…
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One week in...
One week (7 days) in this time around, and no appreciable loss yet. I set my goals up to lose 2 lbs a week, and this week I lost .6 lbs. And that could very well just be water weight. Not losing hope though. I've done it once, and I can do it again. I just wish I hadn't fallen off the weight loss wagon a year a half ago to…
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Any Northern Californians?
I'm in the SF Bay Area, Vallejo, to be specific. Anyone around who wants a running/workout buddy? Fair warning, I'm a relative newbie, but I'm trying like hell to get motivated, and a motivated partner would help a lot with that.
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starting again
So I got off the wagon about a year ago, and quickly gained back all the weight I lost. I started 2 years ago at about 225 lbs, managed to get down to about 190. Now I'm back at 225, and have been trying to get the motivation to start again. Unfortunately, this time I have a bit of a mill stone though. My live-in fiancee…
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Not hungry in the morning
I am rarely hungry withing the first 2 or 3 hours after I wake up. Should I eat anyways? I'm often hungry when I go to bed, or if I wake up in the middle of the night to use the restroom, but when I wake up, I'm not hungry anymore. I've seen conflicting messages regarding this. I have heard that you should always eat…
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Sugar
How much sugar does is ok for a non-diabetic who, except for the gym 3 days a week, lives a mostly sedentary lifestyle? MFP has me set at 41 grams, which is next to nothing. So far today, I've consumed a whopping 360 calories which was breakfast, an apple, a banana and a cup of Dannon Oikos Greek yogurt, and I'm already…
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Fructose
What is everyone's opinion on the amount of sugar we should take in daily from natural sources such as fruits and vegetables? For those who don't know about the different types of sugar, there are unrefined, natural sugars like fructose and glucose, which don't cause your blood sugar to spike, and the refined sugars, like…
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This seems strange...
My measurements haven't changed in over a month even though I have continued to lose weight. Initially, my measurements dropped drastically, losing 5 inches from my midsection and 3 from my waist. When I first hit those measurements, I was at about 212, give or take. Now I'm down to 196, and my measurements are holding…
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Food porn!!!
I've noticed that ever since I've experienced the lifestyle change of getting in shape and staying away from crap food (mostly), I'm much more interested in watching commercials and programs about food. My recent mouth-watering favorite is the new Carl's Jr. commercial about the pulled pork cheeseburger. When the beautiful…
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No idea how to log this...
So at work today, we had a barbecue. This is the third barbecue they've had since I've been on the mission to lose weight, and I've never participated before. Today, I decided that I have been pretty good for the past few months, and haven't had a real "go nuts" meal in a while, so I decided to get some. My (now empty)…
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weight loss, but measurements haven't changed...
So far, I've lost 23 lbs, finally in onederland sitting steady at 198, but even though I'm doing everything I can, I haven't seen any physical difference in close to 2 months. Initially, with the first 10 or so lbs I lost, I lost 5 inches from my midsection, 4 inches from my chest, and 3 inches from my waist. However, in…
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Question for the ladies
So at the gym, there's this really attractive woman who I see glancing at me occasionally when she think I don't notice. So although mid-workout isn't exactly the time and or place to meet someone, I've been considering approaching her. If someone at the gym that you found attractive approached you and said "I generally…
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Workouts while recovering from minor injury
So yesterday, after I finished my last set of squats, as I was re-racking my weights, I felt a little twinge in my back. I didn't pay too much attention to it, it wasn't debilitating by any means, barely noticeable. When I got home, it was a bit more apparent that I had tweaked something, and took a long, hot shower in…
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Valuable lesson learned last week
For the past 2 1/2 months that I have been diligently logging, eating healthy and exercising, I haven't had any days where I allowed myself anything special. No splurges. I was worried that if I did, I would dive right back into an unhealthy life style and ruin all that I had worked toward. However, last Monday, I had…
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Gynecomastia
This is a question for men who have or have had true gynecomastia. Not the gynecomastia that comes naturally from being fat, but the excess breast tissue on men that persists even with a body-fat % >20%. This is something I have struggled with my whole life, and I have been looking for an answer that doesn't involve…
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The result of years and years of fad diets, I guess
Lately, my weight loss has become increasingly noticeable to those who know me, both at work and out with friends. Inevitably, I will get asked some variance of "how did you do it?" I always reply with exactly the same answer: "By eating right and exercising." Lately, more and more people are saying "Really?! That's it?!"…
