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COVID Weight Loss
Had Covid for 10 day course. So much nausea I really couldn't eat much. I lost 9 lbs in the 10 days. The fever alone was probably burning 1000 calories a day. I'm starting to get my strength back. Do you think I should continue my calorie deficient now or go on a little diet break?
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Worst article on diet ever?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/18-scary-things-that-happen-to-your-body-when-you-skip-a-meal/ss-BBLnba6?li=BBnb7Kz This gem popped up on my browser. Don't skip a meal folks or you are going to die with wacky blood sugar while feeling bloated and in starvation mode all at the same time. I think dying while in…
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Man Makers
Anyone done these before? Kind of like a burpee on steroids. I did them for the second time today and they are a killer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gczI5sINn9U
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Metabolic Efficiency
Has anyone heard of this concept and tried to use it to increase athletic performance? My understanding is that you eat low carb, moderate protein, and get majority of your calories from fat. The theory goes that this trains your muscles to burn fat in aerobic conditions, balances your hormones (insulin and cortisone),…
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Fat to Fit in a year
I wanted to post my results on here. I’ve been at this fitness thing for the last year now. First, a little background…as a young man I was always in good shape because I was an infantry guy in the Army. Once I got out of the Army I started gaining some weight, but continued to exercise and at least try to stay in shape.…
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Help with misleading advice
My local news paper has a fitness column written by a local personal trainer. I have often questioned the validity of her diet advice and she has as far as I can tell no nutritional training. She wrote a column basically saying that eating 6 small meals a day would increase your metabolism and she recommended eating a lot…
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Pope Benedict Resignation
What do you all think? I think it was a courageous move and must have been a very hard decision. Pope Benedict must have recognized his mental abilities going down and that the modern world requires someone who is very sharp. I say God Bless him in his retirement.
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6 week blood pressure drop
People talk alot about weight, but my blood pressure has gone from 145/85 @ 70 beats per minute to 110/70 @ 50 beats per minute. I have lost 12 lbs as well.
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Zuchini and Squash fajitas
This time of year if you have a garden you are piling up zuchini or squash or your gardener friends are pawning them off on you. They this recipe we found. It is great. Cut the oil back to 1 T. They are really good! http://allrecipes.com/recipe/vegan-fajitas/detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=vegan fajitas&e8=Quick…
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Exercise Calorie calculator
How accurate is the exercise calculators? Sorry if this has been discussed. I did a couple of different searches.
