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Eat What You Like. New study finds Glycemic Index found too unreliable to be useful.
This one is funny because I actually thought there was something to the glycemic index. Lots of diabetes in my family so have been exposed to this for awhile. Abstract: ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2016/09/06/ajcn.116.137208.abstract One article:…
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Interesting Body Composition Calculator
So it is a bit fiddly, but what I found as far as a muscular potential calculator for women. Per reddit the calculation here for women is presuming 20% body fat, though 12% is stated. You need to input everything in metric and also click over to another calculator (Navy tape for women) to get your current calculated lean…
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Your most intense pain ever?
Someone brought up roller derby in H&F, which made me think of skating and reminded me of this. I had a lot of fun skating...still sometimes daydream about getting new gear...and it also indirectly lead to the most intense pain of my life so far. And I've known some pain...acute appendicitis, concussions, big gashes that…
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Surprisingly fun and funny too.
I'm one of those people who has stuck with cardio because I'm not really comfortable working in the weights section of the gym. OTOH I'm bored and need to change up something. Today I gave working with a PT another go. Nice part...no crowds of people or waiting for equipment; just me and the trainer I was working with. Oh,…
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Hey 70s kids...
I relate. Not saying it was better, just, yeah, what coddling? huffingtonpost.com/rhonda-stephens/are-todays-parents-getting-a-raw-deal_b_9645450.html?te=ScaryMommy
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Which lettuce tastes like dirt?
Wondering if anyone just happens to know. I get a spring mix that I mostly like except for that one random bite...blech. I know it isn't the red leaves (those are yummy), and not the ones that look are kind of stemmy/ferny looking. So it is probably a non-descript green kind.
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Ladies: That Other Week
Yeah, plenty of talk on the board about the week you want to eat all the food. But the next week? Blah. Nothing tastes that great, not much appetite. Last night I realized it was nearly 7 and I still had a lot of eating to do...cottage cheese, turkey burger, green beans, yogurt, and popcorn all in by 11. Sigh... Anyone…
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Any rowers around? Knowledgeable of the C2?
I started using the rowing machine at the gym as part of my cardio a few months ago. And apparently got it nearly all wrong. :p With a background of spinning classes I assumed that it was somewhat the same beast. Not so much. So I've watched some videos on form, working on legs/hips/arms/arms/hips/legs, lowered the damper…
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Spring Fever
So happy for some warmth and sunshine here. Makes diet and exercise easier and more fun. In the winter I just want to curl up in my girl cave with a fluffy blanket, a good book, and all the carbs. :D It is past 2 pm here, just finished lunch and I'm supposed to do paperwork and go through bank statements. Would much rather…
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The Right Dose Of Exercise
Found in my FB feed today. A bit over an hour a day seems to be the peak for reducing mortality risk with moderate exercise. Vigorous exercise wasn't found to be harmful, and actually including some vigorous exercise was correlated with reduced mortality risk - an extra 13% decrease in risk of early mortality with 30…
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Fancy Schmancy Scales Questions
Did a weigh in at the gym today on an impedance scales...fancy one with metal plates at the feet and hand grips too. Showed a teeny different lower body fat percentage vs. Navy tape method...not important, just interesting. The PT pointed out a number on the readout (.38 IIRC) and said "your cells are stressed from the…
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Just Curious: Miles for 10,000 Steps
I'm 5'6 and per my Vivofit 10,000 steps for me is 4.2 miles.
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Sharing: Frozen Meals That Don't Suck
Frozen dinners aren't ideal and surely get old, but sometimes you just need to eat something right now. I like two of the Healthy Choice Steamers - Beef Merlot and Beef Teriyaki. I find the others too sweet personally. So far the entrees from Blake's that I have tried are yummy. The portions are small and they aren't as…
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Myth Busting
First off, I want to say if something is working for you - Paleo, LCHF, intermittent fasting, IIFYM - whatever, great. Get on with your bad self. I decided to share this after being accused of being a "troll in costume" after sharing my experience with a product on another thread. Apparently sharing my results for two…
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Tracking exercise on MFP with a wearable tracker?
Do you input exercise, or just leave in whatever the tracker reports? Curious because when I was manually inputting my daily walk MFP gave a higher calorie count vs. what the daily tracker is importing. Not a big deal really, just seems that some activities may be more/less strenuous and w/no heart rate monitor the…
