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After giving blood
I gave blood yesterday and wondered what others have experienced afterward. I skipped my elliptical last night and just did an easy session this morning. I feel fine right now, but don't want to over do it. I plan to be sure to drink a couple more glasses of water than usual and maybe eat a bit extra too. They advised I…
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Happy Birthday to me!
I've been on MFP since last September and have really enjoyed it. I'll give another update on my MFP Anniversary, but today is my birthday. The BIG 47 (if there is such a thing). I weigh less today than I have since the year 1988 or so. I also feel pretty darn good...for an old man. I haven't really improved my nutrition…
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Favorite Album Covers
I know there are lots of music fans out there. I thought a fun topic to start might be to show our favorite album cover art. It may be the art you like or just a favorite album. I'll get us started. To include a picture in a post use the following code (with no spaces in it): [ img ]…
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10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling
Here's a link to a funny page that will help you correct many common spelling and usage mistakes on forums. http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling It covers: Lose vs Loose Weird vs Wierd Their vs They're vs There Your vs You're It's vs Its Definitely Effect vs Affect Weather vs Whether A lot vs Alot Then vs Than There…
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Elliptical Brands
I've declared my old ProForm elliptical dead. I killed it, which is kind of a good thing. I used the carp out of it for the last nine months and it died. I had it for about ten years and used it the first two years almost daily, but not for longer workouts. So I'm looking into a new one. My wife gave me the green light and…
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Pine Cones on my walk
I have a nice place to walk outside at work and while walking I noticed several pine cones laying on the sidewalk. There were 12 pine cones laying on the sidewalk near a tree and nine of them were sitting upright. That kind of amazed me. Then when walking near my home I noticed a similar thing for another pine tree. Both…
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7 Popular Cardio Myths
Here is an interesting article I found on FOXNews.com http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,590640,00.html?sPage=fnc/health/men 7 Popular Cardio Myths Is cardio the answer to fat loss? There are many different views on what type of cardio is best, as well as how long and how often you need to perform it if you’re trying to…
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Getting so close
I had to post after weighing in this morning: 178.8 (177.2 on my wife's scales) The last time any scales said anything under 180 was.....1980's. It was before I got married. I typically weigh in a bit later on the weekend, like 2-3 hours later, but still. I'm getting close to my goal of 175. I think 175 is a pretty good…
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A sweet problem
I saw this article and thought it was interesting. I like the Throwback Pepsi and I guess maybe it's better for me. http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S26/91/22K07/ Here is the first paragraph: A Princeton University research team has demonstrated that all sweeteners are not equal when it comes to weight gain: Rats…
