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Salad Dressing Replacement - Just me?
I made a nice salad a few months back, but when I went to the fridge, realized I was out of my dressing....but then I saw a bottle of peach mango salsa, decided to give it a shot. Also tossed in some corn niblets....Holy crap it was delicious! Since then, I have used salsa in chicken salad(greek yogurt, salsa, mustard),…
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Starvation Mode Myth
When I get bored, I look up random stuff. Today I was looking at starvation mode, and found this website. It is a nice read. http://www.aworkoutroutine.com/starvation-mode/ What are some other dietary myths you've heard/believed in that has been proven bogus?
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San Francisco Bay Area
Hey all, just curious if anyone is in/around the Bay Area. Was thinking of trying to get a group together for monthly lunches/dinners to chat, tell stories, and just help keep eachother motivated. Male or Female, young or old, trying to lose/gain/maintain. Huge difference between just typing and actually seeing people in…
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Hit my Birthday Goal!
Today, I turned 35. Jan. 31st was the first day of my journey, when I weight in at 252.6lbs. I started counting calories, exercising daily, and tried shooting to hit the 230's by today. I weighed in, and 239.5!! Yes, high 230's..barely hit it, but I do not care! I did it! Target goal is to eventually hit 210lbs...so still…
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Heart based calorie burn calculator
I found this website with a calorie burn calculator, compared it to my hrmmm (Polar ft7), and surprising enough, was pretty close. Difference of 100 calories during a 2.5hour walk+circuit training. Just curious how accurate these things really are.…
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Craving some beer...
So one part of my fitness journey, is giving up alcohol. I was starting to go down a pretty deep and dark area with it before I said "Enough!". Its been about 2 weeks since I have had my last drink, and oh boy the cravings are bad!!! It really isn't like I can just drink water, or exercise to get rid of the…
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Tapout/P90x Idea
So, I did 3 months of p90x, and got in pretty good shape. Got a new job, started going back to school, tons of energy, stopped p90x...lost job, was in culinary school (lots of eating!), got pretty big again...found tapout, gave it a go, saw pretty awesome results (not the muscle building like from p90x, but more…
