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Trying to get a jump on the season!
I've had a few weeks off from scrimmaging and a couple of weeks off skating entirely, then lots of turkey and alcohol. I'm actually worried about starting up again in another couple of weeks! Lol. Went back to the gym yesterday, pushed myself with lots of weights and some cardio, and then despite the temperature sitting at…
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Live Below The Line
Wondering if anyone here has done live below the line before? https://www.livebelowtheline.com/ I've been thinking of giving it a go this year, and maybe donating the money I would have spent on food to UNICEF. I'm not sure about it just now, because in order to live on £1/$1.50 a day you basically have to make your menu…
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Eating for 3hr excercise
Hi, I'm going from 2 to 3 hour sessions at derby and I'm not sure how to stop the rumbling stomach for that long! I snack about 40 mins before so that I don't feel pukey normally, and by the end of 2 hours my stomach is grumbling for a proper feed. What do you guys eat just before/during excercise of that sort of length?
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Nae bad hot wings
In my part of the world, "not bad" can mean everything from "hmm, could be worse I guess" to "hey, these are much better than expected!". I'll leave you to judge where on that scale you fall. I taught myself to make baked buffalo wings fairly well (I've never deep fried anything in my life so I wouldn't even start with…
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Raw or Cooked?
I found this interesting article giving a few suggestions of which vegetables give most benefit in either raw or cooked state. For instance- you should store tomatoes at room temperature, have them raw for most vitamin C, or cooked into a sauce to break down the cell walls and increase the availability of the anti-oxidant…
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PT thinks these are -ve calorie foods...
I'm on a PT-run weight loss class. Just got this list in my email from them - 1. Cruciferous Vegetables (Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cabbage) 2. Asparagus 3. Leafy Greens (lettuce, spinach, kale) 4. Celery 5. Mushrooms - Most mushrooms have no calories at all, so all the calories burned processing them 6. Chilli peppers - In…
