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This is how to determine calories in beer...
BEER CALORIE CHEATSHEET fl. oz. *ABV(Alcohol By Volume) = potency / 60 = beers * 150 C = Estimated Calories. With an average beer (indicated as beers below) at 5% in a 12 fl oz size coming out to about 150 calories on average, applying this formula to a standard brew (e.g. a Budweiser) works like this: A 12 fl. oz.…
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Heart Rate Monitor
MY HRM burnt out. Which HRM do you recommend and why?
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Vanilla Chai Cupcakes, no frosting needed.
Vanilla Chai cupcakes: 1 cup raw milk 1/2 cup greek yogurt 3/4 cup Fair Trade Certified Organic sugar 1/4 cup mashed banana 1.5 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 tsp instant coffee 1.5 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 2 teaspoons ground cardamom 1/2 teaspoon…
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Favorite snack food?
Here are a few of my favorites. What are yours? Apple with peanut butter (slice apples horizontally, spread peanut butter on 1 slice and top with other slice. Apple peanut butter sandwiches and you can control amount of peanut butter while assuring peanut butter in every bite) Cheese and apple (I make apple sandwiches but…
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To know thyself, is to take measurements.
If you want to know where you began and where you are going, I highly recommend you take measurements. Yes, a bathroom scale is also a measurement tool, but quite often people will hit a plateau with the scale,get frustrated and quit. Sometimes the plateau is because your body is changing. losing fat and gaining muscle can…
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Fiber One bars/brownies = Bug Secretions! SERIOUSLY!
I used to eat a Fiber One bar for the fiber and for my chocolate fix. HORRIBLY WRONG MOVE! FYI: Shellac is a resin secreted by the female lac bug, on trees in the forests of India and Thailand How many Corn syrups do you need? How many chemicals? You think processed foods are key for weight loss and good health? FIBER ONE…
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Do you wonder how many calories in that beer?
Yes, the best way to lose weight is not to consume alcohol. However, on occasion, when a yummy microbrew finds its way into your hand, you must drink it and hopefully enter it in your food diary. Here's how to figure out the calories: http://beercritic.wordpress.com/beer-calorie-cheatsheet/ I find it very important to have…
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Hydrostatic Weighing: Why numbers on a scales sometimes don'
In November 2010, I had my body fat measured by a personal trainer with calipers and she came up with 32% body fat. The problem with getting tested with calipers is you have the problem of operator error, which can vary greatly, and skin elasticity will also effect results. That is why soon after I had my fat measured by…
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Why grab and go bars are not good...
One day, long ago, I was having a conversation with my friend about losing weight. She had a friend (a model) who told her that no matter what she ate, eat a cup of vegetables beforehand. I thought, "cup of vegetables and chocolate don't really go together." Well, last week I lost just 1 lb. Yes, I still lost weight, but I…
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Best tip ever!
One day, long ago, I was having a conversation with my friend about losing weight. She had a friend (a model) who told her that no matter what she ate, eat a cup of vegetables beforehand. I thought, "cup of vegetables and chocolate don't really go together." Well, last week I lost just 1 lb. Yes, I still lost weight, but I…
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Want to know how much exercise counts?
FOR THOSE OF YOU TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT.... WATCH OUT!!!! CAREFUL!!! IF YOU ARE ENTERING YOUR CARDIO ACTIVITY IN MYFITNESSPAL.COM, then pick your activity level above based on everyday activities AND NOT BY ACTIVITY AT GYM! IF YOU ARE NOT ENTERING YOUR CARDIO ACTIVITY IN MYFITNESSPAL.COM, then pick your activity level based…
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High BMI? High % body fat? Be weary!
I had my body fat measured by a personal trainer with calipers and she came up with 32% body fat. My BMI was at 27. I was sad about the body fat and did not feel like I was horribly unfit so I had my body fat measured by hydrostatic weighing (gold standard when determining body fat) and I was at 23.7% Average and not…
