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Does Your City Have A Bike Share Program?
The city I live in will launch a bike share program presently. I've signed up because it's a great idea for the city to become more bike-friendly and I may buy a new bike of my own some day. My French touring bike was stolen decades ago and I never replaced it. The city program permits unlimited rides of up to 45 minutes.…
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All of Me: PBS Documentary on Obese Women
A fascinating, sad, but instructive documentary. Below is the description from the PBS website: The “Girls” have been friends — and morbidly obese — for years. They met via the Austin chapter of the National Association to Advance Fat. Now they’re going through the life-changing process of weight-loss surgery. The…
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Instant flat abs for men!
I came across this rather silly push up muscle shirt garment, although I guess some men might be interested. (Make sure to wait for the audio, which comes in about 20 seconds.) http://theflatteringman.com/
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Today Show: 300 lb man loses 130 pounds in a year
He surprised his family at Christmas. He ate 1350 calories a day. Ninety-five percent of his weight loss was from calorie reduction. He introduced exercise seven or eight months after beginning his diet. He'd like to lose 20 more pounds and then concentrate on building more muscle. http://www.today.com/video/today/54011141
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Doggie Weight Watchers
Video from the New York Times on weight loss program for dogs. Very First World problem, but it's cute. Subscription required. http://nyti.ms/16Av0q1
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Myths Surround Breakfast and Weight: New York Times
"[N]ew research shows that despite the conventional weight-loss wisdom, the idea that eating breakfast helps you lose weight stems largely from misconstrued studies. "Only a handful of rigorous, carefully controlled trials have tested the claim, the new report, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,…
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Decline Weight Watchers
Topic should have been "Decline of Weight Watchers". WashPost blog post on the decline of Weight Watchers. Mentions MyFitnessPal. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/08/04/internet-killed-the-dieting-star-why-weight-watchers-is-floundering/
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Happy Birthday, His Royal Highness, Prince of Cambridge!
Finally, the wait is over. :smile:
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A Group For People Who Have Never Been Overweight?
Are there people here who have always been normal weight but who find it useful to track their calories and other information? Perhaps as you've grown older, you've found your metabolism has slowed and paying attention to what you eat is more of a necessity in our food-oriented, activity-indifferent culture? If so, would…
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Albany is not the Capital of Nebraska
Whether or not we like it, certain terms have fixed meanings. For example, to be considered an "hourglass shape, " the bust and hips are roughly the same size and the waist is significantly smaller. The old standard used to be 10 inches smaller than the bust and hips, although I've seen some sources use smaller numbers.…
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Alternative to Standing Cable Lateral Raise?
The standing cable lateral raise was recommended because there is tension throughout the movement. At this time, however, I cannot maintain proper form even on the lowest weight. it's difficult because I've had injuries in the past and have a slight build. I tried no weight, but the peg kept flapping on the stack, and…
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How Accurate Are Fitness Monitors? (Article)
New York Times Well Blog Post on 16-person study on accuracy of fitness monitors. "Nate Meckes recognized that he needed to study the accuracy of activity monitors after wearing one. A shipment of the devices, known technically as accelerometers and designed to measure a person’s movement and energy expenditure, had…
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Bad Wolf Day
Today is apparently Bad Wolf Day. I received a Facebook invitation to participate. (I think it means you go around writing "Bad Wolf" in chalk.) As I started watching only in the late David Tennant era, I don't really appreciate what "Bad Wolf" means.
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Agnostic, Atheist, Non-Observant Toastmasters Groups NYC?
Does anyone know of any open NYC Toastmaster groups that have a large agnostic, atheist, or at least non-observant membership? I visited a group several months ago. Although the members were nice, practically every other person felt the need to invoke God for help with some achievement and I honestly don't think I could…
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Infographic on Interval Training
Interval training in a nutshell. I would be curious to hear the reactions of people who are knowledgeable about HIIT. http://greatist.com/fitness/complete-guide-interval-training-infographic
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Why I Don't Have A Photo.
I just received a message from someone who came off as unbalanced. Among other things, the person criticized me for not posting a photo. That message confirmed the wisdom of my decision to use the My Fitness Pal generic avatar, as well as my decision not to post too much identifying information about myself. I've never…
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New 4-week Challenge: Week 3
Post your weight and anything else you'd like to share.
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Spell out acronyms & abbreviations on the first reference.
If you're going to use an acronym or abbreviation in a post, please spell it out on the first reference (the first time you use it). Not everyone has the same level of knowledge, and I've seen acronyms used for fairly arcane things without explanation. It takes a little extra time, but is a courtesy to other forum members.…
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New 4-week Challenge: Week 2
100 18 percent body fat
