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Please recommend protein powders that don't taste like a**
I have not had good luck with protein powders over the years. The chalky taste, the heavy feeling after I drink them, etc. Since every seems to be drinking protein shakes these days, maybe the powders have improved! I tried again! I ordered Optimum Nutrition Whey Gold Standard in French Vanilla Creme. Blech! Vanilla…
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And I am outtie (success!)
Hi! When I joined MFP over a year ago it wasn't to lose weight. I had lost 50 pounds about five (now six!) years ago. I've since been diagnosed with a chronic disease for which decreased appetite is an occasional symptom, so I wanted to makes sure I got enough protein and nutrition on those days. Another goal was to nudge…
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Children and snacking
I don't have kids (can't, unfortunately). But I do spend a lot of time with my nieces and nephews, some of whom are overweight, like many of their generation. One thing I notice is that they are given snacks...all day. I rode in my sister's van recently and she mentioned how she needed to get it detailed because of the…
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For the vegetarians...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/01/us-vegetarians-idUSTRE7305ZB20110401 A new study of 700 people in Italy found that vegetarians were less likely to have metabolic syndrome, and therefore less likely to have risk factors of diabetes and heart disease. From the article: "In the study, 23 out of every 100 vegetarians…
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Eight years [long] [pic]
In 2003 I weighed probably 50 pounds more than I do now. Because I have an apple type body shape, most of my weight collected in the stomach area, and even though I was in my twenties and I had elevated LDL cholesterol. Someone asked me if I was expecting (I wasn't!) Given a diabetic family history, my doctor warned of the…
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Huge study finds correlation between fiber and longevity
This isn't about weight loss but over-all health. It might be a point of consideration when putting together a meal plan! People who ate high fiber diets (over 29 grams/day for men, and 26 grams/day for women) were less likely to die of cardiovascular, infectious and respiratory disease than their lower fiber counterparts.…
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Is anyone else working on sustaining rather than losing?
Hi! About three years ago I lost about 50 pounds. It's been a challenge to keep it off! At first I gained back ten pounds, then lost it, and now I seem to gain and lose 2-5 pounds over and over. I recently got an Android phone and uploaded the myfitnesspal App. I love that there is a barcode scanner!! I wish I had this…
