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Not Seeing Progress? Reading this Might Help.
"You need to know that people are bad at tracking. Almost all people. You need to keep this forefront in your mind and err on the high side with how many calories you believe you ate and drank, and the low side with what you think is your caloric burn."…
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An unfashionable defence of convenience
This is a bit of a long read but well worth the effort. I see a lot of the "clean eating" and "processed foods are the devil" proclamations around here so a bit of insight from the other side is refreshing. http://angry-chef.com/blog/an-unfashionable-defence-of-convenience If you don't have time now, here are a couple of…
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Help Finding a Pedometer
I need some help, please, and I thought this might be a good place to start. I need to find a pedometer that doesn't have the ability to interface with a computer at all. When the holidays are over and I return to work I'll no longer be able to wear my beloved Fitbit One or take my phone into my new office area (don't ask,…
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Walking during a marathon may reduce strain...
I thought this was interesting. I run/walk all of my races (half marathon this past weekend) and know that my training runs that are only running aren't much faster than my run/walk training speeds. But it's also interesting because in three months, participants who started out running less than 13 miles per week were able…
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Email from the Company Gym
This was in my email inbox this morning along with about 50 other emails that have been waiting for me since I was last at work on Dec. 19th. While I know that my employer's wellness programs are very good, I have to admit, I was still pleasantly surprised by the advice here: Everybody is searching for the magical missing…
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Our fear of fat is melting
I didn't see this posted anywhere yet so my apologies if I'm re-posting the article. http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/06/opinion/teicholz-fear-of-dietary-fat-melting/index.html (CNN) -- Eating fat helps heart health and weight loss, concluded a widely reported clinical trial this week. The result did not surprise close followers…
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Woot has Refurbished Garmin 405CX for $129!!
It won't last long but they just posted this for anyone interested. Has full one year warranty from Garmin: http://sport.woot.com/offers/garmin-forerunner-405cx-gps-sports-watch-2
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Experiments of One
The following short article was written by the owner of a shoe store, and co-founder of a race in my area.. It really hit home with me because I just ran a half marathon last weekend at a little slower than my normal pace due to a very large hill/small mountain in the middle of the course. However, the winner ran that race…
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Coachella 2012
I actually did a search on this and amazingly enough I didn't find any recent posts about this awesome music festival in the California desert. I'm going to week one (10 days and counting!) with my brother and a friend. I'm especially excited to see Gotye there along with quite a few other acts. Are there any other MFPers…
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Endomondo PRO 10 Cents Today!
Android users: the Market has been offering 10 cent apps. Today, the Pro version of Endomondo Sports Tracker is one of the featured apps. For 10 cents, you can't go wrong. Enjoy!
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Peanut Butter Shortage
This will come as very bad news for a lot of you. Stock up now! http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/56325/peanut-butter-problem-1.asp Take a good, long look at that jar of peanut butter sitting on your kitchen table. It's going to have to last you a while. The United States has a peanut shortage this fall and soon…
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About Food Portions
The question "what is a portion" was posed in these message boards a few days ago (and probably many other times) and a link to this article was on a company health and fitness challenge site, so I thought I'd share: http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/just_enough.htm Here's an excerpt: Controlling your weight calls for…
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Bountiful Baskets
A friend of mine recently mentioned Bountiful Baskets (http://www.bountifulbaskets.org/) to me. It sounds like a great idea, even though the closest pick up location is a bit of a drive. I've signed up and paid my money for a shipment this Saturday morning. Has anyone else joined this co-op who has information or stories…
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Low Carb/High Fat Diet Study Results
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/diet-fitness/heart/articles/2011/06/02/low-carb-high-fat-diets-may-not-pose-risk-to-arteries An interesting excerpt: At the meeting, Stewart will report on 46 dieters, 23 from each group, who lost 10 pounds. "In the low-carb group, they reached the 10-pound loss at 45 days," he said.…
