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Today I turned 48....
http://carlsfit-club.blogspot.com/2015/09/this-is-48.html?spref=fb Today I turned 48, and I decided to celebrate by sharing the above pictures and explanation with anyone who cares to look and read. The picture on the left was taken after a period of time in my life that I was really, really stressed. I was working in the…
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Watch my progress!
Hey everybody! I found EM2WL back in July. Started reading what all this big eating was about in the last 2 weeks, and am just starting the process of upping my calories. Here are my stats: SW:??? 190? CW:173 GW:150-ish 5'5 neck: 12.5 bust:36 waist:30 hips:38 Rt thigh:23.5 Here's my story: Hi, My name is Connie and I'm an…
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Best Cooking Oils!
http://authoritynutrition.com/healthy-cooking-oils/ Check it out!
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soaking nuts/grains?
Have you tried soaking nuts and grains before consuming? I need to try this...I've eaten them before, but havent' tried soaking myself!
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Best Halloween costume ever!!
Bacon!
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Weighing your food vs. measuring
So if you have seen my "watch my progress" post, then you know that I have been on the EM2WL program for just over 8 weeks. My TDEE for several weeks was @ 2800--and I maintained, with gradual gains of 4 lbs over 8 weeks. What I didn't do was weigh my food. I just got a scale. Guess what? Everyone that says " You are…
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Coconut oil, and Dr. Bronners
I am so laughing at myself. I have become the person that I would have called "granola" 10 years ago! My favorite go to things are coconut oil and Dr. Bronner's Almond liquid soap. I got the coconut oil originally to cook, but now use it for: cooking baking eating Facial moisturizer Body moisturizer boo boo's on my…
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Slowwwwwwwwwwww!
....in here! What gives people? I bet your are all out there dirty talkin', dirty eatin', and covered with mud!!! ; ) (KIdding) Last couple of weeks, I have been busy and socializing a bit more ( eating out). I can't believe how bloated and yucky I can feel for upwards of a week after that kind of food!! and it's amazing…
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Confessions...
I used to relish the fact that I could work out really hard to get my Net calories down to below 900. (Of course--never realizing that this was STOOPID). I used to think that the scale was the end all to be all of fitness. And if the scale jumped several pounds in one day, I gained that much fat. Overnight. Or the reverse.…
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Chart of Alkaline foods
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Ab Pix!
since it's all slow up in here, I thought I would post a "post your ab pix" post in honor of Running Rochelle showing us hers!!! Triple Dog Dare you!!! : )
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Welcome to your refuge from forum bully's!
Yes, that is right! I said bully's. Why? Because it never ceases to amaze me that the same handful of people on the main forums pick fights, and pick on people who post an opinion that doesn't match their own. In particular--people who advocate eating crap food--and how ultimately eating said crap food won't have an…
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TV Pilot In Search of Denver people
So...if you read the threads, you may have seen the TED talk that I posted with Robyn O"Brien? Well....the project that I am working on is a TV show.....we are producing the pilot called "Food Warriors", and are in search of an overweight/obese person/family in the greater Denver area. This family is tired of feeling sick…
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I should know better.....
I haven't been on MFP to look around in the last several days. Slow here on this board, and like a moth to the flame, I went to the dark side. Yes, I read some stooopid responses that a woman ( whom I invited to this forum) posted on gmo labeling. What mean asshats are in the main forum. And---a few who think they are all…
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Ted Talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rixyrCNVVGA This is the TED talk with Robyn O'Brien. I am excited to be working with Robyn on a new project for TV...I can't say much more than this....but it is an exciting thing that is all about food! Please check this out if you want, then check out Robyn's website…
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Exercise Pill
I don't go all in for Dr. Mercola---but on this, I will agree with him! A pill to replace exercise....yea, NO! http://fitness.mercola.com/sites/fitness/archive/2013/08/09/exercise-pill.aspx?e_cid=20130809_DNL_art_1&utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20130809 By Dr. Mercola Exercise is a key…
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NYC Dr's prescribe fruits and veggies over pills
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/07/24/205124705/nyc-doctors-are-now-prescribing-fruits-and-veggies Doctors typically give patients prescriptions for medications. But a new program in New York City has doctors prescribing fruits and vegetables to obese or overweight patients. Deputy Mayor Linda Gibbs and Health…
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Obesity and GMO Corn
http://www.cornucopia.org/2012/07/obesity-corn-gmos/ Obesity, Corn, GMOs July 24th, 2012 Brattleboro.com Anthony Samsel If you want to avoid obesity, then avoid eating genetically engineered ( GE ) corn, corn based products and animals that are fed a diet of GE grain. Scientists in Norway have released results from…
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How To Find Raw Milk
This is a good start for finding a raw dairy source: http://www.realmilk.com/real-milk-finder/ My Co-op was NOT listed, still isn't. I googled "Raw Milk in Michigan" to find out who was listed where. I found several resources not listed on the above link. There were no drops in my town, so I spoke with several co-ops with…
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Natural Oils with SPF!
This is great news to me!!!! Or....this one!
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Interesting GMO chart
I thought this was quite interesting.... https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/981585_10151518121804003_1396649943_o.jpg I cannot take the time to figure out how to size down the supersize graphic, so am just including the link!
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White Sugar, I'm breaking up with you for good!
It's been about 2 years since I broke up with refined sugar--and I don't miss it at all! I have fun trying to figure out new ways to make the old standby baking stuff without refined anything! One of my fave bloggers: Food Babe This is a post about all the other sugar alternatives out there ( NO CHEMICALS)!! Enjoy!…
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Prioritizing what to buy/eat organic
I like to post this a few times a year! I talk with a LOT of people about trying to slowly clean up the foods in their pantry. The most listed reason for not eating local/chemical free/organic is "it's expensive". This is the list of the "Dirty Dozen"~fruits and veggies that contain the highest pesticide residuals…
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Irritable bowel or Crohn's? Interesting article.
Today is a research day for me, which means I get to glean some really awesome articles! This one is about a disease in cows called MAPs--under the microscope, it is identical to crohn's! Food for thought! http://www.wellfedhomestead.com/want-chrons-buy-milk-and-beef-from-the-grocery-store
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Another reason to forego non-organic chicken!
Thank God for watchdog groups!!! http://foodandwaterwatch.org/pressreleases/food-water-watch-sues-fda-for-concealing-records-on-arsenic-in-poultry-feed/ Washington, D.C.—Today the consumer advocacy group Food & Water Watch announced that it sued the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), saying that the agency has unlawfully…
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Fave tips that you give people--and they love it!
Do you find that you are often sought out for your "food knowledge"? I am....and I enjoy having discussions with people who are learning about real food for the first time. I cannot tell you how many times I have heard: "oh! I didn't know that"! So I really enjoy researching new topics and advancing on all there is to…
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Many legislative issues regarding food/agriculture!
As someone who likes to eat clean, I feel like I have a responsibility to try to stay on top of what is going on that might affect the farmers that grow the food my family eats. There is a lot going on in the legislative arena--many many things that Big AG wants to sweep under the rug before congress takes it's summer…
