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How much protein, really?
I keep finding guidance to eat 0.36g protein per lb of weight. I weigh 250 lbs, so I need 90g protein. The problem is that I can never eat that much protein. I’m always around 50-60g per day. Consider today for example: 2 eggs and 2 slices of bacon with breakfast; a chicken leg (thigh and drumstick) with lunch. Add the…
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What it means to know your priorities
We've all heard the phrase "Know your priorities". I've occasionally given some serious thought to what that really means. But every now and then I need a reminder. I used to use it to figure out conflicts between my goals. For example, when I was paying off my debt, I decided that debt freedom was more important than…
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Weight goal and body fat goal
I'm 33, female, 5' tall, 225 lbs. When I originally set my goal weight, I based it on BMI. I.e to have a "healthy" BMI, I should weigh 125. That's as good a number as any, so that's been my goal for a while. This morning I checked my body fat percent with my scale: 44%. I calculated my lean tissue weight: 126 lbs. So my…
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Need a good hard slap in the face? Find out where you are on the global fat scale.
This tool compares your BMI to that of people in your own country and around the world. http://www.bbc.com/news/health-18770328 I'm pretty high on the scale (even after losing 30 lbs). This has got to be the most shocking perspective of my weight that I've ever seen. Try it at your own risk (especially if you're obese).
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Why is everything I eat at work unappealing?
Last night I had a simple a salad with smoked salmon. For lunch today, I packed the same salad. Last night it tasted good. Today I feel like I have to choke it down. This has happened to me several times in the last 3 months or so. I cook food for 2-3 meals at a time to cut back on how often I need to cook. So my typical…
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When health isn't enough reason
Every now and then I read a post that says, basically, "why don't you just do it?" (referring to somebody else's lack of weight loss effort). I often think that they just don't have a good enough reason. To many people, getting healthier is good enough reason. They start because their doctor told them to, or because they…
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Feeling a bit intimidated
I don't actually have a question, but rather am hoping that if I put these fears into words I will feel better. And, if that doesn't work, maybe somebody else's words will help :smile: In May I'll begin a three-week trip that will involve a lot of walking. I'm not renting a car. So in addition to the usual sight-seeing…
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Low Carb eating in England
Today my mind is wondering to my vacation plans. I'm going to England in May and thinking over a strategy to stay roughly within the parameters of my diet, without the agony of tracking everything (that just won't work while I'm on vacation). It has me wondering about how the English do it. I'm sure for eating at home we…
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Outdoor Exercise in Winter
I just read a rather disappointing article titled "25 Ways to Move More with Less Daylight". It was disappointing because, while the content was good, it had nothing to do with having less daylight. So I thought I'd ask the community: How do you get outdoor exercise in the winter? With colder temperatures, icy surfaces,…
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Tracking Miles Walked
I'm starting a training programming that has me building the distance that I walk - i.e. walk 3 miles one day, then 4 miles another day. Normally when I walk I just monitor the duration, so I would decide to walk for 1 hour total, walk 30 minutes and turn around and walk back. I'd like to do something similar but I'm…
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Nicest Encouragement from a Stranger
I went to a restaurant for dinner. It's my favorite diner, they have very good pie, and on Wednesdays you can get a free slice. I forgot about the free pie until I got there, and then got a little irritated with it. I was in that diner quite regularly throughout the summer... and I wasn't dieting either. I could have…
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Simple Cross Training
I'm planning a vacation in June that will involve a lot of walking (probably several hours a day). To prepare for this, I'm gonna start the 24-week training program recommended for the Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk. The program includes moderate cross-training twice a week. Now, I realize this might be a stupid question, but…
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eating after exercise
I'm finding that I fail miserably when I try to plan my exercise. But I can spontaneously decide to go for a walk and find myself running for part of it. The only problem with this is that, without planning to exercise, I also don't plan anything to eat afterwards. If I don't eat within a few minutes after I exercise I am…
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I'm declaring winter to be "Weight Loss Season"
For the last several years I showed the greatest weight loss success right around the holidays. That's counter to what everybody else seems to experience, but now I think I've figured out why. I work in construction, and this past has been the worst. Most of my meals were fast food, eaten en-route to or from a construction…
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How do you get back on the wagon?
I've been on many diets. Some last a few weeks, some last a few months. But I always fall back to my old habits (or about 90% of them) eventually. And then I feel stuck. I might get back into the groove for one day, but then doing it again just doesn't happen. I seem to forget how I managed stress and overwork and…
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Weekly Meal Planning Rituals
I've been doing pretty good with my diet, but not so good with my budget. I keep going over my budgeted food amount. I take the difference out of what I save for vacations and other adventures. Now I'm planning a trip to England next May. I just looked at my budget for the trip and concluded that I have to stay on budget…
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Hip Pain
For the last 3 weeks, I've been walking to and from work most days (25 minutes each way). This is the most sustainable form of exercise for me. On days that I didn't walk to work (because I had a morning meeting elsewhere, or because I slept in or something) I walked for an hour after work. I also walk on weekends for…
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When do you buy new clothes
Some people love an excuse to buy new clothes. And weight loss is probably the best (certainly the happiest) excuse there is. I'm not one of those people. I intend to keep wearing the clothes I have until they are clearly too big for me to get away with wearing. Today I'm wearing a pair of pants I bought 16 lbs ago, and…
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Vegetable Smoothies (not fruit smoothies)
I'm on a low-carb diet and I'm trying to increase my vegetable intake. I typically have about 2-4 cups of leafy greens and one serving of a different vegetable every day. But I often skip that second vegetable for various reasons. I've started adding spinach to my protein shakes and I'm wondering about other vegetable…
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Do you like your FitBit?
I'm thinking about buying a FitBit. Do you have one? Do you like it? Is it worth the cost? Share your thoughts, please.
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Quitting Sugar
I'm trying to quit eating sugar. I don't include fruit in this, but I am limiting my fruit intake to 1 serving per day. The sugar withdrawals are intense! Headaches, fatique, hypoglycemic blood sugar levels, even shaking at times. Have you been able to completely quit sugar? Did you feel withdrawal symptoms? How did you…
