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Amflautist's accountability thread
I'm starting OMAD today. I really think it would make more sense for me to wait a while before starting this thread, but I decided to do it anyway because I need to be accountable to myself. Immediately! About 18 months ago, I had successfully completed a 60# weight loss here on mfp, and was starting to look good. Then…
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How much protein do you need if you're working out?
Do these folks have it right? http://www.thekitchn.com/how-much-protein-do-you-need-if-youre-working-out-245311
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The Secret Life of Fat
Book by Sylvia Tara, PhD. Blows my mind! Chapter 5. How fat fights to stay on you. Researchers recruited (a) fat people who were at their highest weight for at least the past 6 months, and (b) normal weight people. All subjects lived in a hospital where their diets and exercise were strictly monitored. (They were allowed…
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Correcting old lady posture
I walk a lot. Tall One (my tall athletic daughter) tells me to straighten up! What is it that makes older people walk hunched over? I desperately want to correct this. I want to walk, and look, like a much younger version of myself. Bad posture is especially embarrassing because at 6' tall, I can't hide in the crowd! Could…
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Trying to reset my menus using the JAMA suggestions.
I have been reading. Research papers. Trying to understand if it is possible to stay healthy longer by eating the right foods. The latest research, published in May in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association: JAMA Intern Med. 2015;175(5):767-776.), says that YES, it is! This research study is the best yet…
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Buying tall dresses online
I have only 10 days to get a dress for an event. Where do you shop online for tall dresses?
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Pickle recipes
Want to make refrigerator pickles - but also want to minimize the salt and sugar. Anyone ever make low sodium or sugarless pickles?
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Your maximum heart rate if you are over 60?
I will be 73 this week. If I estimate my max HR using the men's formula, 220-age, my max = 147. If I estimate my max HR using the new women's formula, 208-0.88*age, I get 144. I wear a HR monitor when I exercise, so I know my max is about 157. I have even had it rise into the 160s. If I were to use the "zone" method to set…
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How exercise biochemically induces fat burning
Research published yesterday (Jan 7, 2014) in Cell Metabolism - shows the biochemical pathway leading from exercise to fat metabolism - starting from various proteins expressed in working muscles - through to the molecule BAIBA, which induces white fat to become brown fat - ending in fat breakdown in the liver. The…
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That's some erg!
http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2013/03/when-you-work-out-to-music-your-whole-body-syncs-up-to-its-rhythm/ OK - so it's not an erg. What is it?
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Triceps kickbacks
Lol!! In our mostly-ladies 'strengthening' class at the Y today, we did those. Then I went to the library to pick up my reserved copy of NROLFW. Page 6. "As I was writing this chapter, I observed a woman at my gym doing ..." Oh man, I need to get out of this old ladies class (even though I am one), and start something…
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Coconut Oil - good for you? - what does science say?
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (www.cspinet.org) will help you sort scientific fact from marketing hype. Here is their publication about coconut oil ... http://www.cspinet.org/nah/articles/coconut-oil.html
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I want to yell NOOOOO to energy bars
I just watched the Jon Stewart interviews of Michael Moss (Salt Sugar Fat) on my computer. http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-march-26-2013/michael-moss http://www.thedailyshow.com/extended-interviews/424784/playlist_tds_extended_michael_moss/424767 Which reminded me that every time I see a protein bar or energy bar on…
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No more polyester drawstring-gathered-waist workout pants!!
When I was size 18/20 tall, I used to have to wear absolutely disgusting workout pants ... polyester ... drawstring gathered waist! Oh how I hated them. But now that I can wear a sizes 12/14, there must be better choices available. I want something NON-polyester that I can wear for exercise classes, and something for yoga.…
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Ski jackets for talls?
Any recommendations? I spent a couple of hours today trying on ski jackets at our pathetic department store They all looked stupid because they were just too short! Even the Columbia jackets felt short. What do you wear?
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Need a picture
Just fished our old concept2 out of the garage. I need a picture to show me how to put the two parts together ... Searched the Concept2 site, and I'm sure there must be one there, but can't find it. Can anyone help?
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How high a heel was FLOTUS wearing?
I saw some pictures of POTUS and FLOTUS dancing on inauguration night. FLOTUS looked shorter than POTUS. But sources say that she is 5'11", he is 6'1". So I want to know ... what shoes was she wearing?? Was anybody watching this on TV? Did anyone get a glimpse?
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What does 'clean eating' mean?
I hear people say they 'eat clean'. What does this mean? Is it a popular diet plan? Is the phrase only used on mfp, or would the average woman on the street understand its meaning? Am I the only clueless person in the world on this?
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Put Old Navy workout pants in the dryer?
When I was a lot fatter, I never put any of my clothes in the dryer -- it was just too hard to find clothes for a tall, fat girl, and I didn't have the time or money to shop for replacements for dryer-shrunk clothes. I just bought some tall Old Navy workout pants. Never had anything as nice as this before for the gym. So…
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How do you describe your way of eating?
Are you a low carb eater, do you do clean eating, high protein, vegan, ...? What short phrase do you use when you talk about your way of eating?
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Protein shakes. 100 cal = how many grams protein?
I'm trying to decide what to carry with me for a 100-cal protein boost after working out at the gym. I want as much protein as possible for ~100 calories. So far I have turned up the following 100-calorie options: Chicken - Breast, roasted, 2 oz = 106 calories ===> 20 grams of protein. (cost ~ 50 cents) Eggs Large-…
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NSV from an Olympic athlete
Yesterday an Olympic athlete - who knew me before I lost 50# - told me I was looking good!!! And she was wearing a gold medal around her neck when she said it. Woooot WOOT! I am now stoked and ready to get rid of the last 30 pounds.
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Your favorite vegetarian dish for a dinner party?
I have invited a few people for a dinner party on Saturday. Several are vegetarians, so I'm looking for suggestions. What is your favorite vegetarian dish? What would you serve at a vegetarian dinner party?
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New recipe for kale and black bean veggie burgers
Last night I was staring at a 2# bag of fresh kale that I bought. What to do with it? I started by cutting and slow-frying a very big sweet onion, then added 1# of chopped kale. When the kale was about 1/2 done, I added a chopped up pre-cooked (Gardenburger) black bean chipotle patty that was left over from a previous…
