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Processed foods cause more weight gain
Thread title paraphrased from article, links/sources etc within article. https://www.businessinsider.com/how-processed-foods-lead-to-weight-gain-nih-study-2019-5 Personally speaking, the inability/unwillingness to release the food I'm holding and/or stop shoving it into my mouth caused me to gain weight, but to further…
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Thoughts on getting old vs aging
I've wanted to discuss this for a while now as my wife and I (both late 50s) are surrounded by people who seem to view advancing in age beyond a certain number as a license to just...stop. One of the most common questions I hear at family gatherings, because when I play with the kids I play like crazy :) is "Don't you know…
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8 Reasons to Try Low-Carb for Mental Health
Thread title is from the blog, not mine. I'm simply posting this for discussion and (at this time) neither support nor deny the material presented. :) I just don't recall seeing a discussion on this particular topic and thought it interesting.…
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Skinny Genes Coming Soon?
https://www.studyfinds.org/skinny-genes-coming-soon-scientists-use-crispr-to-reduce-fat-storage-in-mice/ The study: https://genome.cshlp.org/content/early/2019/08/17/gr.246900.118.abstract sooo...whatcha think? I'm happy for overweight mice regarding this news....I'm also a little wary of CRISPR tech, but I will be honest…
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The effect of social media on obesity
My wife watched me going through my homepage one night and stated that it looks a lot like facebook. No surprise there, but my mind went down this convoluted path from FB look a like to the social media/weightloss site that is MFP. "Friends" both active and supportive or not, and the...clamoring...for friends in the first…
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Eating mushrooms may cut your chances of dementia in half: Study
I'm making zero claims here: This caught my eye because I've lost several family members to dementia and wanted to put it up for discussion. I mean, this would be great news if true, and not woo. https://nypost.com/2019/03/13/eating-mushrooms-may-cut-your-chances-of-dementia-in-half-study/ The study being cited:…
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5x5 with partially torn RC?
Hey folks, I wanted to get back to a nice simple and effective program like 5x5. The RC tear is <40% and I have some reasonably decent alternatives for the OHP, but I was wondering if the dl and rows would be just as hard on it. To answer the obvious point - surgery isn't happening this year>long story>boring details lol.…
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What food do you enjoy that your body seems to hate?
Me and rice, any rice... It doesn't seem to matter how much fiber I get. Eating rice = constipation probably 70% of the time. I love rice. I could live off of it (not really lol) but I have to limit my intake lest I be forced to carry it around all the next day. Anyone else have foods you really enjoy that just seem to do…
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People are trying to use bleach to cure autism?
I couldn't get a 'facepalm' gif to work in the title, but apparently this is really happening? https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEOR0V6ZBXOeRs3AB84xBxVIqFQgEKg0IACoGCAowlIECMLBMMJ-mHg?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en There's a good bit more detail in the article regarding this particular case, but I tend to agree with one of…
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How reliant have you become on fitness tech?
I started with an Apple Watch 2 a while back, and liked being able to track the info it showed. It did motivate me in some odd, maybe not healthy "Got to close the rings" kind of way, yet today I'm actually considering dumping the watch altogether and going completely old school because I can feel myself wanting to fixate…
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What are your love/hate exercises?
Mine: Weighted lunges Sissy squats - these are brutal for me. Box jumps They all give great returns, love that, but they leave my busted up feet wanting to just quit. What are yours?
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Question about NEAT
Hi folks, I'm trying to get a more accurate picture of my caloric needs, and what I ought to count as intentional exercise. Specifically on the job activity. My work boots weigh 2.5lbs each (I've weighed them) and on any given day I can either sit in my truck answering phone and email, or, like the last week of Jan where I…
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Has anyone had reconstructive surgery for arches?
Long story kept short, I was born with feet that weren't fully formed. They look normal for the most part, but I've never had an arch either foot. Started walking without braces around 5 years old, and I use custom orthotics now, and have been told the next step is the brace kind that straps around the calf, or a wheel…
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Any suggestions for something to soothe a stomach?
Other than Pepto, which isn't working? Coming off 3 days or so of not being able to keep anything down - my diary may never recover lol - and am doing ok today but for a slight nausea... Any suggestions are much appreciated folks, thank you.
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Sugar - Let's talk about it
My daily sugar intake, some days more and some less. I don't really pay attention to it. I love sugar, whether from an orange or from a piece of chocolate. So I was reading this: https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/sugar-facts-scientific#3 And it's hard to not recall seeing a good deal of discussion about…
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Time for a new scale? A bit of nostalgia :)
I found my dads old (late 1970s/early 80s?) food scale. I'm not sure why I still have it, but I thought some folks here might get a kick out of it. It even has grams! :D
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Gettin badly discouraged
Is what I let derail me a couple of years ago. I've been logging "loosely" for about 3 weeks now to get used to it again and today is the first day of serious logging + serious exercise. I'm posting this as sort of a "this is it" note to myself, but I know being disillusioned/discouraged is common in the weight…
