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| Weight Loss | The Metabolism Miracle? | Nov 18 2009 18:55 (UTC) |
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Original Post by floggingsully: Thanks for your reply. Ms. Kress says that it has long been believed that there is only one "type" of metabolism. But it has been discovered, she says, that about 47% of American women have a pancreas that overreacts to carbohydrates...and that this can lead to diabetes, among other things. Her "Miracle" plan supposedly "retrains" this second type of metabolism, "Metabolism B", by specifically limiting intake of carbs to five grams every five hours. This portion of the program continues for eight weeks; and then you start introducing 11-20 grams of carb every five hours. (All carbs being complex, of course.) Although I was on the Atkins Diet in the early 70's (when it first came out) this one seems a lot more difficult...especially since I'm not so good with anything that has to be timed so precisely. But I've grown increasingly discouraged by the fact that I have to consume sooooo FEW calories in order to even lose a pound. And that's one of the indicators of Metabolism B...along with fat around the middle, fatigue, anxiety, craving carbohydrates like an addiction, trouble sleeping, short-term memory problems, light sensitivity, problems with focus and concentration, and alcohol intolerance. Her whole approach is SO different from anything that I've seen before, that I wanted to know if anyone else has had an experience with trying her methods. And believe me...I HAVE tried 'em ALL....From the Grapefruit Diet in the 60's to Atkins in the 70's, The Beverly Hills Diet in the 80's, and a liberal sprinkling of Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, and others in between. |
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| Recipes | Buying a dutch oven--advice? | Nov 01 2009 18:32 (UTC) |
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Original Post by robin9395: It's been years since I used a crock pot, so maybe they've improved since then...but I don't think meat browns as well (as clairelaine suggested) in a crock pot. |
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| Recipes | Buying a dutch oven--advice? | Oct 31 2009 02:26 (UTC) |
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Original Post by alphawordsmith: AHHHHHH...That IS a five-quart one. The one I originally saw is a 7-qt.: |
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| Recipes | Buying a dutch oven--advice? | Oct 31 2009 02:24 (UTC) |
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Original Post by salrob: The one that I recommended (above) was a Lodge. This is a different one, but it's only $35.97! |
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| Recipes | Buying a dutch oven--advice? | Oct 30 2009 18:06 (UTC) |
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Dutch ovens were the original "crock pot"...for slow cooking. My mother used one often...and there are LOTS of things that you can make in one! Check out target.com for one that's $62.99 or walmart.com for ones that are as low as $45. Those are cast iron coated with enamel, though. I'd tend more towards the pre-seasoned one at $49.97. |
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| Motivation | Am I not doing all that I thought I was? Input greatly appreciated :) | Oct 03 2009 01:55 (UTC) |
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Original Post by plumpirate: Well, I WAS thinking a few months down the road. Also, you can list yourself on freecycle.org and maybe someone will be giving one away! Or you can buy a Pilates machine from QVC when they're having a show, when they put them on the 5-month "Easy Pay" plan. Or join the "Y"! And, in the meantime, at NO cost, you can do the lunges and/or other exercises that tsanmigu suggested. And bands are CHEAP. You just need one for your arms and a stronger one for your legs. |
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| Motivation | Am I not doing all that I thought I was? Input greatly appreciated :) | Oct 02 2009 20:24 (UTC) |
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At the present time, the effect of "resistance" is being provided by your own body weight. However, as you lose fat and gain muscle mass...and get stronger...you'll naturally feel a "need" for more resistance. Then you can replace your faulty elliptical with a good one. |
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| Fitness | Shape Ups? | Sep 20 2009 06:46 (UTC) |
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Original Post by bmx419: As I said before, don't knock 'em until you've walked a mile in THOSE shoes. I've been wearing them for almost three years now, and they are the BEST shoes, of ANY kind, that I've ever put on my feet. As for TVs...I NEED a new one! Can you send ME your "useless" TV? |
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| Fitness | Shape Ups? | Sep 20 2009 04:37 (UTC) |
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Original Post by bmx419: Ummmmm...bmx, what gives you the impression that the heel is RAISED? It's NOT. Although the sole is thick, the footbed is level. Also, any "arch support" is minimal...since I have flat feet and traditional arch supports HURT MY FEET. I think you need to read up on this product before making assumptions. For those who don't know, MBTs are the result of seven years of research and design by a Swiss Physicist and several Biomechanical Engineers. Go to mbt.com for more information... |
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| Fitness | Shape Ups? | Sep 20 2009 04:32 (UTC) |
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Original Post by sfredbull: YUP! Just goes to show ya'...even "fashionistas" wear 'em! |
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| Fitness | Shape Ups? | Sep 20 2009 04:30 (UTC) |
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Original Post by littlesimongeorge: LOL...Good to see that you have a sense of humor about it! You're RIGHT...they're NOT sexy. That's why I wear peep-toe pumps when I go out on a date. And as for your g/f who doesn't feel a need for MBTs...she MAY change her mind someday. I know my dental hygienist is jealous because I got a pair! |
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| Fitness | Shape Ups? | Sep 19 2009 18:55 (UTC) |
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Original Post by littlesimongeorge: LOL...I never said that they help you "tone up" or lose weight. I said that they promote good posture...which is something that is of utmost importance to EVERYONE. If you don't have good posture, you'll end up one of those hunched-over little old ladies or men! Plus, they're comfortable...and easy on the back (also important to just about everybody). Which is why nurses and dental hygienists and people who are on their feet all day, every day, wear them. No, they are definitely NOT a waste of money. (Note the correct spelling of waste there...) |
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| Fitness | Shape Ups? | Sep 19 2009 13:47 (UTC) |
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Original Post by sfredbull: Actually, they make it easier to walk and run...once you get used to them. I was advised to walk around the yard and house a bit before I ventured out; and that's what I did. And I didn't have a problem AT ALL. Once you get used to walking heel-first (the proper walking stance), your gait just flows. As for Paris Hilton...I checked her out on that website and, judging from the side view of her posture, it looks like that's exactly what's she's wearing. And, although you can't see the entire shoe, the hash-marks along the front of the sole are identical to the ones on my MBTs. |
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| Fitness | Shape Ups? | Sep 19 2009 01:28 (UTC) |
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Well, I STRONGLY DISAGREE. But I would buy the original: MBTs...instead of the knock-off by Skechers. Yes, they are expensive, but TOTALLY WORTH IT. I bought mine almost three years ago and wear them EVERYWHERE. (Except, of course, if the occasion calls for pumps.) HOWEVER...I don't think they reduce cellulite OR "quickly tone up your legs". I do Pilates every day for that. Their primary benefit is in providing a natural alignment of the body...forcing you to walk properly (heel-first), which DOES strengthen your core musculature. And the proper alignment takes the pressure off the lower back, which is VERY important for those of us who have Degenerative Disc Disease! I used to come back from Costco absolutely exhausted from walking on the concrete floors. Now I can go to two or three other stores on the way there, and NOT be exhausted when I get home! For me, MBTs are a MIRACLE. And I have two other friends who strongly agree with me! To those naysayers above, I say, "Don't knock 'em until you've TRIED 'EM!" |
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| Fitness | Shape Up Shoes? | Sep 19 2009 01:17 (UTC) |
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Original Post by mksatt: I've been wearing MBTs for almost three years now, and I LOVE 'EM! I don't go ANYWHERE without them. They're particularly easy on the back if you're walking through stores and such with concrete floors. (And I have degenerated discs, so a "store run" USED to be VERY painful.) That being said...No I don't think you should try them while you're healing from bone spur surgery. Wait until you're fully healed and THEN try them. I paid $179 for mine on eBay and, after almost three years, they look almost NEW. They are a VERY well-made shoe!
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| Motivation | Under The Clothes | Aug 09 2009 01:13 (UTC) |
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You are soooooo RIGHT! I lost 82 lbs. a couple of years ago and then gained back 29 lbs. (because of chocolate and Stacey's Pita Chips). The thing that was bothering me the MOST was that I could no longer fit into my coveted Size 12 jeans! (I comfort myself with the thought that Marilyn Monroe wore a Size 12.) When I hit 189 lbs. I FREAKED OUT! So I re-started my journey...and have lost 19 of those pounds...and can barely fit into the jeans. But it's SUCH a satisfying feeling! I won't let THAT happen again! |
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| Foods | Question About Nut Butters | Jul 27 2009 15:16 (UTC) |
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Original Post by teme: AHHHHHH!!! THANKS for 'splainin' that to me! Interestingly, though I couldn't remember the "spelling", as I was falling asleep last night, "olive oil" popped into my head! |
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| Foods | Question About Nut Butters | Jul 27 2009 08:01 (UTC) |
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Original Post by thecakeeater: WHAT is "evoo"? |
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| Weight Loss | Something similar to Nutrisystem or Jenny Craig without having to use their food? | Jul 26 2009 14:29 (UTC) |
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If you write in your journal here on CC, it will give you personal accountability. Let's face it...you don't KNOW those people in meetings, etc., anyway. Ultimately, yourself is the ONLY one you should be accountable to. And sign up for the newsletter from whfoods.org. (I think that's the correct web address. You can google World's Healthiest Foods to find it.) They send out a newsletter every day, which includes a recipe. Check it for calorie count, though, because some of them are not low-cal. But poke around the website. It has a wealth of information on how to eat a healthy wholefoods diet. If you follow that kind of advice, you'll actually be ahead of NutriSystem! p.s. When I use the word "diet", I mean an eating regime or "food plan". I mean it as in "ancient man subsisted on a diet of nuts & berries". |
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| Foods | HELP!! cups and oz .... | Jul 26 2009 11:14 (UTC) |
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Original Post by monkfish998: You're MOST WELCOME. I had the same difficulty trying to follow recipes that I got when I was in England and Scotland. The litres threw me for a LOOP! |
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| Foods | HELP!! cups and oz .... | Jul 26 2009 11:00 (UTC) |
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1 Cup= 8 ounces 1 oz.= 28.35 grams |
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| Foods | I want to add more fiber | Jul 25 2009 17:51 (UTC) |
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A delicious way to add fiber is to have a Fiber One bar every day. (It also helps to satisfy my chocolate craving, since it has dark chocolate chips in it.) And Cascadian Farm has a delicious high-fiber bar called Fiber Right. Both are listed here on CC. And I've begun having a slice of Milton's Original Multi-Grain Bread with 1T of almond butter on it every day. Delicious!!! I have a bunch of fruit every day and I've managed to get my total fiber up to 23-28 g. per day! NOT an easy task, I can tell you. But I've slowly added in the fiber-rich foods over a two-month period of time...about one new addition per week. |
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| Foods | OK, weird food time question!!!! | Jul 25 2009 07:59 (UTC) |
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I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, so my sleep patterns are allllll screwed up! I tend to stay up all night and sleep most of the day. Many years ago, they used to say, "Never eat after eight at night". Well, 8:00 PM is MY afternoon! So I count my calories here on CC from midnight to midnight...and I eat my "breakfast" when I wake up...usually about 3:00-4:00 PM. And I haven't noticed any difference in "how" I lose weight. Just figure your total calories in a 24-hour period, no matter WHEN you eat. I do, however, try to eat some protein a couple of hours before I go to sleep, since I heard on The Doctors TV show that you make most of your growth hormone (which helps you lose weight) while you're sleeping...and that you "need" low blood sugar in order to create that growth hormone. Hence, I try not to eat carbs before I go to sleep...whenever that is. |
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| Weight Loss | Article: Why calorie counting makes you fat | Jul 23 2009 12:40 (UTC) |
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Well, other than the fact that the conclusion drawn by the title is the wrong way around (based on the content of the article), I thought it was a very GOOD article. I had never considered that the softness of food would actually impact how many calories are absorbed! Or that coarse foods require more energy to chew. In that respect, it was a very informative article. THANKS! |
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| Motivation | I thought I had it under control | Jul 21 2009 14:20 (UTC) |
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Original Post by madamq: WELLLLL....I have a very similar story. Over a period of a year and a half, I lost 83 lbs...down from 240. Then, over a three month period of time, I gained back 29 lbs. I got caught up in the "dark chocolate is good for you" warcry and started eating Lindt Lindors every day. Also, Costco stopped carrying the "Sensible Portions Pita Bites" that I have with my hummus, so I bought Stacey's Pita Chips. Now, those pita chips taste like toasted pie crust to me...and I went completely overboard! One day, I "caught myself" after eating half a bag of them! And you KNOW how big those Costco bags are! But even that didn't stop me. It wasn't until I stepped on the scale one day and it said 189 that I FREAKED! THEN I got back on the horse...and I've now lost 19 of those regained pounds. THIS time, I've integrated more of the foods I love into my daily regimen. I eat half a baked potato with sour cream and bacon bits, for example. NOT low-fat sour cream...because I KNOW I wouldn't keep THAT up. But that's an entire meal for me. I have five or six of those "tiny meals" a day and do Pilates on my own machine at home, every day. And since the Pilates workout also helps my Fibromyalgia and back pain (from degenerated discs), I WILL keep THAT up! Hopefully, until the day I take a "dirt nap"! And, thanks to CalorieCount, now I don't get down on myself if I eat something high-calorie or, due to time constraints, skip a day of Pilates. If I have Papa Murphy's Roasted Garlic & Chicken pizza, for instance (that my neighbor brought me), I just look it up and enter it into my "calorie count" for the day. AND I only ate one regular slice! AND it was enough. Interestingly enough, due to the "cheat to lose weight" principle, when I go up to 1700 calories in a day and go back down to 1200-1300 the following day, I actually lose more! Here's a VERY informative forum thread about that: http://caloriecount.about.com/cheating-diet-i ncrease-fat-loss-ft7139 The KEYS here are: Get back on the horse; Don't "bash" yourself; Think about how good you looked in those smaller clothes; Adopt a regimen that you know you can maintain; and Don't eat low-cal EVERY day. Go up to maintenance level (or even above) one day a week. Here's to your future SUCCESS!!! YOU CAN DO IT!!! |
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| Weight Loss | So tired all the time... | Jul 18 2009 08:49 (UTC) |
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Original Post by merylwhite1: This was my first "instinct"...but if you say you've always been this way, then you don't have CFS. I've had it for 19 years now, and I have a few questions for you. 1) Do you have times when you feel "normal", and then all of a sudden, your energy level "bottoms out" within 2-5 minutes? Like someone is "turning you down"? 2) When you get really tired, do you also have either body aches or a sore throat and swollen lymph nodes? 3) Do you have trouble with your vision, concentration, and/or short-term memory? If your answers to the above questions are "Yes", then you may very well have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and should get diagnosed properly. That involves ruling out every other thing that it could possibly be. |
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| Weight Loss | Eating waaay too much need to lose 16 lbs in 2 months..help me T_T | Jul 17 2009 05:26 (UTC) |
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Original Post by sillybunny49: Check out this AWESOME thread that I JUST FOUND! And be sure to read ALL the posts: http://caloriecount.about.com/cheating-diet-i ncrease-fat-loss-ft7139 I had been keeping to 1200-1300 calories a day....and had a plateau of over three weeks. Then I splurged a couple of days ago and lost two lbs. in TWO DAYS! TRY IT! |
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| Weight Loss | why am I not losing weight?! | Jul 17 2009 01:54 (UTC) |
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I was on a plateau for over three weeks. Then I increased my caloric intake by 300-400 calories and I lost two pounds in two days! Check out this thread. Someone should make THIS ONE "sticky"! It WORKS!!! http://caloriecount.about.com/cheating-diet-i ncrease-fat-loss-ft7139 |
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| Weight Loss | Cheating On Your Diet To Increase Fat Loss. | Jul 16 2009 11:16 (UTC) |
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Hmmmmm....VERRRRRY EEEEEN-teresting! I have heard this...and even passed on the info...but I've never heard so many testimonials! Of course, I forgot the information. And I've been on a plateau for over THREE WEEKS! Yesterday, my neighbor brought me three slices of Papa Murphy's Roasted Garlic & Chicken Pizza....and it was SOOOOO GOOOOOD! I ate TWO SLICES! This morning I got on the scale and...VOILA! I had lost a pound and a HALF! Guess it really DOES WORK. When this sort of thing happened in the past, I rationalized that I was showing weight loss from two or three days prior to the loss. But now I know that's not the case! I'm gonna have to make a habit of this "technique" now. Wonder if I can manage to eat chocolate one day a week and then go back to "normal"... |
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| Fitness | Gwenyth Paltrow's trainer says not to lift heavy?? | Jul 15 2009 19:59 (UTC) |
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Original Post by 321go: OMG! That would be ME! I not only have a huge bag of Lindt Lindor truffles sitting across from me, but I also have a friend in Germany who sends me Ritter Sport bars twice a year. (My favorite being the milk or dark chocolate ones with whole hazelnuts!) Yet, I only eat a small piece "every once in awhile". Sure would LIKE to do in a whole bar, or a dozen or so truffles EVERY DAY, though! The thing that I love about the forums is the recurring realization that...I'm NOT THE ONLY ONE! THANKS! |
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!! (to replace my faulty elliptical) Thanks for everyone's suggestions :)
But for shopping and errands, they totally ROCK!
but I just eat a piece every once in a while...
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