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| Vegetarian | 30 day no soy experiment | Jun 05 2009 14:37 (UTC) |
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Portobello mushrooms! |
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| Weight Loss | Alli/Orlistat help for low diet | Jun 05 2009 14:28 (UTC) |
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What the 30% means is that, depending on how many calories you eat a day, 30% (or less) should come from fats.
Example: Let's say you eat 1000 Calories a day (I HOPE NOT!) 300 of those calories would have to come from fat. Fat: 1 gram = 9 calories. Protein: 1 gram = 4 calories. Carbohydrates: 1 gram = 4 calories. |
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| Health & Support | Peridex prescription mouthwash | Apr 02 2009 13:49 (UTC) |
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Totally understandable. Not everyone has the luxury. Definitely just go to a local pharmacy (rather than the pharmacy part of a store such as Duane Reade/Shop Rite/etc) and ask them about your symptoms. |
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| Weight Loss | Calories in Vegitables | Mar 23 2009 13:09 (UTC) |
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Original Post by mommakitty: kthx I did.
http://www.coffee-tea.co.uk/weight-loss.php
Whatever you do, if you're looking for a thermogenic effect from food, don't think that caffeine from sugar-laden sodas is going to somehow create a deficit in calories and result in weight loss.
Black coffee/unsweetened green tea is the way to go. |
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| Weight Loss | 1 And Confused! | Mar 21 2009 22:15 (UTC) |
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Well if you're truly doing something as high-intensity as soccer, then the only plausible explanation for your current weight has to be that you're simply eating too much. Either that or you have an underactive thyroid (possible, but not likely.) Use some of the tools on this site.
http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/calories-bur ned.php
According to the calories-burned calculator, "You burn 2900 calories during a typical day. Remember that this estimate is based on your body weight, height, age, gender, and your average level of activity. "
I said you have a moderate activity level because I imagine you don't play soccer every single day.
As long as you're eating less than 2900 calories, you should be gradually losing weight.
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| Weight Loss | Calories in Vegitables | Mar 21 2009 22:04 (UTC) |
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I'm guessing you're referring to thermogenesis.
Simplified: Basically what that means is that eating certain foods expends energy (heat [calories]) and thus causes you to actually burn more calories than you're taking in. Some spicy foods, vegetables and stimulant "foods" cause you to burn more calories than you're taking in. i.e. spices such as cayenne pepper, paprika, certain peppers, black coffee, unsweetened green tea, cold water, lettuce and celery.
Coffee/Green tea - Caffeine burns calories. Spices/Peppers - Eating spicy foods increases body temperature which is why you're burning extra calories. Lettuce/Celery - Since these vegetables are so low in calories, the amount of energy you use to digest these foods is more than the amount of calories actually contained in the food.
In regards to the validity of that, not entirely sure. (And if it is true, the deficit in calories is probably negligible.)
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| Weight Loss | does anyone else get made fun of for eating healthy? | Mar 18 2009 13:13 (UTC) |
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Original Post by susiecue: Yeah, I don't know about that. When you tell someone they should eat more "health" foods, it's coming from a place of concern.
When someone tells you you worry too much about your health and you should eat what you want, it's coming from a place of carelessness.
If you were a mother of an overweight child, would you tell your child "OF COURSE you should eat more cake. Don't worry about it. You're perfect the way you are. Don't let those mean salad-eating stick people get to you." ?
(P.S. that was a rhetorical question. You don't have to answer it, but if you said yes, you'd be a horrible mother.) |
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| Weight Loss | Is anyone else bothered by the sheer amount of ignorance in regards to weight loss? | Mar 18 2009 13:06 (UTC) |
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Original Post by ibez:
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| Weight Loss | Feeling bad, need some support. | Oct 03 2008 08:31 (UTC) |
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I think breaking your diet once in a while keeps you sane. Don't worry too much about it.
At least you didn't go over your daily calories by 1000. :D |
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| Weight Loss | Green tea | Oct 03 2008 08:19 (UTC) |
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http://www.ultimatefatburner.com/green-tea.ht ml
I wouldn't recommend drinking Lipton or Snapple green tea. They put a bunch of sugar and sweetners into it and make something that is completely healthy, into something that isn't.
Best advice is to brew your own cup of green tea. Unsweetened. It's actually not as bitter as normal tea when it's unsweetened. |
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| Weight Loss | which is the healthiest option? | Sep 02 2008 09:04 (UTC) |
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There's some myth circulating that the only foods that contain protein are meats, and that vegetarians are going to drop like flies after a year of not eating meat. Which is obviously....not true at all. o.o |
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| Vegetarian | Giving up dairy? | Sep 02 2008 09:01 (UTC) |
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| http://www.chocolatedecadence.com/ http://www.rosecitychocolates.com/ http://www.crispycatcandybars.com/ Vegan Parmesan (tastes better in my opinion, a tiny bit sweeter than actual Parmesan cheese): http://www.eatintheraw.com/ You can find various vegan cheeses here: http://www.cosmosveganshoppe.com |
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| Vegetarian | Anyone ever heard/read of the book Skinny Bitch? | Sep 02 2008 08:48 (UTC) |
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Thanks for that little tidbit sarahgordon. =] Direwolf, I highly doubt it was a protein deficiency that was making your hair fall out and your nails damaged. It was obviously malnutrition attributed by your eating disorder. All of the things you mentioned are symptomatic of eating disorders. Protein deficiency only really occurs in 3rd world countries. Symptoms of protein deficiency include: "apathy, diarrhea, inactivity, failure to grow, elevated cholesterol, gallstones, above normal uric acid levels, flaky skin, fatty liver, and edema of the belly and legs." Nowhere in the book did they say that you can't be protein deficient. They did however say that you absolutely do not need meat for protein and the whole stereotype that "LOLZ UR VEGETERIAN? WHERE U GET UR PROTEINZ FRUM?" is complete and utter bs. Vegeterians need not worry about getting adequate daily protein. If you eat your veggies, beans, and legumes you're more than fine. And Thermal, most produce manufacturers don't use manure anymore. It's mostly just chemical fertilizers, and hormones (often times derived from animals ;) ) that increase growth when the plant is still maturing. Since when do you need manure to grow a plant? I have a tomato plant in my backyard. I'm not dragging cow **** there every day to ensure I get ripe tomatoes. Sorry but it seems as if you've been brainwashed somewhat. It's strange that nutritionists are never telling people; "YOU NEED TO EAT MORE MEAT AND CONSUME MORE CHEESE!" For some strange bizarre reason it's always "Eat more fruits and vegetables." |
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| Weight Loss | which is the healthiest option? | Sep 02 2008 08:33 (UTC) |
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| Hate to break it to you love, but the whole Protein thing is a myth. You're better off eating green (lettuce, celery, asparagus), red vegetables (tomatoes, radishes, beets) and especially legumes for protein. But either way, you shouldn't ever worry about getting Protein. Most people should be worrying about getting too much protein. Healthiest thing there is definitely the fruit bowl + granola bar. But that's not really a very big lunch. I'd definitely get the bean burrito. If for whatever reason you're concerned about protein, 1 cup serving of beans has 15 grams of protein. Not to mention 15 grams of fiber. You'll probably feel more full by eating the bean burrito than you would if you ate the pizza or chicken sandwich. |
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| Weight Loss | Going back to school in a couple of days. | Aug 24 2008 22:00 (UTC) |
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| "Congratulations on dropping a size, Chunkylard! That takes work!
Does this mean you'll have to change your screenname? ;-)" Haha. My username is an inside joke between me and some friends. One of our girl friends literally put lard on EVERYTHING and cooked everything with it and she always wondered why she had trouble losing weight. >_< |
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| Weight Loss | Going back to school in a couple of days. | Aug 22 2008 13:11 (UTC) |
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| I hope my weight loss "motivation" over the summer stays with me throughout the school year and into college. (Fear the Freshman 15) |
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| Weight Loss | Dividing up my meals into 4 | Aug 22 2008 09:32 (UTC) |
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| I heard if you wait an hour and a half after you eat before you go to bed, you won't put on any weight. The only reason people really gain weight from eating before bed is, while you're sleeping your metabolism slows down drastically as to conserve energy. So with that extra meal before bed, you won't burn the calories from that meal. |
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| Weight Loss | How close are YOU to your goal weight? | Jul 30 2008 20:28 (UTC) |
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| Weight Loss | Am i doing it right? | Jul 30 2008 20:25 (UTC) |
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| Nuts and seeds. High in calories but still really healthy. |
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| Weight Loss | Am i doing it right? | Jul 30 2008 19:33 (UTC) |
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Well, it's not necessarily WHAT you eat, but how much calories you intake. You can lose weight with pizza as well as brocolli. The pendulum swings both ways, so to speak. (Obviously brocolli is better for you than pizza though.) I inputted your stats into the Calorie-Count calculator and " You burn 3400 calories during a typical day. Remember that this estimate is based on your body weight, height, age, gender, and your average level of activity." Since you're trying to lose weight try to eat between 2700-2900 calories daily. |
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| Weight Loss | Fat Loss Without Muscle Loss??? HELP!?! | Jul 27 2008 13:21 (UTC) |
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Are you a female? You shouldn't really worry much about it then. Women have more fat than men do (naturally) so you will have to lose a lot of fat before your muscle mass is affected. For males it's the opposite. Males tend to have less fat and more muscle. This means when a male loses weight, he has to make sure he doesn't go overboard because it can affect his muscle. Less muscle = obvious "bad" effects. Less energy and being slightly weaker. Have you ever seen pictures of a male bodybuilder? Often times his thighs are HUUUUUUUUUUGE because of the muscles there. |
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| Weight Loss | Are "burning fat" and "losing weight" essentially the same thing??? | Jul 27 2008 13:13 (UTC) |
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| Don't quote me on this but from what I remember, you lose "weight" in this order. 1.) Calories->Carbohydrates and proteins. 2.) Fats. Have you ever heard of the Atkins diet? It spawned the whole generation of low-carb fad diets. It's a fad died that does actually have some validity to it. The Atkins diet is pretty much this: Eat very little carbohydrates and lose weight. When your body burns up all your carbohydrates it goes into a state of metabolism called Ketosis. You may have heard that carbohydrates=energy. Also joggers/runners/bikers/etc often Carbo-load the day before a big event so they have a bunch of energy the following day. In Ketosis, you have so little carbohydrates that when your body burns all of them, it goes to the next best thing in your "storage." This would be fat. This is why people on the Atkins diet are able to lose large amounts of weight but after they get off the diet, they will regain it. |
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| Weight Loss | Out of curiousity, how many of you are Vegetarians/Vegans? | Jul 27 2008 13:01 (UTC) |
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Have you ever tried Lentil soup purpleorchid? It's like one of those foods you can't go wrong with. I know the brand Progresso has a really good one. Sometimes I don't have a lot of time to cook my own food so the canned one will have to do. It's relatively low in calories, nice amount of plant-based protein, and has a nice amount of fiber which will definitely help keep you full for longer. Edit: haha I actually found it on CC! http://www.calorie-count.com/calories/item/62 04.html |
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| Weight Loss | Help with fat tummy | Jul 27 2008 12:56 (UTC) |
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| On top of fiber and water, definitely do crunches. My body is sort of the same as yours. I lose weight on my arms and legs first, and my stomach last. Even when I lost several pounds my stomach didn't go down as much as I'd like. Then when I started doing crunches, it flattened a lot and now I love it :D |
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| Weight Loss | Oatmeal is for breakfast. What do you ADD to make it tolerable? | Jul 27 2008 12:54 (UTC) |
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| One word. Cinnamon. Put cinnamon on your oatmeal. Put cinnamon on your potatoes. Put cinnamon on your cinnamon. CINNAMON! It makes everything taste amazing. |
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| Weight Loss | Out of curiousity, how many of you are Vegetarians/Vegans? | Jul 27 2008 12:51 (UTC) |
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| You shouldn't worry at all about getting enough protein. Unfortunately the whole protein thing is a "myth." Have you ever heard of someone having a protein deficiency ever in your life? Only in third world countries. We never hear of giraffes, rabbits and elephants looking to get their protein fix for the day. |
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| Weight Loss | 1600 deficit? is that bad | Jul 27 2008 11:25 (UTC) |
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| You shouldn't say "stored to fat right away" because that's not true. That's like saying if I didn't eat today, and ate a lot tomorrow, I'd magically gain 5 pounds overnight. A day, and even a week of a high deficit isn't going to magically turn your metabolism off. It takes a while to slow your metabolism down. |
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| Weight Loss | It's so EXPENSIVE to eat healthy. Mac n cheese - $0.99, blueberries - $5.99 | Jul 27 2008 11:20 (UTC) |
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Try being a Vegetarian. Regular packaged bacon. 2 dollars for 12 strips at the local grocery. Veggie Bacon 6.99 for 16 or so strips. >_< |
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| Weight Loss | Hooray, I did it! | Jul 27 2008 11:17 (UTC) |
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| Good job! And don't let the success blind you! Sometimes when I lose a pound or so, I congratulate myself and then find myself reaching for those Oreos as a reward ;) Keep up the good work! |
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| Health & Support | Starvation mode myth? | Jul 27 2008 11:13 (UTC) |
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| I didn't say starving yourself is healthy O_o |
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