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Tell me again why you don't feel like working out -
Noah Galloway is a heroic American soldier who became a double amputee following an IED attack during 2005 on his second deployment in Iraq. However, Despite his injuries, Noah h...
jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
Light at Night and Obesity - Some interesting research at PubMed over at the National Institute of Health (I guess websites are still running...) (Hat tip to Mark's Daily Apple). It seems like a lot of this r...
jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
Humpday Words o'Wisdom - Keep this in mind during your journey...
jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
Four Thousand - I did something very cool last weekend. I was in London for business all week. I had decided to stay over the weekend since that dropped the plane ticket price $700, and the extr...
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Human Gut Microbes Alter Mouse Metabolism, Dependi - Human Gut Microbes Alter Mouse Metabolism, Depending On Diet
Sep. 5, 2013 — Germ-free mice that received gut bacteria from obese humans put on more weight and accumulated ...
jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 8 months ago
Google crunches data on munching in office -
By Cecilia Kang, Published: September 1 Washington Post
Last year Google had an M&M problem. So as it does with most dilemmas, the Internet giant put its data wizards into actio...
jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 8 months ago
Maintenance and Body Composition - Hi all - back again after some more tests... I posted extensively about my labs a few months ago, now it's time for a body fat check-in...
Summary...
April 2012 - weighed 295, st...
jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 8 months ago
Think you're too old? - Diana Nyad Completes Cuba To Florida Swim At Age 64
KEY WEST, Fla. -- Looking dazed and sunburned, U.S. endurance swimmer Diana Nyad walked on to the shore Monday, becoming th...
jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 8 months ago
Taubes: SciAm: What Makes You Fat - What Makes You Fat: Too Many Calories, or the Wrong Carbohydrates?
Rigorously controlled studies may soon give us a definitive answer about what causes obesity—excessive cal...
jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 8 months ago
Some new (old) flavors for water - I'm one of those who, post-surgery, has trouble tolerating plain water. I need something acid-y in it, or it just doesn't feel good. (side-note - sure would like to understand wh...
jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 8 months ago
Research: How processed food makes you eat more -
Food addiction: how processed food makes you eat more
AUTHOR Belinda Lennerz, Fellow in Pediatric Endocrinology at Harvard University
Most people have the strong desire for ...
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Appetite Hormone Misfires in Obese People - Aug. 20, 2013 — Glucagon, a hormone involved in regulating appetite, loses its ability to help obese people feel full after a meal, but it continues to suppress hunger pangs ...
jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 8 months ago
Fitness Goal - exceeded. - At the beginning of the year, I was newly in maintenance mode, and had hit my weight loss goal. OF course my primary goal was to maintain that loss, and so far I have for the 9 mo...
jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 8 months ago
Research: Sleep Deprivation Linked to Junk Food Cr - Aug. 6, 2013 — A sleepless night makes us more likely to reach for doughnuts or pizza than for whole grains and leafy green vegetables, suggests a new study from UC Berkeley ...
jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 8 months ago
Inspirational Documentary, free to watch this week -
Documentary about a team of age 50+ women who attempt to set a new record for crossing the US by bicycle. Normally $6.95 to watch, but free this weekend...
Love Sweat and Gea...
jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
Perspective -
jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
How your "Explanatory Style" can determi - Following up on my posting from a few days ago, here's another taken from the same book on the nature of one's "Explanatory Style"
One of the towering figures in contemporary psyc...
jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
"I Can!" or "Can I?" - Motivat - Common wisdom (and many a self-help author) tells us that a way to be successful at a task is to “talk ourselves up” using positive statements in our self-talk. It mak...
jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
Keep Trying! - There’s no such thing as a failure who keeps tryingCoasting to the bottom is the only disgrace
- John C. Popper, Blues Traveler
jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
The Blerch - Great comic about exercise, eating, demons in your head, etc. Pretty much what we discuss here all the time... unique slant, probably not for everyone, but I found it very funny a...
jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
One Year Labs - Hi all...
I just got back my one-year checkup lab results. I thought I'd share some things as the question often comes up about types of diets for the long-term, what nutritionis...
jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
Keeping the faith... -
About Me
Palm Desert, CA
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Surgery
06/25/2012
Surgery Date
Apr 22, 2012
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