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Dickey John GAC III Protein Tester Grinder

Dickey John GAC III Protein Tester Grinder

US $4,495.00

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Aqua Medic TurboFlotor 5000 Shorty Protein Skimmer

Aqua Medic TurboFlotor 5000 Shorty Protein Skimmer

US $509.99

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Ooops: Calorie Restriction, Protein and Longevity

People are not rodents?I coulda told you that!Ever feel vaguely guilty because you’re not one of those Calorie Restriction People who is supposedly going to live to be 120? Well, feel better: new research suggests the picture may have gotten a bit mor…

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Is Grazing a Good Idea?

For many of us, it’s just too hard to get through the day without nibbling on something. If you have issues with your blood sugar being too low, or you are simply hungry during the day, snacking can be second nature. While snacking generally gets frowned upon, grazing is typically recommended for many diets. The [...]

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What is a Macrobiotic Diet?

As more stars jump on the macrobiotic band wagon, many of us wonder what this diet is and why it is so beneficial. A macrobiotic diet is not an easy diet, and it is not for everyone. However, it does contain some interesting principles that can be applied for any type of diet. Let’s take [...]

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Nutrition Bars Examined

A Brief Guide on How To Choose a Nutrition Bar
As our schedules get busier (and people get Lazier like me) the popularity of nutrition bars has exploded. It is simply easier to reach for a prepackaged bar instead of having to worry about making breakfast or finding a snack. However, many of these nutrition bars [...]

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4 Ways to Avoid Hitting the Exercise Wall

Have you ever hit the wall when you’re exercising? We’re not talking about an actual wall here, we’re talking about that point of no return when your body says “Enough” and refuses to do anything else. Most of us have hit it once or twice, but during the summer months, it is all too easy [...]

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Shop ‘Til You Drop

This’ll be a short post today; my husband and I both have the day off from work so we’re taking off for what’s become an annual ritual — back-to-school outlet shopping. We make a day of it: We enjoy the…

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Daily Recommended Values

Do you know what the daily recommended values (DV) are for everything on that nutrition label? It’s like budgeting, you don’t know if you’re doing well or doing poorly unless you have a reference point. Daily recommended values is the FDA’s way of setting reference points and it’s important to know what they are, even [...]

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3 Tips on How to Avoid Diet Stress

Dieting can be very stressful in many ways. It’s never easy to start depriving yourself of food, and you’ll undoubtedly experience not only physical stress but some emotional stress too. While it’s hard to completely avoid all stress in your life, there are ways that you can make your diet less stressful. By using [...]

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Featuring Black Bean Recipes

This week’s whole food recipe will be a compilation of various bean recipes Darlene has done over the past year. These recipes include black beans, red beans and garbanzo beans. Darlene is away showing her art this weekend, so I (Rob) will be posti…

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Real Life is getting in the way……

I’ll be away from blogging for awhile…..real life is kicking my ass right now…..all these WLS complications…..

Be back when I feel able…..

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How to Read Food Nutrition Labels

Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. The next to last key message being promoted for National Nutrition Month® 2008 is:
Read food labels to get nutrition facts that help you make smart food choices quickly and easily.
It is important to know how to read a food label in order to know [...]

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Protein Requirements After WLS

I’ve always prided myself on being an ideal post WLS patient. I take copious amounts of vitamins. I eat a blanced healthful low carb diet. I get in plenty of calories according to my BMR(basal metabolic rate) to maintain my weight. In spite of my anal like adherence to this. It still has not kept me from becoming severely malnourished.

One place I am severely lacking are my protein levels. I’ve

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Nutrition Myths

Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Welcome back to yet another day of National Nutrition Month®! To keep with the theme of “Nutrition: It’s a Matter of Fact”, I would like to discuss another key message (this is key 8 of 10, so we’re almost done!):
Don’t fall prey to food myths and [...]

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National School Breakfast Week

Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. This week, March 3-7, is National School Breakfast Week and is sponsored by the School Nutrition Association. The purpose of National School Breakfast Week is to raise awareness of the healthfulness of school breakfast and the importance of breakfast in general. This year’s theme is [...]

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Safeway’s “Eating Right�: Are You Really Eating Right?

Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. I recently tried Safeway’s line of frozen entrees, specifically “Eating Right Baked Turkey“, and I must say that I was disappointed in the quality and the nutritional profile. I had been a big fan of many Lean Cuisine and Healthy Choice entrees, so I thought that Safeway’s [...]

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Malnutrition After WLS

I’ve done several posts in the past about the need for many supplements after WLS. In each one I have stated multiple times you need to be proactive in your own health care. Do not take it when the doctor tells you your “labs” are fine. Know what it is they are checking and the values. Ask for copies.

The OSSG Gone Wrong Yahoo Group I have recently joined has a complete list of ALL lab work that

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Stop the Presses—Hell has Officially Frozen Over

I just can not believe it—mainstream media actually writing something positive about consuming dietary fat.What if bad fat isn’t so bad? - Diet and nutrition- msnbc.com: “Nina Teicholz”This author writes for Men’s Health, so that is not a surprise….

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You are what your body does with what you eat

Regina Wilshire always does a wonderful job in reporting new research coming out concerning nutrition. She didn’t let me down this time either. Check out the full post here.A newly published study, in the journal Lipids - Comparison of Low Fat and Low …

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Review: Kashi Go Lean Crunchy Bars

Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Product Tested:
Kashi Go Lean Crunchy! Chocolate Pretzel bar and Cinnamon Coffee Cake bar (unfortunately, these product flavors are not yet listed on their website)
Initial Thoughts:
My husband and I each tested one of these bars (me = chocolate pretzel, him = coffee cake).
The Chocolate Pretzel Bar: When [...]

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Mental Health and WLS Revisited

I did a post early on this subject. In light of new research,I felt compelled to go more in depth on some things. Living life after having WLS is difficult enough on your mental health. Throw in the added complication of a severe mental illness and it …

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Have you lost control of your weight loss surgery tool?

My long time, online WLS friend, author Kaye Bailey, has been a great influence in my post op journey. I’ve talked frequently here on my blog about her wonderful website, LivingAfterWLS. Plus I’ve said many things about The Neighborhood. That’s the onl…

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My Shopping List

Adam asked in a comment way back about things to increase the fat in his eating plan. I figured I’d just share some of the things I normally buy. I have done this in the LAWLS Neighborhood before, so I’ll share that.Dairy-Real milk–from a local dairy-…

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Next-generation granola bars!

Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. With my busy lifestyle, granola bars are a staple in my diet. I usually eat granola bars during rush-hour traffic, to tide me over during my workout (before dinner). I had been eating Kashi Chewy granola bars, which have ~140 calories, 5 grams of [...]

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Marathons and Weight

Copyright © 2006-2007 Building Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. Mike, aka CleverDude, published a post the other day about how money and marathons are related. With his permission, I will post part of his advice, as I think it pertains to building nutrition and increasing physical activity in general.
“While training last year, I knew [...]

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