jaymzee

Since we're all confessing...
I went to the Chinese Buffet today. Had 4 hot wings and a scoop of Singapore chicken followed by a half cup of mint chocolate chip ice cream.

Hmmm i use a straw all the time. It really helps me get in my Fluid. No pain or anything.

Hey now, I'm 21

Researchers generally determine Protein quality by using the protein efficiency ratio (PER) or the protein digestibility corrected amino acid score (PDCAAS). They determine the PER by evaluating the weight gain in growing rats fed a particular protein compared with a standard protein, egg whites being the gold standard. The higher the PER value, the greater the protein quality. The PDCAAS was introduced as a more accurate way to evaluate protein quality for humans, because it uses human, not rat, amino acid requirements to calculate the amino acid score. It compares the amino acid profile of a protein with the essential amino acid requirements for humans according to The food and Agriculture Organization. When a protein meets this requirement, it gets a score of 1.0. PDCAAS has now been adopted as the official method by the World Health Organisation, the US Food and Drug Administration and the US Department of Agriculture.
Although the PDCAAS method is the internationally recognised standard for comparing Proteins for human consumption, it does not allow for differentiation among proteins with a PDCAAS of 1.0, so proteins can have different PERs while still having a PDCAAS of 1.0. This is significant, because researchers are now exploring how variances in specific essential and/or conditionally essential amino acids, as well as the availability of various peptides and micronutrients, affect human physiology. Claims of consumer-relevant superiority or inferiority, when performance of physique modificaitons are concerned, have yet to be supported by population-specific evidence in humans.
Protein
PCDAAS PER
Gelatin/collagen 0.08. --
Beef/poultry/fish 0.80-0.92. 2.0-2.3
Soy 1.00. 1.8-2.3
Ovalbumin (egg) 1.00. 2.8
Milk protein 1.00. 2.8
Casein 1.00 2.9
whey 1.00. 3.0-3.2
Bovine colostrum. 1.00. 3.0-3.2
Table 1
Table 1 (above) lists the PER and/or PDCAAS for the major types of protein used in nutritional supplements. The following discusses the relative strengths and weaknesses of these basic types of proteins that are often used as starting materials for nutritional supplements. Of course, adding deficient amino acids and other nutrients to these proteins may increase the PDCAAS, nutrient value and/or functionality of the protein.
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As you can see above collagen/gelatin is nearly useless to the human body. This is what is in almost all Protein Shots. Always check the ingredients. Many makers of protien shots are giving them names that have Whey in their title but are still using collagen/gelatin as their primary protein source.
Also keep in mind that ingredients on labels are listed in the order of amount used. So if collagen or Gelatin is listed first then it is the primary protein source for that product.

.. anyone have ideas on good workouts to get rid of that "bottom of the bra buldge"? I know its hard to spot reduce, but there's votes gotta be something... right?

What I find most interesting about this thread is how many have this idea that lying is a black and white issue: that lying is somehow bad and telling the truth is somehow good.
If someone asks how you lost the weight and you don't admit to the surgery, are you lying? Yes. You chose to answer with a lie.
If I won the lottery and someone asked how I got rich, and I said hard work and investing...you get the point.
But so what? Own your lie. Be proud of it, lying is a skill that everyone should practice. Our whole culture is predicated on dishonesty as a tool for good. Marketing drives the whole economy. Sell the pros, only admit to the cons if you're required by law.
People who ask personal questions deserve whatever answer you choose to give them. It would be like if someone asks your age, or salary, or your sexual orientation, or YOUR WEIGHT. It's none of their business, but you're trapped into pleading the fizifth OR defending yourself with a lie of omission.
Go ahead, youre not under oath. No one is sending you to hell or bed without supper.
That's the point I feel a few of people were trying to make earlier. Don't lie to yourself about the fact that youre lying. But don't feel bad about lying, it's your right as an American.

I am 12 weeks out tomorrow, and i haven't yet experienced a stall! There was one week i only lost one pound.. but each week the scale has continued to go down.

I had a root beer float the other day.. no problems with carbination or anything. I dont think pop occasionally will hurt.. all things in moderation.

String cheese, yogurt (carb smart & greek), lunch meat, Protein Shakes, Protein bars..

350.. busted ass and lost 40 over a year. Started my pre op diet at 310. I'm 21.. been over weight my entire life. Enough sure is enough.

Okios individual "cup" of low fat plain Greek yogurt.
3 ounces if soy milk light (or skim, almond, whatever)
1 scoop of Protein Powder (chocolate, vanilla, unflavored)
2 tbs of unsweetend cocoa powder.< /p>
2 tbs of sweetener.
1 cup of frozen strawberries.
Blend and eat.

2 cups of instant oats, 4 scoops of Protein powder of your choice, half a cup of Peanut Butter. && add Water to mixx it up to a sticky consistency. Spread it out and refrigerate for a few then cut into pieces.

I just made my first batch of homemade Protein bars! You can make them small and they are great.

I eat what i want in moderation.. but mainly stick to Protein first. But if i don't allow myself to have some of the things i want, it will make me want it that much more. Eating bad was never a problem for me.. just eating to much. Having pcos really halted my weight loss, no matter how hard i tried.

I eat what i want in moderation.. but mainly stick to Protein first. But if i don't allow myself to have some of the things i want, it will make me want it that much more. Eating bad was never a problem for me.. just eating to much. Having pcos really halted my weight loss, no matter how hard i tried.

2 cups of instant oats, 4 scoops of Protein powder of your choice, half a cup of Peanut Butter. && add Water to mixx it up to a sticky consistency. Spread it out and refrigerate for a few then cut into pieces.

I just made my first batch of homemade Protein bars! You can make them small and they are great.

Ohh gee aren't we all adults. Lt has a right to get defensive, everyone else has a right to feel how they want to. But everyone can argue back and forth and try to claim they have the most sensible answer but no one is going to change anyone elses mind or make them feel less defensive. It would make more sense for everyone to stop argueing over such a silly thing. Were all humans, we all take things that people say in the wrong way someone's, but were all supposed to be here to help each other out. If you found normality in a sip of coke, good, we all know how miserable the beginning of the journey is && a anything that helps is nice. Just make sure you don't push yourself, and learn good limits. Come on guys, lets all relax... we will live longer.

Ohh gee aren't we all adults. Lt has a right to get defensive, everyone else has a right to feel how they want to. But everyone can argue back and forth and try to claim they have the most sensible answer but no one is going to change anyone elses mind or make them feel less defensive. It would make more sense for everyone to stop argueing over such a silly thing. Were all humans, we all take things that people say in the wrong way someone's, but were all supposed to be here to help each other out. If you found normality in a sip of coke, good, we all know how miserable the beginning of the journey is && a anything that helps is nice. Just make sure you don't push yourself, and learn good limits. Come on guys, lets all relax... we will live longer.

I just made my first batch of homemade Protein bars! You can make them small and they are great.

Ohh gee aren't we all adults. Lt has a right to get defensive, everyone else has a right to feel how they want to. But everyone can argue back and forth and try to claim they have the most sensible answer but no one is going to change anyone elses mind or make them feel less defensive. It would make more sense for everyone to stop argueing over such a silly thing. Were all humans, we all take things that people say in the wrong way someone's, but were all supposed to be here to help each other out. If you found normality in a sip of coke, good, we all know how miserable the beginning of the journey is && a anything that helps is nice. Just make sure you don't push yourself, and learn good limits. Come on guys, lets all relax... we will live longer.

Ohh gee aren't we all adults. Lt has a right to get defensive, everyone else has a right to feel how they want to. But everyone can argue back and forth and try to claim they have the most sensible answer but no one is going to change anyone elses mind or make them feel less defensive. It would make more sense for everyone to stop argueing over such a silly thing. Were all humans, we all take things that people say in the wrong way someone's, but were all supposed to be here to help each other out. If you found normality in a sip of coke, good, we all know how miserable the beginning of the journey is && a anything that helps is nice. Just make sure you don't push yourself, and learn good limits. Come on guys, lets all relax... we will live longer.