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Are Christians Forbidden to Consume Blood?
Many people like their steak "rare and bloody." Is that a problem? Is it okay to consume animal blood? A common objection to the Catholic faith is the idea that the Bible forbids the drinking of...
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Low-Carb Macaroni and Cheese
There are different ways to make low-carb equivalents of macaroni and cheese. Some use actual low-carb macaroni noodles, but these can be hard to find, and the texture often is not the same as familiar...
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Fasting Notes
If you follow me on Facebook, you may have seen that I’ve recently been chronicling my weight loss journey there, and there’s been a lot of news to report! (The picture is one of me now that I can fit...
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Fasting Update 1
Time to take some more notes and answer some questions regarding my fasting experience. First, I have now lost 38 lbs 47 lbs from my recent high, which means I have lost more than 100 lbs since my...
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Why Newspaper Diet Advice Is Terrible: A Skipping Breakfast “Study”
The state of diet and nutrition reporting is horrible. Remember the “chocolate makes you lose weight” claim that the media fell for all over the world—despite the fact it was a deliberate hoax to...
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Snacking and Intermittent Fasting
“Do you eat snacks?” “How do you deal with hunger?” “Don’t you ever have a psychological need to eat?” These are among the questions I get when people ask about the Intermittent Fasting regimen I’ve...
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Fasting Update: The Soup and Noodles Solution
In the months I’ve been doing Intermittent Fasting (IF), I’ve changed around what I’ve been eating for my one meal a day, and I’ve noted that (as expected) different meal types have resulted in...
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Body Fat Testing and Weight Loss Targets
One of the most common measures of how much weight someone needs to lose is based on what’s known as their Body Mass Index (BMI). The trouble is, BMIs were not designed for this function, and they...
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Does Fasting Cause Loose Skin?
Since I started reporting on the amount of weight I was losing by Intermittent Fasting (IF), I’ve had various people ask or comment about loose skin. Some have assumed that–as I’ve lost 70 lbs now–I...
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The Mystery of Weight Loss – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World
What’s so mysterious about weight loss? Given the American obsession with dieting even as we’re more obese than ever, evidently plenty. Jimmy Akin shares his own story and the science behind the way...
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