My current diet

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I wouldn't worry so much about your rank on google, I mean you're limited to a certain city and google won't help that much in this case?
You'd benefit more by focusing on more traditional ways to advertise in my opinion, like local newspaper, flyers, maybe tv, radio, etc.
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I didn't even know about the phenomenon, but that's a good thing, and works to your advantage.
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Oscar, what do you mean?

Dime, searches engines base results on the ip address of the searcher, so people in my home town are more likely to have my page come up first when searching, as opposed to people in New york for example. The local school I work at say they get most of their students from the internet.
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I was referring to the Google policy mentioned earlier.
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So I'm unable to use my current blender any more because it require a button to be held down while it blends, and the vibrations are bothering my wrists (something happened in the last few month to worsen the state they're in, possibly from performing more). I went to a store and was giving 2 options in my price range (under $100), there was a juicer, which could give me 2 litres of juice per day, and there was a 'food processor', which is basically like a juice, but doesn't get rid of all the pulp, but has blades to blend things as well.

My most recent system has been to blend half a can of OJ concentrate (minute made low acid), white sugar, an apply, and EVOO, the benefit of blending is that the OO emulsifies in the juice and makes it taste creamy instead of awful. The other benefit of this method is it's significantly cheaper than juicing fresh oranges. So I'm leaning heavily toward getting the juice/blender (which makes 1 litre), but part of me wants to just get the juicer and do away with the concentrate. Of course I can't ask you to decide for me but here's what I can ask

How significant is the amount of fiber I eat? I'm pooing every day and fart often, which I assume is the fiber, but does it have a significant affect on my long term health / water retention? Is it likely the state of my wrists would improve if I were to reduce fiber intake?
Is blending olive oil a no-no? It really does taste creamy this way, but I'm concerned that it may affect OO as it does Egg Yolk. The blending method allows me to consume tons of OO, which is good since I have a hard time meeting my energy requirements. (based on intuition / 'hunger', not the calculator)
Anyway, what I've read recently (while writing this post actually), is that OJ from frozen concentrate goes through the same process as NFC OJ but to concentrate is they boil it until the water evaporates. This is significantly more heat than caused by pasteurization alone. How likely is it that my switch to the concentrated OJ is what's returned my wrists to a worsened state? I imagine this also will reduce nutrient content, so I'm thinking I should return to the NFC OJ, which is still cheaper than juicing fresh oranges.
But thinking out loud some more, I was told almost nothing is wasted by the juicer, all that's left is a dry pulp, (it's not a press, it pushes the juice through tiny holes), so I'm not losing money if I juice my fruits as opposed to blending them, the only down side it that the oil doesn't mix as well, but that's not as big of as issue with my new juice bottle that has a build in straw, so I'm not getting mouthfuls of oil.

The juicer would also mean my diet would be more similar to the diet I would like to be on, and I am more likely to juice oranges than blend them, as the orange pulp gets caught in my straw.

Anyway, I was also wonder if you (RRM; or anyone else who's capable of doing this) could look over my current diet/nutrient calculator input and tell me if it's good or if something is missing. I'm 24 but 125lbs and 6'1" if that matters. Also, I put in OJ but I was trying to calculate the equivalent from Frozen Concentrate OJ which is probably not an accurate representation at all. Although on the other hand, I won't be able to get the extreme amount of OO per day that I've been consuming.

Thanks so much.

RDA: FDA Men, 19-24yr (177cm/70in, 72kg/160lb)

Your selection:
[Item 1] 1units of Apple (Malus sylvestris), no skin, [1],
[Item 2] 1units of Avocado (Persea americana), California, [1],
[Item 3] 1units of Banana (Musa sapientum), [2],
[Item 4] 1020g (grams) of Orange juice (Citrus sinensis), fresh, not pasteurized, [1][2],
[Item 5] 200ml (milliliters) of Olive oil (Olea europea), [1],
[Item 6] 1cups of Sugar, granulated [1][2],
[Item 8] 6units of Chicken egg yolk (Gallus domesticus), raw, [1].

Weight:.................................1920.87g

Nutrients...............................Quantity..............RDA

Energy..................................3683.94kcal .....2900.00kcal
Carbohydrate.............................362.39g ..............?g
Fat......................................245.65g ..............?g
Protein...................................29.03g ..........58.00g
Water...................................1270.17ml .............?ml
Fiber.....................................15.09g ..............?g

Vitamins
Vitamin A, RE (Retinol Equivalent).......905.91mcg ......1000.00mcg
-Beta-carotene...........................458.30mcg ............?mcg no data:1,2,5
Vitamin B1, Thiamin........................1.35mg ..........1.50mg
Vitamin B2, Riboflavin.....................1.27mg ..........1.70mg
Vitamin B3, Niacin/Nicotinamide............8.30mg .........19.00mg
Vitamin B5, Pantothenic acid...............7.75mg .............?mg
Vitamin B6, Pyridoxine.....................1.77mg ..........2.00mg
Vitamin B8, Biotin.........................6.49mcg ............?mcg no data:1,2,4,5,8
Vitamin B9, Folic acid...................585.65mcg .......200.00mcg
Vitamin B12................................3.09mcg .........2.00mcg
Vitamin C, Ascorbic acid.................542.94mg .........60.00mg
Vitamin D................................147.40IU ........400.00IU no data:6
Vitamin E.................................29.40mg .........10.00mg
Vitamin K..................................0.59mcg ........70.00mcg no data:1,2,4,5,8

Minerals and trace elements
Calcium, Ca..............................285.06mg .......1200.00mg
Iron, Fe...................................9.04mg .........10.00mg
Magnesium, Mg............................238.41mg ........350.00mg
Phosphorus, P............................775.93mg .......1200.00mg
Sodium, Na................................74.96mg .............?mg
Potassium, K............................3842.82mg .............?mg
Zinc, Zn...................................4.74mg .........15.00mg
Iodide, I.................................13.50mcg .......150.00mcg no data:1,2,5,6,8
Selenium, Se..............................49.31mcg ........70.00mcg no data:2

Total sugar..............................199.82g ..............?g no data:1,2,3,4,5,8
Glucose...................................27.64g ..............?g no data:1,2,5,8
Fructose..................................32.57g ..............?g no data:1,2,5,8
Sucrose..................................255.85g ..............?g no data:1,2,5,8
Lactose....................................0.00g ..............?g no data:1,2,3,4,5,8
Starch.....................................3.25g ..............?g no data:1,2,4,5,8

Fats
Fat, saturated............................38.86g ..............?g no data:3
Fat, monounsaturated.....................165.84g ..............?g no data:3
Fat, polyunsaturated......................23.54g ..............?g no data:3

Omega-3 fatty acids
18:3 n-3, linolenic acid (LNA).............1.55g ..............?g
20:5 n-3, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)......0.00g ..............?g no data:3
22:5 n-3, docosapentaenoic acid (DPA)......0.00g ..............?g no data:3
22:6 n-3, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).......0.10g ..............?g no data:3

Cholesterol.............................1275.87mg .............?mg no data:3
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At your specs and 'somewhat active' the recommended amount of kcal per day is 2575, so 3684 is far more than you probably need unless you're far more active, but even at 'very active' the recommended amount is 3303kcal.
The amount of olive oil is indeed excessive, more what I'd expect in a week, and as such the carb:fat ratio at 1.48:1 is far less than the suggested minimum of 2:1 (the more active the higher the ratio).
I haven't checked the micronutrients as it's my bedtime. ;)
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If I were to get a juicer, here's the diet I'd be hoping to adopt,

RDA: FDA Men, 19-24yr (177cm/70in, 72kg/160lb)

Your selection:
[Item 1] 7units of Apple (Malus sylvestris), no skin, [1],
[Item 2] 2cups of Orange juice (Citrus sinensis), fresh, not pasteurized, [1][2],
[Item 3] 1units of Avocado (Persea americana), California, [1],
[Item 4] 100ml (milliliters) of Olive oil (Olea europea), [1],
[Item 5] 2units of Banana (Musa X paradisiaca), [1],
[Item 6] 3units of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum), red, ripe, yr avg, [1][2][4],
[Item 7] 40g (grams) of Salmon (Salmo salar), Atlantic wild, [1][2],
[Item 8] 7g (grams) of Chicken egg yolk (Gallus domesticus), raw, [1],
[Item 9] 1cups of Sugar, granulated [1][2],
[Item 10] 1units of Mango (Magnifera indica L.), [1][2].

Weight:.................................2715.13g

Nutrients...............................Quantity..............RDA

Energy..................................3130.82kcal .....2900.00kcal
Carbohydrate.............................504.19g ..............?g
Fat......................................132.49g ..............?g
Protein...................................24.19g ..........58.00g
Water...................................2041.50ml .............?ml
Fiber.....................................39.38g ..............?g

Vitamins
Vitamin A, RE (Retinol Equivalent)......1339.14mcg ......1000.00mcg
-Beta-carotene..........................2571.04mcg ............?mcg no data:1,3,4,5,7
Vitamin B1, Thiamin........................1.38mg ..........1.50mg
Vitamin B2, Riboflavin.....................1.22mg ..........1.70mg
Vitamin B3, Niacin/Nicotinamide...........14.05mg .........19.00mg
Vitamin B5, Pantothenic acid...............5.95mg .............?mg
Vitamin B6, Pyridoxine.....................3.41mg ..........2.00mg
Vitamin B8, Biotin........................14.76mcg ............?mcg no data:1,2,3,4,5,7,8,10
Vitamin B9, Folic acid...................412.37mcg .......200.00mcg
Vitamin B12................................1.48mcg .........2.00mcg
Vitamin C, Ascorbic acid.................446.80mg .........60.00mg
Vitamin D................................106.36IU ........400.00IU no data:9
Vitamin E.................................22.24mg .........10.00mg
Vitamin K.................................29.52mcg ........70.00mcg no data:1,2,3,4,5,7,8,10

Minerals and trace elements
Calcium, Ca..............................179.13mg .......1200.00mg
Iron, Fe...................................7.25mg .........10.00mg
Magnesium, Mg............................292.26mg ........350.00mg
Phosphorus, P............................493.30mg .......1200.00mg
Sodium, Na................................86.04mg .............?mg
Potassium, K............................5384.54mg .............?mg
Zinc, Zn...................................2.65mg .........15.00mg
Iodide, I.................................23.82mcg .......150.00mcg no data:1,3,4,5,8,9
Selenium, Se..............................27.46mcg ........70.00mcg no data:3

Total sugar..............................199.82g ..............?g no data:1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10
Glucose...................................17.15g ..............?g no data:1,3,4,5,7,8
Fructose..................................24.28g ..............?g no data:1,3,4,5,7,8
Sucrose..................................240.07g ..............?g no data:1,3,4,5,7,8
Lactose....................................0.00g ..............?g no data:1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10
Starch.....................................0.29g ..............?g no data:1,2,3,4,5,7,8,10

Fats
Fat, saturated............................19.16g ..............?g
Fat, monounsaturated......................88.99g ..............?g
Fat, polyunsaturated......................14.33g ..............?g

Omega-3 fatty acids
18:3 n-3, linolenic acid (LNA).............1.30g ..............?g
20:5 n-3, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)......0.12g ..............?g
22:5 n-3, docosapentaenoic acid (DPA)......0.11g ..............?g
22:6 n-3, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).......0.45g ..............?g

Cholesterol..............................111.67mg .............?mg

There was no option for apple-juice so I just put in the amount of apples I would like to juice. This is a little bit ideal, and I won't be buying avocados or mangoes when they're out of season, the fish is based on having fish weekly, so I might not even be consuming that much fish, but in general, am I deficient in any way? To me it looks like my only worries are Vitamin D, Phosphorus, and Iodide. (Assuming it's ok to be deficient according to the RDA, as long as I'm not too deficient.) Vitamin D I know I shouldn't worry about as long as I get enough cholesterol and sunlight, but I'm afraid I won't in the winter; I go outside to catch the bus or walk between classes but no significant amount of sunlight). Is it possible taking some kind of multi-vitamin would be better than using store-bought juice. If so what would you recommend, the kind in a capsule, the chewing kind, etc. Maybe if I find one I can post it and you could review it (only of course as a more economical alternative to OJ).

Thanks so much guys; I know I constantly ask questions and it seems like I just have one issue after another, but I'm *super* grateful for all the help I get here, especially from RRM and Oscar.
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Mr. PC wrote: ...a 'food processor', which is basically like a juice, but doesn't get rid of all the pulp, but has blades to blend things as well.
= more fiber = more gas
OJ concentrate (minute made low acid)
also containing fiber.
How significant is the amount of fiber I eat?
Quite significant if you dont sieve the OJ, and not use a masticating juicer that separates the juice and fiber.
does it have a significant affect on my long term health / water retention?
Thats speculation, but i dont think so.
Is it likely the state of my wrists would improve if I were to reduce fiber intake?
Unlikely, unless there is some kind of issue in your bowels that feeds your wrist problem.
Is blending olive oil a no-no?
I dont know.
...to concentrate is they boil it until the water evaporates.
Thats not good, indeed.
How likely is it that my switch to the concentrated OJ is what's returned my wrists to a worsened state?
Maybe if dirty protein precipitates in your wrists.
I imagine this also will reduce nutrient content
Yes.
To me it looks like my only worries are Vitamin D, Phosphorus, and Iodide.
You just need to increase your egg yolk / fish intake to fix that.
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Ok, so if I switch to a juicer, I'm really only getting rid of the fiber; so it's not like I'm wasting less by blending rather than juicing, right? Could I calculate orange juice nutrient intake on the amount of oranges I'd use rather than the amount of juice? For example, suppose I want to use 7 oranges a day, but juice them, can I just put 7 oranges into the calculator?

Also, I meant to put 7 units of eggyolk rather than 7 grams. Redoing it with the 6 eggyolks/day content I get Vitamin D = 195.40IU (RDA is 400). Is this ok? I find 6 is where my body says stop; today I had 8 and I gagged on the last 2, so I don't think I'd be able to keep up that habit.
My phosphorus seems fine now, but the Iodide is still only 18.02mcg with an RDA of 150.00mcg, is that ok?
I wouldn't mind eating more raw beef; it's a little cheaper than raw fish and tastes way better (I have a hard time finding quality fish).

Another completely unrelated question; when I sleep on my sides it almost always hurts my arms and sometimes makes my hands go numb, but I have a hard time falling asleep on my back; any advice in this area? I have a bed that's appearently as soft as they come but maybe because I'm so thin I just don't sink into it at all. I don't understand btw with my massive sugar OO intake why I haven't gained wait.

Oh, and while I'm asking you every question I have, how do you cope when you're madly in love with someone who doesn't love you back?

Oh, and on days when I have to wake up early for work and stay up late, is there a method of increasing my energy? Just making sure to have constant sugar supply I'm assuming; nothing else in that realm?
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Mr. PC wrote:Ok, so if I switch to a juicer, I'm really only getting rid of the fiber so it's not like I'm wasting less by blending rather than juicing, right?
In the pulp (mostly fiber), there will also be a few drops of juice.
If you had a masticating juicer, you could add that pulp (from the citrus press) when juicing mangoes (in the masticating juicer)
, for example, to get those very last drops of OJ too.
Could I calculate orange juice nutrient intake on the amount of oranges I'd use rather than the amount of juice?
If you use every drop, yes.
with the 6 eggyolks/day content I get Vitamin D = 195.40IU (RDA is 400). Is this ok? I find 6 is where my body says stop; today I had 8 and I gagged on the last 2, so I don't think I'd be able to keep up that habit.
Why dont you take 5 yolks plus some fish?
the Iodide is still only 18.02mcg with an RDA of 150.00mcg, is that ok?
Why dont you eat some sea fish as well?
I wouldn't mind eating more raw beef; it's a little cheaper than raw fish
If you take the availability of iodide and vitamin D in fish and beef into consideration,
the fish is actually cheaper.
when I sleep on my sides it almost always hurts my arms and sometimes makes my hands go numb
Thats due to blood vessels being pinched off.
You need more muscle volume in your arms...
I don't understand btw with my massive sugar OO intake why I haven't gained wait.
Its hard to consume too much simple sugars (making you gain weight),
as the insulin system will not easily let you.
how do you cope when you're madly in love with someone who doesn't love you back?
Give up and try to forget that person.
Really, there are soooo many more fish in the sea!
You will find somebody, or more likely; the love will find you when you dont expect it.
Oh, and on days when I have to wake up early for work and stay up late, is there a method of increasing my energy? Just making sure to have constant sugar supply I'm assuming; nothing else in that realm?
Exactly.
Other than that, try to get as much sleep as possible on other days,
as that one is very effective too.
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Thanks RRM

So I need to increase muscle volume in my arms, the problem with working out is that basically anything that uses my wrists also aggravates them; I've been to about 4 different physiotherapists as well as doctors / chiropractors etc, and all of their exercises seem to bother my wrists. The best thing I have to working them out is an exercise where I lay on a chair/table on my stomach, and lift my arms up using my back muscles. I can't use my arms though only my back, and if I use a weight it aggravate my hands because I have to hold the weight. I find doing wall-pushups is also ok depending on my state when I start doing them. Strangely I carry kids around all summer with little negative effect; I don't understand that.
Could I gain weight by eating rice? Bananas? Is there a kind of complex carb that will help me gain muscle volume in my arms?

I don't think the Hurom juicer is a masticating juicer, right? When I said "switch to a juicer" this is what I had in mind. Won't the pulp from it generally be dry? Also, how much salmon would I need to eat per week in order to make that up? What if I ate twice as much salmon every 2 weeks, does that work?
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Mr. PC wrote:...all of their exercises seem to bother my wrists.
There is equipment in the gym that you can use without using your wrists/hands.
Any good gym teacher can tell you.
But you can also try straps around your wrists.
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Like this:
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when using this machine, for example:
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And for your chest muscles, you can use this (below) machine without using your hands,
by letting your arms do all the work:
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You can use the same machine by facing 180 degrees the other way, pushing the handles backwards with your arms,
in order to exercise your back muscles.
And with exercises like this one (below) for your biceps, you can also use a strap around your lower arm to avoid using your wrists:
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Equally so, you can use a strap around your lower arm to train your triceps:
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The best thing I have to working them out is an exercise where I lay on a chair/table on my stomach, and lift my arms up using my back muscles.
That may be a good exercise for physiotherapy, but not for muscle building beyond that,
as you are not pulling any extra weight.
Strangely I carry kids around all summer with little negative effect; I don't understand that.
Its not strange because when carrying children you can easily shift their weight to the most perfect position for you.
Using dumbells etc, there will always be a lot of burden on your wrists.
Could I gain weight by eating rice? Bananas? Is there a kind of complex carb that will help me gain muscle volume in my arms?
No.
Simple carbs will do the tricks equally well, but only through adequate exercise.
I don't think the Hurom juicer is a masticating juicer, right?
It is a masticating juicer.
Won't the pulp from it generally be dry?
Yes, but what is dry?
A banana is also dry, right?
Yet it contains avast amount of water.
Also, how much salmon would I need to eat
Its best to consider your daily protein intake instead of weekly protein intake,
as for building muscle volume, you need a steady, daily supply.
Why dont you try to eat 5 egg yolks daily plus 100 grams of salmon daily?
That will be enough.
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So now that I've had my juicer a few days, I've been using really OJ with some other fruits. Generally my diet is, 4 cups of OJ, a swig of OO in it, tons of white sugar, and I sip on that all day; 'till about 5ish or whenever I get home. Occasionally I'll eat an apple or banana. Than I got 6 eggyolks and a piece of 100 grams Salmon, but still my Zince and Iodide are quite low. Magnesium also falls below half the RDA (when I start worrying), but not by too much. Should I worry? Are there things I could watch out for if these fall too low? I had an emotional breakdown yesterday, dunno if being low cholesterol had anything to do with it (hadn't had yolks in a couple days).

Zinc, Zn...................................4.27mg .........15.00mg
Iodide, I.................................43.92mcg .......150.00mcg
Magnesium, Mg............................147.08mg ........350.00mg

I'm getting more than half my calories from wai-foods other than sugar, which I remember being a rule of thumb. Also, how come raw beef isn't on the calculator?
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Mr. PC wrote:...still my Zince and Iodide are quite low. Magnesium also... Should I worry?
I can tell you not to worry,
but the only thing that can reassure you, is a blood-test.
You should get one.
had an emotional breakdown ... hadn't had yolks in a couple days
Yes, if you are use to a regular intake of cholesterol, you may become depressed when taking no eggs in a couple of days.
how come raw beef isn't on the calculator?
Isnt it?
Yes, you are right.
Well, it should be...
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Meat in general isn't on the calculator because we don't advocate eating it (unless it's organic and not irradiated) ;)
The calculator also doesn't have an entry for coconut oil btw. Needs to be fixed too. Guess I'm talking to myself here... ;)
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