Saw my new GI specialist today, since I technically don’t yet have a definitive diagnosis for why my guts do strange things sometimes. Colono/upper endo in December. 
Looking forward to GoLytely and Chill.
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Good luck. GI stuff sucks.
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Last week or so, I’ve had an uptick in GI rumblings. Looking back, I’ve also had an uptick in onion consumption. Maybe it is a FODMAP sensitivity. I just don’t want it to be that, since the Low FODMAP Diet takes away a lot of tasty ingredients. 
So far I just haven’t had the courage to try it. I’ll wait for the results of Two Cameras, One Gut first though.
If you go FODMAP, which isn’t a forever elimination diet but a diagnostic (and possibly forever for some things), look up asafoetida/hing. It gave me a lot of that missing “onion/garlic” taste. Also, leek greens are fair game on FODMAP and can be pretty tasty. I found a lot of things where they’re simmered in stock, they do great.
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I have read that leek greens and green onion greens are okay for low FODMAP. I do have a feeling, based on recent gastric experience, that onion will be one of my trigger foods.
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They are for me… and garlic. They’re 2 of the most common ones. Both hit me, I still will partake but avoid it the day before any significant travel. If I’m going to be downing French onion soup I make sure I plan to stay home the whole next day.
Hing isn’t a perfect substitute but gives a lot of the same. You’ll want to toast the spice in a pan for a minute before adding whatever else. Turns the scent less feet-like and more food-like. Flavor too.
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Double camera ing was fine. Doctor isn’t worried about anything. He did little biopsies along the way anyway, but he doesn’t anticipate anything major. 
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I googled how to get rid of man boobs (for a friend). One exercise is the inclined dumbbell fly. I, sorry, my friend found it quite satisfying (the actual exercise as well as the googling).
Does anyone else have friends that have had success with a particular exercise for this?
my running is on hiatus. hip/butt/back/nerve issue has pins and needles shooting down my leg preiodically. its betting better, but I don’t like to run on it. so biking mostly. w some lifting and stretching.
but for october my goal is to do 1500 push ups.
10/1 - 80 (today)/ 80 (total)
I used to, back in the day, do a lot of incline presses. It seems to define the bottom of the chest. So seems like that makes sense.
Unfortunately my current bench doesn’t let me do declines.
Still, doing some inclines/flat and some flies does the job as well.
My spouse was grumping last night about how they can’t get their tummy flat and related, while I can strip off belly weight fairly quickly (I seem to pack on weight fast, but also able to strip it off fast).
Their problem is while they exercise a lot (daily yoga, long walks,etc), they don’t do anything quite hard enough to get into a fat burning zone. By contrast, when I workout I go hard every time (partly why I can’t run really anymore, I keep injuring myself). Plus, hey, post-menopausal woman, there’s only so much you can do.
They complained that they’re fat. I disagreed, said they’re better than fine. They laughed and said, OK, I’m just fuzzy lol.
Tell your friend to focus on the “big” chest lifts rather than flies. Bench/Incline/Decline press >>>>>> flies and will stimulate muscle growth a lot better. I see a lot poor form with flies and people tend to turn them in to more of a bicep exercise rather than pectoral exercises.
Incline will stimulate upper chest/shoulders more than regular bench while decline will stimulate the lower pectorals a bit more. Regular old bench works perfectly fine too. Push-ups will get you what you want as well.
Probably a good time to bring up nutrition. Can’t get rid of moobs unless you’re eating (mostly) clean – monitor calorie intake, get enough protein, etc etc. Genetics will play a role in how your body stores and gets rid of fat.
Consistent nutrition and exercises will almost always trump genetics.
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still going in 2 sets a day. this AM 45 felt doable so there we are
IIRC fat burning is a lower target hr zone than cardio training, so while ramping up the intensity can help with total calories burned, going above a certain level will reduce percent of fat used for energy.
Been easy to remember. do one set when you wake up and one before bed
missed bedtime monday. added in a set of 30 between the wake/sleep effort.
i may have set the goal too low. will push through and see what I can get. also wondering if I will feel better or stronger by the end.
10/11 150
10/12 180
Add to the total.