Just wanted to see if anyone here has noticed a significant change in their swim times after losing a decent amount of weight (at least 35 or 40 pounds). Did you notice minor time drops or major time drops after you lost the weight? Or did your times stay the same?
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My favorite grocery store is on my way home from work, and I usually stop there once a week, either on a Sunday or a Tuesday (Mondays are for wearried shoppers and too many people). Apples will last for up to two weeks, carrots seem to live forever (or I eat them before they get the chance to go bad), lettuce seems to have the shortest life expectancy - one week, tops.
It probably has a lot to do with a fruit or vegetable's surface area:volume ratio. Notice that a leaf of lettuce has a lot of surface area (S.A.), but little volume, so all of it's nutrients, stored energies and more importantly, it's water easily translate out of the leaf across a large area. Apples have a more even S.A.:Volume ratio, and thus last longer. So just keep this in mind when you buy things. Don't buy salad or lettuce in bulk because you'll never eat it in time. Also, it has to do with how thick the outer skin is. Think of the canteloupe, it will ripen without going bad for quite a while, until you cut it in half and leave it in your refrigerator. The exposed inner surface allows for water to translate to the open air, which lets the flesh rot.
To recap, think about S.A.: Volume ratio, and how thick is the outer skin? Let that guide your buying schedule. And find a grocery store you like going to. If you find your just going for produce too often, find a local produce market/stand.
My favorite grocery store is on my way home from work, and I usually stop there once a week, either on a Sunday or a Tuesday (Mondays are for wearried shoppers and too many people). Apples will last for up to two weeks, carrots seem to live forever (or I eat them before they get the chance to go bad), lettuce seems to have the shortest life expectancy - one week, tops.
It probably has a lot to do with a fruit or vegetable's surface area:volume ratio. Notice that a leaf of lettuce has a lot of surface area (S.A.), but little volume, so all of it's nutrients, stored energies and more importantly, it's water easily translate out of the leaf across a large area. Apples have a more even S.A.:Volume ratio, and thus last longer. So just keep this in mind when you buy things. Don't buy salad or lettuce in bulk because you'll never eat it in time. Also, it has to do with how thick the outer skin is. Think of the canteloupe, it will ripen without going bad for quite a while, until you cut it in half and leave it in your refrigerator. The exposed inner surface allows for water to translate to the open air, which lets the flesh rot.
To recap, think about S.A.: Volume ratio, and how thick is the outer skin? Let that guide your buying schedule. And find a grocery store you like going to. If you find your just going for produce too often, find a local produce market/stand.
