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| Weight Loss | What is YOUR "achilles' heel"? | Aug 06 2009 19:07 (UTC) |
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| Motivation | Video of me; Before and After | Jul 31 2009 12:45 (UTC) |
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Holy Smokes... unreal body transformation - I have to know - are you running? How do you keep the weight so low? Your bodyfat percentage is so low - a lot of people here are suggesting it might be too low - but hey - it was too high for a while wasn't it? Enjoy it if it's healthy! AND - you rock. |
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| Weight Loss | One meal a day!! a fad diet or a true life style change? | Jul 31 2009 12:38 (UTC) |
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Argh! Stoopid mods always getting in the way... rules and all that... who needs em? |
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| Weight Loss | One meal a day!! a fad diet or a true life style change? | Jul 31 2009 11:11 (UTC) |
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I'm pretty sure Jesus ate three squares a day. Seriously, search your new faith for direction - not the whole "your body is a temple" stuff - really search it and you'll see that God's plan includes you weighing at least 115 pounds - I am not joking. |
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| Weight Loss | Is this normal? | Jul 29 2009 11:23 (UTC) |
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Occasionally (read not-at-all-often) accidentally eating under 1200 can be ok. What you should be looking at is a balanced approach to dieting that includes enough calories to fulfill your daily requirements while maintaining a healthy deficit. Simply counting the amount you take in is pretty useless... By way of examply; if you use a wheelchair, and have severe motoristic limitations, that number of calories per day might be enough - but if you are a healthy bi-ped with no limitations then it's probably really low and should be rethought. When it comes to the actual diet advice though - listen to everyone BUT me. Good luck! |
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| Weight Loss | Does caloric source make a difference? | Jul 27 2009 19:59 (UTC) |
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Excellent advice. |
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| Weight Loss | Does caloric source make a difference? | Jul 27 2009 18:02 (UTC) |
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Original Post by whackoslovakian:
So from a very real perspective the old adage "a calorie is a calorie" is utter bunk. |
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| Motivation | Night-time Eating is REALLY Preventing Progress | Jul 22 2009 12:33 (UTC) |
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You guys are right of course - the "sharing a meal" thing is important. And aking the BF to eat at work might be a little excessive - but maybe there is a compromise. For instance - my parter, who is at her goal weight now, is practicing a vegan lifestyle for the time being as part of a detox. I absolutley support this - it is a great idea. She is also, because of the detox, restricting her food in other ways (organic, fresh, low this that and the other thing) - BUT - I can't cook this food - I can chop vegetables - and clean up - which is my job now - but the point is - when I eat - I eat what she has planned - my other calories come when she's not around - because it's hard for her and she has a goal. I know what she wants to do and I try to remove temptation. I think every partner has the obligation to support the plans and hopes and initiatives of the other - within reasonable limits. I think the OP's BF has to be proactive and support his partner's goals - how to do this in this case... small meal maybe... a calorie count limit... something... he can eat twice - once on his own and once with her... something.... |
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| Motivation | Night-time Eating is REALLY Preventing Progress | Jul 21 2009 17:52 (UTC) |
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Why should she have to tailor her weightloss program to her boyfriend? It's hard enough to lose weight without ACTIVE participation from your mate. Why should he not help her? |
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| Fitness | Creatine? | Jul 21 2009 11:23 (UTC) |
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This is the best "easy read" article I have read that deals with creatine. Here is a quote about concerns: Some concern has been raised regarding the effects of creatine supplementation on kidney function. The body seems to be able to dispose of the extra creatine without any problem (Poortmans et al., 1997). The extra creatine is eliminated mainly in the urine as creatine, with small amounts broken down and excreted as creatinine or urea. No study has shown that creatine supplementation results in clinically significant increases in liver damage or impaired liver function. It has also been suggested that creatine supplementation could suppress the body's own creatine synthesis. Studies have reported that it takes about four weeks after cessation of creatine supplementation for muscle creatine (Vandenberghe et al., 1997) and phosphocreatine (Febbraio et al., 1995) content to return to normal. It is unclear whether muscle the content falls below normal thereafter. Although more research is needed, there is no evidence that creatine supplementation causes a long-term suppression of creatine synthesis when supplementation stops (Balsom, Soderlund & Ekblom, 1994;Hultman et al., 1996)." |
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| Fitness | on 1200 cals a day. how much exercise should i be doing??? | Jul 21 2009 11:18 (UTC) |
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The issue here for you will be staying motivated when your energy reserves are low (when you eat too little) - there is pretty good scientific evidence and some well established anecdotal evidence that suggests it's harder to exercise and lose weight and stay motivated with large calorie deficits (calories in vs., calories out). Generally speaking you have a lot of weight to lose and you are eating enough to not affect your metabolism with your eating habits - motivation will be your major hurdle - keeping it up so to speak. The answer to your question "how much should you exercise" - as long as your doctor says you can do so - you should exercise as much as you can. Allow for recovery periods (that depend entirely on your exercise routine) and go like a whirling dervish! |
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| Motivation | Night-time Eating is REALLY Preventing Progress | Jul 21 2009 11:12 (UTC) |
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Firstly, while you're trying to lose weight you should ask your man to be more considerate of your goals. If he truly is the 'supper problem' that should fix that - (read - as long as you don't secretly like the fact that you 'have to have supper at 9'). I'm not a fan of aspertane or splenda but someone here suggested 0 calories foods - not a bad idea at the start but what you need to do is change your habits - get motivated to not eat **** at night. Bottom line advice I would give you in the short term - Go to bed at 10pm. Put your TV in storage for 4 months. Ask your boyfriend to eat at work. Exercise from 7pm to 830pm. Choose healthy non-processed foods and avoid red meat. |
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| Weight Loss | Anyone know anything about laser lipo? | Jul 21 2009 11:06 (UTC) |
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I don't know how much it is but I know the recovery time is about 6 weeks (and you won't be able to move for three of those depending on the areas you get sucked). The opportunity costs alone are notable. And unless you are TRULY looking for spot work (cheek... chin) you're better off dieting. I am a fan of plastic surgery - but lipo in my opinion is misused as much as breast augmentation is. The fact is most people don’t need it and they are acting on a dysmorphic flaw rather than a physical one. |
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| Weight Loss | Anyone know anything about laser lipo? | Jul 20 2009 15:13 (UTC) |
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http://lasertechnologynews.blogspot.com/2008/ 05/laser-liposuction-procedure-risks.html |
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| Weight Loss | My boss keeps bothering me about my weight? | Jul 20 2009 13:29 (UTC) |
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Don't do anything that will get you fired - pick your fights and learn which ones are important enough to you to risk your income. Are you really willing to risk your job because of this stupid man? If you are - go for it. While you can't buy food or shelter with principles you can build character. Life is full of these people and sometimes you can change who they are. Sometimes you have to act because if you don't - well - you'll go nuts. Sometimes you have to act out of a sense of duty, or moral imperative. I am a lawyer and I practice a lot of employment law - and unless you have a union to protect you - criticizing your boss WILL OFTEN get you fired - regardless of the legality. The reason - your only recourse if you get fired is to sue - and you will only likely receive 2 weeks pay for your troubles. Your costs will likely be more than that. That said - if you really think this is a situation you must fight - go for it. And hey - if you get fired - you won't be able to afford food - and you'll lose more weight! |
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| Weight Loss | Anyone know anything about laser lipo? | Jul 20 2009 11:46 (UTC) |
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It is a scam - it does not work. These people who offer this stuff are slime of the highest order. Think about this - if it is effective - why don't we see it being used by the healthcare profession? And this crap about it being 80-90% effective in helping a person quit smoking... jeeze... if it's effective - that effective - why can't we get the $200 dollar treatments at the hospital - BAM! I'm quit! Not to mention that lipo isn't that effective anyway - but if you are truly interested in spot mobilizing fat - there are injections that purport to help do this... though it scares the **** out of me to think about melting fat in certain places in your body using chemicals... But trust me - low level laser therapy won't do anything like what they suggest - these slime ball scum sucking parasites are out to take your money by preying on your insecurities using promises of quick fixes. |
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| Weight Loss | I eat between 800 - 1000 calories a day... and i no what your thinkin.. | Jul 17 2009 12:48 (UTC) |
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Eat more and exercise more. You can have an insane deficit (the difference between what you are taking IN in calories and what you are BURNING in calories) but not break the rules of this site. People here will tell you that a large deficit is bad - for a number of reasons - and they are right - but screw that for now - you are motivated and will lose a lot of weight until you become unmotivated - and then you will probably gain it all back. You might not though. Basically it's up to you. The ideas on this site work - and if you follow people like GI-Jane - who is pretty much always right (versus me - who is pretty much an opinionated bastard) you WILL lose weight. That said - if you follow your routine (but eat more for God's sake) and exercise like a rabid animal - you will lose one hell of a lot of weight. And if you're heavy - don't worry about things like "starvation mode" until you get thin. Remember though - going off on your own theories of dieting are more likely to lead you to failure than success. If you do decide to do your own thing PLEASE POST OFTEN - variety is the spice of life - and don't let yourself get down over the advice of others - they are only trying to help. |
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| Weight Loss | Ta da da.....! BEER! | Jul 10 2009 19:54 (UTC) |
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| Weight Loss | Ta da da.....! BEER! | Jul 10 2009 19:53 (UTC) |
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| Weight Loss | Ta da da.....! BEER! | Jul 10 2009 13:33 (UTC) |
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I am looking for an old link I found once to the effects of alcohol use on the body - short term use - small amounts - not drunk but three or four beers kind of thing - it was an excellent article that made me think I should not be drinking more than 5 or 6 times a year! I am still a once-or-twice-a-month 8-12 beer person - which is not good - but the article still made an impression - if I find it I will post it here. |
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| Weight Loss | 130/120 Club? | Jul 08 2009 23:27 (UTC) |
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How about get a life? |
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| Weight Loss | Why I am I gaining weight!! | Jul 07 2009 14:42 (UTC) |
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| Weight Loss | Why I am I gaining weight!! | Jul 07 2009 12:59 (UTC) |
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Original Post by beadelc: You are not in starvation mode. "42" means a lot - age slows metabolism. Yes, you are not eating enough - but you should be losing weight at your calorie intake and activity level. I am tired of people on this site mixing apples and oranges about eating and weight loss. Not eating enough is bad because you will be low in energy, and you won't stick to your plans because it's not fun, and in very rare cases you can affect your BMR (or if you are at a very low BF percentage). Not eating at least 1200 a day is dumb because it promotes eating disorders. But eating 1400 a day with a healthy BF percentage will almost certainly NOT put you into "starvation mode". The people who tell you this are wrong. A FAR more likely scenario is this: Your metabolism has slowed with age and you are not eating the right foods to nourish it and promote fat loss. Your activity level is good but you are not doing the right exercises to promote fat loss.
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| Weight Loss | Running a calorie deficit but not losing? You may have a Type "B" metabolism. | Jul 06 2009 18:12 (UTC) |
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Nothing wrong with bumping... or grinding... Metabolism B is a little weird though - they are saying that all metabolisms are differrent - not the same - many differences - yada yada - and are less and more efficient - but at the same time try to crowd them into A and B metabolisms - so we're all differrent but can be pegged as A or B. Having a slow metabolism sucks - but the rules still apply I guess... burn more than you consume... At the same time - it does provide millions of poeple with an excuse - "I'm a type B metabolism" - now pass the cake. |
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| Weight Loss | This Might Not Be Appropriate..."Smokers" | Jul 06 2009 14:40 (UTC) |
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It's time to quit smoking - it is an idiotic behavior. |
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| Weight Loss | Are green tea pills really effective? | Jul 06 2009 13:06 (UTC) |
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I like Merylwhilte1's approach - if you're going to get nutrition then do it naturally - In any event, antioxidants on their own probably don't do anything at all for you other than take the bulge out of your wallet! There's no reliable proof of their effectiveness. |
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| Weight Loss | Are green tea pills really effective? | Jul 06 2009 01:21 (UTC) |
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Very NiCe explanation - too often what is scientifically significant makes its way into our everyday lives as "useful" for something - when it actually does so little. |
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| Weight Loss | Fear of not doing enough? | Jul 03 2009 12:56 (UTC) |
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OK... this might seem a little weird - but I started watching the video (at my office) and the window is open (there is a screen on it) - the volume was up... 10 seconds into the video a pigeon landed on my window, then another, then another, then another and they were all pecking around dancing like and then when the video stopped they flew away. I’m not kidding – seriously. I know many of you might think I’m trying to say this video is for the birds but I am NOT – it really happened. My advice to you Brandon is to keep doing what you are doing - read this site alot - eat as well as you can - and find a hill and walk up it over and over and over and over again. Sweat for 60 minutes a day 5 times a week. |
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| Weight Loss | Help please, I've lost muscle mass | Jul 03 2009 00:41 (UTC) |
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You have nothing to worry about. Stop the measuring and converting - get to the gym when you can, eat well. You CAN'T measure bodyfat vs. muscle mass loss on the scale you are attempting - not with a tape and scales... relax. |
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| Weight Loss | Why, oh why? | Jul 01 2009 14:13 (UTC) |
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Original Post by knersis:
Plus - how hard can an MBA be? It's only a masters degree for heaven's sake - it's not like you're specializing in... or wait - you are... oops... good luck with that! heh heh... oops... ahhh.... walk away slowly... Seriously, as a person who has spent a LOT of time in university I'll give you this piece of advice - stay away from group work and you'll be fine... especially in marketing classes... (I'm KIND of joking here)... |
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