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Thanks hristianrock_chick

I just wanted to reply to the 900 calorie bit...i think the point is to vary the calorie intake you have...besides, occasionally 900 calories is not that bad...

for instance, i see a bariatric doctor and an dietitian and i've been perscribed Adipex, and so my appitite has been curbed a lot...and to tell you the truth, my calorie intake per day ranges from 700 to 1000 calories a day and i'm NEVER hungry...some days i have to force myself to eat the 700 calories...so in some cases less than 1000 calories can't be helped...now if you are hungry and still eating very few calories, then there is a problem.  But you shouldn't eat more than is comfortable...

All in all i think this was good information, but i also thing that some of it was a little out there...the cold water probably helps, and i LOVE cold water, but i doubt it would help enough to change your body type...

anyway, that's my two cents!

Eat 900 one day and 1600 the next -- That is wrong. If you want to lose weight, you should aim to eat 1200 - 1500 calories a day, but never less than 1200. This is because you body will go into starvation mode, and retain fat. Make sure you also spread those small meals (4, or 5) across the day in approximately three hour intervals to keep your metabolism or the rate at which you burn calories higher, and your body out of starvation mode. Also, it is good to eat high protien food, but don't cut out carbohydrates, eat whole-grain bread.

it is my opinion that we are always searching for an answer to our weight problems or a cure in these kind of articles. while it is good to be educated i just think these kinds of things distract us from the basics. bottom line: reduce calories and exercise regularly to lose weight. that is the only time tested true thing i have ever really heard that works. let's not complicate things.

I like the cold water tip, especially since that's what I've been doing all along (can't STOMACH warm or room temperature drinking water).  Woot!  Nice to know I'm doing something right!  LOL

900 is starvation..it will damage the metabolism, not raise it, no matter what your calories average out to be over the course of the week/month/year. Trust me. I know. >.<

Also, if 900 is fine, why not 850? Why not 840? Why not 800? Why not 750? Why not 600? Why not 500? Why not 200? Etc, etc. Once people read that some "professional" thinks it is okay to go under 1200 calories, it's all over. A lot will take advantage and start consuming starvation intakes - because, hey, an article said that 900 is okay..so why not 700? Only 200 less! Right? Right? wrong.

If you guys dont belive tip# 9 about drink cold water its true belive me all i drank was cold water for 2 months and i lost 5 pounds dosent seem like much but it helps

Cecil Adams of The Straight Dope addresses the "cold water" suggestion thusly:

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a971128b .html

Short version- cold drinks do burn calories, but the amount they burn is pretty small.

Personally, I'm obessive about drinking 64 fl oz of water a day. It's really good for you for many reasons besides losing weight.

I know that your post was a long time ago. But I was looking at some other stuff and saw that you suffer from heartburn, did you ever try dinking a couple of drops of Tea Tree oil in half a teaspoon of olive oil?  Not a lot of research is available on ingesting tea tree oil but I have tried it and it works.  The background to this is that there has been some research on a bacteria causing heartburn (helicobacter pylori).  Tea tree oil is known to kill unfriendly bacteria on  the skin but it leaves friendly bacteria.  Still  I don't know how safe this is but it stops the pain immediately and you may not even need to taje a second dose.

Original Post by taylor123:

I thought water was pH 7 at whatever temperature...

 

Actually, pH is temperature dependent - and, interestingly enough, the pH of most tap water/filtered water/bottled water is lower than 7 (because it absorbs carbon dioxide from the air, making it a bit acidic).  The temperature effect isn't really significant for the temperature range at which we'd actually drink a glass of water, though, so I wouldn't worry about the pH of cold water vs. room temperature water.