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Is the 'fat acceptance' movement a good thing?
Hey :) First off, I know this is a bit of a contentious topic, so I hope we can keep things civil! I'm on the fence about the fat acceptance thing. And, at nearly 300lbs, I don't really want to spend too long on anything, especially a fence!! Part of me thinks that fat acceptance is a tad bit dangerous in its attempts to…
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Why fit = slim?
Why everywhere I go, healthy and fit must equal skinny? I don't have a weight problem, I don't need to lose weight, but every app and website tries to starve me in order to give me a "healthier" diet. Setting myfitnesspal to "gain / maintain" weight does little to nothing, the app still marks in red the calories that would…
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Healthy to have good fat stores on your body.
I already know this is going to be a controversial topic understand I am speaking from my own personal experience and doing what works for me. 20 years ago my wife got ill, she was overweight at the time 188 pounds and I was 210, illness was not caused or contributed to by weight, it was cancer (acute lymphoblastic…
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So what's worse: being a smoker or being overweight/obese?
An interesting debate two members of my gym. One who doesn't smoke and is very overweight and who smokes before and after the gym, but is pretty lean and fit (even though he smokes). The smoker claimed that he would likely out live the non smoker. So I had to see where this went. The smoker claimed that if you went to…
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Teen vs adult
So here's a debate. Say two people were on a 1500 calorie diet: a 30 year old and a 15 year old. Who would lose weight faster? I say the adult because our bodies are capable of taking in less food because we are finished growing. Thoughts? ☺
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Hypothriodism
Any tips that work with hypothriodism?
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To Thine Ownself Be True
Great topic and one I've had an opinion about for a while. I've been on both ends of the spectrum. Never have been more than 20 pounds technically overweight, but for my frame it was more like 35 pounds over weight. During this period, 11 years ago, I had just entered 6 months of recovery from a 10 year opiate addiction…
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adding daily tablets to records
Hi, Ive just found the charts that list calorie/ protein/vitamins intake over 90 days. It says Im low on my iron and calcium via foodstuffs, but I take daily vitamin supplements along with my meds. Is there any way to set up adding these to my diary? I tried making a recipe but on my laptop it wont allow for nutrients, and…
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too much protein powder can cause women to have breast cancer!
I dont believe this but today my work mate said i can get breast cancer from taking too much protein powder or eat a high protein diet. what are your thoughts? yes his male and his not a healthy person at all. i did mention the powder i take is a vegan friendly one full of nutrients and minerals and i only would take it 3…
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"Supermodels don't eat''
I used to think main stream/catwalk models existed on apples and cotton balls. It seemed like they didn't eat, growing up in the 90s. I've been on MFP for a while now and have read many transformation stories. I've seen people with fantastic figures, low body fat and decent muscle tone from people that claim to eat 2000+…
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Self Image vs Society
What do y'all think?
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CICO is not the whole equation
I've been watching the CICO discussions on this forum with interest. CICO is definitely not a myth, however for optimal health it is not the only consideration for weight loss. Healthy bodies function better, burn calories better, build lean muscle mass better. Those who maintain it is a calorie deficit only that matters…
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not losing weight when you don't eat enough
It never makes sense to me when I hear someone say if I don't eat enough calories each day that I won't lose any weight. Why is it then that I go out and see homeless people on the streets that are so frail and small from not eating enough food? or the anorexic who starve themselves pretty much to be thin? I struggled with…
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Is weighing/logging everything necessary?
I see so many posts where people complain they haven't lost weight and then everybody comes in saying that EVERYTHING HAS TO BE WEIGHED AND LOGGED. I know that CICO is typically the key to weight loss, but can you be successful without all of this? Who wants to have to weigh and log or even just log everything they put in…
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Labels, Marketing, Nutrition knowledge
So I went grocery shopping today and you know what I found out? Raw white potatoes are gluten-free! Who knew? Seriously though, I can see putting the gluten-free label on things like sauces or soups,etc, but I think that anyone that knows they should be avoiding gluten would know that fresh vegetables are safe. I've also…
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What if you could get these data
Ok guys what if you had a wristband/bracelet that could give you many parameters such as blood pressure, ECG, heart rate, breath rate, mood/energy, steps, hearth check,sleep time(also deep sleep) and the amount of glucose in the blood , what application would you like to have that would use these data. It can be anything,…
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Cheat Meal....yay or nay?
Hey there! What are your thoughts on one meal a week where you don't log and eat whatever you want? I don't have much, if any, weight to lose, trying to get leaner and stronger, hence eating to meet macros. However, I didn't follow that night of Super Bowl and ate crap (not a ton of it, but enough) and the scale went up 4…
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Detox/Cleanse
Been hearing lots of folks at work and on FB start into the "latest" Detox/Cleanse, so I thought I would share this on here as a preventative measure. Full Disclosure : I stole this from another MFP member a few years ago and I have posted it a few times and will continue to do so as long as I still see "Magic Pill" posts.…
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Out with the New and In with the Old
nypost.com/2017/01/31/eating-vegetable-oils-could-lead-to-fatigue-migraines-and-dementia/ Sound like the Fats debate is going full circle.
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Infectobesity: catching obesity from a cold virus?
What are your thoughts on Infectobesity? May be old news for many on here but it is intriguing. Conventional science holds that obesity is only caused by an energy imbalance...thus the calories in, calories out mantra. However, a cohort of scientists are now viewing obesity similar to cancer...a disease with one name but…
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Diet and Heart
This is the president of the World Heart Federation. In the cardiology circle, this is THE GUY when it comes to cardiac epidemiology. Anyways, this talk gets to the point. These are the evidence based trends of healthy eating. It doesn't explore the nuances of dietary categories (eg, red meat is all lumped into one…
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Are all calories equal part 2 - Kevin's Halls new study
As a follow up to Kevin Halls last study (found in this thread) I wanted to post his more research papers further addressing whether an isocaloric low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet (KD) is associated with changes in EE, respiratory quotient (RQ), and body composition. Reference: http://sci-hub.cc/10.3945/ajcn.116.133561…
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Cold turkey
I have seen a lot of posts talking about not cutting some foods out of your diet completely, and not labelling any foods "bad" foods and allowing all things in moderation, as long as you track them. So I thought I'd share my story...which many will disagree with, but it is what it is. I've lost over 50kg in the last year,…
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Calories VS. Nutriants
I usually have 600-800 calories left in my goal when I already reach my fat/carb/Suagr etc. goals. Should I not worry about that and just get my calories in?
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Recommendation #1 for Cancer Prevention
http://www.aicr.org/reduce-your-cancer-risk/recommendations-for-cancer-prevention/recommendations_01_weight.html?referrer=https://www.google.ca/ When we read about it in the newspaper, it magically becomes being within the healthy range of BMI (for most with regular size/muscles) If we take that recommendation to the…
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Juicing?
My husband thinks that juicing is much better than eating fruits and veggies. I eat my fruits and vegetables daily and track my calories. My husband is a terrible eater but thinks since he juices, this will help with his health. He always asks me if I want a juice but I decline because I don't like drinking my calories and…
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Rapid weight loss from being sick?
Battling a bad cold virus with nasal congestion. I'm forcing myself to drink and eat a lot during the process (1500 -1600 calories) but I lost 3lbs over night (really felt bad last night) (6lbs in a week) with little exercise (just doing push-ups, abs and squats). - hr went from resting heart rate of 60 to the 100's+…
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Nutrition
How many of you out there believe to get to your fitness goals its 90% nutrition i believe its 90%. feel free to comment your opinions
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Carb Cycling
Works or not?
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Building muscle on a deficit
Ok, so I know I'm entering the lion's den, but I am really curious. We all know the principle of CICO. Cut calories and you force your body to burn fat stores to make up for the body's requirements. Add cardio, body's requirements increase, burn more fat stores. Why do we claim that we can't build muscle on a deficit.…