Can some food spike your metabolism?
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This holds some truth to it.Drinking lots of water also increases thermogenesis.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14671205
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I've read that MCT oil boosts metabolism.
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yopeeps025 wrote: »MomTo3Lovez wrote: »OP I know you said you added calories. Is it possible you miscalculated? I find fatty foods like nuts sometimes fill me up longer and I actually eat less calories. I am not doubting you, just that I haven't heard of losing by eating more.
He may have been in too much of a deficit and adding more calories might have helped with some of the weight loss.
Biology doesn't work that way. "Too much of a deficit" results in rapid weight loss - always.
and a very slow RMR
What constitutes "very slow"?
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Iwishyouwell wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »MomTo3Lovez wrote: »OP I know you said you added calories. Is it possible you miscalculated? I find fatty foods like nuts sometimes fill me up longer and I actually eat less calories. I am not doubting you, just that I haven't heard of losing by eating more.
He may have been in too much of a deficit and adding more calories might have helped with some of the weight loss.
Biology doesn't work that way. "Too much of a deficit" results in rapid weight loss - always.
and a very slow RMR
What constitutes "very slow"?
I would say anything slower than how much your RMR should be at the weight you are.0 -
It wouldn't surprise me if plant fats did have some positive effect on calorie balance. I just posted an article in the Food forum that discussed studies showing alcohol didn't make some people gain weight.
I know a lot of people who do just fine with a lot of nuts, avocados, olive oil, etc. in their diet. I often have good weight loss results with high plant fat levels in my diet.0 -
Whoa, what happened here?
Thanks for the responses (most of them anyways). Food for thought.
The only one that has me worried is the batteries one - the scale probably does need new batteries, I knew it was too good to be true!
glad you got something out of it
speaking of scales. does anyone know if they start fluctuating when the batteries are going? I don't know how much variance is normal. I think it is supposed to signal somehow when the batteries need changed.0 -
Whoa, what happened here?
Thanks for the responses (most of them anyways). Food for thought.
The only one that has me worried is the batteries one - the scale probably does need new batteries, I knew it was too good to be true!
glad you got something out of it
speaking of scales. does anyone know if they start fluctuating when the batteries are going? I don't know how much variance is normal. I think it is supposed to signal somehow when the batteries need changed.
My scale started giving weird weights and never showed that the battery needed changing, I changed it anyway and the weights looked better...I knew I hadn't lost 10lbs in a week lol If you are finding weight really off you might want to change the battery...the more you use the scale the faster the battery will go...IMO
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EatsNotTreats wrote: »Of course, send me a private message proving that you are serious about the question you asked. Then I'll decide if I'll elaborate.
Translation: "I don't know jack **** but if you'll PM me, I'll try and sell you something."
This is #2 for top ten quotes of the week. The quotes can be totally off topic or like this one above, spot on. It is so close to beating the "water in soup makes your thyroid stop working". Well done sir, top notch. Fresca?!?
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MomTo3Lovez wrote: »
I'm not a fan of the whole eat more to lose more thought process because it just makes people think things work the way the don't. At the end of the day to lose you need a deficit. Hormones do play a role in overall health and like I said before Cotisol is a big one. I feel the whole eat more lose more idea gets tossed around without consideration to what other factors could have been responsible.MomTo3Lovez wrote: »MomTo3Lovez wrote: »MomTo3Lovez wrote: »OP I know you said you added calories. Is it possible you miscalculated? I find fatty foods like nuts sometimes fill me up longer and I actually eat less calories. I am not doubting you, just that I haven't heard of losing by eating more.
He may have been in too much of a deficit and adding more calories might have helped with some of the weight loss.
Biology doesn't work that way. "Too much of a deficit" results in rapid weight loss - always.
So then when I was stalled in my weight loss why was I told to play around with the calories with adding more calories??
I may have worded it wrong but I have heard that adding more calories can help.
Because you were give information by someone based on false ideas. You might see a reduction in weight after an increase or a cheat meal/day due to relieving some stress and having a reduction in cortisol but increasing isn't making you burn more fat.MomTo3Lovez wrote: »MomTo3Lovez wrote: »MomTo3Lovez wrote: »OP I know you said you added calories. Is it possible you miscalculated? I find fatty foods like nuts sometimes fill me up longer and I actually eat less calories. I am not doubting you, just that I haven't heard of losing by eating more.
He may have been in too much of a deficit and adding more calories might have helped with some of the weight loss.
Biology doesn't work that way. "Too much of a deficit" results in rapid weight loss - always.
So then when I was stalled in my weight loss why was I told to play around with the calories with adding more calories??
Because the world is full of people giving bad advice on topics they know little about.
Oh then I guess when I added more calories by a little and started losing again I guess it was just a fluke...ok thanks
The problem is you accepted information just because and then when you try to pass it off to others you might be asked to explain it but you won't be able to
Thank you for the first part of your reply....the second part well it is what it is, it happened with me when I added more calories and that's what I said didn't try to come up with anything else just my experience that's all, didn't look to start anything...sorry.
Ok well since you apparently know more then me with the amount of posts you have clearly you have been here a while....what is with the whole Eat More to Lose More?? I mean it contradicts weight loss no? Unless I am not understanding it fully which is entirely possible hence why I am asking.
I prefer "Net caloric deficit to lose fat"
Yeah that makes more sense because people like myself that are still learning interpret it differently....I am glad that I asked about it because it probably would have backfired on me since I don't have a lot to lose so I am glad I opened my big "uneducated about how weight loss works" mouth
Eating more to lose weight works well for some folks for a psychological reason I think. When people are eating at too deep of a deficit, it tends to results in binges (logged or not), extra cheating like taking an extra spoonful of everything when you're making your dinner plate (logged or not), eating 3 cookies instead of 2 (logged or not), etc. because when you are eating too little, you are likely to be hungry all the time. And, because you're human, you're likely to find a million little ways to eat a little more here or there and maybe not log it or acknowledge it even happened because you're trying so hard to hit your calorie goal. The end result is that you end up eating way above your goal and you don't even know by how much which results in weight gain or a stall out. When you just accept that your calorie goal should be a few hundred calories higher and plan based on that, you're more likely to stay full and satisfied. Simply put, it's easier to stick to your stated goal and not go over by who-knows-how-many-calories on a regular basis. At the end of the day, though, the higher goal is still a calorie deficit, just not as deep of one.0 -
You could try coffee extract pills. Not sure if they work or not??
Give them a try for a full month and see what happens.0 -
Natural oils from nuts, olives, avocado do so help everything go down so smoothly, but watch those portions. A tablespoon is plenty, woah!0
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In other words, you have nothing to substantiate your claim OR you're selling something. In either case, you don't want to be open to public ridicule.EatsNotTreats wrote: »
Of course, send me a private message proving that you are serious about the question you asked. Then I'll decide if I'll elaborate.
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You could also try cayenne. Powder or capsules.0
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ironanimal wrote: »Anything that perceivably, temporarily increased your metabolic rate would have disastrous consequences for heart rate and body temperature.
Exercise has disastrous consequences?
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EvgeniZyntx wrote: »ironanimal wrote: »Anything that perceivably, temporarily increased your metabolic rate would have disastrous consequences for heart rate and body temperature.
Exercise has disastrous consequences?
Sure does! It has disastrous consequences for my food budget. I'd say that it is 20-25% more than it would be if I didn't exercise. But it raises my body temperature, and thus I have to turn down the thermostat at home. So maybe they balance out in the end.0 -
christinev297 wrote: »You could also try cayenne. Powder or capsules.
If I read it right the OP was asking about the fruits and nuts they ate0
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