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What are your unpopular opinions about health / fitness?
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stanmann571 wrote: »cmriverside wrote: »...also, trying to lift one's breasts to "deduct " them from one's weight is hard to do. It involves a towel rack and some scale-dancing and it looks utterly ridiculous.
A friend told me.
Wouldn't using a kitchen scale while seated be more useful?
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cmriverside wrote: »...also, trying to lift one's breasts to "deduct " them from one's weight is hard to do. It involves a towel rack and some scale-dancing and it looks utterly ridiculous.
A friend told me.
Bwaaahahaha!! You win the internet!! One of the greatest post evah!
I just get the hubster to stand behind me and provide *ahem* support. He doesn't mind.8 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »cmriverside wrote: »...also, trying to lift one's breasts to "deduct " them from one's weight is hard to do. It involves a towel rack and some scale-dancing and it looks utterly ridiculous.
A friend told me.
Bwaaahahaha!! You win the internet!! One of the greatest post evah!
I just get the hubster to stand behind me and provide *ahem* support. He doesn't mind.
Lol, yeah i'm guessing he doesn't.....
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Alatariel75 wrote: »cmriverside wrote: »...also, trying to lift one's breasts to "deduct " them from one's weight is hard to do. It involves a towel rack and some scale-dancing and it looks utterly ridiculous.
A friend told me.
Bwaaahahaha!! You win the internet!! One of the greatest post evah!
I just get the hubster to stand behind me and provide *ahem* support. He doesn't mind.
Better than one of my cats stepping on the scale while I am weighing and adding a portion of his 13 lb6 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »cmriverside wrote: »...also, trying to lift one's breasts to "deduct " them from one's weight is hard to do. It involves a towel rack and some scale-dancing and it looks utterly ridiculous.
A friend told me.
Bwaaahahaha!! You win the internet!! One of the greatest post evah!
I just get the hubster to stand behind me and provide *ahem* support. He doesn't mind.
Better than one of my cats stepping on the scale while I am weighing and adding a portion of his 13 lb
Yeah, I had one of mine do that the other day! Little jerk...4 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »Yeah, I had one of mine do that the other day! Little jerk...
reminds me of one of the reasons why my weight got away from me in my 40's. i didn't have a scale, but any time i took the cat to the vet i'd wait for that 'the doctor will be right in' moment and then hop on their giant-dog scale just to see what i weighed.
then she died, and i kind of lost track of my weight.
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I hate food waste due to over-purchasing at the grocery store, especially since my family members have a tendency to over-purchase. I've literally been at the store with him and say "We really only need 2 lbs" and he says "OH BUT ITS GREAT LEFTOVERS" then he doesn't touch the leftovers all week because he's 'tired of it' , they go bad, and I throw it all out to the chickens. The cycle continues.
I don't mind situations like a restaurants before a movie, or in cases where leftovers are really miniscule or impractical to save.2 -
I don't mind situations like a restaurants before a movie, or in cases where leftovers are really miniscule or impractical to save.
When I would go someplace like Olive Garden I would order an entree that would keep well and fill up on the soup, salad, and breadsticks while actually at the restaurant. 2 meals for the price of 1.
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When overweight people claim "I'm trying to eat 1500 calories but I'm just omg so full at 1100" on MFP I simply don't believe me. There's no way you became obese or overweight because you feel like you're stuffing your face on 1100-1300 calories11
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When overweight people claim "I'm trying to eat 1500 calories but I'm just omg so full at 1100" on MFP I simply don't believe me. There's no way you became obese or overweight because you feel like you're stuffing your face on 1100-1300 calories
This usually has to do with the person rapidly and radically changing the way they were eating. They stop eating a diet of unsatiating, calorie-dense foods and fill their diet with a lot of fresh veggies/fruit/whole foods that are much more nutrient dense and filling. The feeling doesn't last long, but it is real.11 -
When overweight people claim "I'm trying to eat 1500 calories but I'm just omg so full at 1100" on MFP I simply don't believe me. There's no way you became obese or overweight because you feel like you're stuffing your face on 1100-1300 calories
This usually has to do with the person rapidly and radically changing the way they were eating. They stop eating a diet of unsatiating, calorie-dense foods and fill their diet with a lot of fresh veggies/fruit/whole foods that are much more nutrient dense and filling. The feeling doesn't last long, but it is real.
I'm not sure how "nutrient dense" a pound of Kale is but I do agree it is probably very filling. lol2 -
jseams1234 wrote: »When overweight people claim "I'm trying to eat 1500 calories but I'm just omg so full at 1100" on MFP I simply don't believe me. There's no way you became obese or overweight because you feel like you're stuffing your face on 1100-1300 calories
This usually has to do with the person rapidly and radically changing the way they were eating. They stop eating a diet of unsatiating, calorie-dense foods and fill their diet with a lot of fresh veggies/fruit/whole foods that are much more nutrient dense and filling. The feeling doesn't last long, but it is real.
I'm not sure how "nutrient dense" a pound of Kale is but I do agree it is probably very filling. lol
Well, hopefully people aren't trying to eat a pound of kale.... :sick: but, I guess you never know. People do weird *kitten*.1 -
jseams1234 wrote: »When overweight people claim "I'm trying to eat 1500 calories but I'm just omg so full at 1100" on MFP I simply don't believe me. There's no way you became obese or overweight because you feel like you're stuffing your face on 1100-1300 calories
This usually has to do with the person rapidly and radically changing the way they were eating. They stop eating a diet of unsatiating, calorie-dense foods and fill their diet with a lot of fresh veggies/fruit/whole foods that are much more nutrient dense and filling. The feeling doesn't last long, but it is real.
I'm not sure how "nutrient dense" a pound of Kale is but I do agree it is probably very filling. lol
Well, hopefully people aren't trying to eat a pound of kale.... :sick: but, I guess you never know. People do weird *kitten*.
That is the goal for many people from what I've seen. The more vegetables the better. The more volume of food for the least amount of calories the better.
It actually took a pretty big leap of faith to reject that dieter mentality and to focus on high calorie, nourishing foods that were satiating instead of the eat-more-for-less-calories idea that's prevalent.2 -
I believe that if you are going to take a supplement for something specific, you should also be putting in all of the work behind the scenes to use it as a benefit and not a crutch. Example: people taking exogenous ketone supplements when they don't even eat a keto diet (and other situations similar).1
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When overweight people claim "I'm trying to eat 1500 calories but I'm just omg so full at 1100" on MFP I simply don't believe me. There's no way you became obese or overweight because you feel like you're stuffing your face on 1100-1300 calories
While in some cases this can be a humble brag of some sorts (look how dainty I am and how little I eat, it must be my metabolism), in many cases they truly can be full eating a low calorie diet because the types of food some people consider "diet foods" are pretty large in volume, not to mention the honeymoon phase of dieting.9 -
AlabasterVerve wrote: »jseams1234 wrote: »When overweight people claim "I'm trying to eat 1500 calories but I'm just omg so full at 1100" on MFP I simply don't believe me. There's no way you became obese or overweight because you feel like you're stuffing your face on 1100-1300 calories
This usually has to do with the person rapidly and radically changing the way they were eating. They stop eating a diet of unsatiating, calorie-dense foods and fill their diet with a lot of fresh veggies/fruit/whole foods that are much more nutrient dense and filling. The feeling doesn't last long, but it is real.
I'm not sure how "nutrient dense" a pound of Kale is but I do agree it is probably very filling. lol
Well, hopefully people aren't trying to eat a pound of kale.... :sick: but, I guess you never know. People do weird *kitten*.
That is the goal for many people from what I've seen. The more vegetables the better. The more volume of food for the least amount of calories the better.
It actually took a pretty big leap of faith to reject that dieter mentality and to focus on high calorie, nourishing foods that were satiating instead of the eat-more-for-less-calories idea that's prevalent.
Not necessarily a "dieter mentality" we all need to reject.
I just like veggies very, very much - not a new thing - and find them very satiating. I think some people, via changing what they eat to be healthier & more satiating to them while calorie-counting, discover that they really like them, too.
Bonus: They're good for us, as well as delicious.
I don't understand how some people "hate all vegetables": they're so diverse. But I concede that life is too short to eat food that doesn't taste good. Everyone needs to find their personal balance.
Within the context of an overall balanced diet, what any individual enjoys and finds satiating is just a personal preference, not a moral success/failing.8 -
I think if done correctly with a ethical doctor gastric surgery and prescription diet pills are a wonderful tool. With that being said if your doctor is not doing regular blood work, weighing you, having you see a nutrionist, and encourageing a more active lifestyle. I am against it. There are Diet Doctors around here who only prescribe pills and do nothing more, they over charge for meds and do not ask for blood work to see if there could be a underlying health issue. They also will just keep writing prescriptions for longer than the recommended time which is usually a few months.1
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AlabasterVerve wrote: »jseams1234 wrote: »When overweight people claim "I'm trying to eat 1500 calories but I'm just omg so full at 1100" on MFP I simply don't believe me. There's no way you became obese or overweight because you feel like you're stuffing your face on 1100-1300 calories
This usually has to do with the person rapidly and radically changing the way they were eating. They stop eating a diet of unsatiating, calorie-dense foods and fill their diet with a lot of fresh veggies/fruit/whole foods that are much more nutrient dense and filling. The feeling doesn't last long, but it is real.
I'm not sure how "nutrient dense" a pound of Kale is but I do agree it is probably very filling. lol
Well, hopefully people aren't trying to eat a pound of kale.... :sick: but, I guess you never know. People do weird *kitten*.
That is the goal for many people from what I've seen. The more vegetables the better. The more volume of food for the least amount of calories the better.
It actually took a pretty big leap of faith to reject that dieter mentality and to focus on high calorie, nourishing foods that were satiating instead of the eat-more-for-less-calories idea that's prevalent.
Not necessarily a "dieter mentality" we all need to reject.
I just like veggies very, very much - not a new thing - and find them very satiating. I think some people, via changing what they eat to be healthier & more satiating to them while calorie-counting, discover that they really like them, too.
Bonus: They're good for us, as well as delicious.
I don't understand how some people "hate all vegetables": they're so diverse. But I concede that life is too short to eat food that doesn't taste good. Everyone needs to find their personal balance.
Within the context of an overall balanced diet, what any individual enjoys and finds satiating is just a personal preference, not a moral success/failing.
So agree with this!2 -
<curmudgeon mode>
I'm not saying it's common, but I believe it's possible to lose weight with MFP, without reading comprehension, logic, or the ability to do arithmetic (let alone algebra or statistics). May be harder, though . . especially the arithmetic.
</curmudgeon>
This is explicitly not in response to any particular post on this or any other thread. Its just an old crank's opinion.2 -
AlabasterVerve wrote: »jseams1234 wrote: »When overweight people claim "I'm trying to eat 1500 calories but I'm just omg so full at 1100" on MFP I simply don't believe me. There's no way you became obese or overweight because you feel like you're stuffing your face on 1100-1300 calories
This usually has to do with the person rapidly and radically changing the way they were eating. They stop eating a diet of unsatiating, calorie-dense foods and fill their diet with a lot of fresh veggies/fruit/whole foods that are much more nutrient dense and filling. The feeling doesn't last long, but it is real.
I'm not sure how "nutrient dense" a pound of Kale is but I do agree it is probably very filling. lol
Well, hopefully people aren't trying to eat a pound of kale.... :sick: but, I guess you never know. People do weird *kitten*.
That is the goal for many people from what I've seen. The more vegetables the better. The more volume of food for the least amount of calories the better.
It actually took a pretty big leap of faith to reject that dieter mentality and to focus on high calorie, nourishing foods that were satiating instead of the eat-more-for-less-calories idea that's prevalent.
Not necessarily a "dieter mentality" we all need to reject.
Of course not - nothing applies to everyone. But for me, focusing on what foods I could eat for low or no calories was born from calorie counting and following the conventional eat-this-not-that type of advice. That sort of thinking was wrongheaded, ultimately counter productive and a dieting mentality I needed to move beyond to be successful.
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