Count bites not calories
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To everyone that is telling me this is horribly wrong, are you at your goal weight? How long did it take you to get there? Are you maintaining it and for how long? Thanks
I do not have a goal weight but I would say that I've successfully changed my body composition.
I have been training for two years. I am currently maintaining for another day or two and then I will be intentionally gaining weight.
I did this by eating an appropriate number of calories and macronutrients, and picking up weights and then putting them back down again.0 -
I have honestly never been on a site where the people are as mean and nasty as here.
You think this is mean? You shoulda seen the reaction I got when I posted a thread about counting the time I spend on toilet as a workout
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I have honestly never been on a site where the people are as mean and nasty as here.
Said no one who has ever been on any other website ever....
:drinker:
How do people cope with real life when they think everyone on the Internet is so mean.........:huh:0 -
I have honestly never been on a site where the people are as mean and nasty as here.
You think it's nasty because people are not agreeing with you. You are no willing to hear the dangers of it. At the end of the day it's your life and your health. Do as you wish. Obviously you don't want to make sure you aren't doing yourself any damage, so carry on.0 -
OMG picture the infomercial!
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(Video of someone holding a calculator, surrounded in food wrappers, getting flustered and throwing up their hands)
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LOL it's funny because it's true..I can totally picture this.0 -
Counting calories is tedious...but counting bites of food isn't? I don't even know what to say to this.0
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I think you're all taking this a little too seriously. It's not as if she sits and writes down how many bites she has taken, I just see it as a kinda of 'leave some food on your plate system'. Maybe I am receiving it wrong, but in any case, none of these comments are supportive. Whether you like it or not MFP IS here to support each other, whether good ideas or bad,. No one here is in a position to judge what other people do, because if you're here, you likely had terrible eating habits some point in your life. A little help and compassion wouldn't go astray.
Only a fool condones and supports ideas they know are bad.0 -
I don´t think the people have been rude. The lady didn´t come for advice, she came to boast of her new diet and almost everyone (me too) knows that is a stupid idea.but since you sound like you know what you're doing
wow...whack attracts whack
No, I am not whack...And I don't fully agree with this system, I am just trying to be a little supportive when other people are shooting her down. I know it is not healthy to count by bites, but I understand that she is trying to downsize meals. I did say already that as long as you are meeting everything, and you feel ok with what you are doing, then do it. Don't twist my words, I just feel bad for a lady that came here for advice, and instead of gently suggesting it is bad, people just decided to be rude.
Don't call me 'whack' without knowing what I do. Thank you.
I didn't see a hint of boasting. In that case, no one should be allowed post anything here about how well they done or what methods they are trying out, or how far they have come. Everyone should get off their high horse and either tell this woman WHY you think it is wrong, or try and help. As I said, if everyone here was PERFECT, they would not have come here to improve their lifestyle. We are all in one boat, and it's the same one.0 -
When obese people have gastric bypass surgery they are only allowed to eat approximately 5 to 10 bites a day for 6 months. They are told to do this by the doctor. If it's ok for them then it's ok for me. I love my new founf energy and hated that sluggish feeling after eating a big volume of food.
WRONG. I signed off for one of my employees to have gastric bypass and that is NOT how it works. I worked with her throughout her weight loss and it's more like 1 Cup of food per MEAL - not 5-10 bites a day. Where on earth did you find such an irrational statistic?
Your method of weight loss is going to whack your metabolism - a metabolism that will slow down even more as you age if you don't treat your body as your temple! You are STARVING YOURSELF!
Losing 9 pounds in a week is absolutely unhealthy for your body. Rapid weight loss may indicate you're losing water or lean tissue, NOT fat. A healthy weight loss is 1 to 2 lbs. a week.
From www.livestrong.com: "A major side effect of losing weight too quickly is the loss of lean muscle tissue. Consuming insufficient calories results in a lack of energy for your body. Instead of your body refueling from the intake of food, your metabolism adjusts so it can preserve its stored energy -- fat -- and begins to digest your muscle tissue for energy."
If you keep this "diet" up, here's what you have to look forward to:
1. GALLSTONES - "clumps of cholesterol that form in the gallbladder when your liver produces excess cholesterol or bile due to rapid weight loss or crash diets." FACT.
2. HAIR LOSS - Ever notice how people with anorexia have THIN hair? Hmm. Coincidence? No. A "short-term side effect of rapid weight loss is thinning or loss of hair. This usually occurs as a result of insufficient protein intake; your body will sacrifice protein derived from hair to support important body functions." FACT.
3. MALNOURISHMENT - FACT.
4. DEHYDRATION - FACT.
5. SAGGING SKIN - FACT.
6. CANCER - You are at an increased risk of it from a lack of fiber moving through your system. FACT.
I could go on but I have paint to watch dry....
Seems you're yet another poster that just wants kudos for losing weight so fast but all of us are piping in and trying to tell you what you are doing is unhealthy. You're hating on posters for disagreeing with you but trying to provide you with FACTS and TRUTHS.
Just like in friendships, just because a friend tells you something you don't want to hear makes what they are saying WRONG. They are saying it to be honest and because they care.
Ponder that, K?0 -
I've lost over 35 lbs in 3.5 months (which is about 2.5 lbs./week) by counting calories (trying to stick to between 1200-1400/day), cutting out sugary drinks that waste valuable calories with zero nutrition, cutting back on portion sizes and limiting sweets, as well as some exercising. I also eat foods that are low or no sugar, low or no fat, etc.0
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I think you're all taking this a little too seriously. It's not as if she sits and writes down how many bites she has taken, I just see it as a kinda of 'leave some food on your plate system'. Maybe I am receiving it wrong, but in any case, none of these comments are supportive. Whether you like it or not MFP IS here to support each other, whether good ideas or bad,. No one here is in a position to judge what other people do, because if you're here, you likely had terrible eating habits some point in your life. A little help and compassion wouldn't go astray.
Only a fool condones and supports ideas they know are bad.
Only a fool takes words out of context and twists them. I already said, both to this lady in private, and on this thread that I don't think ACTUALLY sitting and counting your bites is good, and that maybe she just worded it wrongly. We all eat smaller meals than before (in a majority) if we are trying to lose weight, she has done this, just worded it in an overly organised way that yes, may become unhealthy, but who are you to say she cannot take care of herself and recognise what is too far and what isn't?
Feel free to read my posts properly before jumping on the bandwagon.0 -
I have honestly never been on a site where the people are as mean and nasty as here.
This from the woman who started the "No S diet" thread....http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/594276-no-s-diet
.....and who suggests that to eat 1200 calories, one should fill their plate one time, three times a day.
Really? Do you have any idea how weight loss actually works? Because a majority of people don't post nonsense like you do.0 -
I eat 20 bites in one meal and they're definitely not all 50 calories' worth. :O Good for you, but I couldn't do it.0
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Being supportive doesn't mean saying "Yay! Do whatever you like!"I think you're all taking this a little too seriously. It's not as if she sits and writes down how many bites she has taken, I just see it as a kinda of 'leave some food on your plate system'. Maybe I am receiving it wrong, but in any case, none of these comments are supportive. Whether you like it or not MFP IS here to support each other, whether good ideas or bad,. No one here is in a position to judge what other people do, because if you're here, you likely had terrible eating habits some point in your life. A little help and compassion wouldn't go astray.
Nobody is judging anybody. They're saying that is a terrible idea.0 -
I think you're all taking this a little too seriously. It's not as if she sits and writes down how many bites she has taken, I just see it as a kinda of 'leave some food on your plate system'. Maybe I am receiving it wrong, but in any case, none of these comments are supportive. Whether you like it or not MFP IS here to support each other, whether good ideas or bad,. No one here is in a position to judge what other people do, because if you're here, you likely had terrible eating habits some point in your life. A little help and compassion wouldn't go astray.
I disagree. I will not support an unhealthy method of weight loss. In my opinion, being honest is much better and more caring than blindly pretending to agree with every silly idea people get to lose weight.0 -
I think you're all taking this a little too seriously. It's not as if she sits and writes down how many bites she has taken, I just see it as a kinda of 'leave some food on your plate system'. Maybe I am receiving it wrong, but in any case, none of these comments are supportive. Whether you like it or not MFP IS here to support each other, whether good ideas or bad,. No one here is in a position to judge what other people do, because if you're here, you likely had terrible eating habits some point in your life. A little help and compassion wouldn't go astray.
Actually...she stated that she IS sitting and writing down how many bites she has taken...she has even assigned a generic calorie count to eat bite.0 -
What about liquid calories? Do you count each sip of Dr. Pepper as a bite toward your daily goal? How do you differentiate between a sip and a gulp?0
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one bite!
Crap, I am laughing so hard I'm crying.0 -
What ever floats your boat, sounds crazy to me!!
Give it a couple of weeks then go to the MFP plan???0 -
I used to count sheep, but I fell asleep before I could eat them.0
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I guess it would depend on what you're eating. If you are eating Hershey bars, I bet you'd gain weight.0
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To everyone that is telling me this is horribly wrong, are you at your goal weight? How long did it take you to get there? Are you maintaining it and for how long? Thanks
Well, I've lost 70 lbs and now am focused on body recomp by lifting heavy weights and eating enough. Initially, this was my goal weight...but a scale number says nothing when you consider body fat and how you imagined you'd look at a certain weight. I never thought I'd be a size 6 again...so, yup, I'm happy. I started as a size 18 (pushing 20) and 220 lbs. I lost the bulk of the weight in a year's time. But this year - I've only lost about 10 lbs but went from a size 10/12 to a size 6 (small 8 in some brands). And I did it by eating 1500-1900 cals a day (some days much more too!) including pizza, cheeseburgers, cookies, cake, and ice cream. It can be done and it IS done...by hundreds of people on this site....every day. As they say - all in moderation.
You're getting so much flack from people because a lot of us have been around this block several times....and many of us learned the hard way (after years of yo-yo dieting) that deprivation, hardcore calorie restriction, over-exercising, and other nasty habits (often perpetuated by the media) aren't realistic, healthy ways to lose the fat and maintain. Furthermore - this is the internetz sweetheart - everyone has a pair of brass balls between their legs when they are sitting behind a computer screen. *shrugs* What you should take from all of this is that your method is not a safe way to do this and could lead to regaining all that weight lost or even worse, an eating disorder. Plenty of us here would love to help you do this a healthy way - but oftentimes our willingness to help is clouded by sarcasm and wit.
(And true, some people are just dbags....but such is life, right?) 0 -
I think you're all taking this a little too seriously. It's not as if she sits and writes down how many bites she has taken, I just see it as a kinda of 'leave some food on your plate system'. Maybe I am receiving it wrong, but in any case, none of these comments are supportive. Whether you like it or not MFP IS here to support each other, whether good ideas or bad,. No one here is in a position to judge what other people do, because if you're here, you likely had terrible eating habits some point in your life. A little help and compassion wouldn't go astray.
I disagree. I will not support an unhealthy method of weight loss. In my opinion, being honest is much better and more caring than blindly pretending to agree with every silly idea people get to lose weight.
You can support a person without supporting the idea, and THAT is my point. No matter what the topic, everyone here is VERY judgemental. As I said, I was brought to this site by terrible eating habits and so were most of you. I am not asking you to support the idea, but for god sake, does everyone have to be so holier than thou about being against it? What happened to simple HELP in the 'General Diet and Weight Loss HELP' section.
Once again, if anyone decided to read thoroughly without jumping on the wagon, you'd see I DO NOT SUPPORT this idea. What I DO support is, people being able to know what is good for THEM. I already said I disagree with the way this could go, and it is not healthy to count obsessively, but at the end of the day, if she is feeling good, it's her choice.0 -
Whether you like it or not MFP IS here to support each other, whether good ideas or bad.
I disagree. There are site rules against supporting bad/unhealthy weight loss techniques.0 -
I think people mistake being real and honest with mean and nasty. Polite and nice and nobody telling us how things are is why we all got here in the first place. Telling people the truth is the kind way to do things and esp when we see something way out of whack that can lead to further problems with food. We are all adults...lets keep it real.0
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I don´t think the people have been rude. The lady didn´t come for advice, she came to boast of her new diet and almost everyone (me too) knows that is a stupid idea.
No, I am not whack...And I don't fully agree with this system, I am just trying to be a little supportive when other people are shooting her down. I know it is not healthy to count by bites, but I understand that she is trying to downsize meals. I did say already that as long as you are meeting everything, and you feel ok with what you are doing, then do it. Don't twist my words, I just feel bad for a lady that came here for advice, and instead of gently suggesting it is bad, people just decided to be rude.but since you sound like you know what you're doing
wow...whack attracts whack
Don't call me 'whack' without knowing what I do. Thank you.
I didn't see a hint of boasting. In that case, no one should be allowed post anything here about how well they done or what methods they are trying out, or how far they have come. Everyone should get off their high horse and either tell this woman WHY you think it is wrong, or try and help. As I said, if everyone here was PERFECT, they would not have come here to improve their lifestyle. We are all in one boat, and it's the same one.
You are completely wrong...be so kind and read it again. A lot of people have written she should eat more...and have given some advice...but she is still convinced this is the right way because it´s fast and so easy....0 -
Whether you like it or not MFP IS here to support each other, whether good ideas or bad.
I disagree. There are site rules against supporting bad/unhealthy weight loss techniques.
ABSOLUTELY NOT! If she thought it was a good idea to run on train tracks in front of a train because the fear makes her run and nothing else does do you support it? NO I DONT THINK SO! You dont support crazy crap!0 -
I know this is hardly something to laugh at, but I immediately burst out laughing when I read that. So true and to the point, love it!Holy crap. You need help.
So did I!!0 -
To everyone that is telling me this is horribly wrong, are you at your goal weight? How long did it take you to get there? Are you maintaining it and for how long? Thanks
Are you at goal weight and maintaining it? Do you see yourself maintaining at 20 bites a day?0 -
So back in May you were trying the "No s diet" which obviously didn't work out for you and now you are eating 20 bites of food a day. Why are you even on MFP if you aren't tracking your calorie in take?0
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