Goal of Losing 55 Pounds by end of year

skrace wrote: »

So you are saving I starved? My fitness pal calculated 1200 calories for me to lose on here its not that different. I assure you I didnt starve and we still had pizza every friday night. I remember it like it was yesterday.

1000 calories a day for a person 5'9" at 34 years old at the time...................yes. And you can eat pizza and lose weight. You just have to be in a REASONABLE calorie deficit.
I've had friends that were very slim who ate nothing but pizza and M&M's, but they ate like once a day and not in large portions. Hard to get fat on 800 calories a day, but that's also an issue of not getting in the right macros/micro nutrients one needs for essential health.
People with eating disorders will always claim they aren't starving. Should I believe them because they say it?

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skrace wrote: »

I think the new studies are showing gut bacteria plays a major role in obesity. So eliminating the sugary drinks and drinking fermented tea and eating peppers can most certainly effect gut bacteria and thus metabolism.

Somehow I'm more sure that over consumption is the reason for obesity and not gut bacteria since human physiology is pretty consistent (if no health issues are present) with every human on Earth. The same foods in the US are available to other countries outside of it. These countries just don't have people that eat portion sizes that feed 3 of them.

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Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

Hey y'all I'm 20 years old and trying to lose 55 lbs by new years! I would to help support y'all and join this journey with y'all!!