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Whole fruits contain a lot of water and fiber, and some protein, and, for some at least, most of the sugar is fructose. Water, fiber, protein, and fructose are all satisfying - they prevent binges, and cause people to eat less at later meals. The amount of sugar in a serving of fruit is much less than that in a can of pop,…

Sorry - missed the diet part.

Normal: conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected the usual, average, or typical state or condition As the majority of people on my continent are overweight or obese, eating things in moderation (maintenance) is abnormal. It is healthy to eat at maintenance and make good food choices. Over eating, and making…

The fructose in HFCS (sweetener used in pop) can be put directly into fat by the liver. The fructose in pop has been shown to increase visceral fat - fat around your organs, leading to that rounded apple-shape - the inflammed liver look. http://w.banpac.org/pdfs/sfs/2012/ssg_maersk.pdf Subjects drinking 1 liter cola a day…

I use whey because it is cheaper than most protein sources, I can get it in isolate, so it doesn`t increase my fat/carb (and total calorie) intake like nuts and dairy does, and when I started, my protein intake was about half of what it should be. The way I was raised, it just feels wrong (self-indulgent) to have meat more…

There is something wrong with my taste buds. I liked the citro mag prep (lemon lime), and have had the occassional impulse to buy more and drink for fun...weird right? It didn't even work well. It took 10 hours to kick in. The guy doing it kept commenting on how young I was (15 at the time). I really didn't want to hear…

I'm curious about black bean or lentil pasta, but not brave enough to buy it yet... I ate a lot of brown rice on the Wild Rose diet. I prefer basmati brown rice. I love having my kitchen fill with the smell while it is in the rice cooker. When eaten by itself, I like to cook it with salt, a lot of freshly ground black…

Purdy's Turona: Turona’s key ingredient is its 65% cocoa harvested from a single Peruvian plantation. The soil, which previously harvested bananas, retains the flavour of the fruit, which adds a distinct taste. The first layer is Gianduja, a soft puree of almond, hazelnut and creamy milk chocolate, entwined with a French…

I think she was asking for female friends to add who are using the same weight loss technique as she is, so they can compare notes. Kinda like a "anyone else doing keto?" post. Lots of people have gender preferences in friends, it is more about focusing than restricting information. There's just some things that women…

Some whey protein comes with carbs and fats (it isn't all isolate), but just eating whey protein is a pretty bad idea. Actually, you only need about 30 g carbs to run the brain (it can run mostly on ketones, or other energy sources), and the body can convert glycerol (byproduct of ketosis, among other things) into about 20…

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18371214 Study showing better fat loss and lbm protection with whey powder against control, with similar amount of weight lost, confirmed by DEXA scan. RMR determined by indirect caliometry. 500 calorie deficit for both groups, so the calories in the diet resulted in a defacto higher…

You can`t choose just one type to come off. The fat that comes off from being in a calorie deficit comes from everwhere, visceral and subcutaneous - which is fine. There are health benefits to fat loss for anyone who is obese or significantly overweight. Combining diet deficit and exercise is the most effective way of…

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090508045323.htm Couldn't find the study, but... In 2009 Vissers found that dieting women who used the power plate for six months lost significantly more body weight (11% of original weight), especially visceral fat, than than dieting women on a different exercise program (7%).…

When I make bacon wrapped water chestnuts, I ony log 1/4 the marinade. I've tried weighing it before and after I've soaked the chestnuts in it to figure out the correct % to use, but it ends up weighing more after I've taken the chestnuts out. I guess the salt in the soy sauce and cooking causes water to come out of the…

The comment about "jiggle" is inaccurate, anyways. The waist measurement is about how much visceral fat someone has (padding around their organs). The fat that can be grabbed, and looks lumpy just under the surface, is subcutaneous fat, and is not linked to the same dangers. Visceral fat (indicated by a waist measurement…

Don't worry about one-offs like parties. As long as it is occassional (and you don't have binge tendencies) it shouldn't be more than a blip on the radar as far as achieving your goals goes, especially if you have a lot of room in your deficit due to not eating up to goal during the week.

Water weight can do crazy things for no apparent reason. Stress and lack of sleep can cause you to gain water. Time of month can do the same (and cause cravings). Processed/restaurant food can be high in sodium, and lead to retention. I wouldn't worry too much about a two-week blip. Just be sure you are weighing and…

How long has the yo-yoing been going on for?

There is some evidence that people are more successful at weight loss when they lose faster in the beginning. Try to stay realistic, though. You should not be losing at 3-4 pounds a week all the way down to your goal weight. I've lost at about 3-4 lbs a week from 296 down to 181, and I'm pretty sure my rate of loss is…

Oh for...You can build muscle in a calorie deficit. You won't see the gains that you see in a bulk, but it does happen. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9688748 Combined training (endurance + reisistance) led to increases in muscular strength at the same time as almost 4 lbs fat were lost in 10 wks training (fat is only…

When I was 296, I burned 1396 calories an hour doing karate. Now I"m 181, it's 822. I would burn 470 calories in 30 minutes jogging, now I burn 411 running (I've sped up since I lost weight). How much you burn in cardio can depend a lot on how much you weigh. After a 2 hour karate class, I could eat whatever I wanted and…

You use about 200 calories in the day of the donation, and 200 the day after to rebuild your plasma. The red blood cells take a couple of weeks to regenerate (and need 35-80 g protein to do so), and that's where the rest of the 650 calories are used. It takes around 8 weeks for your iron stores to regenerate, and for you…

I've been losing 3-4 pounds a week since July last year. I think it may be slowing down, now I've gone from 296 to 181. I find it is a real challenge to keep my calories down to 1000/day (and so mostly I don't). I take a multivitamin, because I'm concerned about meeting my micros. MFP will not recommend under 1200 calories…

I agree that Mercola has a hate on for aspertame... Have you seen the stuff on methanol? - it's a little scary. It demylinizes nerves.... I'm not sure where you are getting biased on the diet soda causing high blood sugar study, though... http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0006322393902518 Aspertame worsens…

7 healthy humans were given the maximum FDA allowable amount of aspertame, saccharine, and sucralose for 6 days. Four of them started showing signs of glucose intolerance (high blood sugar), replicating the results earlier established with rats. Glucose intolerance with the rats was avoided if the rats were given…

http://www.arizonaadvancedmedicine.com/articles/aspartame_addiction.html "Aspartame beverages contain 55 mg methanol per liter" "The body attempts to detoxify methyl alcohol by oxidizing it to formaldehyde (a deadly neurotoxin and Class A carcinogen), and then to formate or formic acid within minutes. Formate and…

I hate this comment, but I'm making it anyways. If you are having a hard time losing at 1200 calories, the chances are that you are eating more than you think. Do you weigh your food to be sure of the calories? Even packaged food may not be the weight it says it is. Use the correct MFP entries. Anything with a star * next…

The comments around the photo were not supportive. Calling someone a troll is an insult, and is not helpful advice. The way this thread was going for a while came off more like schoolyard bullying than knowledgeable, honest, supportive advice. That being said, there was also some sensible information sensitively delivered.…

I find eating high-fiber foods, enough protein, and enough water helps avoid sugar cravings. When I get them, sometimes after I've had treats, like a family celebration, or sometimes hormonally, I try to wait it out, have a glass of water, do some exercise or chores, remind myself that the cravings will die down if I…