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Nuts are very calorie dense, and may fill a measuring cup differently based on how broken up they are. Use a scale to ensure you are logging the right amounts. Not all of MFPs entries are accurate. Try to use the ones without asterixes (*), the asterixed ones have been entered by users, and some are significantly off.

The body only turns muscle into energy (glucose) if the body is getting less than 10 g of carb/day. This is called a starvation response. It is most commonly seen in very low carb diets, starvation, and vigorous exercise. If you have more that 10g carb a day intake, and any fat stores, your body will use carbs and fat as…

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3491655/ Study in rats showing that restricting feeding time protected against obesity. Rats fed the same amount of calories, some on restricted schedule, some around the clock. Those who ate around the clock became obese, those that did not eat after bedtime didn`t.

Please cite your source that the body does not take from the heart as well as the skeletal muscles. I've seen no references stating the body discriminates when breaking down muscle to create glucose. The damage to the heart in this situation (consumption of less than 10 g carbohydrate/day) is one of the reasons that…

Crying can reduce cortisol and release pain-killing chemicals. Crying is generally a symptom of being overwhelmed by a situation, but can be impacted by hormonal issues. I see crying as something my body does, like sweating, and see no value attaching moral judgements to it. Certainly, being unsupported by others can make…

This is off topic, and should be in a separate thread. Lots of things cause water fluctuations. I can get them from eating out (restaurants can use a lot of salt), monthlies, or starting/changing exercise programs, or having a more intense exercise day (2+hours). Here's one (of many) threads on periods and water weight…

If you gain weight at 1000 calories you may want to speak to a Dr. about conditions like PCOS, low thyroid, hashimotos, etc. Bring in your food diary so you can show that the weight gain happens over time (i.e. is not cyclic water gain, sodium water gain, or the water gain you get from starting a new exercise program)…

Srsly - why poke the bear... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20613890 Compairison of energetic needs difference to digest "whole food" versus "processed" sandwich composed of 600 calories - 266 kilojoules = 65 calories - over 10% of total calories of the meal went towards digestion in the whole foods sandwich that did…

When talking about fiber, some fiber calories are counted in total calories for the day, even though they may not be digestible. If someone eats 25g of fiber a day (slightly below what is recommended), then they would have up to 100 of the logged calories for that day biologically unavailable to them (fiber has 4.1…

Good job logging. Good job getting in your protein. Good job (overall) staying in your calorie ranges. You could be having cyclical issues. I tend to hold onto weight and crave 1 week out of the month, and then have extra weight loss the next week. http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/healthy-eating-plate/ One…

http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/80/5/1230.long "Some sex differences seem to pertain to the ability to tolerate a considerable negative energy balance. Exercise does not suppress hunger the same way for women as for men, and in women it increases the sensory attractiveness of food" Men have an easier time tolerating a…

I think there are some boxers who can lose over 10 lbs of water in one marathon training session. You can also lose a lot of water (4+lbs) just by going low carb. So, it would be possible to lose 14 lbs in a couple of days (but no fat). I've lost 110 lbs in 8 mths, so that's just under one stone a month, but I started out…

If a calorie (and protein) deficit actually causes someone to break down muscle for calories, the muscle comes from everywhere, not just skeletal muscles. This includes muscles that you need, like your heart. Maintaining lean mass is a wise decision for anyone in a calorie deficit. Some muscles cannot be replenished.

Burning just 10 calories a day more makes a 1 pound difference in fat over a year. Some calories do count more towards weight gain than others. And some calories count more towards muscle gain than others. And some calories count more towards cancer prevention and meeting micros than others. Food is so much more than…

Sometimes people stall and it doesn't mean anything (especially right after the holidays). Keep on keeping on. Otherwise, you can try things like weighing your foods to make sure you are still in a deficit, double check your goals page and recalculate your defict calories, changing up your exercise routine, keep track of…

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Efficient is not always best. There's the easy way, and the fun way ;) If you are very active, eating calorie dense foods makes sense. If not, eating efficiently is not your weight loss friend. And having that fiber to poop out keeps your colon working - you want that sucker to last a lifetime, I'm tellin' ya. All formulas…

The idea is that we are built for high-fiber intakes. That's why our colons break down and get cancer without it. We will be hungry enough to eat more than we need if we are not eating high-fiber. So yes, we can eat more calories than maintenance if we are eating inefficient calories, or calories that don't get used by the…

Higher intakes of fiber (over 30g a day) are associated with higher levels of weight loss and lower ad libitum energy consumption. http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au/cgi-bin/espace.pdf?file=/2011/03/10/file_1/153804 Eating less food (lower energy consumption), and food that is less processed is definitely better for the…

Well, MFP posts keep saying that a HRM is needed to determine calorie burn. I couldn't afford the $100+ ones, so I begged my bf for the $25 one from Walmart (I don't think Sportsline makes my model anymore, it's not on their website). Mine does have a pedometer (which I don't think is much more accurate than the HRM…

http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/31/7/1149.full.pdf+html Men were fed a diet that was high in fiber, then low in fiber (12g/day vrs 1g/day). When on the high fiber diet, their feces contained 900 more calories over the course of a week than when they were on the low fiber diet. 900x52 = 46,800 = would be 13 pounds fat…

MFP says I should be eating 1200 calories a day. I'm not too hungry on 1200 calories, but it's hard to add any extras and stay under, and not have to give something up (like protein). I already have my protein powder and greek yogurt planned out. If I add a banana and peanut butter, that's probably about 200 calories that…

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sportline-S7-Slim-Heart-Rate-Monitor/16537225 This is like what I have. I use it as a watch. I reset the calorie burn in the morning just before my jog (this also resets steps taken). I have to touch it for it to take my current heart rate, although sometimes it takes a heartrate on its own. The…

I'm pretty sure my HRM is not very accurate. It often says I've burned between 3000-4000 calories in a day (or more), although MFP states my TDEE is 1900. I cheaped out and got a wrist one, though. I switched it to my non-domininate arm after it gave me an extra 60 steps for brushing my teeth :#

I'm very, very lazy. My daughter begs me to make smoothies, but getting the blender cleaned afterwards just seems like such a chore. And, I don't have the discretionary calories to add in a banana and tablespoons of peanut butter. I don't want to use a big bowl, because I use them for other things, and then I might run…

Both sugar and the steak have metabolic impacts on the body. A large meal can make people feel sluggish - it's not an excuse, it's a biological reality. Added sugars cause energy surges and crashes, impact reward pathways in the brain, and add calories without satisfying hunger or giving good nutritional value (unless…

For some people, CICO works without them being consious of it (they maintain healthy weight on an ad libitum diet). Others need skills in addition to CICO to lose weight and maintain that loss. These skills may include logging, better knowledge about food and nutrition, activity, having a job and income that allows them to…

I chose a goal weight because MFP required it. I was afraid to, because if my goal is "losing weight" and I lose 2 pounds, I've achieved my goal. If my goal is 140, and I lose 155 pounds, but not that last pound, I've failed at my goal. The 140 is supposedly the ideal weight for someone of my height with a medium frame.…

Kind of like how our TDEE is estimated on MFP? Are you saying that using an online calculator to decide how many calories to eat is invalid? I'm beginning to think that any study that would pass an ethics board would be too loosey-goosey for some people's standards (i.e. participants not locked in metabolic chambers for 5…

This happened to me! I deseeded a pomegranate (is there an actual word for this?) and had just over 300 grams. I decided to eat 100 grams for two days, and then polish it off on the third. On the third day, there was only 60 grams left - the seeds had dehydrated in the fridge...but the calories would be the same (I know…