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If I had gotten through this entire thread without seeing hobbits, I would have been extremely disappointed.

It's perfectly fine if you to feel that way about the things you consume. If you'd rather stay away from artificial sweeteners, then do it. The problem if when you claim things that are untrue, such as stating that science is backing up your claims when it's not. That's why we ask for studies and actually read them, so we…

Chemist here. My research is more indepth than yours. Aspartame isn't dangerous. Cut it out of your diet if you want, but don't spread false information about it. Post the studies, please. I'll wait. The chemicals don't "mess with your head". Are you saying that you've found legitimate studies that claim that diet soda is…

No, they do not.

It motivated me to move more, and as a result I've lost a good bit of weight since getting mine. I've got the One, it clips to your bra. I love it, it's incredibly accurate, and I'd hate to go anywhere without it.

I always say "yes", a bit excitedly. I've lost 70+lbs, so it's a shock for people who haven't seen me in a while. But I also have 120+lbs more to lose, so I don't have to worry about the "you should stop now" comments.

Lead doesn't accumulate in fat. Lead stores itself in your bones, where Calcium would normally store itself. Also, it's not actually known whether those toxins that bioaccumulate in fat are released when the fat is broken down, or if they bioaccumulate in your other fat stores. Unless some new research has brought that to…

Most of the time I tell myself no, and fight the urge. Sometimes, on the really bad days, I give in and eat the thing I'm wanting, even if I'm over my goal for the day. And I pick myself back up the next day and move ahead. I don't have the stress/emotional eating thing figured out fully, but I've figured it out enough to…

I started out at 6'0", 368lbs with very irregular periods. Once I lost 40 or 50lbs, they became regular on their own.

I'm telling you wholeheartedly to go for it! If he's as amazing as you say he is, he won't reject you for a few extra pounds. Not that I can follow that advice myself, but I can push you to do it. ;)

Just commenting on this to say that the "fingers wrapped around the wrist" method isn't really accurate. Measuring your wrist and comparing it to charts would probably be better. For example, I'm 6'0" and my wrist measurement is 6.75", which is solidly in the large frame category. My thumb and pinkie can touch when I wrap…

You mentioned an "impending period"? Water weight.

There's plenty wrong with losing 2lbs per week when you only weigh 130lbs. No one is jealous (sorry to burst that bubble), we just want to warn you that your proposed rate of loss is a dangerous one. That's called "advice".

Our dampened mental capacity probably couldn't handle the explanation.

However you choose to eat is up to you, but do you think that maybe the reason your regained is because your way of eating while losing weight is too restrictive? I lost a lot of weight doing keto, then regained it back fairly quickly as soon as I stopped eating that way because the restricting led to bingeing. Now, I've…

You claimed that mental capacity is affected by eating differently than the way you choose to think is best. You don't get to pull the victim card and act like you're being attacked when people call you out on your false logic. Believe me, no jealousy here. I'm also losing fat and increasing muscle mass while being able to…

OP, don't try to do this without being under a doctor's care.

Did MFP give you a 1900kcal goal as the "2lb per week" loss setting? If so, eat that. Don't arbitrarily drop your calorie goal without trying it out for a month or two. Are you weighing your food and choosing accurate entries in the database? That's pretty important, when it comes to actually accurately measuring your…

Sorry to hear that eating normal, everyday foods has impacted your mental capacity and looks. My mental capacity, on the other hand, has not been affected. I have a bachelor's degree in chemistry, and am in my second year of a PhD program in analytical chemistry. And I'm looking better than ever, after losing over 70lbs…

You don't need to lose 40lbs in two months unless an obesity-related health issue is causing serious problems. And in that case, your doctor would be the one to have that discussion with and he can set you on the correct eating plan. I have 120-ish pounds to lose at this point, and the thought of trying to lose 40lbs in…

That's not how things work, or else no one would be able to starve to death. Also, whole foods probably provide better nutrition, but processed foods won't hinder weight loss.

I came into this thread ready to fight you because of the title. It was actually a really good read, thanks for that. Some of your points really hit home.

Lived in the south all my life. Eggs don't go in mac & cheese.

The entire point of velveeta is to make cheese dip with rotel. The stuff doesn't even taste like cheese if you accidentally eat some plain.

I'm more than double your weight, 6' tall, reasonably active, and I barely maintain on 3000kcal/day on my active days. I think you have to be wildly overestimating your calories burned.

OP asked about hot vs cold weighing, separately from asking about cooked vs raw. As you can see in the original post that I've provided. I'm not trying to go "off the rails", I just don't like the meaning of my post to be misconstrued as it was.

Not sure where my comment on "weighing hot vs cold" got translated into "weighing cooked vs raw". If you have two foods, prepared exactly the same and having the same starting mass, and you weigh one that's been in the refrigerator (cold) and the other that's been sitting out (hot), they will have the same mass.…

Hot things don't weigh more or less than cold things, but putting things that are too hot on your balance may damage it.

We know what's a priority.

I'm not getting into the fight between chocolate snobs, but I am buying some type of chocolate on my way home thanks to reading this entire thread.