samhennings Member

Im having no such difficulty at all

Telling someone what they NEED to hear, rather than what they WANT to hear, is not aggressive. You are getting the advice you need, and rather stubbornly ignoring it. To the point where many wonder if this is even a serious enquiry, or some parody troll account. If we are to take your posts seriously, then here are some…

Results are not important right now, with time and diligence they will come. What is important is taking the process seriously, not rushing, and really focusing on practising the movements. People can lift pretty heavy with poor form, but there is eventually a price to pay if they do. Work on making sure you are doing it…

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http://physiqonomics.com/health-at-every-size/

Completely, keep going and before you know it you wont be sore at all. Just tired!

Why Keto?

Sounds like you are under good care then. Also sounds like you arent someone overly worrying about BMI or bodyweight, so really my post was never intended for you. I have no issue at all with BMI being a metric among many, as part of a whole, and something used as indicative and not absolute. I have issue with it being…

I can only tell you how I see it used/implemented/spoke of. And while that is a very sensible way of looking at it, its not necessarily how its used in the real world. Just look on here at the number of people slavishly trying to fit into that BMI range, and stressing about whether they will/wont make it. Or the number of…

Really depends on you and your progress. I ran 5x5 for nearly a year before it was too much for me and I needed to switch things up.

Exactly, and this is my predominant issue with the use of BMI. It is not correct/accurate/perfect for everyone, but is very often the only metric used to judge a persons weight/health. In my case it is flawed. Could be a geographical divide here, Im in the UK - we dont get regular blood work done, things like that, so BMI…

WORN OUT? Absolutely. Sore? Not so much!

Just keep going. Squats are an absolute killer when you start, I remember even finding it painful to sit on the toilet seat, not to mention stairs, getting up out of a chair... Thing is, if you keep going, it passes. Your body adapts. Keep up with the program and in no time that discomfort wont happen at all.

I lost all my weight purely through diet, no exercise. However, I was not happy with the results. I had become the definition of skinny-fat and felt terrible about myself. THEN I ended up going to the gym, and over time did a recomp and was ultimately much happier. So while it is absolutely possible to lose the weight you…

As memory serves around week 4 (or maybe 5) there is a pretty significant jump on the running time. When that came around I thought "no way I can go that far". Almost talked myself out of it. BUT - I did it. I had it in me, and the feeling when I cracked that run was incredible. C25K really does work, so make sure you keep…

This is exactly where I was going to go with my reply. I think people need to be ready to lose weight, it takes time to get mentally in the right place. And, sometimes, it takes time even to realise the extent of the issues and to own up to them. I would suggest just living as a good example to someone, being inclusive -…

Its scary, IMO, how little regulation/standards there are in the industry. The amount of woo that gets peddled is horrifying, particularly when you realise most people dont have a functional woo-detector. Just look at new members to the site, so many questions about apple cider vinegar, macros, going…

Ordinarily I would just take the meal and end up going over my calorie limit and then get back on the horse the next day. If youre more intent on maintaining momentum Id take the advice above, grilled chicken etc, and Id probably make sure I had a very light lunch to help compensate for the larger calorie dinner. Also, I…

Sounds like Active to me, but ultimately the whole process is one of refinement. You select active, you see how it goes, and if the weight coming off isnt how much you expect then you adjust things... The calculations here are pretty good, but none are perfect, so its all about keeping track of things over time and…

Indeed it would. I think, and speaking generally here, weight loss can be a bit of a religious experience. Certain things become sacrosanct to people, and so there is a reaction to anything that challenges it. Ive had similar response when explaining that I dont weigh/measure everything and still lose the weight I want on…

Who knows? I shared my actual experience of how it doesnt work for me, and people disagreed with that. Does that mean they all think Im lying? Who knows! MFP has a strange relationship with BMI. Youve got a disagree to go with your question - what does that even infer?

Pretty much my take. Im well aware a lot of the vitamin dose is lost via urin, and well aware that it may well be unnecessary anyway, but I always think of it as a no harm/no foul kind of thing. My diet, in terms of fruit and veg, is sometimes brilliant, sometimes really por. If taking a multivitamin daily helps fill some…

Its not. BMI is one of those unquestionable truths on here, cast any doubt and people get trigger happy with the woo's. I speak from experience lol. When I set about losing weight I aimed for a healthy BMI, basically to prove it wasnt healthy at all for me. Im short and stocky, I carry a reasonable amount of muscle/mass…

I have picked up 22 in this thread (I only have 35 in total, ever) for pointing out that calorie burn calculations are often wrong, that it takes a lot of effort to burn calories, and that I dont practice eating them back. Woo's are a strange and often silly thing, I wouldnt dwell on it. People Woo for many reasons,…

As stated, its not that much higher. And the response was as simple as "calorie burns are often over stated, so be careful", hardly anything to argue about, surely?

As I said, each to their own. As it happens I dont actually have a particularly high TDEE, Im currently losing on 1500.

Each to their own. I dont obsess over calories, so always took any exercise efforts as a buffer to my more casual way of logging. And, of course, if over time Im feeling flat - Ill eat more.

You would be surprised how much work it takes to burn calories off. General practice is to take a very conservative estimate on calorie burn if you intend to eat them back. Many a persons weight loss has stalled because they were taking the calculations and eating the excess calories without realising most estimates (and…

Reads to me not that he is against carbs, but greatly prioritises Protein and Fats above them. Not that the article inspires me to listen to more of what he might have to say.