Wicked_Seraph Member

I used to support FA. Now I categorically don't. I don't think someone should feel awful or horrible about themselves because of their size, but it's bad science to pretend that being overweight has no health risks. Being overweight/obese is unhealthy, full stop. It's never too late to become healthier, which should be…

Calories are calories, regardless of when you eat them. 500 calories at 7 P.M. is the same as 500 calories at 7 A.M. For me, personally, some form of IF is immensely helpful. I don't adhere to strict IF, but I don't eat breakfast (I'll have a cup of coffee with some creamer) and generally either skip lunch, or have…

- Stir-fry is your friend. Whatever vegetables you've got + whatever protein you've got = always a good dish. - I'm weirdly obsessed with congee. - Maangchi is a Korean YouTube cook that makes a wide variety of Korean dishes that can be easily veganized. - Spaghetti is an oldie but goodie.

I can guarantee no one is laughing at you. I was the fat woman running. I am still the fat woman running. Ask yourself this: what do you think when you see someone running? Are you mocking them, or are your thoughts closer to something like a "good job" or "well done"? Most people feel the same way, and those who don't are…

Two pounds per week becomes unreasonable once the requirement for 2lbs/week (1000 calories below TDEE daily) sends you well below the recommended TDEE for your height and weight. This is why weight loss slows as we become closer to our goal weights - our deficit is less steep as our size (and thereby our TDEE) decreases. I…

I think it can be. My paternal side of the family has a tendency towards diabetes; my uncle was TI, but my (other) uncle and grandfather were TII. My father is a giant question mark. I don't think he has it. One could argue I've avoided diabetes because it's in the men in my family... but it wouldn't surprise me if my…

Science absolutely can be disputed. That's what the entirety of science is - finding out how the world works. People used to think that combustible items contained phlogiston. People also used to think that sickness was caused by an imbalance in our body's humours. Science doesn't mean accepting something as true simply…

What do you think those inches are? ;p But absolutely! You don't have to exercise to lose weight - just eat fewer calories than you burn. Exercise might add more to the "burn" part of the equation, but usually it's not enough for it to trump whatever you're doing diet-wise. Exercise has its own perks, of course - feeling…

YMMV but I find it easier to stay within my calorie limit via something akin to intermittent fasting (IF). Most days, this means I don't eat breakfast or lunch. I do like having my cup of coffee with generous creamer. By the time dinner rolls around, I've had less than 400 calories for the day. This gives me a LOT of…

I've found that it's nigh impossible for me to get myself out running if I'm not working towards something. My solution? Always have something to work on! For example, I trained to get up to 5K earlier this year. Hit my goal... and stagnated. Set a new goal of hitting 10K and running at the Turkey Trot this year. Hit my…

Weight loss becomes more noticeable when you've less to lose. 30 lbs is great, first of all! Whether or not you feel or see it, the fact remains that it's no longer there - and this is something of which you ought to be proud. This is where the paper towel effect comes into play. Thirty pounds on a woman who is obese is…

5'5", 25 years old! :smiley: SW: 226 CW: 166 GW1: 150 UGW: 125

If you don't want input on something, don't post it on a platform that encourages discussion. I keep FB and MFP separate for a reason. I don't need well-meaning but ultimately clueless folks I know chastising me for eating fewer calories - so I don't give them the opportunity to do so.

- Are you counting your calories and eating at a deficit? - Why are you forbidding yourself carbs/sweets? Track them and eat in moderation. - Focus on having the discipline to not eat things that do not match your goals. There's nothing we can say or do to help you - the power to shift that number lower is in your hands,…

- Are you drinking enough water? Very often, thirst can masquerade as hunger. - Are you sure that you're actually hungry? Think about what foods you want to quell the hunger. If vegetables wouldn't satisfy you, you're probably not hungry. - Are you eating because of boredom or some other emotion? Are you eating because…

- Tofu and seitan are your friends for upping your protein without too much of a calorie bomb on your deficit. - Idk what's available in your area, but processed 'meats' aren't the devil. Gardein and Beyond Meat are amazeballs. - Beans are great, but nevertheless do have carbs. Just be aware if you incorporate them. -…

Yep! I've managed to lose 56lbs so far without cutting out any major food groups or food types. I limit pizza because of calorie content, as well as the fact that the high amount of carbs and salt often leads to gaining quite a lot in water weight... and because I am dangerously capable of eating the whole pizza. I've…

If you wait for motivation to keep you going, you'll never succeed. No one else can give you the drive and discipline necessary to meet your goals. Success is less about motivation and more about discipline. It's less about outside factors and moreso about internal driving forces. Motivation is doing something because you…

Pet peeves: - Several treadmills and y'all gotta use the one RIGHT next to me. Why? Why??? - This one dude who would grunt and drop weights all the effing time. - People who don't put away their weights. - Y U NO WIPE DOWN EQUIPMENT, PPL?

Might be difficult to move more since OP mentioned she was bedridden: Not sure if she still is, but still.

BMI, barring the rare individuals who are bodybuilders, is generally a pretty good indicator of someone being over- or underweight. Weight is just an assess of your mass relative to gravity. It says nothing about how much of that mass is made up of muscle, fat, water, food you just ate, etc. It's possible for someone to be…

The only thing required to lose weight is a caloric deficit. You could lose weight doing this, but human beings evolved to live on more than just meat. There's no way in hell your friend is getting adequate nutrition - our bodies run on glucose.

OP, please throw this theory out the window. It's garbage. I frequently enjoy things like ice cream, or cake, or fruit. I actually had one of my favorite fruit salads after dinner last night. I strongly suspect I will still continue to lose weight.

This is how I feel about running tbh.

I'm a little late, but: I think ellipticals are absolutely worthwhile, but are not really a substitute for running, if that's what one is trying to do. Last year, I was using the elliptical and figured I could handle running very easily, and was quickly proven wrong. Nowadays I prefer running, but will use the elliptical…

Running (or elliptical on a workout-but-not-run day), squats (just air squats for now lol), deadlifts. :smile:

I don't particularly care for plain water - I can only tolerate it if I've been working out and I'm super thirsty, and even then only barely. I use Crystal Light to flavor my water - most grocery stores will sell Crystal Light and off-brand clones. They're not exactly calorie free, but it's only about 10 calories per…

I'm a native Floridian - for me, 63 is cold! I find that winter would make it easier to lose weight - it's so unbearably hot outside during the summer that it's a drag to try to run in the heat and humidity. I was ELATED to run earlier this year during the winter and spring when the temperature was hovering in the 60s and…

... are you seriously ragging on her because she wrote "loose" instead of "lose" despite the rest of her spelling being otherwise fine?

Seconding Zombies Run - it works well even if you prefer to just walk and enjoy the music and story.