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  • Yes... the fact that I'm replying to other people replying to my posts makes it my fault that the thread "derails". What more could you add to the OP's question anyways? I can find about 10 different answers on this thread only, I think they've got their answer. If not, this is a thread and thread's don't have specific…
  • Good for you :) hope the recovery goes well. As for the exercises; do you have a resistance band at home? What you can do for shoulders is sit on the band (or wrap it under the chair/wheelchair you're on until there is enough resistance) and either do shoulder raises or shoulder press. I loved that workout when I couldn't…
  • I ate ice cream like crazy. I try not to eat ice cream in general (even low carb/sugar ice cream) cause the artificial sweeteners that are put in some ice creams or sweet treats do your body more harm. But do I "ban" this food? Not particularly. I eat it E V E R Y O N C E I N A W H I L E.
  • You're definitely at a lower carb intake than most, but if we are to assume LCHF diet means being in ketosis, generally 100g of carbs or less is required for ketosis. But 150g of carbs a day is good!
  • One should always count total carbs. Where this "net carbs" thing comes from is the assumption that the human body doesn't process dietary fiber... but it does! Perhaps not all of them or even some of them, but it's difficult to estimate how much fiber the body does process. It's best to count them. The worse that can come…
  • Definitely some pro's and con's to LCHF diet. I'm was on one for a while and I did enjoy it, however, as a hyper-active, type A personality, we've been known to struggle a bit more with LCHF diets. So, if you tend to have a naturally higher metabolism, I'd suggest against it. Do you eat meat? Being a vegetarian on a LCHF…
  • A cookie is half fat? That's one hell of a generalization. And you're missing the point. They were trying to say that when they eat simple carbs (like the ones in cookies) they want to eat more simple carbs. Show me a study where people ate fat and wanted to eat more fat as a result. People on here are either blind to…
  • 1. You are taking it out of context. 2. The point of saying sugar has shown in studies to be addictive (whether or not more than drugs), is an important point. 3. Mercola as an authority? Maybe not. But the study is real. 4. There is another study I cited that showed that eating carbs made people want to eat more carbs.…
  • Depends on how "intermediate" you want to go, but it's sometimes a 12hr period where you don't eat anything, or a 24hr fast. In either case, it's done "intermediately", meaning; it's done on a consistent basis. I generally do a protein fast, for 24hrs., every week.
  • Counting calories is definitely a good idea, but I like to do something that's a bit different than most people here on My Fitness Pal. Knowing muscle takes more calories/energy to maintain, it'd make sense to build more muscle so your body is naturally burning more calories all day, everyday. With that in mind, I set a…
  • In terms of weight loss, meal timing doesn't exactly matter too much. Spread your meals out through the day to curb that hunger. If you tend to get more hungry in the afternoon/evening, it's best to say more of your calories for that time. When it comes to building muscle (which can help you lose fat and not just weight…
  • Low blood sugar is ok. As long as your aren't diabetic, having low blood sugar won't necessarily kill you. If you know the obvious signs of low blood sugar, keep them in mind when doing any kind of weight loss. Unfortunately, many people experience a diverse range of symptoms when attempting to lose weight. There is no…
  • You generally won't lose that much water unless you stop eating carbohydrates or take in an excessively low amount of sodium. Keep in mind to that your weight will fluctuate depending on many factors, including hormones. What you need to do is keep track of your weight as an average over a long period of time. For example,…
  • Thanks for that
  • I didn't say they should avoid hunger. You're assuming my intentions which is unnecessary because I've made my intentions clear. What I expect you to do, like anyone on this site or anyone trying to lose weight, is use science as an aid to their goals. Science points to this, so we put it into practice. Yes, science can be…
  • I don't have hypothyroidism but I have had success with intermittent fasting as well.
    in Help? Comment by TravisGM92 August 2016
  • That isn't science backed what so ever. That is my main issue with this thread. Most people here are making claims with no scientific backing. Perhaps anecdotal, which is nice. But the point is that if one wants to TRY and avoid eating simple carbohydrates to see if their hunger decreases, they could try that. If it…
  • ? It's not an anti-sugar rant. I'm attempting to give a possible explanation as to why they may be feeling more hungry and eating more in the evening. They talked about why they might be more hungry and eating in the evening so I provided a possible explanation as to why that might be happening. Eating simple carbohydrates…
  • I didn't consider it a bad thing, their concern is that they are hungry at dinner time and mentioned how they notice a pattern that they eat more. Let me break it down to elementary: ASSUMING carbs/sugar can make you more hungry... (more carbs early in the day) + time = more hunger and eating towards the evening. MEANING:…
  • Sure, mice and humans differ quite a bit. But what the other OP's are missing is that it is commonly known in the fitness industry that carbs can stimulate hunger more. A study that has humans: http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2013/06/26/ajcn.113.064113.abstract
  • IF sugar can cause someone to want to eat more carbs, the OP (if they were eating sugar in the morning) would experience more hunger throughout the day thereby answering their original question/concern of why they have increased hunger in the evening. The OP was posting about a concern of noticing a pattern of eating more…
  • Another source that I found just by searching for a few minutes: http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2013/06/26/ajcn.113.064113.abstract Yes, the study is on men. It's not conclusive for women but it's suggestive. Again, because it seems like people on this thread don't read very well. The point I was making early on…
  • ^^ which more people have also reported. Thank you. And for the record I didn't claim anywhere that eating sugar makes you stupid...
  • So the study lacks more subjects and evidence, what's your point? Not sure if you read these posts completely or just skim over them... The point I was making is that spot reduction can't be labeled as impossible. ONE study (one, yes, albeit it showed evidence) showed that it is theoretically possible to have spot…
  • The point of citing both was to show that sugar can be addictive (Mercola) and that there are many people who believe eating carbs causes one to want to eat more carbs (McDonald).
  • Oh my goodness you are so funny I just can't contain my laughter over here. On another point; the "sugar is devil" phrase is meant not to be taken literally. I don't think sugar is the devil; I don't think sugar will kill all people or is the worse thing in the world. The point I was making, and am still making, is that…
  • Regardless of whether he believes it to be a common issue, I was citing the fact that he believes it to be true for at least some people. That was the point I was making. Point: many people believe that eating carbs causes you to want to eat more carbs. That's it.
  • Did you not read the article? It's definitely in there... one of my favorite articles to cite.
  • This isn't the link for the "sugar is bad" claim. This link is related to the fact that eating carbs makes you want to eat more carbs.
  • That's a good point.
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