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Welcome, Just something to keep in mind. Anything you can only maintain for 2 weeks is only going to be effective for 2 weeks. Then you're right back where you started. Look to make changes and do things that you are happy to make permanent. A simple, small change that is sustainable and effortless to maintain will do you…

Be sceptical when assessing 'self defence' classes. From what I've seen the vast majority of them are useless garbage. If they start teaching you stuff like joint locks, pressure points and complicated 4 and 5 step 'manoeuvres' then ditch it and look for a different class. The effective self defence classes will be…

I'm curious as to why? Why do you want to eat your food slower? What are you expecting to happen from eating slower? What benefits do you think will come from eating slower? I guess if eating fast give you indigestion or reflux then it might help...

No 'might' about it. I'd say that 100% explains it. OP, Based on this post and the one linked above I think you know what the problem is. You've attempted the impossible and have now witnessed the results of this extreme approach. It's time to reassess your plan and take a more reasonable, sustainable and achievable way…

I don't (or can't, or won't, take your pick) cook so I pretty much exist on take out or pre-made (store bought) microwave meals that I can quickly heat up when I get home and it hasn't stopped me dropping over 100lbs with no sign of stopping. Just because food isn't made by your hand doesn't automatically make it 'bad' and…

If a search for food yields a green tick result I'll tend to check that one first assuming that it is more likely to be accurate than the other entries but I don't take it as gospel and will still validate the entry before using it.

Is there any evidence that losing weight gets harder when you get older? Surely the same energy equation applies equally to anyone of any age. When I did the calculations for myself, holding all other variables constant, the difference between my TDEE at age 25 and TDEE today at age 45 is approx 120cal/day. Which is…

I often buy Atkins bars to have as snacks when the mood takes me. It's got nothing to do with 'doing' Atkins or even that I'm trying to achieve a particular macro split. It's simply a matter of convenience (they sell them at my local supermarket), enjoyment (they taste good) and on the whole represent an excellent…

I can only speak for myself and say that looking back, impatience is my biggest regret. I recently realised that trying to lose weight in 6 months has kept me fat for the last 25+ years. So because I was too impatient to take my time and do it over the course of 2 or 3 years instead of being a healthy weight by my…

Depends on what you've been diagnosed as deficient or lacking in? Not getting enough protein? Supplement your diet with a protein powder. Iron deficient? Take an iron supplement tablet. Unless you're deficient or lacking in a specific nutrient and therefore need a 'supplement' to meet recommendations than I'd say any money…

Then try setting it to 0.5lbs per week.

It's got nothing to do with "dietary technique" and everything to do with being flexible, adaptive and trying to live as 'normal' a life as possible. I can only speak for myself but I seriously doubt anyone's life and routine is completely predictable, linear and unchanging. Where there every meal and drink is strictly…

Right now? 0 days a week "working out" but I'm still maintaining the increased level of daily activity I've adopted (walks, stairs at the office, etc). I tend to go in cycles when it comes to working out which means my fitness gains tend to be staggered or stepped. I'll begin an exercise routine, my fitness will increase…

Water + Waste + Other Stuff. It all adds up to weight that doesn't come from body fat.

The only advice I can offer is don't go to internet strangers with cardiac questions. If you're genuinely concerned (or even just slightly concerned) go and see your doctor. Never take anything to do with your heart for granted

Another thing to consider is getting fitted for proper shoes. When I started on a running program years ago I'd come home with horrible shin splints and end up with a bag of frozen peas on my left leg and frozen corn on my right. Someone recommended that I go and get my gait assessed and get proper shoes and that fixed the…

Firstly, There are very few if any workouts that will burn 1250 calories per hour and almost certainly none that burn calories at that rate that could be maintained for 2 hours and even less likely that this insane workout could be done every day without rest. That's beyond human capability. More, the fact that this person…

I wouldn't say it's 'unsustainable'. I'd more accurately describe it as 'impossible' 1lbs loss = 3500 calorie deficit 36lbs loss = 126,000 calories 36lbs loss (126,000 cal deficit) over 51 days = 2470 deficit each day. Assuming calorie burn of an average man being approx 2500 cal per day the OP would have to exist on 30…

Ice and Elevation are part of P.R.I.C.E first aid treatment and it's only really designed to help with the symptoms of the injury (reducing/preventing swelling and reducing/managing pain) and to prevent further injury. It's not really designed to treat the actual injury itself. Protection - Stop additional injury (eg.…

Is this doctor an MD or one of those ND "doctors" <--- Sarcastic quotations

Everyone is different and trying to guess future weight outcomes is an exercise in frustration because weight loss progress is messy and unpredictable. When I started I experienced an initial higher than expected drop for the first 2-3 weeks. Then on the 4th week I did indeed encounter a 'bounce back' before I recommended…

Forget water weight. Ignore water weight. Water weight doesn't matter so stop paying attention to water weight. Even if you did lose water weight you'd gain it back right after.

Calories burned (Calories Out) (and therefore calories required (Calories In)) will vary from person to person. So 1500 calories for me would be SUPER restrictive and unhealthy whereas 1500 calories for someone else may be high enough for them to gain weight. You need to know the 'CO' to determine what effect a particular…

Congrats on the success and it definitely sounds like you've found your ideal approach to managing your weight in a sensible, long term, sustainable manner. The only thing that jumped out to me that you might want to keep an eye on is expectation that a particular food caused a particular drop in weight. There's nothing…

I have Fitbit Aria scales. If I had to replace them I'd probably spend about one tenth the price and just get normal scales. All the additional metrics and Wifi and stuff has proven to be a complete waste of money. Then again they have lasted me for many many years so perhaps they've been worth it from that perspective as…

I tend to subscribe to the notion "If it works, it's probably illegal and unsafe and if it's legal and safe then it probably doesn't work"

App or website? On the website there's a little red "-" at the end that you can click on. On the app if you long press you can delete the food item (at least on Android, I'm guessing iOS is the same mechanic)

I've heard similar stories to this where the observation of a child was the wake up call. I guess it's easy to write off the comments about weight that come from adults as them just being 'rude' or 'insensitive' or 'nasty' or 'mean'. But when a child says it you know that there is zero judgement and zero malice behind what…

A few of the recent posts have really resonated with me. Firstly realising that I had spent the last 25 years trying to lose weight quickly (and failing) because I was too impatient to do it right because doing it right would take 2 years instead of 6 months. Seems guano crazy when I think that I stayed fat until until I…

Not knowing your current situation it's difficult (more impossible) to offer advice. But, based on my own experience it might be the case, as it was with me, that I needed to drop a decent amount of weight before I was able to safely do, let alone enjoy exercising (even long walks). While exercise is great for your health…