Danp Member

Genuine question. If you're eating the sleeve diet already then why put yourself through the surgery?

You need to start somewhere and the estimated calories calculated for you by MFP is a good starting point. But it is just an estimate, a one-size-fits-all ballpark figure so the only way to know for sure is through a bit of trial and error. Accurately record your calorie intake by weighing everything and choosing good…

Yes, the body has a wonderful mechanism that tells you how much you need to drink. It's called 'thirst' and it'll let you know when you need to drink more fluids. The body has a terrific secondary check to make sure you're listening to your bodies thirst called urine. If your pee is darker than a pale straw you need to pay…

No, because water weight ebbs and flows, it naturally comes goes up and down. Counting water weight as weight loss means that when that water weight increases you're counting that as weight gain. It's kinda like building a sandcastle at low tide. What's gonna happen when that tide eventually comes back in? Besides, no one…

I can absolutely relate to finding it harder to stay in a calorie deficit on the weekend than during the week but there are a couple of strategies that I use to deal with this. 1. Bank calories. I know my calorie intake is usually 200-400 higher over the weekend so I take this into account during the week. Building in an…

A couple of tips from personal experience. 1. Don't force yourself to eat foods just because you've judged them as 'healthy'. For weight loss all you need is a calorie deficit so create that using foods you actually enjoy (even if some people would call them junk). You're a novice, you can start to tweak your diet later,…

Yep, lost the first large portion of my weight with no working out. I needed to lose the first bit as I wasn't really able to effectively work out at the weight I was. Then I started to walk Then I started to cycle Now I just signed up for my first (super sprint) triathlon so have commenced a running/cycling/swimming…

drinking is drinking (more or less) so you don't have to force plain water down your through. 32oz of diet soda (or pretty much any drink) will be the same hydration wise as 32oz of water.

Yep, no matter how much I eat during the day I'm always really hungry at night. Generally I'm never really hungry throughout the day and a light breakfast and maybe a bit of an afternoon snack is all I need so I tend to split my calories up 10-15% in the morning (coffee and maybe toast) 5-10% (cheese and crackers, maybe a…

all I'll say is just be careful slashing your caloric intake too much. Under eat and there's a very good chance that you'll wake up a few days a week ravenous and go nuts with the food. 1500 every day (10,500 p/w) is better than making yourself miserable on 1200 per day and bingeing on 2600 twice a week because you're not…

Yep, every time I've decided to hit the gym the first thing I do is put my routine into Jefit (or fitness-app-de-jour) to keep track of reps, sets and rests. I've always thought that people only had a problem with people who sit for ages on the bench flicking through instagram and taking/posting mirror selfies.

IMO all you can really do is be an example. Do what you need to do to get your weight under control and either he'll get the message or he won't. After the next 1, 2 or 100 failed overkill attempts and seeing your success he'll eventually get on board.

If you didn't prepare it yourself then it's a bit of a guessing game really. Weighing the serving would be a good start. I'd also suggest try logging each of the components separately and as accurately as you can. Finally I'd suggest to err on the side of overestimating the calorie content as humans are more prone to…

I have to admit I'm quite baffled by this perfect or nothing attitude when it comes to managing calorie intake. I mean, if you were driving somewhere and took a wrong turn would you say you've ruined your trip and go back home? If you were writing a letter and made a spelling mistake would you throw the letter out because…

Without more detail I can't say for sure but MFP does have a minimum and if you're trying to lose at an unrealistic rate it won't go below that number For example You maintenance is 1900 cals per day 2lb per week is -1000 cals per day but since MFP doesn't go below 1200 (for females) it will give you 1200 1.5lb per week is…

'Cheat' implies that you're doing something wrong. I hate the term cheat day or cheat meal. It's so judgemental and guilt laden. All that matters is that for the most part you eat fewer calories than you make use of. If you maintain a 500cal per day deficit and have a chinese meal on the weekend that takes you dinner from,…

Then keep it simple at the start. This doesn't have to be rocket surgery. 1. Get calorie target from MFP by entering your details 2. Buy a food scale so you can accurately monitor and track your calorie intake. 3. Eat whatever food you like in amounts that (roughly) meet your calorie target. That's it. 3 things. Simple…

30 days of the worlds greatest most effective exercise program can't hold a candle to finding any activity that you genuinely enjoy and will continue to do long term.

I occasionally get night cramps in my calf muscles. They suck! The way I've found to get the fastest relief is to rub salt (jut regular table salt) on my gums. I'll pour some in my hand, dab and rub. Really effective and works super quickly but tastes awful!

I bought a set of Fitbit Aria scales that had all the metrics and measurements and connectivity and bells and whistles as I'm a bit of a tech junky. I'll be honest. The thing hasn't been connected to my wifi for years and I haven't even looked at all the %'s and measurements in just as long. I jump on, get my weight and…

From my point of view, short of secretly switching my food and drink for higher calorie version without me knowing no one is capable of sabotaging me except me. I am responsible for myself. I am accountable for my decisions. I'm a grown adult and it's nobody's job except mine to decide what I do and don't do. If someone…

Two points. a) When you start a new exercise you'll often initially retain additional fluid for muscle repair b) Weight loss happens in the kitchen, running (or any exercise really) will have a relatively minimal impact on weight loss. Run for fitness, eat for weight loss. G'luck

That must be it. Damn rebel scum! =)

My eating habits were very skewed towards the weekends. During the Mon-Fri working week I'd be good and by good I mean probably ate close to or slightly under maintenance. Then because I'd been good all week I'd convince myself I could safely relax and enjoy my weekends which meant eating probably close to 12,00-16,000…

For me, holidays don't count. In fact if I come back from a holiday without having put on a few kg's I'd consider that a failed holiday =)

If you're accurately weighing and logging and are truly 650-300 cals under your calorie target then I recommend a nice big piece of cake or two =)

Are you depriving and denying yourself? This was one of the biggest mistakes I made in the past and lead to constant failed attempts and binging. I would decide to lose weight and would immediately cut out entire foods that I deemed as 'bad' and for a bit of time, while the willpower lasted I was able to deny and deprive…

Anything less than 2 or 3 'Woo' can be ignored. It can be people miss-clicking or not quite understanding the reaction's purpose. It's also used by some people in a petty manner. I know I have at lest one Woo Stalker who will automatically Woo any post I make regardless of what it is. More than likely just someone that…

I don't know if this is a thing? I just thought of it but I can't be the first, but how about 'Baby Lifting' Baby squats, baby benchpress, baby curls, baby overhead press. You use your baby as a dumbbell (or babybell, calling your child a dumbbell sounds horrible). This would be a great workout, some good bonding time and…

I pseudo IF (but not really fasting) in that I only really have 1 large meal a day at night when I'm naturally most hungry. I'm not strictly fasting but also rarely very hungry during the day so I'll have a coffee and maybe a yogurt in the morning and a bit of a snack mid-afternoon. Basically my calories are consumed…