bclarke1990 Member

I think we put far too many labels on everything. Everyone is either cutting bulking or maintaining, eating clean or flexible dieting. Too much emphasis is put on macros and body types, rather than overall health. We're all human, and yet you rarely see people say, "I'm just living day to day trying to be healthy and…

A lot of salt is mixed with iodine, which is a necessary element in the production of Thryoxine (your thyroid, which regulates your metabolism), so make sure you're at least getting your iodone

Lets be honest. If you just stay active and eat reasonable amounts of unprocessed food it's going to be hard not to get in shape with some time.

Disagree completely. IMO, There's nothing wrong with using a simple tool as a bit of extra motivation. Obviously seeing a high number of steps and responding with a large pizza isn't a good idea, but it's a great way to raise your TDEE and encourage people to be a bit more active.

Like others have said. Great job on the weight loss, and everyone has different approaches that work for them. My only concern is that a one meal a day plan seems like it might encourage someone to go from one extreme to the other with regard to eating disorders. I'm not saying this applies to everyone, but I feel like I…

add four tablespoons of peanut butter to a cashew milk/banana/cacao smoothie. 600+ calories black beans, edamame rice bowls w/ or w/o tofu plenty of delicious vegan/vegetarian calorie dense meals you can find. Just do some googling

Honestly, it's probably 99% psychological. 100 Calories isn't going to suddenly spiral your hunger out of control. If I overeat/binge I know the next day I'll feel really hungry, as a mix of dehydration & my body signalling for me to keep eating and to store fat/stop dieting, but 100 calories in practice, after guessing…

I wish Oprah the best of luck in trying to lose weight and find a healthy balance in life :)

I don't have an exact answer for you, but one thing I can recommend is if you have a big "cheat" on a day like the Superbowl, don't weigh yourself afterwards. You're just setting yourself up to get discouraged. I've gained 8-10 lbs of water from a big day of eating. I just wait a week to weigh in and keep on track. Also…

Tell all those starving 70 lbs children in Africa that you CAN'T live without ice cream :P

In my opinion you should only be using protein shakes if you're bulking and need quick calories or seriously inconvenienced and don't have time to prepare food. The fitness industry loves to idealize this notion of spending $60-100 on a tub of splenda flavored processed whey and just getting jacked, but at the end of the…

If you live to be 85 you'll go through over 31,000 days. One suboptimal choice one day isn't going to make or break you ;)

If OP is struggling with overeating, more than likely to satisfy a habit or replace something "see boredom, not necessarily deep family issues", I don't think simple negative conditioning like "gross yourself out" is going to help much. When I was a kid I would eat pizza every day at lunch with my friends, and throw a fit…

Would definitely recommend the book Brain over Binge for an interesting perspective. I think it comes down to just not restricting yourself too hard and then reinforcing the habit of not binging, which in tandem can make it easier over time.

Been there done that more times than I can count. The most practical advice I can give you is, no matter how badly you want to lose weight, do it in a slow reliable manner. I would starve myself then have a "refeed" which turned into a binge every time for weeks. Mathematically it wasn't worth it and so I started eating a…

Nice try, Healthy Choice sales representative.

There's no special "diet" for bulking. You just eat in a caloric surplus. Eat healthy foods. Get enough protein and then choose good carbs, oatmeal, potatoes, rice, legumes, beans, etc.

Just to echo what everyone has said; even if you do manage to lose 4 lbs a week, you WILL regain it all back and probably more when you reintroduce normal amounts of food into your metabolism. You also won't be ready to deal with the sustainability that comes with a healthy lifestyle.

Sounds like a good thing to me. The scale can often be misleading/frustrating with water weight and other factors. Just stick to your regiment and when you weigh yourself in two months you can be excited by the large number change ;)

Eat to maintenance every sunday since my family comes for dinner/dessert. Eat at a ~600 deficit 6 days a week.

Honestly, if you're that hungry chances are you're probably more dehydrated than anything. As long as you're eating whole foods with fiber and drinking enough water you shouldn't be starving in need of super-duper x-treme filling feasts.

bake them in the oven with potatoes or fry them in olive oil and spices. I make brussel sprout, broccoli potato stir-fries a lot.

Vegetarians don't eat meat. You can eat 1000 calories of trail mix in five minutes; ice cream, candy, chocolate, etc. Meat doesn't make you fat, lmao.

beans and vegetables

I had "cheat days" that turned into 5000, 6000, even 8000 calorie binges, but I still hit my goal weight. Our brains are tricky biochemical engines and we make "mistakes" Keep at it :)

I'm sure most of us that were obese at one point had a lot of those moments, running on the treadmill, where we thought "One day I'm going to be better... I won't go back". Just have to remember how bad you wanted to be healthy and happy.

cinnamon, baking cocoa, extracts, fruit

Not trying to intrude, but I really don't think you need 144 grams of protein if that's you in your picture. I would be shocked if you needed more than 80

Well said. tl;dr if you're struggling with your diet once a week eat a little more for your sanity and there may be some metabolic benefits as well.

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