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Cryolipolysis. Non-invasive fat removal technique—the machine kills the fat cells by freezing them and then your body disposes of them naturally. It's also known as coolsculpting.

CLA and guarana in combination is supposed to help with body composition (retain LBM while you are losing weight). Can't hurt, right?—and the guarana will give you more energy. Conjugated Linoleic Acid Reduces Body Fat Mass in Overweight and Obese Humans Henrietta Blankson, Jacob A. Stakkestad*, Hans ***ertun, Erling…

Unfortunately that's not true. My sister (older than me) at various times in her life has gotten a little overweight (10-20lb), which she notices when her waistband becomes too tight. When that happens she decides to cut down on her substantial bedtime snack until her waistband is no longer too tight. And that's it. Within…

Actually it's quite a lot: 31 calories per pound per day. So, for example, someone who has 50 pounds of fat on them can get over 1500 calories of energy from their own fat before losing any muscle.

Second and third the "you are not a garbage disposal". Do you have food recycling where you live? If so the discarded food will be turned into compost so will not be wasted after all.

It sounds like you want to keep eating the way you are but get more calories in? Keep in mind that some of the days you've logged this week are close to 2,000 calories so if you're going to continue having "those days", they will balance out the 1,000-ish calorie days. You don't need to eat the same amount of calories…

@4legsRbetterthan2 This link doesn't go anywhere.

I'm not a lady, so apologies if my input isn't wanted, but I find eating one meal a day on holiday to be the way to maintain my weight.

We don't know your full medical history, so to contradict what your doctor told you to do would be dangerous and irresponsible. If you have doubts about what he has prescribed, in this case the 1000 calorie diet, you should take your questions back to him.

First of all the "don't go less than 1200 calories" mantra is blanket advice and obviously cannot possibly apply to everyone. The more body fat you have, the more energy you can derive from it (31 calories per day per pound of body fat*) so someone who is obese (say with 100lb of body fat) could derive 3100 calories of…

It's the acids in soft drinks that will eat away at your tooth enamel. Toothbrush and toothpaste will not help, particularly if you brush too soon after drinking.

I seriously think 'eliminating all of it' (at least for a time) is the only thing that is going to work for me. Thanks for sharing this.

Interesting. I'm curious—did you have some kind of emotional attachment to oatmeal, or was it just the food itself you craved?

Stressing over not having any I would think *is* a good indicator; surely it would fall into the category of a 'withdrawal symptom'?

Yes. I guess a more accurate parallel in my case would be booze. I can take it or leave it, although when I take it I do tend to take it to excess. I wouldn't see any reason to turn down a g&t (or six) at a gathering, but once it's over I'll go six months without even thinking about drinking. On the other hand that doesn't…

Interesting... Thank you for the input. I'm trying to imagine a parallel scenario where I would start smoking again even though it made no difference to my life apart from feeling less 'limited'.

I would like to propose a challenge to all the 'moderates' here: Abstain from all high-GL fruits/vegetables and any foods/drinks with added sugars for a month and report back on your experience. As you're not addicted either physically or psychologically to the sugars, this should cause you zero problems or stress, right?…

No-one is forced to participate as far as I'm aware?

That's a good question. I wouldn't say I *want* it to be classified as a drug, but perhaps if it were people would be less inclined/have less opportunity to develop it as a harmless habit that's they're eventually going to pay for big time. I'm sure it's come all too late for my generation but perhaps not for the next...…

4. Everyone who decides to give up sugar is shifting the blame, trying to avoid taking responsibility and/or hysterical. 5. Sugar isn't addictive because people won't steal to get it, but if they do, that's only because they're kleptomaniacs. 6. The definition of moderation is: "whatever works for me"... 7. Because some…

Well, not really. To draw one parallel, most of the alcoholics I know drink wine, rather than hard spirits or indeed 100-proof pure alcohol.

I believe the body can produce glycogen from dietary protein as well in the absence of carbohydrates, is that not correct? Well the truth is that there is rarely a place/time when one doesn't have access to sugary treats (at least in the West). But yes there are many documented cases of people who sneak/steal food, or go…

Others would disagree with your assessment: “This study represents, in my opinion, an outstanding step forward in understanding the many intricate aspects of feeding behaviors,” says Antonello Bonci, scientific director at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, who was not involved with the research. “While there have been…

I'm not twisting anything; those words were a direct quote from the article: "Together, obesity and Type 2 diabetes rank among our nation’s greatest health problem, and they largely result from what many call an “addiction” to sugar. But solving this problem is more complicated than solving drug addiction, because it…

Interestingly, I just read a report stating that solving this problem of "sugar addiction" (or whatever name you choose to give it) is actually more complicated than solving drug addiction. http://news.mit.edu/2015/decoding-sugar-addiction-0129

I think she is trying to say that unless you've descended to the state of a heroin addict you don't have anything to worry about. See I didn't need to bother quitting smoking after all—clearly I wasn't addicted as I was never found passed out on the floor in a nightclub!

I see. Thank you for the explanation!

Back 'atcha! (:-) http://abc13.com/health/study-sugar-is-as-addictive-as-cocaine/533979/ Seriously though, I think we can agree that the medical profession is divided on the issue and there is no definitive research yet, which again is one of the points Taube's article makes...

Cravings are just one of the symptoms of withdrawal. People who have given up sugar also report other withdrawal symptoms, including: anger, anxiety, appetite changes, depression, dizziness, fatigue, flu-like symptoms, headaches, insomnia, irritability, mood swings, shakes, and sleep changes. Again quite similar to…

I'm sure the withdrawal process comes with varying degrees of pain according to the drug. Apparently alcohol withdrawal is physically hardest on the body (one can actually die from going cold turkey) while, say, nicotine withdrawal is fairly mild and perhaps "sugar withdrawal" might be on a par with that.