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So? What about your body fat percentage? I only ask as it is probably a better indicator of health than BMI.

Seems like a crappy metric to strive for or measure progress by unless you're already fit considering how difficult it is to accurately measure.

LOL sooooooooo is anything accurate? I'm seeing a pattern here. Even my bod pod test seemed to say 2% error rate on either side. Greattttttttt. So I can't even bank on that 27%? Maybe it's 29%? Or should I be optimistic and say 25%. Yeah. For sure 25...maybe 24.99 even... Yeah...

One good tip for pilling (would that be the term?) is to slowly and gently use an electric razor on the area to get rid of the pills.

I managed to get up to 365lbs completely by accident LOL. I'll never understand how people think gaining is such a magical thing.

The elitism will be almost constant. There is a serious vibe that you have not reached success until you a ripped and have a six pack (probably more so with men but you see this with somen too). I don't think there's really as much "shaming" going on though as most people think there is. Most people trying to get fit are…

The common ratio that seems to get thrown around for something being "high protein" is 10 to 1. As in if your bar has 200 calories it should have 20 grams of protein. This isn't a firm "rule" of course but I bring it up only because protein is a "thing" right now. It's the new "low carb." It's like every item you see is…

So you're saying you want to have an affair...

The skip the scale thing is mostly for thin people who want to get ripped. They're the ones who will actually see their results in a reasonable period of time. For someone who's heavier like me it's useless. I'm 230 as of this morning and I look literally not different than I did at 240. My face is only slightly less…

What is the science behind this that makes it more than a feel-goodism. Don't say "muscle gains" because no one is ever gaining muscle (see MFP rule 354453).

This is good advice for people who are already relatively fit already but it's bad advice for someone who has more than a few pounds to lose. I'm 229lbs. Should I throw out my scale? Probably not. I look almost the same now as I did at 239. Hell, I even wear the same pants I did when I was 249. Only my face looks smaller.…

I shave mine down GENTLY with a dulled razor when I'm showering. I use the same one/two bladed razors I use on my face and head. I suppose the fancy 19 bladed razors would work fine too provided you can afford the mortgage on them. Just don't try to hack the whole thing off. A few swipes to smooth that top rough layer is…

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Your right. I'm not trying to hit a number. I'm trying to hit four numbers LOL. Wait, fiber too. That's 5 numbers. Crap, 6 because I need to stay under a certain number for sodium. Maybe it is 5 since I'm not trying to hit the sodium number. I'm so confused. Anyhow, as everyone will chant "it's all just math."

Honestly does any of the good science make any more sense sometimes? Take the "you might be losing inches even if you're not losing weight" thing. Coherently explain that (no it's not gaining muscle because as everyone on MFP will remind you no one is EVER gaining muscle). Then there's the whole TDEE and how your TDEE can…

Just checking. Wanted to make sure I wasn't banned.

The creepier the better! Amirite??!!?

Throw them out. Have pizza. I kid. I really only like them roasted or sauteed some. They're a bit overpowering for me otherwise.

So men can't go to the beach unless they're under 20% body fat?

But do you at least get fat loss (mostly hopefully) close to what your deficit should equal? This type of double talk is the most irritating part of weight loss advice. CICO CICO CICO. Wait, nope, you won't always lose weight. Huh? And if there's not a one to one connection with your deficit what happened. As in, if I ate…

Wait, people are actually serious about the stuff they post here?

Switching to orange juice thanks to this info!

I have the Aria. Function wise I'm guessing it performs similarly to most other brands. That is, the main perk is being able to sync your weight and other stats automatically. I wouldn't trust the body fat % to be accurate but over the long term maybe it's useful to see as a trend. I mostly ignore it. Is it worth the…

Same rate. The wording and the way it's being broken down is misleading. It makes it seem scarier to go 120 calories over than it really is. It's like if this were money and you said "All I did was save an extra 120 dollars a week" when what you really did was save 120 the first week, 240 the next, 360 the next, etc.

Short answer: sure, everyone else probably has tons of good "tricks" to help with this. Longer and less popular answer: why not just eat out less? I know. Not a sexy answer. It's no fun. You'll seem like the girl that doesn't want to go out anywhere which is probably slightly worse than being the girl that is really picky…

I like mine savory so I use salsa sometimes.

This sounds small but I think the figure is deceiving. Wouldn't you have to continue to increase the number of calories you eat as your TDEE increased with your weight and/or as your body adapted to your intake to continue to gain weight? I think. Maybe.

What is the minimum?

I've trained mine to juggle and occasionally function as a ventriloquist dummy using the belly button as a mouth.