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lol fox news. I've seen discussion of this study elsewhere and the general reaction is "yeah, duh". When you look at how they're defining "traditional masculinity" in the paper it's hard to argue otherwise.

In what way are you struggling? Eat more chicken. Or other protein. Eat fats like avocado, peanut butter, actual butter. Also I hope you mean last November and you haven't lost 13kg in 6 weeks.

You don't have to eat vegetables if you don't want to, not to lose weight anyway. They're generally bulky for the amount of calories they have so it's a good way to boost the volume of your meals which is why they're usually recommended. You can continue eating as you normally do and just adjust portion sizes until it fits…

Depending on what brand you use, these can overestimate calories burned significantly. From a very very quick calc a person of your size would burn about 900kcal running just over 10k (using generally accepted estimates, running is one thing where the calories can be estimated fairly well). I don't know what exercise you…

So how many calories are you eating then? If you provide your height, weight and goals we can probably be more help to you outside of generalities.

Is this a thing specific to you?

That depends on how much less than your goal you're eating. If it's 50-100kcal it hardly matters but if you're being told you should eat 1700kcal and you're eating 900kcal then yes, that's probably going to become an issue. Some people (my dad for example) don't seem to suffer much day to day while dieting but he did have…

Why would you treat a grown man like a 5yo who made you a mud-pie?

Have you checked with your doctor if you have any absorption issues? If you have been eating enough to gain weight (and logging to make sure) and it's still not happening then you might want to have a checkup. I have ceoliac and before I was diagnosed I wouldn't gain weight no matter how much I ate because my body just…

Same. Take high volume, high fiber, low calorie foods and make them low volume and low fiber so you can easily overconsume. Sounds perfectly logical for weightloss to me. Also parsnip juice??? Get away from me.

I understand this works for you but if the OP is concerned that 1400kcal is too restrictive I don't think living half of the rest of her life on 500kcal is going to seem better.

He does seem to suggest 800kcal a day every day for "a period of time", and also IF at the same time. It is not very clear tbh, he's all over the place. VLCD, IF, meal replacements, low-carb, MEDITERRANEAN DIET That's got to be some sort of bingo.

It's not a competition to eat as little as possible. If someone wants to do this to themselves (fully informed of the risks) that's fine but I'm not going to praise them for it when it's unnecessary, unproven and can cause/ exacerbate disordered eating patterns. Hence the warning in the article that it is not suitable for…

Crash dieting, 5:2 and intermittent fasting are not new or revolutionary. He's just thrown them all in the pot together. I do believe there is evidence that a VLCD is beneficial for people with blood sugar issues (in the short term, under medical supervision) but I don't see that a book and a TV show by a presenter (who as…

This is a diet used for a specific medical problem (a blood sugar problem). Have you consulted your doctor about whether it's right for you? I know for a fact that the book for this diet insists you do that before starting. It's for people who need to control their blood sugar asap because they have/ are in the process of…

I can't see if you've specified what about this made him upset? Was he upset that it was going to go to waste (fine), or annoyed at himself he forgot (fine) or annoyed at you for expecting him to remember (dodgy) or annoyed you weren't as grateful as you were supposed to be (oh no)?

What a way to put it. Walking is the easiest way by far to get a dog some mental stimulation. I was looking after a friend of mine's dog for a while when she was on cage-rest and could only walk 5 mins outside per day and keeping her from tearing the house (and herself) to pieces with anxiety and excess energy was a trial.…

There's no obligation to "work out". You don't have to and it's not "terrible" that you don't. In general its good for most of us to try and move around a bit more than we do (those of us in sedentary/ office jobs particularly) but it doesn't matter a whit how you do that. If you like walking keep walking. If you want to…

What are you trying to cope with? Binge eating isn't your problem, it's what you're trying to smother with food that's the problem. You need to find your real problem and start there. For me it's anxiety. Worrying about eating too much or too little is a distraction that stops me actually thinking about whats making me…

Tensing your neck was my first thought too. I have given myself unholy neck pain from not keeping my shoulders down when I run. Second thought was exercise induced migraine? I don't know how hard you're pushing yourself but if I am tired and don't keep my breathing in check I can get behind-the-eye pain that sticks around…

I don't think that mindset can be described as body positivity. If you're actively changing your body either to fit in, or to deliberately not fit in to societal standards then (in my opinion) you're missing the point. The point being that your body size doesn't matter and says jack all about who you are as a person.

You can freeze bagels, right? If you think 250kcal is a bit much to eat regularly then stick them in the freezer for when you really want a bagel. I'm gluten free too so I get the urge to try everything new that comes out but if you don't normally eat bagels or miss them then there's not much point starting to buy them…

Same advice as for weight loss really, put your stats into MFP, pick a goal to gain 0.5lb a week (or more if you want) and eat the number of calories it tells you to. Underweight people tend to over-estimate the number of calories they eat, same as overweight people tend to underestimate so you need to attach an accurate…

It's amazing. An absolute stunner of a first post.

Ugh, it would melt SO fast. Get it together womens health this is not practical advice.

You're going to have to fill me in on that one

I just did a quick google there and they sell like, "chicken fillets" you can put in your pants to fill in your hip dips. MY GOD :D I was actually googling to check I was right about the glute medius and minimus, they are not in your hip dips but close to it so working on those (abductions, lunges etc) and some general…

My staples are broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, onions, 12 eggs, a loaf of bread and a whole chicken. I usually buy brussel sprouts when I can, spinach and mushrooms but they're add-ons really. Tinned tomatoes, a bag of rice and some milk and I'm sorted. Everything is cooked from scratch except bread and if I don't want to…

On a forum designed for weightloss and populated by a lot of women, I think discussing unrealistic, largely unattainable and in some cases dangerous levels of bodyfat is relevant actually.

You got it! The initial big drop then slowing down is perfectly normal, just eating less food (particularly if it's less carbs) can make it seem like you've lost a lot but it will be mostly water/ less food in your system. Your second week of loss is still fairly fast so you might see it slow further. At 5'5" you should be…