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Same as most others here - I have a range - the healthy BMI range - but am not 100% set on the exact number. I want to feel good, and have a low bf%, exact weight isn't as important.

Don't get me wrong - I still enjoy some things that I know arn't good for me. But I eat those things very sparingly, and usually do it on a cheat day to help myself limit them. For one of my last cheat days I had creme brulee, and it was very sweet but just as delicious as it ever was. Maybe even more so since I don't eat…

What the above post said. I had *crazy* cravings for sugar, greasy food, and snacky things like potato chips. I'm talking about uncontrollable cravings that would cause me to drive to the store in the middle of the night for ice cream, lol! It took me several weeks of abstaining from these things, then the cravings went…

In skeptic circles, "woo" is superstitious nonsense. Anything from ghosts, alien/bigfoot sightings, to homeopathic remedies.

My favorite are the Quest Nutrition powders. Low cal, at around 100 cals / serving with 20 grm protein. Best of all, they are great tasting. The best I've had.

Hypothyroidism isn't as complex as most people make it out to be, at least when it comes to losing weight. Your base metabolism is just a bit lower than normal, so you will burn slightly fewer calories than average. Just use MFP, and w/e daily caloric goal it gives you for weight loss, subtract 200 calories for your…

It just take a little practice, you'll get better at it. One of things I had to get used to in the first few weeks was learning which foods kept me feeling full all day. I'd say the first month or so that's the main thing I focused on - eating under my goal and not being hungry. Rice and oats helped me until I found other…

What others have said..... As a man, it's annoying to still have a little bit of a belly even when I'm close to my goal weight.

IMO, if you feel you've gotten benefits from juicing and you feel it's beneficial for you, then that's not a problem. The problem is when medical claims about juicing are made that are not supported by evidence, or are contrary to existing evidence. On a side note, I've done both juice and water fasts. Looking back, I…

I've had issues with peanut butter...... be careful, that little bit extra on your spoon can add up :blush: Now, I have to weigh any PB I eat because I can't be trusted! :)

I'm a bit fan of Quest Nutrition, both the bars (choc chip cookie dough and smores are the best!) and the shakes. Each bar is ~ 200 cal and 20g protein. Each shake is around 100 cal and 20 g protein per serving. I also like Fage 0% - very creamy. Put some sweetner/splenda in it to make it yummy :) PB2 powder is great for…

Doesn't seem to be much evidence on any major difference between the two: http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/green-choices-meat-and-poultry-buyers-guide There doesn't even seem to be consistent definitions of what "grass fed" means. Oh, and don't trust mother earth news as an objective fact-based source.

What other's have said. I have tried to eat many small meals over the day when I was lifting weights more, but I felt either hungry or tired most of the time. I switched to larger meals at night, when I have the most issues of being hungry and snacking, and smaller meals for breakfast and lunch and it's worked great for…

No scientific consensus that garcinia works better than placebo exists.

Actually just read this article before I came here. While I don't think they were exactly wrong on most points, the article did seem to be very misleading. Basically: - measuring calories is an estimation (yes) - eating out at restaurants is not as precise as eating at home and measuring your own calories (duh) - Not all…