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Right- that's what I'm saying. No matter how "gradually" you go, either a. you're not making actual physical changes with that gradual transition, you're just training yourself to tolerate wearing tighter corsets (and it has no effect outside the period when the corset is actually in place, you're just becoming more…

I'm a very adventurous eater but there are still some textures that bother me/make me gag (squishy fruit in yogurt is the worst, especially strawberries), so I don't think it's inherently weird or awful to be offput by certain foods. What's more concerning is that it causes you distress and you feel like your diet is…

I still drink Diet Coke for my morning caffeine (never did learn to like coffee) and sometimes another one in the afternoon if I'm lagging) but my one-time 2L-a-day Diet Coke habit was curbed by switching to La Croix (and similar unsweetened flavored sparkling waters). They really do the trick. Mostly I craved the cold can…

I try to keep to my planned deficit and logging whenever it's most practical- so no splurging on days when I'm home or working, no eating out "just because". I know there are enough occasions in life- holidays, vacations, social occasions, truly incredible food- when I'm going to want to or "have" to eat off-plan, so I…

What everybody else said. Where our bodies store fat is luck of the genetic draw, and a pretty common scenario is last on-first off, so you'll probably see the weight come off in the reverse order of how you put it on. Was your belly the first part of you to gain fat? If so, it's probably going to be the last place you see…

We're here for you! 35 lbs by the end of April is a pretty steep goal- you're looking at over 2 lbs of weight loss a week. You'll see a lot of websites blithely state that "up to two pounds a week" is healthy/sustainable, but the truth is that while a tall guy with a lot to lose might knock off two pounds a week without a…

This. Don't fast. Don't punish yourself. It's not a moral failing, and in the ABSOLUTE worst-case scenario you set your fat loss goal back by a fraction of a pound/a few days. This is not a big deal. Getting in to a cycle of self-loathing, starving yourself as "punishment," and bingeing again when your mind/body rebel from…

What do you mean by "without exercising?" You burn most of your calories (unless you are an unusually physically active person) through the basic functions of your body staying alive- the calories you would burn even if you laid in bed all day and didn't move a muscle. You can marginally increase this amount by gaining…

Please call your doctor. Have a snack while you're on the phone- it's certainly possible physical hunger and the sudden change in diet is playing a role. But most importantly, as a person with depression suddenly having episodes of uncontrollable sadness and crying, please, call your doctor. It might be related to the…

BMR is just what your body burns by existing, calories from things like "getting out of bed and on with your life" are added on top of that to get TDEE, so if your'e eating at a 438 calorie deficit from your BMR, you're likely at much too low a target. Too low of a target to be healthy and stick to the plan long-term that…

I don't think it's rude, and I don't hate beachbody- I like a lot of their workouts. But I think questioning the need to restart is a valid question- having used 21 day fix, it's clear it's NOT a sustainable long-term way of eating for the majority of people, and it doesn't teach very scalable tools about how to live in…

Having spent a significant amount of time in each category, I'd say the way many people treat the overweight, the normal weight, and the "thin" is so different. The increase in the overall level of niceness/helpfulness/attention to your needs paid by strangers is pretty dramatic as you descend the scale. People are much…

Short of surgery to remove the affected skin, not much. Time will usually fade them, and losing fat under the affected skin may reduce the appearance (the way the pattern on a stretched piece of fabric is more exaggerated than the same piece under less tension), but they're scars. Good skin care can help minimize the look…

I don't mind it for the individual- I personally find even small NSVs motivating- but they're definitely doing it in part to create future ad copy/give coaches a talking point and yep, that's very deceptive. I'm sure most people don't think immediately of slender knees when they hear someone promise lost inches.

Beachbody encourages participants to measure a bazillion different spots (one chart a coach friend posted included the knees) before starting a program so that even if their scale movement isn't dramatic, they will have lost lots of inches. So that's almost certainly the sum of inches lost from both arms, both legs, waist,…

There really isn't such a thing as "gradual waist training". You can train your body to gradually tolerate wearing a corset for longer periods (but your waist will still go back to what it naturally would be within a day or two of corsetlessness). You can wear a corset for short periods (but it will have no effect on your…

WHAT? That person had some issues, man. Some really serious issues.

I don't have any explicit goal clothes (and I actually finally caved and donated all my size 2 jeans shortly before getting back on the tracking wagon, with the realization that even if I ever get back to size 2, they're all out of style now anyway). But one month in to tracking again, I put on a dress that I hadn't worn…

Yeah, they're fine in moderation, but not as the entirety of your diet, which (speaking from experience) it's very easy for them to become if you're cutting out meat in a not-vegetarian-friendly cultural context. Really easy to wind up eating potato, rice, chips, crackers, pasta, for every meal. Which isn't great in a…

I'm pescatarian although my diet is functionally ovo-lacto vegetarian about 90% of the time. I do find fish a huge help in getting to enough protein. If your switch to vegetarian hasn't been for ethical reasons, I'd seriously consider adding back in fish while you work on finding more of a balance with your macros. It's so…

Don't wear a waist trainer while working out. It'll be uncomfortable, it'll keep you from breathing deeply, mess with your form, interfere with actually strengthening your core, it can give you acid reflux and increase your risk of blood clots, and despite all that, it won't actually *do* anything helpful. You can't spot…

500 calories != a pound of fat. A two pound fluctuation is completely possible within a week or even a day, for a variety of reasons, including unusually high sodium intake and novel exercise. For women, menstrual cycle fluctuations can easily lead to several pounds of fluid retention from one week to another. You can't…

The good (sort of) news is that losing at that pace while already a normal weight and restricting this massively will likely lead to fairly obvious nutritional deficit issues sooner than later, and someone already obsessed with health will probably go to the doctor when his hair starts falling out in clumps or someone he…

If you are already small/close to goal weight, it's entirely possible to eat at or over maintenance using the container system. The workouts are excellent, and the nutritional component is okay if you're a. really big with a lot of weight to lose and b. totally clueless about nutrition, but it's nothing magic and you get a…

Walking is great exercise, especially for someone who is large. It's awesome that you've been doing it already, and try increasing your step total or distance (1000 steps or another go around the block, say) each day. It's low impact, it's sustainable, and it's something you're already 100% competent at. If you have or can…

Counting calories can be a lifestyle eating plan. For some people, though, especially people who don't have a disordered/emotional relationship with food but gained weight circumstantially, it can be a useful tool temporarily for getting back in the habit of eating appropriate amounts, and for achieving the kind of…

It's highly unlikely you ate at a 14,000 calorie deficit for the last week to make that 4 lbs of actual fat loss (although if you did, it would certainly explain your fogginess and struggle to stick to the plan). It's very possible to fluctuate several pounds over the course of a day or week without any fat loss at all.…

The relative calorie intake of the small and short isn't "fair," but as someone up thread pointed out, bigger people get hungry when eating in a deficit as well, even when they get to eat more food- that additional food still leaves them wanting more because of their increased calorie need. Sure, they potentially get to…

This seems like a more sensible plan all around. At least it's just a one-time expense, and you can go back to drinking your coffee as soon as you cut the check!

By definition, you can't pre-log and out-exercise a blackout drinking binge- you're blacking out. Not only does that mean you're consuming far more calories than you can work off or "save" during the rest of the week to achieve that level of intoxication (especially if you've been doing this for a long time- it's likely…