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@kshama2001 That chart is very helpful! Thank you for sharing!

This is what I was thinking. The math doesn't add up. The only thing I find valuable about the body % report on my Aria is watching trends. Even then it goes up and down a bit (I'm guessing depending on my water content at the time), but as long as I weigh myself in the morning before I eat or drink anything, I can usually…

I think it really is guilt for me. If I decide I'm going to have a high-calorie meal with wine and dessert and then go back to my low-calorie eating after that, I don't feel guilty at all and I enjoy it. But if I plan my healthy eating and end up sabotaging the plan on a whim, I feel guilty. I feel as though I've failed…

The calories aren't in the part you throw out. If a stick of gum is labeled as 15 calories, you are taking in those 15 calories if you chew it until the flavour is gone. You can choose not to log it because it's such a small amount, but you are taking in those calories.

I always take these comments as well-meaning, but misguided. I think people's expectations are so shaped by what they're used to. When people were used to seeing me overweight, they liked seeing me start to lose, but when I was close to reaching my goal I think the difference was a bit shocking to them. So they interpreted…

I agree with this completely.

Chewing gum produces saliva and stimulates gastric juices. It's possible that your body takes this as a cue that there is food coming in a classical conditioning scenario. I doubt it would have long-term hunger effects especially if you were to get used to it, but if it's making your cravings worse you may want to find a…

*headdesk* I didn't even notice we were in the Nutrition Debate forum. Why was I spending so much energy trying to make the point that debate is positive and a good thing? That's irrelevant. It's the mandate here!

Aw, thanks @tincanonastring! :)

I'm also 5'8". I can't imagine 115 pounds being healthy at all at this height, even for someone with a very slight bone structure. When I lost weight years ago, I got down to 145. I found that 150 was more comfortable for me, and I was able to easily maintain 150-155 for years. Now that my weight has crept up again, my…

It's good to have a balance between the two. Cardio is the best way to burn calories, which will allow you to eat more and keep a deficit between calories in and calories out, and it's good for your heart. Strength training will help you build endurance and muscle, which helps you to burn fat more efficiently in the…

I am an all-or-nothing person, so I definitely relate to this. You are definitely doing the right thing by planning your meals to manage it. What about making sure you get a workout in on those days? That would help mitigate the CICO balance, and I know working out makes me automatically more aware of how hard I have to…

This is what I do. I take note of the guilt, and the next time I want to do the same thing, I remind myself of the guilt and use it to make a better decision. That isn't to say that I always feel guilty when I have eat a lot of calories, though. The guilt comes from knowing I planned what I was going to do to be healthy,…

There are a lot of questions people can ask to better understand why you may not be losing weight, but I don't think your suggestion is bad at all. If you can log what you eat and not worry about the scale, it can really take the pressure off and get you to focus on being healthier and all the benefits of that. When I…

My sleep varies a lot. I try to get 7 or 8 hours a night, but I often don't get more than 6. Sometimes I suffer from insomnia (2-3 hours per night for a stretch) and I have never found it to affect my weight loss. I feel terrible when it happens and my workouts probably aren't as effective, but I've never noticed a change…

This study debunks that myth: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22081694

This is the perfect example. "Raw unpasteurized milk is bad for you. Here is documented evidence from a reliable source."

I didn't say anything about you personally - I said "someone". If you prefer butter, that's a preference. But if you say it's better for people (meaning more healthy or whatever), that's a claim people will expect to be backed up. The debate in here is mostly about chemicals being "bad". That is what people will expect to…

We did a fitness challenge at work where you would get points for good behaviours such as eating fruits and veggies, exercising for at least 30 minutes, avoiding sugary sweets, etc. One of the behaviours was "not eating after 8:00" and I refused to deny myself points for this. On some days I would get home at 9:00 after…

Exactly.

That isn't what's happening here though. If someone says, "margarine is harmful", that person should be able to back it up. No one is saying "margarine is good for you and everyone should eat it". But if I said, "the master cleanse is a great idea and everyone should do it to detox their bodies", you know people would not…

The problem with the compassion argument is that it assumes the only person who deserves compassion is the person trying to avoid certain foods. If the OP's wife is waving it in front of him and laughing, they have an issue with compassion. If enjoying a treat at the end of a hard day (or whatever) is something she feels…

I'm just going to go ahead and say this again. I really don't understand why people see debate as mean and unsupportive. I think what gets missed in these discussions is the danger of stating things as facts without thinking of the implications of blindly accepting things that you've read before, or things that seem to…

So you are explaining your preference, and the reasoning behind it. That makes perfect sense and is a good addition to the discussion. My point is that others are making blanket statements about margarine in general being "worse" than butter, because of chemicals. That argument just doesn't hold water.

I think what gets missed in these discussions is the danger of saying things without thinking of the implications of blindly accepting things that you've read before, or things that seem to make sense but haven't been critically evaluated. When someone says that everything is composed of chemicals, it's not to be difficult…

I believe it's possible for some people, but I have enough experience with it myself to know that it isn't possible for me. So it's incorrect to say "you should never feel hungry".

I would say this depends on the leader - my experience was different. You are actually supposed to eat healthy fats every day as part of the program, as you are supposed to drink a certain number of glasses of water, and eat a certain number of fruits and vegetables. And the points are designed to penalize you for eating…

I've never been able to lose weight without being hungry sometimes. You shouldn't be famished or dizzy, or constantly hungry, but if I'm giving myself a caloric deficit, I will be hungry at times.

So if I'm currently drinking a thousand cans of soda every day, should I reduce my intake?

This is what I do. I feel like if people are making statements like this, nothing I say is going to change their minds. Even if it's complete nonsense. When I'm having a more interactive discussion I do set it out rationally and back it up with fundamental facts that they usually don't know because they got their info from…