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This is what I do and it's so fun and satisfying mentally! To know that you made something just as good as the "full-flavor" version, while switching some ingredients for low-fat, reducing or removing unimportant ingredients that don't meaningfully contribute to flavor, making new combinations that satisfy the craving with…

Are you truly basing your consumption choices based on "I heard somewhere that..."? Look at it this way: someone will read your post, with no science, no facts to back it up, just a vague "I heard somewhere that" (or worse yet, hear you say it in person with the same confidence you have here), and begin to repeat it. Then…

So you're arguing that the person shooting their own foot while saying it won't hurt is smart and knows what they're doing? I'm sure that's true. Not sure why you're talking about assuming how you eat, as I gave both options there - that you stay within your calories, or you go outside but don't use the word "cheat" to…

Because sometimes you want more than your maintenance level of calories will allow you to have in food and treats. This is exactly one of the posts I was talking about - is it really so necessary to make such negative false analogies that imply the person who chooses to lose weight this way is stupid/doesn't know what…

Why are you under the assumption that "people" is more than just you in this scenario? You're assuming your definition of "cheat" is everyone's, and if he disagrees with you, he's just being difficult because you're the normal one and he's weird! How can you say that with any certainty? It just seems to be an assumption…

Wait, but he was responding to say that it doesn't work for everyone...which is also what you're saying...so why are you disagreeing with him? All he said was that what works for you doesn't necessarily work for everyone, which is something you seem to agree with, but you're still passing judgment on the way he eats…

I think part of it is that a lot of people have a lot more to lose, so this isn't nearly as relevant. If you have 100 pounds to lose before you're in the healthy range? Yeah, your weight matters. If you're hovering around normal BMI range, being higher weight but more in shape makes sense as a goal to strive for.…

I spent a long Christmas break with my mother. I came back with extra stretch marks. That's when I decided to actually weigh myself, and when I was nearly at morbidly obese....I decided it was time to get serious. I can't remember how I stumbled on this site to keep me in check, but it was an instant change - I went from…

I think the word "rage" muddied the waters here but I know what you mean...for me it's the fake confusion that's so strange and almost condescending. People that start a post with "I don't understand the concept of 'cheating' and I never have" as if it's a foreign concept because they're trying so hard to hammer home the…

You weren't judging how many calories you ate accurately, because you used the measurements "somewhat less" and "I wasn't eating at X time so I was eating less". How do you know you weren't making up the calories by eating an unnoticed larger portion of other meals? It's very easy to have hundreds of calories difference in…

That's what I do. I find that having breakfast doesn't make me want lunch or dinner any less, so I just skip it.

That's pretty silly. Relationships are about compromise and you don't always get what you want all the time; it's completely reasonable to suggest that route. Especially considering many, many people on these boards would rather have a smaller portion of something calorie-dense in their meals because they like it - but…

I know there are some people that have scales that upload their weights automatically to a site that does a trendline instead of each weight. Is that the same idea as what you're talking about? That way the person doesn't have to look at the actual weight, but can look at the trend to make sure they're on the right path.

Have you guys sat down and had a heart-to-heart on how you really want to handle meals, or have you just let it shake out however? When I moved in with my ex, we didn't have a long discussion about it, so I cooked a lot and he ate what I cooked. When I decided I wanted to eat healthier, what I thought in my own head was…

Have you actually done the math on your meal plan? I cancelled mine entirely when I realized that, when the math was done, it ended up being 13 dollars per meal and I just was not able to justifying spending 26 dollars a day on food. I could eat for far less, even not considering health - I spent many meals just eating…

This forum is actually pretty pro-Lean Cuisine! I'm a personal fan of Michelina's - super cheap, super low calorie and super tasty.

Everyone still has an amount of body fat. Maybe you should try getting some muscle - often bulking a little bit when you're at a low weight will make you look thinner and I bet would transform your stomach in a way you're happy with.

Weight loss surgery is meant for those that have been unsuccessful in their weight loss attempts in the past and desperately need to lose weight NOW to ease their health problems. You are not in that category, so you shouldn't use it as an "easy way out". Why risk the complications of a surgery, the loose skin from…

Unfortunately, the service industry is notorious for breaking labor laws in every way they can get away with, including avoiding this law. I agree with wake up early for breakfast (or get prepackaged things, like prepackaged breakfast sandwiches, or make quick meals - you can scramble some eggs in the microwave in a few…

You can't say that you want to pay attention to the science and the facts and then accuse the person giving you the science and the facts of being a shill because they don't agree with you...that makes it clear that your priority isn't science or facts, but encouraging a certain agenda that fits with your preconceived…

Did she adopt them from a chicken rescue?

For the record this criticism was criticism of where the conversation had headed in the last page, not the overall argument - there were a lot of separate posts that all talked about the technical definition of calorie as proof that a calorie is a calorie, ignoring the meaning behind the phrase and positioning that…

This is mean and unnecessary. Please don't try to paint overweight people as gross and encourage people to imagine them to disgust themselves into eating properly.

Haha! I can't say I haven't wondered how many calories I would ingest doing that....

I agree completely! I like this argument being made. <3 The arguments I was criticizing are the arguments that the definition of a calorie means that a calorie is a calorie and the whole discussion is nonsensical and tautological, ignoring the obvious content behind the thread and instead focusing on a literal…

It actually kind of sucks when people get so nitpicky and scientific that the conversation becomes unsustainable because it's moved so far from the real world. I agree with the argument that a calorie is a calorie, but using the scientific definition of a calorie to claim the question doesn't make sense willfully ignores…

Breeze excels in making comments exaggerated just plausible enough to get responses - in this case, I think the hope was the response of "it's not a real factory!!" :D

And plus the cat will willingly intercept any potential food items for poison testing!

Maybe they do! Who knows, certainly not me :)