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I'm not against any language that helps people. The difference between you and me is that I don't make a Rocky Mountain out of an anthill with a particular concept. As to your question, the adviser could easily tell the dieter to cut back 1/4 anytime he eats, for example. Go about your day the same, don't mind any calorie…

I'm not going to speak for those systems. I rather keep an open mind and extract useful elements if there's any from anything. I, and many people I know, already figured out the fact that I need to eat less than I burn, just as I figured out fire is hot. That piece of knowledge alone doesn't help anyone or anything.

That's the same if I told you that two meals are immaterial to me. I'm not saying this to argue with you but truthfully I eat out on Sat and Sun, usually with buddies, and yesterday I just proposed to my wife that we dine out on Saturday and Sunday evenings from now for enjoyment and less work for her. None of this eat out…

This is what I was talking about in my first post in this thread. CICO loving arguers are stuck in the same crude gear arguing on a nonargument. As someone else put it...majoring in minor? Trolling? :) There's no argument from me re CICO. I have no problem or misunderstanding with it. Nothing complex about it. I just don't…

Implementation wise, it wasn't that simple. I needed to make several adjustments. No way to get accurate "calorie out" numbers. My days are different. Calories from foods were also rough estimates for me.

I eat a lot in other time that I only eat light for lunch. Not the Sun rays but foods like a cup of oatmeal granola or a simple sandwich or a couple boiled eggs + various nuts. These items are easy to pack or store and don't really induce overeating for me. I reserve the eat out time for serious eating, which are Friday to…

You don't understand. Wino put it correctly, it's [just] a concept. For it to be some sort of useful equation, let a lone a math formula, it would need alot more elements. People like me get dismissive of it because it's no good at being specific but it's patronizing to be understood at its crude level. Go out and discuss…

I beg to differ. Humans are one of a kind.

This "entire concept" of CICO is so vague that it might not be helpful at all. It's a jargon for many. If you are going for concepts there are others that may be more helpful than it such as "eat less, move more" since it is layman's terms. I would bet less people would incline to argue about "eat less, move more".

I don't know about "many people". The op is the second person I heard mentioning dairy being evil. The first person was my ex-coworker, who also argued what someone said here ....No other animal drinks another animals milk. It's an abomination. I didn't argue with him, but later when I was driving home I thought... WTF…

That. Also, the impression I get from most CICO-related arguments is that so called "against" people aren't so much interested in this super vague, open end formula as they are in what to do with it. You know CICO but you still have to implement an approach that effectively creates a deficit. This is where it is…

Is cheesecake easy to make at home? What's the appeal of homemade cheesecakes? For 15usd I can get variety...

Hey OP, I'd gone through more or less the same thing. Eating by a fixed calorie number put me in perpetual hunger and unsatisfied mode. Counting made me look at foods as number first before anything else. I lost 15 lbs with counting and the rest 10 lbs without counting. Basically I drew up my own approach that takes care…

It's pretty sad that I'm also eating the same rotation of foods. Consciously I want to have variety but ....it's a very hard thing to do in practice. I'm hanging out with the same people, eating at the same 3, 5 restaurants. Today, two guys in the group got excited that we decided to eat at Kor BBQ instead of the usual…

Yesterday I bought two pints from reading this place. This ice cream is NOT good. Not to my standard. It's dry and icy like frozen water mixed in. It's like a cheap ice cream that's been left in the freezer too long. This ice cream is much better. Richer, creamier and softer. Breyers+gelato+indulgences

Can I ask which wine is that that makes you so into it? I recently pick up drinking to spice up my evenings. I'm not worried about calories. I'm pretty disciplined (or food and drink don't have that kind of grip on me). I got some Christian Brother brandy, whiskey and Cognac but not able to detect the pleasure of them yet.…

Take moderation, it's been argued to death repeatedly but the general consensus is moderation works for some people but doesn't for others. Same as complete cutout. The OP's view falls exactly on the same plane. Clean eating, as in salad and not oreos, and not her friend's way, works for her. It's just funny to me to see…

I think where you and I differ is your impression that this eating disorder is medical and can only be treated by professional. That's not my impression. This overeating disorder brought up in a wt loss forum can be helped with good strategies shared by ordinary successful people. Being a forum you're gonna get different…

The problem is you are speaking from the perspective of someone who's healthy and rational and balanced. But nothing is rational or absurd, rare about this false dilemma when it comes to food choice for people with eating disorder. I think it's encouraging that the OP finds salad to be a solution for her, however it may…

Get a sandwich maker from Walmart, $10. Get spices. Recommend McCormick steak seasoning. Get salmon, beef (flap meat, thin steak, etc.), thin sliced chicken breast, fish filet, etc. Put the food in the sandwich maker, 5 - 12 minutes depending. Season the food in the last 1, 2 minute. When done, wipe the maker surface with…

No we don't, given a lot of us are trying to lose weight. :) Joking aside, it's actually very difficult to categorize the value of foods. Twinkies are very healthy for the mind or at least something. That's why they are very well known.

She already stated that eating Oreos would not make her feel full (and presumably would lead to overeating). If you are someone who can eat anything, anytime and stay in tiptop shape, well then..hallelujah. :) I make good steaks.

Limit treadmill if you can. Due to its mechanic it doesn't engage certain muscles. It doesn't train your balance the way self walking/running does. Run with comfortable shoes. Don't pound your bare feet on the ground and break up your blood cells. There's a term for that. Less chance of that if you run on the beach or…

I think I know how you feel. I think by perpetually eating by daily allowance (deficit for losing) you never get true full and train your body to feel satisfied. These days It seems like every weekend I go to a buffet restaurant or a pizza place where I intentionally eat as much as possible (short of getting myself sick of…

If you consider "some of us", there's always something that would cause some people to struggle. :) Even healthy vegetables. I think whatever framing you use, it's fine as long as you achieve your goal. I despite bacon. LOL.

B.S. My whole wt control approach is based on fasting and light eating which affords me not to miss out a single eating out with friends and family, and I don't eat superficially. I get the most out of my eating and my money. I also love buffets. I'm stronger and higher stamina than most of my peers in the workout circle…

Those are the golden time in diet and they don't come very often. You should learn to recognize those times and take advantage of. You would create a larger deficit or bank the calorie for other time when the body cries out for more food. Unfortunately many daily counters don't recognize this. They always eat the daily…

Like zyxst, I agreed with you (the OP) up to the fasting part. What exactly do you do mean by "You still eat your daily caloric intake but in a shorter period of time." I do (a form of) fasting but I certainly don't have to meet a certain "daily caloric number" and I don't follow some random clock positions. I coordinate…

Not for me. I still eat however much I want at least a couple times per week. I think that's how it makes fasting, eating light in other time easy since ..you know..the satiety is already achieved. No hung up on anything. The hardest part for me is how to manage all the meals with my wife. She likes me to constantly join…

How exactly do you create a (new) dish? Take pizza for example, one day you just decide not to use cheese? Or come up with a totally new topping? I and everyone I know have rotation of the same things over and over. Probably the only difference is the size of this rotation. The only person I think who has a new food once a…