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You WILL lose muscle if you do not eat protein. Just use the goals that MFP sets for you and lose weight the right way. It will teach you how to eat so you can maintain your weight loss forever, instead of having to starve yourself every couple of months.
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If your BMR is 1581 and you are eating 1500, you are not eating enough. You should eat somewhere between your BMR and TDEE to lose weight. Like TDEE minus 500 daily if you want to lose one pound per week. EDIT: Hit your protein goal every day to help retain muscle (which you will lose if you are losing weight and not…
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Babybear, you can do this! I struggled all my life until I started using this website. This site helps you to lose weight by ensuring that you are eating fewer calories than you are burning every day. This is how every successful diet works -- you eat at a calorie deficit. "Weight loss foods" do not work because they do…
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Never heard of that, @ronjsteele1. Thank you!
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Appreciate your response and willingness to help. I am not having any significant problems digesting foods right now, and not necessarily looking for relief from anything (thankfully). I just want to get rid of the gallstones that are sitting there, growing larger, waiting to hurt me. So far what I have found related to…
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But it is released via gall bladder contraction in response to what you eat, fat in particular. I am pretty sure that gallbladder emptying in response to fat is fairly well studied, along with how stones are normally passed via that mechanism, but I am happy to go back and look for more supporting information about passing…
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I had liposuction done, probably 20-ish years ago, and not just spot treatments. I felt that I had a disproportionate amount of fat around my hips, upper thighs, and upper arms. They were very bulge-y. I thought freakishly so, even when I was not overweight, and I didn't want to be like that for the rest of my life. I…
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There is no way you undid 4 months of work. Maybe you end this week not losing much weight, but that's the extent of it. You just delayed his week's loss. You get right back in the saddle and keep going and lose that pound next week.
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MFP = My Fitness Pal (this site). I personally prefer to put myself down as sedentary and then log all of my activity. But start wherever you think is best and gauge it by how successful you are week to week. You can always tweak it.
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There is nothing wrong with considering the distance in your goal, and it's worth knowing your options. Couch to 30 minutes or Couch to 5K, it's all good.
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Agree with going slow. However, I considered a large part of the "C25K" goal to be able to actually run 5 Kilometers. Having gone through all 9 weeks running slowly, I found that I was nowhere near a distance of 5K at the end, since I was so focused on running for the prescribed amount of time. So I would recommend that if…
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Similar story here with experience in most of those diets. I have also had liposuction. All of them "worked." But not long-term. I never really learned how to eat until I entered my stats here on MFP and consistently measured and logged what I ate for several months. I lost a pound per week like clockwork. Measuring your…
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I think it's sweeter than sugar and you probably used way too much. I cannot tolerate it unless I use it very sparingly. As in, like 1/2 packet max in a cup of coffee. Maybe you could try adding half as much sugar into your tea as you usually would, and then VERY slowly add your stevia, tasting it after every small…
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Dang. Pull-ups are the devil. Kudos!!!
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That stinks. Do you now have to take prednisone /prednisolone forever?
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The protein goal given to you on MFP is an absolute minimum, unlike your calorie goal which you should consider a maximum. You are losing muscle while you are losing weight and eating more protein will help prevent some of that muscle loss. It also helps keep many people satiated (along with adequate fiber). You can adjust…
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Meat - Chicken, fish, beef, pork, turkey Eggs Cheese Greek Yogurt Tofu Start planning your meals with a serving of one of the above, then add vegetables and starches and whatever you want. Enter your meals into your MFP food diary before you eat them, so you can see where you might want to add or take away. Nuts and seeds…
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The bolded, exactly, is me with depression. It is not just feeling sad. But I am very glad that you have found something that has helped. Are you taking ashwagandha? I took it for awhile and *think* it helped, but there really was no way to measure it. I rely 100% on lifestyle changes now.
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I don't believe that it is a 'hoax' in the sense of malicious deception, but rather an effort to categorize a set of symptoms that might be the result of chronic stress or some other chronic yet subclinical issue (also a stress (adrenal, thyroid, food intolerances, infection, and inflammation; maybe even vitamin deficiency…
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:dizzy: I didn't see anything in OP's post about absorbing fewer calories. He asked about the rate of absorption being slower. Of course it all gets absorbed eventually, but maybe he is concerned about sugar spikes since he also compared drinking juice vs eating fruit as a diabetic..? Dunno . But somehow this evolved into…
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Snake diet sounds a little more like how it would come out the next day.
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I inhale my food. Always have. I stop when I have eaten enough. "Eating like a fat person" does not mean eating quickly. Eating too much is why we get fat.
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If you swallow a porterhouse whole, it will likely have to sit in your stomach a little while longer than fruit juice. But chewing that steak is highly enjoyable and you'll probably feel a lot better having chewed it.
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You are still under a doctor's care, right? Starting physical therapy yet? I would assume that walking and lower body stuff is OK but ask your doctor! Give your body the nutrition it needs and don't undereat. 1430 is probably a significant daily deficit already.
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If you really want noodles, replace pasta with shiratake noodles - they have hardly any calories. Rinse them well and boil them and then they will assume any flavor you add to them. Replace rice with cauliflower rice. In some instances (like stir frys) you can add shredded cabbage to increase volume instead of rice. Wrap…
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The use of GMO seeds is prohibited in organic production. https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2013/05/17/organic-101-can-gmos-be-used-organic-products
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If I want to look like a fit person, I have to act (and eat) like one.
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Taking a 30 minute walk will help. How about a shiratake noodle and broccoli stir fry for dinner.
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http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/49-intermittent-fasting
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If it helps keep your calories for the day in check, that's a real benefit. You don't have to be religious about the 8 hours, nothing magic about that if you are using IF to help control your weight.
