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If your goal is to lose 2lbs per week, then your goal number of calories is 1000 below maintenance. That means if you exceed your goal number by 200 every single day, and your goal is set for 2lbs per week, then... Congratulations, you're still losing weight! You're just losing an average of 1.6lbs per week instead of 2.

I can't speak for the Apple Watch. I did recently obtain a Fitbit Charge 2, which does track sleep. The old firmware only tracks how restless your sleep was, but the current firmware attempts to characterize the sleep stage as being one of: * Awake * REM * Light * Deep While these aren't the technical four stages of sleep,…

My apologies that I don't have the time to find the study right now. For what it's worth, my recollection is that the mice were fed a liquid diet for their calories. The diets chosen: Water flavored with sugar - This food would have no taste for the mice who were bred not to taste sugar Water flavored with a fatty emulsion…

This reminds me of a study I'd found a while back, and had posted, which indicated that in mice, mere palatability of food was enough to stimulate weight gain, even when all the mice had consumed the same number of calories. This research was performed using a group of mice who had been bred not to taste sugar vs a normal…

I remember those PSAs, and was a child when they were on TV. It's true that those PSAs come from a time in which obesity was far less acceptable socially than it is today. It's also worth noting that given the rate of adult obesity today among the cohort who saw those PSAs as children, and the value that they place on…

--A large Bowl of-- 360g Steamed Brussels Sprouts 16g balsamic vinegar 8tsp Mustard --With a side of-- 89g Boneless Uncured Ham (Which goes great dipped in the mustard, or with a little of its own on the side) --For Desert-- 265g Plain greek or icelandic yogurt 24g Honey Okay, so the honey puts it at about 550 calories.…

*Citation needed *Citation needed Those are both some very bold claims that I cannot say I've seen good evidence for.

And To lose .5 lbs you would need to have a deficit of 1750 calories in the week, meaning a deficit of 250 per day. Let's say you cheat 2 times in a week. Here's your deficit outlay over 7 days: -250 0 (cheat day) -250 -250 0 (cheat day) -250 -250 That makes a deficit of 1250 calories by the end of the week, which means…

That's a misunderstanding of where these numbers are coming from. Is his goal set for a loss of 2lbs per week? If so, then eating less than 1700 is very likely to result in excessive loss of muscle. This is a double whammy issue for him. * Most men are likely going to want to preserve muscle for aesthetic reasons * Muscle…

Your question seems to start from the premise that "pressure on your body image" is a bad thing. * What exactly does "pressure on your body image" mean? * Is it really a bad thing?* How so? * Is there an easy way to discern? * Are all "pressures" bad? Can some be good?* If some can be good, how can you tell the difference…

I did experience this after my first weight loss, and indeed I'm still to this day more cold sensitive than I was at my heaviest. That said, you eventually adjust somewhat. I have, however, noticed that ever since I made a point to bump my protein to 30% of my calories at minimum that I generate noticeably more heat.…

Personally, when I'm asked about how I feel about cheat days, my answer is to ask : "Who are you cheating with this cheat day?" But that's just the philosophical answer. From a mathematical standpoint, if your cheat day doesn't wipe away all the progress from the whole week then clearly you'll still lose weight over time,…

One thing not to lose sight of is that while you may perceive that the rest of the world eats what they want, when they want, without stressing over it, the rest of the world (at least in the USA) also consists of only 31.2% of people at a normal weight. The fact that literally more than two out of every three adults over…

Some people lack the qualifications to perform the jobs they've been hired for. An example would be people operating in a public facing sales role openly showing disrespect to a company's customers, antagonizing them, and making them feel bad about doing business with the company. These people should find other work that…

When was the last time you updated your current weight vs goal weight? If you were to re-enter your goal, with today as your starting point and your current weight as your starting weight, you may find MFP gives you a different (and likely lower) daily calorie goal.

Other quotes have a ring of fat acceptance as well. These two small paragraphs contain some of the most common talking points of fat acceptance: The simple truth, that is plainly evident simply by a quick look around at other people and the culture we live in, is that a majority of people already do "honor and listen to…

Thank you for posting the full study. The conclusion sums it up as such (emphasis mine):

I understand your disregarding the blog. They are, if nothing else, clear in their bias. That said, after reading the actual study, the article seems to represent the facts of the study honestly if excitedly. I'd actually like to see some attempts to replicate the findings, since it's such a little-studied question, and…

I don't have scientifically researched answers to the question. Based on the study linked above, since a link may well exist, if I were to hypothesize, I would start by questioning what chemical or hormonal effects occur when the body is fooled into believing that calories are on their way by sweet flavoring yet the…

While it is, it also contains micronutrients and actual food energy that the diet soda lacks. It's possible that this would factor into how the body reacts to calories either once they actually arrive or if they're in the gut already.

Considering that I've lost weight several times, I'm tempted to say that losing weight is easier than maintaining weight. Otherwise, why would I have had to lose more than one or two times? If maintenance were so easy I would just stay at my goal weight, after all. On the other hand, maybe it's helpful to look at the…

It might put you about 100 over for the day, but 1 cup (227g) of cottage cheese, along with some carrots and celery is highly satisfying. Adding a leafy salad could help fill the meal out and add only a few calories on top. If you go dry curd, that is almost entirely protein, and your protein goal is where you've got the…

Eating 140 over your goal in one single day won't hurt you. Remember this: you're losing 1 lbs per week. In order to lose one pound in one week, you have to have a weekly deficit of 3500 calories. With 7 days in a week, you are looking at MFP telling you to eat at a daily deficit of 500 calories in order to lose that…

This is insightful, and the best response I've seen here. Any kind of success you achieve, not just in weight loss, tends to reveal things about your friends, and what kind of people they are.

I don't think the suggestion to estimate high when you can't know is against what the majority have said. Guesstimation has worked for you, but it's something that some people need to practice and that others will never master. I think it's fair to say many people on this site are here because their instinct and intuition…

I'm not sure I understand what compelled you to make the original comment, then. This whole thread was about what a person who is interested in tracking calories should track.

I don't advocate avoiding spending time with your friends, but I would advocate that eating what you can't measure and making a habit of it is not productive to maintaining your health. Your friends, if they are indeed true friends, will understand if you don't order what they're having. And then still multiply your…

As you see, there are many different experiences that we've all had when reintroducing meat. There's no universal experience, and even your own expectations won't necessarily set the tone for your first meat meal. For my part, my body reacted with complete and instant gratitude when I took my first bite of pork, even…

Yes, I experienced this. Over my lifetime I've lost about 2 men's shoe sizes from when I was heavy.

Knowing my past self, as well as knowing how easy it is to underestimate, I just simply don't eat in those situations. Yes, it's awkward, but avoiding situations like these is part of turning over a new healthy lifestyle. If you find that you truly have no choice, or if you buckle and give in to social pressure, take the…