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Looking at the weekly calories over the daily has been what I’ve mostly done since finding this site and it works for me. When I was losing it helped me see what adjustments I could make after a splurge day to stay on plan and now it still works similarly.

Ha ha ha - bacon and blue cheese burger, fries, trail mix, and two candy bars. None of it lasted long enough for pics.

Three old threads with the same image....definitely a sales pitch

You’ve gone through and found three old threads to resurrect so that you could post this same thing. I’m assuming you work for a company selling the beds or treatment

Not true at all

I’m the same way. I sleep best on a full stomach.

I’m not sure how much you need since I believe sleep, much like water and calorie needs, is individual. I can only share my experience. For me I was averaging 5.5-6.5hr for years. I didn’t realize what a problem it was until someone else suggested I needed more. When I made an effort to increase my sleep moving my average…

I turn off my alarm and catch up on lost sleep during the work week.

My biggest challenge has been scheduling my workouts around the kids sports. During water polo season for example practice ends the same time my class ends across town so my choices are - 1. Pick up wet kids 20min late 2. Leave class early 3. Don’t go to class at all In theory I know if I kept a bag packed I could change…

I eat gluten free due to a wheat germ allergy. Technically gluten is not an issue for me but since wheat is in almost everything and the most common source of gluten it works for me to eat this way. Why are you going gluten free?

I didn’t get a message so I sent a friend request. I also clicked the OPs account and it appears active again so I sent her one as well.

I’m between 5’7”-5’8” and have a larger frame. I let my doctor set my goal weight range when I started out. She gave me a 20lb range of what she would consider healthy for me of 145-165. This puts me at the upper end of a healthy BMI for my height but within range. I’m maintaining in that range now towards the upper end…

I found workouts that I enjoyed and learned to be more flexible. Fitness is fun now and something I look forward to as a part of my daily life, rather than a chore I have to do to burn calories. I don’t do the same thing every time so it stays interesting and fun for me.

If you message me I can give you my email for her too. I have 6yr behavior free from my disorder. It’s hard but possible with counseling and support. I’d be happy to share my story in a more private setting and what I’ve learned along the way about recovery.

Having done strong lifts I think it’s a great program. Depending on the version it will graph your progress for you. You can also adjust how many reps per set you are doing in the app. When I started OHP I was using just the bar - and that was heavy for my at 45lb. I actually did the bar for everything all 3 workouts of…

It in no way affected my performance. If you had read my posts completely you’d know that. When I switched my training and got more hungry I stopped IF. I’m done with this thread now. The condescending personal attacks are beyond what I’m willing to deal with, especially on a support site.

I made two big mistakes along the way #1 - I placed advice of what had worked for others above what I felt better doing and what worked for me. Example being 5-6 small meals a day. I always went over calories and was never satisfied. It was miserable. When I started eating when I was hungry and simply tracking the calories…

I personally cannot sleep on an empty stomach, I know for others it’s the opposite. Because of this I have my largest meal of the day at 7-8pm and usually have a treat or snack after just before bed. I’m in maintenance so it did not hinder my goals. If it is affecting your goals though than I have two basic suggestions 1.…

The person I responded to in that reply was saying it was dangerous and suggesting people should not do it - hence not for anyone.

I wanted to add one more thing to this before leaving the conversation only because binging was brought up. As someone in recovery for binge/purge cycles (bulimia) I did find IF helpful. While I had no big improvements to my health outside of weight loss it did help me to plan my meals and to associate my larger evening…

I really wish I had see this thread sooner. Can you please share this link with her? While professional help is crucial in over coming eating disorders so is support from people who don’t judge and understand. EDA saved my life. There are online meetings she can attend from anywhere to connect with others trying to recover…

There are a lot of great workouts free on YouTube

Weight loss made me look older 🤷‍♀️

The “ah, interesting” and maybe a “we should study this more” was exactly the response I had hoped for and expected from this community when I posted the IF study where the men showed some health improvements despite zero change in weight. No one was looking for a “we found a cure” or “it’s magic” response.

It wasn’t costing me anything lol. It stopped being a suitable plan based on the changes to my workout schedule. I didn’t force myself to stick to a plan that was no longer working and jeapordize my fitness progress as you implied. I stopped IF. No cost. To your other points - 1. There is research and it is mostly…

But no one said that others should try it or that they would experience “definite” benefits. You’re getting ahead of yourself there. People ONLY pointed out that there is some promising research around potential health benefits that aren’t limited to weight loss. My mother survived stage 3 colon cancer. I had skin cancer…

The year my now husband and I moved in together he gained 50lb and I gained just over 30lb. It’s what brought me to MFP. I never worried about his gain. I love him. He also never commented on my weight gain other than to be supportive of my efforts to lose it. In the years since we have both gone up and down some. We…

How much water we need is individual and yes you can have too much. I have personally spent time in the hospital for over hydrating to the point that it caused dangerous electrolytes imbalances. I had to be given sodium and potassium via IV drip when admitted. As a result I no longer track my water, instead I look to the…

Agreed. Every person who dismisses the current studies because most were conducted on rodents or the human sample size was small is doing exactly this. If it were cancer research and a drug was found that eliminated tumors in mice within weeks wouldn’t most people view that as incredibly promising and be excited to see…

There’s probably some water retention from the activity increase but my question would be how are you measuring your calories?