karl317 Member

There's no good reason to counter your absurdity with an act that is equally absurd.

"Citation needed"

If you're talking about the first law of thermodynamics, then I would have to say it doesn't translate well into human dieting studies based on everything I have read - but this is the big problem with humans in general anyway. We try to oversimplify everything when the problem is honestly not that simple. Then again, i'm…

It's the internet. Everything is a debate :) But you're 100% correct. Personally, I think the fitbit "ecosystem" is the most complete - despite their devices NOT being the best in class. You can find a better Garmin wrist-based tracker than a Fitbit Surge or Blaze. You can find a better Withings scale than a Fitbit Aria.…

I can't speak to your SINGLE instance of how Fitbit interpreted your snow shoveling. I don't think the engineers at fitbit sat around a table thinking "..what can we do to make sure the fine people who shovel snow in their driveways are being accurately represented by their fitness band?" I mean, hey, congratulations, your…

How do you know it won't work? 5000 cals is a lot of food, particularly when it's all fat and protein. But have any studies been done to prove that it won't work? Or are you guessing?

You don't have to agree. The numbers speak for themselves. Play with the jawbone software for a week, then do the same with fitbit's software. You'll see why jawbone is throwing in the towel and giving up on fitness trackers. As for the lawsuit - that's limited to heart rate accuracy and nothing else - and when Consumer…

Nothing is necessary for weight loss except discipline to not overeat. Not everyone has that discipline. Science is very much at odds with your second statement, as it's proven that carbs make people fat. There is no such thing as an essential carbohydrate. The reasoning to restrict that particular group of foods isn't bad…

In the fitness tracker world, there's fitbit, then there's everything else. Is not that other fitness trackers are bad, in fact it wouldn't take you long to find a tracker that lasts longer, has more features and is cheaper than a fitbit. It's just that most of their *software* is way undercooked. Fitbit took the time to…

Any diet that restricts carbs will work if you follow it correctly. Thousands of studies throughout medical history prove this. Any diet that keeps you under or near your BMR/TDEE will also work, with the added benefit of being able to eat what you like. If the paleo diet is something you can follow without getting bored,…

There's nothing like having a small, electronic overlord that only eats steps attached to your body. People go on and on about how inaccurate fitbits might or might not be, particularly with regards to the heart monitoring function. Some people recommend other brands (and just WAIT until you see how crappy their…

I stick to 1200/day. I'm 6'4" (47 years old) and finally in my home stretch weight-wise. My goal is to be right smack in the middle of my "normal BMI" range, which is around 175-180lb. I started at 300lb in feb, and am down to 207 as of this morning, just a couple of pounds shy of the upper "normal" range. Sticking to a…

First of all, 4 hours of walking is a LOT of walking. Even at a normal pace, you'd probably be burning closer to 2000 calories if you managed to walk for 4 hours straight. I base this on fitbit data in my own experience. Now, I'm sure you'll find plenty of people who will jump in to say those calorie amounts are…

See, it's statements like "IF YOU ARE LOSING MORE THAN 1% OF YOUR BODY WEIGHT PER WEEK, YOU ARE MOST DEFINITELY LOSING MUSCLE MASS" (emphasis mine) that people are going to zero in on here. It's statements like these that people consider credible - even when there's no *infallible* science behind it. Sorry, too many people…

Again, science both agrees and disagrees with you - so there is simply no right answer. MFP might recommend something, which might be based on sound science. But for every article that proves something, there are many that also DISPROVE that very thing. Which is why I will always say lose it any way you want, just lose it…

If there are, I haven't found *any*, aside from feeling hungry sometimes. And you know what, it's perfectly ok to feel hungry sometimes. But sorry - Science both agrees and disagrees with you completely, which makes it impossible for any reasonable person to believe either side as "correct".

By any means necessary. Lose it fast. Lose it slow. But just lose it. When MFP complains that you're eating too few calories, ignore it. Whatever guidelines that say you can only lose X amount of pounds safely per week are likely BS. That said, whatever guidelines that say losing it quickly are probably equally BS (like…

It's pretty ironic that it's the "bad" places to eat that are way more likely to have calorie counts readily available, isn't it? You can almost always count on McD's, KFC and Wendy's to have entries in the MFP Database, but the better restaurants? Nope. Gotta make a best guess.

Quest bars are awful. Try the "Combat Crunch" bars. I like those a *lot* better.

I seriously don't understand what the fuss is about with regards to that sticker on the cooler. It's asserting something many people surprisingly lack - common sense. I disagree about Soda. In my opinion, soda is not playing a significant role in obesity. The problem is a ridiculously simple one that's a mile wide and an…

Mental Picture established. Commencing LOLs.

Oh yeah, I tried otezla too, but it made me really sick to my stomach, so I gave that up :)

PA DX'd in my 20's, now 46. Been on Enbrel, Humira, Remicade, Simponi and now Stelara. Also did Methotrexate off and on but gave it up because I don't want to someday need an 18" needle stabbed into my liver. My hips are pretty wrecked, but I still can walk at a decent pace to the point where i can pull off 5mi per day. I…

I don't know, I've heard that there is a vast wealth of scientific evidence suggesting that men are, indeed, idiots.

The struggle is real. My wife eats whatever she wants (125lb after 3 kids, and at the age of 44, no less). But ME? Oh NOOOOO. I gain 15lb just by staring at an oreo. Not that I'm bitter.

Emerson NJ here, right by Paramus.

Finally, subject matter that qualifies me as an expert! :) I switched from my beloved beer to Bacardi Light Rum and Diet Pepsi. I budget it like anything else.