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This. No specific exercise is going to give a nice looking stomach, if there's still a large amount of fat. First things first-you need to lose the extra poundage. Then, after that's done you can assess and come up with your next phase. For me personally, I didn't have to do anything besides lose the extra weight to get a…

I refuse to label food 'good', 'bad', 'junk' 'clean' etc etc. That's a very slippery slope that can lead to a distorted and unhealthy relationship with food. Throughout this whole process I've continued to eat all the foods I like and I haven't cut anything out. Not only have I lost over 50lbs, I've also improved every…

Just seeing this thread and it sounds like it ended being a lot of fun with your friends participating :)

This. Just browse the restaurant's websites ahead of time (the mall's website will list the restaurants available).

I've never cared for tuna but this actually sounds pretty good, going to give it a try :)

Weight loss is about eating at the correct calorie deficit for your weight loss goals. How you create that deficit is up to you and depends on what your food preferences are, what works with your lifestyle, medical conditions etc. But, at the end of the day the only thing that matters for weight loss is creating that…

Great point-it's easy to forget that smoothies can be a huge calorie bomb :p The one I'm having tomorrow is around 300 calories and I'll be using it as my lunch (I'm having dental work done in the morning so I'm not going to be able to really eat food for most of the day, yippee).

I go through smoothie phases and have been getting the itch to start drinking them again, actually just pre-logged one for tomorrow (first one in about six months). I use them as a meal (usually supper). My go to recipe is spinach, kale, vanilla flavored yogurt, a banana and then either strawberries or blueberries (I get…

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Eating at the correct calorie deficit for your weight loss goals is what matters for weight loss. Simple as that.

I use the free version so that's probably it :) I'd love to discuss the other part of your post but now I'm running late and really have to step away from the computer lol.

No problem. Sugar is the current 'bad guy' in the dieting market, so sugar is one of the more popular topics right now on MFP. You're going to pretty much get the same people jumping in, and will get the same arguments, so it might save you some time to just browse through those threads :)

There's a million threads about this already-you can use the search function to find them (though many of the threads end up getting locked).

I'm heading out for the day and really don't have time for another sugar debate, but could you clarify-are you saying that by lowering your sugar intake you're lowering your calorie intake, which helps create the correct calorie deficit for your weight loss goals? Or are you saying that if you lower your sugar intake, but…

Thank you, I was trying to figure out how to word a response but you said it better than I was going to :)

Yeah, tried the whole intuitive eating thing. Epic Fail :p

I didn't exercise at all during my weight loss phase (still don't now in maintenance, for the most part). So yeah, for me personally-exercise was not a factor at all. I lost at a steady rate, didn't experience any stalls and all my health markers improved by quite a bit. I'm 3 years into maintenance now. I've never had my…

Macros breakdown doesn't matter for weight loss either. In terms of weight loss the only thing that matters is that you're eating at the correct calorie deficit for your weight loss goals.

No, that's been debunked. There's lots of us who do IF and only eat 1-3 times a day, and are very successful meeting our goals. Meal timing and frequency is a preference thing, nothing more. What does matter is how many calories you've consumed at the end of each day.

-sugar is toxic and will cause you to gain weight (without giving proper context as to the hows and whys) -artificial sweetner is evil and causes weight gain -diet soda will not only kill you, it will also make you fat -eating fast food is bad and will cause you to gain weight (again, no context is usually given) -you must…

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Nah, my cholesterol levels are excellent and my heart disease risk ratio is optimal. I eat alls the foods :D

I just took a peek at your other thread-I now feel very embarrassed about how I always just dump everything I eat together in one large bowl and call it good :p

Yep, been doing it in one form or another since 2012 :)

Meh, I have lots of people in my life who have had cancer. Off the top of my head I can think of 3 who are/were very healthy weights, who have/had very 'healthy' diets (including one who's in her 30s and is on the whole 'organic everything' bandwagon). Maybe they're secretly binge eating sugar in the middle of the night,…

Understanding CICO as a fundamental concept was all I needed to do-not only to lose over 50lbs and improve every health marker my doctor uses, but to also now be successful in maintenance. It seems that people keep trying to make this whole thing way more complicated than it needs to be. To each their own, but keeping…

Really great point! OP, if there's parts of Atkins that did work you you (for example the emphasis on veggies for satiety), then definitely incorporate that into your plan going forward. But it's the 'all or nothing' mentality that these diet plans push, that sets people up for failure.

This. I keep track of my calorie intake, eat a varied diet that includes all the foods I like, and that's about it. I've been very successful-not only for weight loss but for better health. I keep things pretty simple and that's worked great for me :)

Big red flag here-you have to measure out portion sizes for everything, and you have to keep track of how many calories you're consuming. Otherwise you have no idea if you're actually eating at the correct calorie deficit for your weight loss goals. This whole things is a numbers game, and you have to have the correct…

How many calories are you eating a day?