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Doesn't it depend on your goal and your situation? If you're trying to lose 60lbs what good is a trainer that's never been overweight in their life? If you have a condition that makes exercise more challenging (for example I have lots of metal work, soft tissue damage and loss of range of movement from a traffic accident)…
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If. We. Are. In. A. Calorific. Deficit. You assume that the metabolic adaptation will never fully counter the calorie restriction - the study quoted showed that the adaptation was maintained even in those that regained weight - i.e. went into a calorie surplus. The body is a very complex organism and a simple mechanistic…
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Could be a couple of things. You're overestimating how active you are - the calories burned are lower than you think. Are you tracking your activity (you can use apps on your phone to see how much you move), can you fit in a few extra walks each day? Your underestimating your consumption - if you're snacking on dark…
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The programs of Michael Mosley do at least have some foundation in science and research. I think the issue is that you have to see who the target audience is - the 80% who fail to get enough exercise or the 20% who do go to the gym, perform resistance training, break into a sweat for more than 30 minutes 12 times a month.…
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"Eat food, mostly plants, not too much" Food - something your great grandparents would recognize, not a processed "food like substance". If the label has more than five ingredients, half of which you can't pronounce, ask yourself if it is really food. Shop from the outer edge of the store, not the middle. Notice how all…
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If you've hit the goal and are in maintenance then I agree that an occasional splurge is fine. If you're a month in to a long term goal maybe it's better to stick on track and find your inner motivation. Have that MaccyD's as your celebratory meal when you get to your target weight, you've earned it.
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Thanks for your definition of starvation mode, I look forward to the peer reviewed paper. The point is that for some people that deficit will not be present as the body attempts to hold on to stores as available calories from diet drops. This is not generic, there is a vast variation in this response, most likely due to…
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It does depend on your dieting history, if you've yo-yo'd for years a reduction in calorie intake will cause a more significant response in your metabolism as you've cause an adaptation to such behaviors. Perhaps it is the understanding of metabolic adaptation contra the generic "starvation mode", but everyone will react…
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Great job on the loss so far. What's your goal though? Is a dirty burger worth stepping off the journey for, and once you've done it once will you be able to get back on or will it be a reintroduction of poorer eating habits? Balancing between instantaneous gratification (that sauce) and long term benefits is why we get…
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The human body contains all sorts of complex processes and the mechanistic approach of "calories burned = weight loss" is only true over time. The key here is to focus on your process, your daily/weekly consumption, the quality of those calories and on your daily activity. That's what you can control, not the number on the…
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Weird how science says that it is actually a "thing" and can persist fro a considerable period of time https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27136388 I'm sure you don't "believe" that, but you know facts are not dependent on belief.
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Not all calories are equal. Sugars and the quickly processed calories in white bread, rice and pasta will soon leave you feeling hungry again. Proteins, wholegrains, and the likes will leave you feeling full for longer. The amount of calories matters, but success may come down to how you consume those.
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Figure out what's happening when you break your promise to yourself. Is it the situation, the people you're hanging around with, time pressures? Find out if you are being realistic over the targets you have set. If it's certain people or situations, try and figure out how you change that. Have you shared your goals with…
