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I think what your husband is referring to is the idea of a refeed day or cheat day. It was believed for some time in some circles that having a few days where calories were above maintenance would result in an increase in Leptin levels. Leptin is the prime regulator of body fatness by initiating signals to the hypothalamus…
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Couldn't agree with this more.
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I also agree with the above poster. One thing that may help you, especially if you have a stressful mindset when it comes to dieting, is to look at including things rather than excluding. So if your current diet has you consuming a lot of low micronutrient foods, like 3 cans of Coke a day or something, a food diary can…
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The actual diet that one chooses has little meaning if it does nothing for adherence. The research shows that diets of differing macronutrients and quality made little difference in the long term in terms of both health markers and fat loss. The term diet itself is from the Greek word diata, a way of life. The old adage of…
