showjack70 Member

:D Good grief.. My typing... Or maybe I am a vampire.. LOL

That makes sense. I am all for sticking with what works for you. I think you nailed it with staying engaged in your health and nutrition. I have been around MFP since 2012. Yea, there are people that you see for years and have success here because they are engaged. What you don't see or think about are the many more people…

I appreciate your thoughts and your story. Congratulations on your weight loss success! That is tremendous. The stats for keeping the weight off long term (5+ years) are quite depressing. Something like 5% of people are able to do it. And you have done it! Logging for life makes me cringe... Especially since we dine out a…

Yes, this is more or less my point. There are many factors. I am not anti calorie awareness. Honestly, "McDonalds bad vegetables good" is an understanding of basic nutrition. Also, almost everyone used to be thin (or a healthy weight) as recently as when I was a kid in the 70s. There was almost no fitness industry. Nobody…

Calorie counting is not the solution to long term weight loss. Yes, it helps some people for a time (it helped me to a degree when I first started). Counting calories doesn't make cravings go away. Calorie counting doesn't make dysfunctional food relationships change. Counting calories does not solve the underlying issues…

Part of the problem is consuming too many calories. I was not saying otherwise. Apologies for the ambiguity in my prior reply. What I meant to convey is that overeating (and thus obesity) is not going to be solved by calorie awareness or calculating calories (i.e. calorie math) or even tracking calories somewhere like MFP.…

The obesity epidemic is not a calorie math problem, so labels will do next to nothing in regards to solving the crisis.

Keto is a fad diet. Honestly, no diet is going to be the solution. Counting calories or macros is not the solution (for most people). We get overweight because we overeat. The real fix (which is much tougher than a diet prescription) is to reflect on behaviors and patterns that caused you to be 30 lbs heavier than you…

I haven't read every reply, but 2 things I have not seen mentioned... Your stated goal is to lose fat, so the exact lifting prescription is not going to matter much. Losing weight is primarily about your nutrition, sleep, and stress. Secondly, I would focus on perfecting the execution of the lift rather than "heavy" or…

I have binge eating tendencies as well. I have managed to lose most of my weight and keep it off for nearly 6 years. However, I still binge/over eat on occasion. In fact, I had 6 tacos and 10 donuts for dinner last night.. LOL. Feel free to add me for support.

I was about to have to move up to a size 40 pant, man boobs, and seeing myself in photos.

I can take down a large pizza by myself.

I eat everything. B) Fun eating people unite!

No keto here. No counting calories either :|

I don't have the time or motivation to cite everything. Nobody said anything about "vanishing", so this is a bit of a strawman statement. Yes, keto can include many nutrient rich foods, but it limits the options and many market the diet by flaunting bacon and such. Yes, no studies are perfect. However, the data and…

Disagreement is cool. I appreciate a cordial discussion. Yes, studies often show contrary evidence. There are many more resources in terms of papers, research (and more coming), anecdotal evidence, etc. However, we all have the internet and have access to the information, so no need to go back and forth here. I just see so…

Just a few things people should be aware of... there are many other drawbacks. And for what it is worth, I am not against or for any specific diet. I just want people to be more aware of the facts, so they don't spin on the diet (or health) hamster wheel. • Cortisol increase (especially in women) which is the primary…

Thanks and back at ya! :)

Keto does nothing special and may even have detrimental effects. If your calorie intake is "low", and you are not losing weight, you would be wise to address the issues that might be causing that rather than try another fad diet (not intended to be harsh or snarky). Maybe your calories are not as low as you think? Maybe…

Everyone will ask about food intake... My first questions for this type of situation are: * How is your sleep? * How are your stress levels?

It does "work". It hurts like hell. It should not be used all the time. Really beneficial when recovering from injury and using lighter weights. All in all it does nothing magical, but self experimentation is always good.

I can relate to your predicament. I think this sort of story highlights perfectly how losing/gaining weight is not simply a math equation. Yea, yea we need to be in a calorie deficit, but what is a deficit can be a moving target based on many things. Food tracking is generally inaccurate. Calorie burn from exercise is as…

Set realistic goals. I don't know exactly what "starting again this morning" means for you. I would recommend that you don't make that something drastic. Start by making small changes that you can sustain over time. Start racking up wins and think long term. I have been there and can relate. Lose significant weight..…

Good morning my middle aged friends :) Hope you all have a happy & healthy Tuesday!

I appreciate this and can totally relate. I have lost about 50 lbs and kept it off for years. However, I still have struggles with binges, getting the last 10 lbs off for good, relationship with food, etc. I have also not wanted to log my binges. One thing I can say with 100% certainty, logging or not logging has nothing…

Yasss!

Good Morning! Middle ager makes me cringe, but it is true :s

Yea, I kind of get it. I REALLY like to eat, so cutting can be a challenge...and it usually is fat that gets me.

The irony of the insurance company offering unhealthy means to get "healthy". Good for you in recognizing the absurd numbers. Don't let them kick your *kitten*!