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Macros (and LCHF) for health, low calorie for weight loss. I've been grain-free since 2014 (major improvement in health (T2 diabetes, gum recession, and joint pain/flexibility) and keto since 2015. But it is very easy to eat too many calories on keto, and so after an initial 50-lb loss, I've settled in at the mid 230s. My…
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Just saying for what it's worth . . . keep feeding him granola bars, pasta, and brown rice, and he will continue to gain weight. "Portion control" is a myth. Weight is controlled by hormones, not directly by calories or portion size. These are old wives' tales that has been proven wrong-headed over the last 15 years. Since…
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Sugar spikes blood sugar. Do that too often or too much, and insulin resistance results. Inflammation follows. When you are 100-110 lbs overweight for years like I was, IR is a big deal. Hitting 277 lbs and judged pre-diabetic by my doctor a year ago, suffering from joint pain and gum recession (inflammation), I made the…
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As I read all the discussions back and forth, I think laralosingit42 still does not get the fact that "net calories" in MFP includes the required deficit between calories consumed and calories burned. Ana3067 gave an excellent description, but after this "42" was still confused about "eating back exercise calories." I am…
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I've used BodyMedia for over a year and like it. Connects with MFP. I use it for more than steps as it calculates quality of sleep as well as calorie burn. I have heard that Fitbit reports are not accurate when compared to BMedia. Given the many variables that affect scale weight, I use Excel to plot actual deficits…
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Just some thoughts on your brief post. 1. 1200 calories a day may be too few -- your body needs enough energy to burn, otherwise it thinks you are starving and stops fate loss. 2. Drinking 8 glasses of water a day? Body needs water to flush burned fat. A hydrated body does not hold water (bloat, and weight). 3. 5 pounds in…
