logicalmaniac

Sorry op for hijacking your post. I mean well and I really do want you to succeed. I want you to lose the weight you want and do it right. I never meant to imply that you have to eat that low if you don't want to. If you are comfortable with eating the calories you are eating and you are not losing weight then you can…

Here is what I suggest doing for those struggling with weight loss. Go check out Venusindex and adonisindex.com They back up all their claims with actual study citations. They have a calorie calculator that works on measurements and weight as opposed to weight alone . You start off eating low calories when you have the…

I know what it is like to be extremely overweight. I know what it is like to lose weight slowly. I do not endorse eating like this forever. Lose the weight quick , feel good about yourself, and then switch to maintenance eating. Why diet longer than you have to? Do what works for you. Don't criticize someone for wanting…

Totally agree with keeping muscle. The fact is the body usually only utilizes muscle when one of two things occur while dieting one is not doing resistance training and two is your body fat is very low. A study was done on women. Researchers put women on 800 calories a day for a long period of time. Two groups were done.…

So, people should not follow new research using up to date devices to accurately measure thing in order to follow outdated methods? People thought skipping meals would cause you to enter starvation mode , until new research proved that wrong. Hey, if you want to lose weight slowly go for it. I will continue to have my…

Trust me. I have coached MANY clients through aggressive cutting programs. My clients start eating very low calories around 500 for women and 1000 for men. They have lost upwards of 5lbs a week in the beginning months. They continue to lose over 2lbs of fat a week when they are 4 pack lean (visible 4 pack). None of them…

When the lower weight, conditioning, and other factors were taken in to consideration, the people on Biggest Loser only showed a SLIGHTLY lower metabolic rate than predicted. It was only a difference of a few percent. The Minnesota Starvation Experiment found a drop in Metabolism ONLY after the individuals had reached very…

No problem. I always ask people: If the goal of exercise is to burn fat, why would you want to eat those calories back. The only time activity should be a factor, is when you go from fat loss to maintenance and muscle growth. Or, when you are at the lower limits of body fat. Keep up the good work and stay consistent. You…

If you are eating 600-800 calories a day, then you are losing fat. It may not show up on a scale, which is why you should take measurements, or have your body fat tested using BOD POD or DEXA. Any other device is not that accurate. Things to do when you plateau (no change in waist measurement, fat percent, etc. after 2…

Cleansing is mostly hype. There is no real benefit to it, unless you are the author of the particular cleanse. You can detox your body by increasing your water intake. You can incorporate a simple 24 hour fast. You can cut out processed foods and eat only organic. All of them will be easier than committing to a 21 day…

Before you worry about loose skin, get the fat off of your body. Most of the time it will shrink up, with time. Surgery may be the only alternative, IF you have lost a LOT of weight. Before you think about getting surgery you need to determine if what you have is loose skin. A LOT of people will think they have loose skin,…

First, there is absolutly no credible research to show that not eating enough can cause you to stop losing weight. Most of the information that was gathered on this was based on faulty data. The research that everyone bases this on is a study that was done on women who were eating low calories and could not lose weight and…

Machine weights are often viewed by instructors as being safer for people to use, because they keep you in better form. That is why instructors will often lean towards them. The problem with machines is that they isolate muscles and do not give supporting muscles much chance to grow. Free weights, if done correctly of…

Unless you can be hooked up to an expensive caloric meter, I would not focus on calories burned during exercise. New research has come out that shows that most software that and online calculators are really off when it comes to calories burned. I don't even calculate them any more. I put in sedetary for my calories burned…

Plateaus can happen for many reasons. When we lose weight we become lighter and we no longer burn as many calories as we do when we are heavier. It has nothing to do with metabolism slowing. The heavier you are the more calories you burn just walking around. You may need to recalculate your calories based on your new…