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MFP, heart rate monitor, body fat tester, myo tape. MFP forums are a big one, I just find that when I read them religiously it keeps me focused.

oh one more thing... perhaps the OP should consider seeing a dietician. Some docs are woefully under trained when it comes to nutrition. A dietician can devise a diet that works for the OPs current weight/health levels and factors in the needs of the baby both before and after birth.

I've got to be honest, the responses to Bumbeen's posts have be fairly rude and ignorant. Dismissing him because he's male and never been pregnant is ridiculous. There is nothing wrong with eliminating grain during pregnancy as long as the women is still consuming the necessary nutrients. Bumbeen is right that grain is a…

Not sure if you were responding my post or not. :) However, yeah, I'm thinking seriously about it. I need to read his book.

Snore. Who is to say that eating all of the food groups we define is "natural"? It's an assumption based on a lot of other assumptions. If low carb didn't work for you, by all means, don't do it, but don't use the "natural" argument. It's tired and flawed. :) Your Cholesterol point brings up a long an complicated topic.…

I understand that initial desperation. You have generated the desire and the motivation to solve your weight problem and you feel like you have to make it all happen NOW. It's an obsession, all you want is to reach your goals. I wrote a blog posting once on obsession and weight loss, shameless plug here, although I haven't…

Agreed, however, given that he's currently losing at a good rate I personally would stick with what he's doing. If the weight loss slows/stops or there is concern about lean mass (if his BF% isn't dropping) then he could adjust his intake. In other words, don't try fix what isn't broken.

I actually have never read anything scientific on this although I've heard it many times and it seems to make sense. This did cross my mind when reading the original post but honestly, as has been alluded too in other posts, reality is, the average weight loss will probably end up being slower than 4-5 lb a week over the…

I think he made the mistake of focusing too much on the Insulin theory. There are other benefits to lower carb diets such as increased satiety without the need to hang your hat on the Insulin dogma. I appreciated some of his other points like the fact that telling a fat person that they need to eat less isn't really a…

Honestly, I pretty much ignore most of these recommendations. As someone who had a lot of weight to lose and still has more to lose I'd happily accept 4-5 lb a week or more. If I lose a little lean body mass in the process, so be it. I lift weights and exercise to help retain lean mass and I'll work on regaining that lean…

Honestly, I don't think this guy really needs advice. He's losing weight at the rate of 1lb every 2 days. That's awesome. It will likely slow down, he's only been at it a month or so. He's exercising, hopefully doing some resistance training so that should help retain some lean body mass. I say to the OP, as I said in my…

The problem with that approach is for someone with 100 lb to lose that's two years of dieting, no breaks etc. Although losing 1 lb a week consistently should be something anyone can be proud of, I can understand the desire to lose it faster when you have so much to lose.

+1 to this... although as Lyle says in that blog posting, this doesn't apply to everyone. But wait, did you say 1lb every 2 days?!?! And you're not happy with that? That's an amazing weight loss. If you're able to do that, not be unbearably hungry and keep it up consistently then you would be a huge success story. When I…

Not necessarily. I used to be a 260 lb person, in fact, I used to be a 280 lb person and I can burn more calories in the same period of time than I could when I was heavier and less fit. And when I was 280 lb I was probably fitter than most 280 lb dudes. The reality is, and again, Lyle's blog for some info on this, most…

Honestly, eating around 1800 calories a day results in very slow progress for me and my TDEE using one of those calculators is 2800 with moderate activity levels and 3000 at my current activity levels. I really wonder if I actually directly measured my energy expenditure if it would be much lower. It's easy to say, just be…

+1 Sidesteal for the win... Everything I've read suggests the above to be true. Those in doubt should do some reading of Lyle McDonald's blog, Body Recomposition. Saying that, I understand the desire to decrease calories and lose weight faster. Lets face it, it takes a bloody long time. :)

Certainly don't try to eat if you feel full, but even on Primal/Paleo diets it's important to know what you are taking in. There is no free lunch.

@PitBullMom - You know I'm a fan of Primal/Paleo but I''ve never found any evidence anywhere, ever that you can eat more than you expend and lose weight. Even hardcore primal for 10 months straight I still need to watch my intake. It's true that you will likely feel more satisfied eating the whole foods and lots of protein…

Technically on Primal nothing is restricted. The guideline is to aim for 80/20. Mark Sission the guy behind Primal (who has a veggie wife btw) admits to enjoying a crusty bit of sourdough on the odd occasion or a bit of corn at a BBQ. Some completely eliminate grain, others incorporate a little, depending on how it makes…

There is some proof to support Paleolithic man eating some grains, but not to the extent we do and as you said, not as processed. Yes, grains and agriculture are responsible to some extent for our success, it's a cheap, readily available source of calories once you learn how to cultivate and process them. All of that means…

That's overall meat consumption, not just red meat and it's actually 276 lbs total. On that study, here is one snippet about it that discussed the results: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2012/03/12/red-meat-eating-increases-risk-of-early-death/ They found replacing a serving of red meat with fish improved…

quick response for now... The selection pressure for a more carnivore like jaw may not have been there because we used tools and not our mouths like many carnivores. Hence we could hunt and kill meat and eat it without all the same requirements for the jaw mechanics of a carnivore. That was in my original post about it.

Silverkittycat is not in canada... lol

Turn on the chanting, I'm a fan. :)

There was no selection pressure to modify our jaws, that doesn't mean there wasn't selection pressure to modify other parts of our anatomy. Serious Veggie, it gets to a certain point in the debate where you start getting just a little obnoxious. "Mutt, even you have come to the right conclusion". Give me a break dude...…

I went full circle on that one. In the end I believe the key is to cut calories, eating certain macro ratios may help with satiety and health though. Now why we got fat to begin with, that's another question...

Yes, I've read that particular pro-herbivore page. I've also read rebuttals. The jaw and fingernail ones I already gave for example. Honestly, everything I've read indicates to me that the truth is probably that we evolved to eat both and we obviously do. The ratio of which is open to debate.

Actually, all is says is that at some point in our evolution we were herbivores and that there wasn't sufficient selection pressure to cause our jaws to change. Yeah, the soil bacteria. So I take it you supplement B12 instead of eating dirty veggies? Animals are still a better source from what I understand, but it's true…

VeggiusMaximus - You've mentioned in this thread, gave up trying to find the post, that it's accepted that humans are herbivores, but I've seen so many counter arguments, I struggle with that claim. The jaw musculature that you mention I've heard rebutted by saying we haven't needed to hunt with our mouths like carnivores…

Nice summary. It's not a revelation to me, losing weight starts in the kitchen, end of story. Exercise is great, but IMO, 95% of it for most people comes down to diet, especially for those who are actually obese. For someone losing 10 lbs, an increase in activity might be all they need. The exercise helps though, the…