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I'm no expert in the area, but the same thing happened to me. I took a week off from the gym, and when I went back, my heart rate seemed to return to normal levels. I also noticed this happening before my body decided to go on strike...apparently I was overtraining with my two-a-days. Not saying that's what's going on with…

This is a very interesting read. I know that If I consume much above 2,000mg on the daily, it'll show up on the scale and I'll feel "puffy" the next day or two. But I wonder if that would level out over time? Or maybe I'm just not consuming enough potassium to counteract the sodium. Hmm....

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I have the same issue with rice. Boxed, bagged, precooked, doesn't seem to matter. The servings in the package are never what it claims to be (usually falls short), and don't even get me started on the dry to cooked equivalents. If there's one thing I'll always weigh/measure, it's rice.

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Okay, this is my final post on this topic since my experience with upping my calories is clearly wrong and defies science (although I still stand by the fact that eating below your BMR can slow your metabolism if you do it for too long) and obviously I must've been doing something wrong in the first place when I wasn't…

Okay this is going nowhere. I can assure you I was logging accurately, as I said, I have (and had at the time) a foodscale and a HRM. And when I upped my calories, I didn't change the way I logged or what I was eating. So, that wasn't the case. And do you really think with her being as active as she's saying that her…

Oh right, I forgot....MFP - where everyone is a self-proclaimed doctor or scientist. Please see my above posts. What I'm saying is that it CAN work for some and that I'm one of those people, if my body is defying whatever scientific law you now want to quote, then so be it. I'm not the only one this has worked for, and I'm…

Are you saying that science is never wrong?

Oh rly? So care to tell me how exactly I lost my weight? I started out eating between 1,000 and 1,200 cals a day and working my butt off in the gym. Lost my first 20 pounds and then stalled. For like 4 months. And yes, I was using food scale and wearing a HRM to track calories burned. So...I upped my calories, slowly to…

Could very well be the case. Especially if she doesn't have a food scale (glad to hear she's going to get one :smile: ). However, as others have pointed out, when you do increase calories, you should really do it slowly, otherwise, yes, it will cause an initial gain on the scale until your body adjusts to the new level of…

Okay, first of all it's not that simple. Not everyone should eat more. It's for those people who are eating well below their BMR on a regular basis. It jacks up your metabolism, teaching the body to operate on fewer calories as the new normal and you have to continuously reduce your calorie intake to continue to see…

IN! Because, AWESOME. And also, TRUTH. :heart:

I love quest bars!! Only problem is they don't seem to love me. I think it's the high fiber content. I'll have one every couple of days, but if I exceed that, my stomach is NOT a happy camper. :sad:

Nope, you're doing it right. The post is saying people who only eat 1,200 calories (or less) and then go try to exercise even more calories off, are doing more harm than they're realizing. So, yes, eat your exercise calories back.

Nope. Sedentary is strictly for people who don't ever exercise, period. And are restricted to bed rest. Most people who aren't on bed rest are at the very least considered to be "lightly active".

Well...you tried. LOL. :flowerforyou:

Exactly! While it works for some people, the majority of us out there trying to lose weight do not need to drop that low. I mean, sure, I could, and I'd probably lose weight faster, but I enjoy eating, and I don't particularly enjoy feeling hungry all the time. Heck, I do some pretty intense workouts and if I eat anything…

Agreed, 100%.

I wish I had known this years ago...would've saved me loads of wasted time at the gym, not to mention countless hours of being hungry when I didn't need to be. If I dropped my calories to 1,200 nowadays, I'd end up chewing off an arm!

Bumping to find the recipe later. I LOVE cauliflower!!

Yep. It's that simple. However, if you're sensitive to sodium, consuming foods high in sodium can mask a loss on the scale. Also...while it's not necessary to eat heatlhy to lose weight, I've found that overall I feel better if I do.

Typically I change into gym clothes and head to the gym, when I get back from that, it's PJ time - which is usually a tshirt and yoga pants. As for snow handling...whatever I have on usually...unless it's super cold, then I start adding layers.

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So...to take this a step further....what, in your opinion, are symptoms or warning signs of starvation mode? How can one recognize they are in starvation mode? ETA: Not trying to be snarky, just thought it was a good question to add to the discussion. I should also add that I have no idea what the answers to those…

Aaaaand now everyone in my office is staring at me wondering why I can't stop laughing. This is epic. I mean how do you respond to that?!?!

Calories are calories, plain and simple. As others have said, just make sure you're eating enough protein, and let the rest fall where they may. As long as you're eating at a deficit, you will lose weight. HOWEVER...I will say this...I have found that the "cleaner" or "healthier" I eat, the better I feel - my workouts feel…

Mainly, my trainer. The wealth of knowledge he's bestowed upon me over the last year in regards to fitness and nutrition is unparalleled. I could go on and on about how he's influenced my success, but most of you probably don't care, so I'll stick with the TL:DR version. :smile: There are also quite a few MFP peeps that…

I :heart: that website!! Even though I don't eat paleo (I still eat carbs and some sugars), I still use a lot of the recipes, and I LOVE reading her stories that surround the recipes. :drinker: