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What is the source of this deep attraction women have with X day cleanses and Y day weight loss programs?

I sure would!

It takes persistence, but that requires discipline. Each time you slip, and we all do, is a time you're not exercising your disciplinary habits as well as you could. That was me just yesterday. The idea is to minimize those slips, so that the trend is progress, and those few times you fall off the rails won't significantly…

The more I read her replies the more I get the impression she just wants attention. Her responses almost always have some sort of logical flaw or excuse that might just be bait for more input. She has all the useful advice one could need, so I say we pack up and wish her well at this point.

How much weight do you have to lose to fit in the dress? Find out this number, and then set your daily calorie goal accordingly. Then, every time you are tempted to mess up your diet, imagine yourself not fitting in your dress on your wedding day. I bet in that case, you'll wish you'd have adhered to your deficit. Use that…

And I am inclined to agree, which is why I later mentioned 1g/lb lean mass as a perfectly fine alternative to 1g/lb total weight.

Diets based on the restriction of a particular macronutrient are a bad idea. Carbohydrates have never made anybody overweight. Calorie surpluses (which may have involved an excess of carbs) have. Limiting carbs is simply an indirect way for people to try to fall out of a calorie surplus and into a deficit to burn fat. But,…

It won't be unhealthy unless your BF% drops too low, and it doesn't sound like you're in danger of that. Cut down to <= 10% BF, no matter what the scale says, and your belly fat should pretty much be gone. If you look too skinny, or you just want the number on the scale to be higher, I recommend you gain via weighlifting,…

Quick question, you weigh 250 and you want to eat 1700 calories per day? That's what I'm eating, at a relatively steep deficit, and I only weigh 159. I don't recommend you eat below your BMR (the amount of calories you'd burn if you were motionless all day). Based on the info I could get about you, 25/F, 250 lbs, I assumed…

You need to keep losing fat, and to do that you need to keep losing weight. No way around it. Why do you want to stop losing weight?

Welcome to the site. We all start somewhere. A few things: * 2 lbs/week sounds great, but unless you're very overweight this is likely too aggressive. Typically, 1 lb/week is a safe way to go, which leads me to... * Your TDEE, total daily energy expenditure (how many calories you burn in a day). You need to know this…

Ignore literally every single person in this thread. While they're compassionate and mean well, MFP is for tracking nutrition, and that's not your issue. You need couples' therapy or counseling. If your husband gets to the point where he wants a tool/resource to track his nutrition, then we'll be here to answer his…

That's the eternal struggle, and it's really tough. I want to be able to eat until I'm full, but I can't, or I'll gain a lot of weight really fast. I'm not really satisfied until I've consumed 6000-8000 calories per day, and my TDEE is around 2000-2200. It comes down to a choice: do you want to eat to the point of…

I'm not getting married or anything but I keep my diary open and I have been logging for years. Not necessarily every single day, but most days. Feel free to add me if you want some company on your journey.

I'm glad I could add fuel to the fire!

This is an excellent point that I agree with. I probably should have put a gap between the first three and the last two to indicate that calories, macros, and micros should get 99%+ of your attention and effort. What I will say is that I think it is beneficial for everyone to take a multivitamin, and probably fish oil.…

No, we don't at all. It just takes the slightest amount of sense and reason sometimes to know what someone is really after. The term clean food is intended to describe food choices that align with a diet that brings you closer to your fitness and health goals. This concept unifies those who use this term, and it's the…

There's an image somewhere about the order in which you should prioritize the different aspects of what makes a good diet. They are, in this order:* Total calories * Macronutrients (Protein, fat, carbs) * Micronutrients (vitamins, minerals) * Nutrient timing * Supplements The idea is, get your calories worked out first,…

Ah the daily clean eating debate thread. I know it's hard to understand, but OP like many others is defining "clean food" not just as that which is unprocessed, but as any food that contributes meaningfully to a good diet; that is, foods that have a high nutrient density, and provide substantial amounts of micronutrients…

You have much to learn. I recommend you get and read this book: http://www.amazon.com/Thinner-Leaner-Stronger-Building-Ultimate/dp/1479291285

Ah, ok thanks for clearing that up!

I'm not from there, but I love when I go, and I'd consider moving/working. I've visited Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver, and they're all great. I'm going back to Montreal soon, and I'm hoping to see Ottawa some day; it was ranked something like 4th best North American city for quality of life.

So far this has been the only helpful response thank you.

HA! For those of you who don't know the reference, we've gone meta here: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10345946/is-there-a-reason-why-guys-dont-like-big-women/p1

Read this: http://www.muscleforlife.com/protein-before-bed/ An article is the best I can do right now. Also, note from this source that I might be wrong about carbs before bed; it likely doesn't matter as much as I previously read it did. And that's fine, learning is good.

For weight loss/body composition, calories matter most, then macronutrients, then micronutrients, then nutrient timing, then supplements. It looks like you need to work on macros and micros a little more, but once you get those worked out, you can work on nutrient timing. There's nothing wrong with white rice, or any…

This website helps a lot: http://www.budgetbytes.com/

Works for me!!!!!!