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I may be rather sleep deprived yet I'm still baffled. How is the science flawed? Exactly how a misreported calorie intake remotely has anything to do with thermogenesis? Your NHANES sounds like a nation-wide Family Feud, nothing but a big survey. A survey that no one cared enough to do the math and crosscheck until now.…

That's too much baking powder for any mug sized recipe. Pretty sure it made the taste even worse. It's a complete insult to culinary arts but of course I don't expect less from Dr. Oz. That said, you can instead add flaxseed to your cereal or salads or smoothies etc.

How long has it been since you started this diet and exercise routine? With exercise, you will see fluctuations because of water retention, it also depends on your sodium intake, hormone changes (and overall carb intake for some people).

Cat implant to the chest. Should be it.

Drink if you like it? I rarely drink soda (or juice, lemonade, energy drinks etc. for that matter) but when I do, I prefer diet ones since I have no problem with artificial sweeteners in an artificial drink. Nonetheless, this thread will attract many aspartame haters.

Set your activity level according to your job if you have one or average daily activity at home (like if you have to chase your toddlers etc.) and log any kind of exercise manually. I think that's a better way to track calories as long as you take calorie burns from exercises with a grain of salt.

You're 18 which means your body is still growing. Your weight looks okay, maybe even a bit low unless you have small to medium build. You're doing considerably good exercise. To be honest, at 2000-2200 calories a day, it seems like you are on unnecessary deficit as your TDEE should be above that. Your weight gain is most…

I don't think there is anything normal or usual or acceptable in bleeding for 9 days with progressive increase in the amount, enough to have blood clots which form only when your body can't keep up with anticoagulant production.

Ah yes, I missed that part while skipping through the article. Thank you! Thus the article got even more irrelevant unless someone actually expects a linear energy expenditure despite the weight loss.

Agreed, especially since the first thing that comes to my mind when I think about American food is T-bone. I thought average protein intake would be higher but it has a lot to do with food industry after all. Good luck with your training! Do not hesitate to change your macros according to your needs or if your progress…

Default is the Western Diet, not sure but maybe called Standard American as well. For me that's way too high carb ratio.

You will get mixed opinions about macros. I think 40% protein, 30% carbs, 30% fats would be my choice considering the lifting but since you do some endurance training play around with your macros and see if you need more carbs or less.

You may feel a bit bloated if you're not used to it and in that case it's better to have a cup of water or two more than you usually drink to regulate bowel movements. If you're coping with it fine, excellent. Other than that, nope no problems at all.

First of all; shoo @all teenagers who wants to be bony at the cost of effin' their growth and hormones up, below comment is not for you. The thing is, for every peer reviewed study that slams low calorie diets, I can find a study that points to no tangible harm done. One thing that needs to be kept in mind about said…

Walnuts, almonds, pistachios, peanuts, macademia nuts, hazelnuts, cashews, nuts, nuts, nuts and butters of these. Toss a salad with olive oil. Fruits, of course. No matter how picky you are, there should be a few fruits you enjoy eating in the higher carb content range.

Black coffee or any kind of protein, usually tuna or chicken, eggs if it's late at night and I'm too lazy to cook. It takes much more than a tiny bit of chocolate to curb my cravings if I give in. On the bright side, my sweet tooth is tamed as long as I feed it with some protein. Of course I still eat chocolate (or any…

It's not a magic number but simply the lowest MFP goes on recommended calorie intake. Most people set their weight loss on 2 lbs a week, which is a drastic loss in many cases.

I don't see how it's reasonable to pick on "as low as possible". MFP sodium goal is not a goal but merely a limit that follows the suggestions of health organizations. Or does it make sense for MFP to put the same goal for everyone from every age, size etc? OP talked about reaching that goal, mind you. And I said it's not…

Excuse me, what exactly is incorrect? Human body only needs around 600-700 mg of sodium to operate on. Some medical conditions like hypotension, any condition that leads to hyponatremia needs higher sodium intake. Rest, do not as 2500 mg (or 2300 or whatever they keep revising to) is the upper limit.

2500 mg is the upper limit of sodium, not the required amount. Unless you have a medical condition that needs a hşgh sodium intake, you need to keep sodium as low as possible. If you do have a condition, most Asian condiments and sauces, as well as seafood including kelp etc are rich in sodium.

Aside from lifting too heavy, it may be a matter of posture if you can't go parellel or lower. I saw way too many trainers who "think" they know what a squat is, leading their trainees terribly wrong. While you're doing squats, if your knees are strained then you won't be able to pull one properly. You should lift with…

I agree with the quince jam above but making it with grated quince is even better. Also braised quince dessert is an all time favourite of my mothers: Peel the quince, cut it in half, remove the seeds slightly carving it. People usually cook it with much more sugar but my mother uses a tablespoon granulated sugar per half…

Depends on your definition of snack, I guess. For me, a veggie omelette at midnight is a snack. Blackberries and raspberries are reasonably good if you're looking for something sweet. They have low carb content and high fiber. Aside from those, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, spinach all have low carbohydrate and high…

I have this every month, for 2 days tops within the week before menstruation and I tag along, I just eat all I want (since the monthly bloating plus all the food make me feel as full as a brick next day or so). I didn't notice those one to two days making any difference on the scale aside from my usual 3-4 lbs up. I can't…

With all due respect, is it a doctor's diagnosis that you have iron deficiency or is it a self diagnosis? I'm asking beause most women understates iron deficiency and take it as a mere dietary problem. Iron deficiency does have several reasons including malabsorption and dietary interference and taking supplements won't…

Losing weight does affect the menstrual cycle. Since you said you had seen your gynecologist, we may rule out PCOS (did your doc look for it? ordered hormone tests?). First of all, it's a change in body fat ratio that your body was used to. Secondly most people cut the dietary fat intake back way too much while they're…

Took the test on BB and it says ecto/meso which makes sense as I have low BMI and lose/gain weight as fast.

Do you have the numbers for both your HDL(good cholesterol) and LDL(bad cholesterol)? If your HDL is low, best way to increase it is to exercise. If your LDL is high while your HDL is normal to high, you should stay away from saturated fat and consume more polyunsaturated fat for your daily fat intake, namely omega fatty…

OP's problem is eating 'all' of the batter, though. Not a little bit. My advice: Duck tape. If you really can't control yourself, restrict yourself in a funny way. Once you have the "d'oh" moment instead of the dough moment, your body will have the awareness.

Awesome recipe, thank you! I'll try it with my ON double rich chocolate!