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I like men who don't immediately assume I need their help when I'm moving my furniture around on my own. If I need help, I'll ask for it, thanks. (I deal with this weekly at work, when I pick up something. I work IT and inevitably I pass a guy's office who jumps up, "DO YOU WANT ME TO CARRY THAT HEAVY LOOKING OBJECT???"…
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What is a masculinity crisis, anyway? What is a "real" man? I mean, wouldn't a "fake" man be a chick with stick-on facial hair or something? I'm so confused.
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You have lost 54 pounds already! That's amazing! Obviously you are doing something right :) Just keep swimmin' Yeah, it sucks when you wanna stuff your face full of junk and you know it will stall your progress. I can relate. Yesterday I wanted fried food SO BAD. Hadn't had any in forever. So I say, sure, okay, screw it.…
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I get the plain and add honey oat whole grain granola. :d so tasty
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Two pounds really isn't a lot. My weight fluctuates by 3 pounds easy, depending on sodium intake, alcohol, and period. That's like 2.5% of my weight! Don't fret. Just keep an eye on your logging, make sure you're counting everything properly. I noticed you had some "homemade" entries in your journal with breaded meat and…
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I do. But I'm 4'11" and 122 pounds. Sometimes I eat EVEN LESS. "What?!" you say? Yeah, well, I'm short. I'm within normal BMI. My sedentary TDEE is 1600. That means a pound a week means a net of 1100. Math always wins, my friend. Plus, my doc said it was cool. Because, you know. Short. Less overall body mass means fewer…
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Ignorance. Apathy. Most people don't know what 500 calories looks like. Even people GOOD at eyeballing a plate for calories can be fooled. We Americans have our big plates and our big restaurant portions and it's "normal" because everywhere you go, you are overfed. Restaurants, cook-outs, work potlucks, and people will…
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Based on the contents of your diary, the number of "quick-added" and generic "homemade" meals, I would suspect you are not tracking properly. I found that for me, generic estimates of gym equipment burns were way high. I got a Polar HRM and found that I was burning 50-75 calories less each workout. When you cook, if your…
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Sorry, I honestly misread your post as another "holy cow, a registered dietitian that doesn't agree with everything I believe about the magic of dieting, he must be an idiot" post and got defensive. My apologies. You make a great point.
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There's not much concern in the way of safety when someone is dispensing fairly common sense advice about eating, AND he's coming from the (alleged) position of having specifically studied and worked in the field for at least 4 years, which is better than a lot of people on here dispensing rather ridiculous advice can say.…
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I play an undead warlock on Area 52. Off and on, only recently more on than off.
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Reduce sodium and bad fat. Try to get your sugar mostly from fruit and not processed sweets or baked goods. If you eat bread, go for the good stuff that's full of whole grains and not processed grains. Good fats from nuts, avocados, etc. Stay within your % of carb-fat-protein. Calories are a HUGE part of the story, and…
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The alcohol dehydrates you. I definitely see/feel the extra water weight, but it goes away after a few days on its own. That said, the real problem with alcohol for me is how I have one, then I'm feeling relaxed and carefree, so I have another... then an order of mozzarella fries XD Really, it's not bad for you, but it…
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When I've done it in the past, I would just have water and diet soda, because addiction. It's probably better sans soda :P I usually noticed weight loss, but that's probably from a lack of food weight in the body more than actual fat loss. 24 hours is a maximum of 2000 calories burned, give or take your TDEE, which isn't…
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I don't necessarily subscribe to it (though I have in the past, with actual success, though no telling how much lean tissue I gave up instead of fat), but here's the idea behind it: http://www.everydiet.org/diet/eat-stop-eat-24-hour-fast
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Usually I notice the water weight after 2+ full-bodied beers (not the light stuff, usually, unless it's 3 or more, which is rare for me) or after enough rum and diet to get actually tipsy. Then the water weight screws up my weigh-ins. Always fun to screw up your weigh-in right before the official weigh-in day! I have a bad…
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Why the hell do people think it's okay to say things like "You're too skinny" and "Eat a cupcake! It'll put meat on your bones!" but not "Maybe you should think before you put that cheeseburger in your mouth, fatty"? Commenting unnecessarily on people's body weight and eating habits is just never polite. A BMI of 20 is in…
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I second the above advice. Try replacing some of your carbier foods with foods that have high protein and good unsaturated fats. Food with a good amount of fiber helps, too.
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This is my height, too :) For once, something I might be too tall for?!?
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I'm not as endowed as some, but I find that a regular bra under my sports bra helps a lot.
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On Day 3 of Week 2. had a nightmare last night that bugs were crawling all over me, woke up and was having crazy muscle twitches! Guess I need to get some electrolyte replacement drinks....
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^^^ That is how you look like the best version of yourself. Also, don't be like me and do like one pull-up and say WHEW DONE FOR THE DAY and then wonder why you're still a flabmonster XD
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You fight soreness by keeping on working. I haven't been as sore as my second day since :)
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Get a tape measure. I noticed a little inch movement after week 1.
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I love these threads. It's like watching reality TV. I'm 4'11", net less than 1200 per day, and feel fine, healthy, etc. You wanna feel sorry for me because I'm gonna gain it all back? Okay. Have fun with that. I dieted once before this 6 years ago, when my highest weight was 171 (at 4'11", that's pretty much really bad).…
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On day 6, feels so good when the workout is done. I've already lost almost half an inch around my hips.
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Future intended funny use: This weekend I'm going to go to a place where you jump on trampolines FOR FUN. Yeah, I'm gonna wear it there.
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^^^^^ YES.
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I find if I eat mostly the same foods and am sticking solidly to my diet plan, that I don't see much variation weighing daily, but the second I introduce a new drink, food, a few extra calories than normal, it's all over the board for a few days. A pound doesn't mean squat. Could be anything. What you're doing is obviously…
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Sodium is definitely a fat loss masker, and your thyroid problem probably isn't helping if your levels get out of whack. I was going to say, netting 1500 calories is a slow loss in the first place, but most of the week you have a few extra available. So the problem isn't your net calories. (My original post was dumb and…
