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Uhm. . .I really was puzzled by this. I mean the first two sentences of the abstract say "The close correspondence between energy intake and expenditure over prolonged time periods, coupled with an apparent protection of the level of body adiposity in the face of perturbations of energy balance, has led to the idea that…

Yes. It discussed "set points," "settling points" and other theories and what the research has shown for the past several years. Uhm. . .you DO know what a set point and a settling point ARE, right???????

How about this - it's complicated. It's certainly not as simple as CI=CO. Here's a juried journal article reviewing the research on the topic. Set points, settling points and some alternative models: theoretical options to understand how genes and environments combine to regulate body adiposity

I do Stepbets. In the Stepbet app, you choose a Stepbet to join. There are various types of Stepbets - some are 6 days a week with one day of no steps, some are 7 days, some are 5. Some last 4 weeks, some last 6 weeks. Some are for anyone (house takes 25% off the top, with some exceptions) some are only for people who have…

As far as I can tell, MFP severely over estimates the calories I earn from my steps unless I am hiking in steep hills with a pack, in which case MFP severely under estimates my calorie burn. However, for at least the past quarter century, all the various weight loss methods I've tried have tied exercise to extra food, with…

I'm going to be Devil's advocate :smiley: Your Fitbit may or may not track stairs. If it does not, MFP gives you calories based on number of steps over flat ground carrying nothing. If you spend those steps climbing the side of a mountain with a 20lb pack. . .well. You figure it out. In any case, if you try to add a few…

The flu caught me and smacked me down good, so I am a few days late with this, but. . . Your post reminded me of something. Years and years and years ago, there was a computer geek diet program that went around - this is back in the days when things went viral by people making physical copies on floppies and handing them…

Something I was hoping I'd see in this thread, but haven't. . .I've eaten keto not as a diet, but for a specific medical issue. (People have been using keto to treat these sorts of disorders for a very, very long time.) I don't like it, and I don't do it when I can get away with eating normally (noms to king cake), but I…

One of the things I've noticed on studies about weight loss and maintenance is that the advice to lose slowly so as to learn how to maintain a weight loss, while perfectly rational and logical and the standard for most weight loss programs (including MFP), isn't borne out in the research. It doesn't seem to matter HOW one…

Jan 11 - 2nd pass. I am getting either the flu or a cold. As I'm in the state with the most flu cases in the USA, I have my suspicions which one it is. Either way, I was MISERABLE yesterday. . .

I'm doing a No Buy year where I don't buy anything non-consumable unless it is a need, not a want. So no new clothes unless I don't have any that don't fit or the old ones are worn out/can't be worn. The only way for me to get any new clothes this year and keep my goal of No Buy is to lose so much weight the old clothes…

Exercise: yes walked Calories: yes Journal: yes

There are 2 very long term studies with large samples that are very tightly controlled and considered gold mines of information that include work on diet and weight. They're called the Nurse's Studies (They're currently recruiting for #3, btw. . .) In 2011, some of the results of study #2 were published. The findings are…

I know plenty of folks from way back, 15 or more years, who understand weight loss quite well, have taken classes in it, some of whom have advanced degrees in various medical arts. . .they have as much trouble with maintaining weight loss as anyone else. I don't doubt your anecdotal experience, but it may well be that the…

Exercise - yes -walked Calories -yes Journal - yes

Exercised - yes, walked the dog and cleaned house Calories - yes Tracked - Yes

Exercise - Yes, walked and cleaned house Calories - Yes Tracked - Yes

Whoops. Wrong day.

Exercise - Yes, went hiking Calories - Yes, ate like a pig at dinner, still 1.5k under. Love hiking! Journal - Of course

Exercise - yes, walk Calories - yes Journal - yes

I have decided that I'm not stepping on the scale until February 1st. I'm going to track and stay under my calorie limit every single day, get my 75K steps in every week and not play the scale game. We'll see what happens.

Pay off the mortgage and salt the rest away in an IRA, then retire a few years earlier than I had planned.

Exercise - yes, 2 long walks Calories - yes Tracked - yes

I am taking a pass for today without any regrets. The weather outside was frightful! Today is projected to be at least a few degrees warmer.

Exercise - walked around the office and danced in my kitchen (it is COLD outside) Calories - yes Tracked - yes

A co-worker gave me a Harry Potter Hallmark ornament as a thank you present. When I opened it, I got really excited because it is the book Harry and Ron and not the movie Harry and Ron. My co-worker said I had shown my true Potterhead tendencies - one glance and I knew based on Ron's face and Harry's glasses.

Exercise - Yes, Hiking for 3 hours Calories - Just barely, but I did (100 calories under) Tracked - Yes.

I know this is old, but I've learned over the years that Fitbits are not the most accurate critters when it comes to hiking, and your Fitbit won't take into account whether you are hiking with full backpack for an overnight trip or a sporty little hydration pack that barely fits 1.5L of water. I'm competitive, even with…

for one 16 oz cup, I take 2 creamers and 7 nutrasweet packets. I don't drink my coffee. I eat it. I can drink it black, I can drink it with just sugar, but my way feels decadent and rich, so why not? I log my expected number of creamers each morning so the calories are already accounted for. :smiley: At the height of the…

I just walk. I joined StepBet, and that's my motiviation to get out there 5 or 6 days a week, rain, shine, cold weather, hot weather, tired, energized, busy or leisurely. I can check out audiobooks from our library to download, so I put on a book and I go walk for my required steps. No planning, no elaborate schemes. I…