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If you want to weigh 150 and count calories, use one of many calculators on the web. Make sure you use the weight that you want to be at for your calculation. After all, that is the amount you need to eat to weigh 150. You weigh more because you eat more. Motivation - is there something that you really want to do, but your…

I usually drink a Premier Protein shake. You can only get them at Costco. Only 1 gram of sugar, 30 grams of protein to make you feel full. I like the vanilla ones.

They are hard on your stomach. The most recent opinion of the American Medical Association says that vitamins are not necessary, except for vitamin D in some instances. I'd save my money if I were you.

The 2 docs who said 800 calories were in Florida. One was my primary physician who told me that's what she had to do and that is all she eats now. The other ran a weight loss clinic. My current doc doesn't believe in counting calories. Total carbs, not net carbs, are all I need to worry about. I look at calories just to…

A scale can tell you a lot by sensing water content through electro-currents. This is mainly useful for people with congestive heart failure who need to monitor fluids. Dieters can use it to see if they have water weight gain. I just use a basic scale that measures in 0.2 pound increments. I bought it years ago and it…

There is no direct connection to the heart to cause damage. The neurotransmitter norepinephrine is similar to epinephrine which is a pressor used to raise blood pressure. By increasing norepinephrine, it must be enough to increase blood pressure enough in those which high blood pressure already. Dopamine is also a pressor.…

I kept going up 2 pounds and down 2 pounds for a month. I did not do anything different, just stuck to my diet. Then, like magic, the pounds started dropping off again. Don't get discouraged. It happens to all of us. Just keep the faith. Don't get upset and binge on something.

Hi, I started with the iPhone app, too! It is easier for posting what you eat because you don't have any ad servers to wait for. Here's my advice: 1. Make sure you measure/weigh your food each time. Eventually you will get a feel for how big a portion size is and you won't have to do it anymore. Make sure you have a set of…

Also remember when you calculate your resting basal metabolic weight, that is based on lean body weight (ie NO FAT). Just think about it. At sleep your body makes hormones, cholesterol, proteins, repairs muscle etc. This rate will be the same for you thin as it is for you fat. This number is for your body while it is…

i have a doctor of pharmacy degree. These meds are supposed to be prescribed only in those with a BMI of over 30, which is the catagory of extremely obese. People who need to lose only a few pounds get their physicians to write for these drugs. Now the drugs are used in a population that the drug was never meant to be used…

MY RMR is 1,100 calories. This is for a small frame 5'2". How tall are you? What is your bone structure? There is a lot to look at. You can't use the My Fitness Pal, one size fits all, caloric needs estimate. You may be different. If you've been at this for a month and have logged everything faithfully, then you need…

I have the original ones made by MBT. Either their patent expired or the newer ones are slightly different. With my MBT's, I do notice a big difference. My hamstrings are sore the next day, so I know they work. I don't wear them that often because the round bottoms make it difficult to drive or pedal. They are my walking…

I'm a pharmacist. The drug hame is Victoza, generic name liraglutide. It does a few things, one of which slows your gastric emptying so food leaves your stomach slower. You will feel full longer and eat less. For type 2 diabetes, it increases the amount of insulin you secrete and decreases glucagon when your body makes too…

I agree, bagels are bad. They are about 350 calories before you put on a spread. That will run another 50 calories. Now you are at 400 calories before the eggs. Bananas are good, but remember that one medium banana is 100 calories and counts as two servings of fruit. I try to limit each meal to a maximum of 400 calories.…

ME TOO! I was stuck at a 20 pound loss for over a month. I've lost 5 pounds this week. It's like it just went off all of a sudden. I'll be posting my loss tomorrow. I want to wait a full week before updating my weight.

Don't worrry about it. Your metabolism does not change over night. It takes sustained eating (at least two weeks) at a large deficit to make your metabolism slow. It won't hurt you by having a low calorie day every once in a while. The first rule of dieting is - Don't eat if you are not hungry.

During my work week, I get up around 6pm. I eat dinner at 7:30pm and leave for work at 8:15pm. During my shift, I eat a Lean Pocket or a Lean Cuisine plus a Kellog's snack bar. I get off at 7:15am and eat a breakfast bar on the drive home. During my week off, when I have my days and nights flipped back to normal, I eat…

LOL! How do you do that?

I drink when it's my week off. I don't look much at calories because it is a splurge item, something not done on a regular basis. Rule of thumb - if it tastes sweet it will have higher calories. Dry wine has less than sweet. You can drink light beer, but I'd rather have a full bodied Belgian ale. Just go out and have fun.…

I took phendimetrazine (brand name Bontril). It is a short acting anorexic drug. You take it one hour before meals to suppress your appetite. I lost 80 pounds and developed an abnormal EKG. Two years later, my heart has returned to normal. No long term damage. I gained back some of the weight, but not all. That was because…

You can also hurt yourself by drinking too much water. It has caused death. Try to keep to the 8 glasses per day, unless you've lost a lot of water through sweat. You need water to breakdown fat, so you need to stay hydrated. Just don't overdo it.

The problem is, when you want to binge you don't want meat or veggies. Carbohydrate cravings happen. I used to get them, too. They are due to the serotonin level in your brain. That's why anti- depressants make you fat - they raise the serotonin your brain. Precription amphetamines reduce the craving as they raise levels…

I wouldn't worry about it, as long as your kidneys are good and you don't have diabetes. For diabetics, no more than 4 ounces per day. Diabetes causes kidney damage among other things, so you need to help them by keeping the protein low.

You do burn calories riding a motorcycle. Muscles are used to balance the bike, turn, etc. Plus the adrenaline rush boosts your metabolism. You are always on the look out for cars pulling out and not seeing you, so your body makes sure you are alert in times of danger. Bikes are heavy and it takes energy to maneuver them.…

Make sure your calorie count is accurate. If a serving is 1/2 cup, then make sure you really only eat 1/2 cup. One cup will halfway fill up a normal cereal bowl. A lot of items, I actually eat 2 servings. After measuring food for a week or two, you get a feel for it. I was surprised that my small, Ikea wine glasses held 8…

You need to go to a web site that gives you your true BMR. The one on this site does not go below 1,200 per day. That is due to legal requirements, not because it is bad to eat under 1,200 calories. A non-diet site can tell you the truth. Starvation mode is defined as eating 50% or less of your basal caloric requirements…

I get a 27% premimum on top of my base pay for not getting any PTO. When I add that to my shift differential, it makes it worth my while. I won't do it forever, but I really like the large paychecks. I'm making $30 more per hour than a regular day shift pharmacist. I can really sock away some money, plus have enough to buy…

According to the American Diabetes Association, you only need 4 ounces of protein per day. That's true what he said. You can eat a lot more food with vegetables. Make sure that you also count cheese in the protein count. The ADA says cheese counts just like a meat. If you look at their food pyramid (different from the FDA…

I work from 9:45pm until 7:15am. I have my dinner as my first meal at 7:30pm. It's actually better to have my biggest meal first. I will log tonight's dinner as my dinner. At work, I eat a lean pocket around 2am. This is my "lunch". I will log it as tomorrow's lunch. I will have a breakfast bar or sometimes cereal mixed…

Not sure if I've posted in this thread yet. I'm a hospital pharmacist at a 470 bed hospital. Overnight, there is only one pharmacist on duty. By law, I have to stay in the pharmacy (must have pharmacist present). Anyway, I work for 7 days and then I am off for 7 days when another pharmacist works my shift. I do not accrue…