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Someone above seemed to be claiming they weren't going to develop any life threatening diseases because they weren't overweight. You're right, you don't need to be a rocket scientist to know that this is silly. I don't think she is saying that being obese doesn't increase your risk of certain diseases, but simply that…

What if you sleep walk, sleep run or sleep lift?

That is an interesting point! Why do you think that is? I see it as an issue of psychology rather than morality (reading between the lines of your posts I am guessing that you see the valuation of animal over human well-being as a moral issue, forgive me if that's incorrect). In regards to charitable donations, I wonder if…

Considering how far we've come technologically, it's amazing what we don't know about nutrition. Unfortunately, like with many foods, you have people saying it will kill you and people saying it will save your life. The truth is doubtless somewhere in between but I really think for a lot of things we just don't know. 1 T a…

Interesting point. A friend of mine was fostering a very sick kitten that was born with a portosystemic shunt. The kitten was unlikely to be cured by a very expensive surgery but it was the only alternative to putting it down. My friend raised about $3000 on Facebook for the surgery and I know her husband raised the same…

This was already true before the ACA. How do you think insurance companies set their prices? Actually the ACA is decreasing the effect by "requiring" that everyone sign up for health insurance, so the healthy people who might not otherwise have had insurance are further diluting the burden paid by all healthy people.

Strongly recommend Feed by MT Anderson. http://www.amazon.com/Feed-M-T-Anderson/dp/0763662623 The title refers to the chip that is now standardly implanted in everyone's head which basically provides the Internet on steroids directly wired into the mind. Great book club fodder. Well written and entertaining too.

I may be missing the context here, but you can still contract genetic, inhereted and acquired diseases if you are not obese. Obesity increases the risk of developing some health problems but being of a normal weight doesn't guarantee you will only die if you forget to look both ways while crossing the street.

How was everyone's race?

I wouldn't consider that binging, as I think binging implies some loss of control. Not all overeating is binging. But I'm glad you had a good time!

No, your BMR or basal metabolic rate is basically the calories you burn/expend at complete rest in a 24 hour period (includes sleeping). Since most people stand up, walk around, etc, you actually expend more calories than that each day even without doing any exercise. MFP does the math for you to figure out your estimated…

I don't really use it as a replacement for a full meal, but Garden of Life's Raw Meal is a very good protein and carb source. You can get it cheapest on Amazon but it's still expensive at 1-2$ a serving. I drink it as part of my breakfast most days.

Interesting, thanks.

They do, but they have no real reason for saying so. Especially for someone who has a lot of weight to lose like the OP. BMR is only meaningful as it contributes to TDEE, not as a stand alone number. OP, if you estimated your TDEE on an online calculator and got 2500, that means you should lose weight eating any amount…

200 years for sure. That's assuming the cracker jacks tattoo is still temporary.

Anything high in fat I would think. The usual suspects, nuts, pb, seeds, oil (if you are trying to sneak it to someone they may not even notice oil).

I think BD is one way to describe the inability to see our body as it isbut I wanted to clarify that this is different from clinical body dysmorphia or body dysmorphic disorder. Be glad you don't have that. http://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/related-illnesses/other-related-conditions/body-dysmorphic-disorder-bdd As…

Are you on the website or using the phone app? There should be a "food" button at the top of the page. It will take you to the database, then you type in the food item and it will allow you to check the calories and then add it to your diary which will keep track of the calories for you. You also tell the website how much…

You can easily gain weight eating at a deficit. Fat, no, but weight, yes. There are also plenty of people taller than 3' who will not lose weight on 1300 calories. Physiology is a very complicated thing. There are mechanisms in place which, when faced with an extreme or prolonged calorie deficit, seek to minimize the…

AFAIK the earth and the human body are both approx 60% water (you may be a little dehydrated). That's why the moon makes us crazy. Also, there are more microbes in/on us than there are our own cells, so I would say all things considered, you barely exist. Not exactly what you wanted to hear probably. But you might console…

No, but you did just discover that humans are primarily composed of fat and water. I think this should be written up.

I don't have to know anything about the raw food movement to know that 4000 cals is much more than most people need. The fact that the calories are from fruit makes no difference. Sounds like the person you mention is doing people a great disservice if she recommends that everyone eat that much. There's no trick or way…

They are incorrect.

I agree you can't really make a comparison based on a specific dollar amount because $100 is going to have different value to different people. I guess it would be more appropriate to talk about what you would be willing to spend in terms of a proportion of your income or savings, or what you would be willing to give up.…

You may or may not be able to lose weight while eating "all you want", it all depends on how much you want. If the amount you want is causing you to gain, logging your food and controlling portions might be helpful.

In to read/follow ETA - the "organic systems" link (is that the original study?) doesn't work for me.

That's what I was trying to say...but then again everyone is just a prostate to me.

I think you're right that people tend to be judgemental about obesity in a way that they are not judgemental about cancer, for instance. It is seen more as a personal failure than other health problems, so the outcry about the "obesity epidemic" can seem more like people sticking their nose into something that is not their…

LOL, I like this. :flowerforyou:

It sounds like you don't see obesity as a health problem. It's not about aesthetics and I don't think anyone has forgotten that obese people are more than just their weight, although it may feel like both of those things. Honestly I care both because of the financial consequences of a society predisposed to the development…