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Sorry, but further incorrect comparisons. You can make the same strange argument and say obesity is not as bad because less people in those same countries die of obese related diseases than here because their death rate is lower...you see how that makes no sense and is comparing the wrong things just like your assumption…

You missed my points showing how your line of reasoning is off, but replied to something directed at the incorrect generalized type of statement of the sort "you don't see them obese elderly around once they get old enough, but you see smokers, smoking is healthier!", a confirmation bias due to extremely poor tiny sample…

Ah OK, so you are coming from different direction entirely than those I have heard this in the past that annoyed me. I have heard several use this as an excuse to smoke. But, I see similar conditions apply even in facilities: obese elderly are more likely to be in a full care facility not with the other elderly, more…

Not that I disagree with your previous statements or think in general obesity isn't going to shorten your life, but your last one is commonly thrown around and annoys me. You are obviously not going to see 70 and 80 yos out and about often, and any obese 70 and 80 yos you are going to see out much much less often if at…

I think the problem here is a common one, you are drawing erroneous conclusions from non equivalent stats. Not everybody smokes, and the percentage is dropping. A much larger proportion are overweight or obese, and the percentage was climbing. Obesity is about 35%, overweight another 33% or thereabouts, while smoking is at…

Get some Underarmor Fat Tire shoes. I can hike up and down steep trails and not have foot pain like I used to at the end, they are pretty awesome. No its not an advertisement nor do I work for the company, and yes I've tried orthotics, inserts, of course proper boots and all kinds of hikers, nothing comes close! They do…

Except both MKEgal and apparently you responded without reading, since she clearly stated several times now she did not take the combo of the two drugs. So no, its not a response that makes much sense. The phentermine drug alone can cause heart problems, and many other problems, read up on it, or read the responses others…

They are saying if you took steroids this could easily be possible. I'm going to say looking at your diary that maybe you aren't paying close attention to the actual portions by weighing everything on a scale, possibly some non recorded absent minded eating? Almost everyone does it (myself included) and has a hard time…

Six pounds over about a month is not bad at all, probably judging by your picture its relatively fast for your size. As you get closer to your goal weight your losses will be more difficult, and the bigger you are, the faster weight drops. Remember scales have an error margin of 1-2% sometimes, this means its possible to…

From only the data available to me: your weight and how much you have to lose (75lbs), 2-3lbs per week is not bad in that range. Add to that fact scale error of +/- 1% easily, if you weigh say 200lbs (to make math easy), then your scale could be 4lbs over or 4lbs under on each weighing...easily accounting for this kind of…

Actually you can, I've done that several times, check one of my tests lift data still in my profile over 5 weeks. Its just hard to do, and if you have low body fat to start with, its even much more difficult, lower bodyfat people will tell you its impossible, which, it may be darned close to impossible at their bodyfat…

It is very hard to accurately determine how many calories you burn during weight training, so in general, a low burn rate is calculated under Cardio, not strength training "Strength training". Just remember its extremely hard to accurately calculate caloric burn for weight training without a large amount of data, there are…

Probably true. They are just saying the names you used are "wrong" basically, not the concept that certain people can build muscle faster than others. You just cant know by looking at someone's body how fast they do or don't build muscle or all the other things "linked" to "somatotypes".

Well the blame more aptly lies on the people saying dont do it, since clearly OP plans in advance for such feasts, and you could have benefited as well. Rather looks like you are proof not planning the exercise increase doesnt help, like most of us most of the time, and exactly how we got to the point of needing to lose…

There may be a difference in mental state, but some are stuck on this as a "disorder" or "over exercising" which it is not in any way, and your mental state has little effect on the actual calories that went in and out. What she has described is planning and balance, and ironically what MyfitnessPal is all about…

OK. Well then to eat like a hunter gatherer would be like this: when you find/catch an animal or a cache of food growing in abundance, you gorge yourself on it, because many days you may not even eat, and you cant carry it or put it in a fridge since you are always walking hunting for food or gathering/digging for food.…

Not a problem at all, as long as you dont have joint or health problems that prevent it, walking is one of the easiest most gentle ways to get your exercise. I used to walk up mountains (hiking) to lose weight 3-5x per week and lost over 50lbs doing it in over a year or so. Hiking more steep or uneven trails would wear on…

Exactly, its completely the opposite of a problem, what we are built to do. And we don't have to go back very far in time to a point where almost everyone did over 10-15miles of walking every day getting to and from work, where they would do other exercise, then walk back home. Or walk all over the property doing chores,…

Naw, that is misinformation that shouldn't be spread. For "over exercising" walking to be harmful, its similar to "you can die from drinking too much water". Yes, you can over exercise, but you have to be very extreme about it if you aren't an athlete, and go through quite a bit of discomfort before its a problem. Its…

Its not the problem people are making it out to be Jayded, its normal for many, and very healthy. Even if you eat the exact calories back that you used up, it is not a zero sum game: you have stimulated your body's processes for tissue regeneration, possibly muscle building and exercise induced endorphins, plus almost…

Lots of sleepwalking on a treadmill... but probably just what was said above, plus its easy to forget scales have an error range. So if its 1% error range on your scale and you weigh 250...there is +/-3lbs already, some have 2%. I have fun with my scale too, for some reason my scale tends to show me lighter after a shower…

My best was an approx 5 hr hike over hills with a 20lb pack or so, 2000+ ft elevation gain at high point but lots of ups and downs too and approx 15 mi+: approx 3800 cals. Go ahead, try and eat that back and then stay on track afterwards ;)

Its all preference really, some like to work with MFP default method and enter your exercise and eat what it tells you each day, some like to average calories burned per week and put this into an "activity level" and have food be a "stable" level daily over a week. Some get better results from one than the other or just…

Heart rate really doesn't have much of anything to do with those categories. According to this I'm younger than 18yo athlete... which aside from obviously being wrong, the generalization that younger = lower heart rate is also wrong since children typically have higher heart rates than adults...

Yes, but make sure you are OK nutritionally too just in case since that can cause sleepiness. Unfortunately lifting heavy almost always makes me a bit to extremely sleepy the next day, and also intensifies any "hangry" feelings...

Idiots are everywhere, try not to think about them. I know its hard sometimes, I was teased badly many times in school too, I know how it feels. And when I saw that thread I could find nothing I would be offended at in his place, but I might be annoyed at the attention, however there was no way to figure out who this…

Yup I wasnt there and I dont know, I was going from what I know from my past experience with guys in the gym, and if a guy is commenting about a woman bench pressing its because its over a round (45s each side) its because they are impressed, I cant remember that being something ever to make fun of...? If he was, and…

Laughing at someone behind their back really sucks. But I'm starting to think maybe you are over sensitive: 130lb benches for a girl is remarkable because few girls do it, I cant imagine guys "making fun" of a female doing 130lbs. More like they were impressed, or trash talking his buddy because you were almost doing what…

I recently went to a seminar, a live speaker was presenting, someone came in late and proceeded to the chair beside me to sit. She invaded my space a bit getting in even though I already had politely moved over and made her space, and then after a bit pushed things into my and the person at the other side of hers desk…

Ha, hopefully you had a padded landing. Never quite gone that far as to pass out, the day I had to lay down though I had done deads before my leg presses too, along with quite a bit of other training: low blood sugar flattened me.