Russellb97 Member

Donuts and pizza are my staples :wink: You don't have to kill for the deep dish. I promise you that you can eat it and still lose weight.

Me too! I can eat a dozen cookies in the blink of an eye ;)

Thank you! My hope is that my experience and long-term success can be a benefit to those who are struggling just like I did. One of the most important changes that happened during my journey was creating a positive relationship with food. I probably have been on 12-20 diets in my past where I gave up foods I love like;…

Bingeing is uncontrolled overeating and often happens when we are too restrictive. For me, the answer was to allow myself to overeat but on my terms so I remained in control. It's like blowing up a balloon. If you just keep blowing without letting any air out pretty soon it just pops. The true issue with bingeing isn't the…

Unfortunately, there will never be a "magic pill". The caffeine and other stimulants do almost nothing for metabolism and yet has caused deaths. One issue is how many assume that metabolism is the same as energy. The only possible benefit is helping hunger and yet the hunger part could simply be placebo. If I give everyone…

I love scary movies! When I was young the original Nightmare on Elm Street and Hellraiser made me not want to sleep for days. As an adult, I'm not scared by much but The Strangers, Babadook and The Descent freaked me out. However, I'd still choose The Exorcist as the scariest movie of all time. Some great indie…

Hey, congratulations! Is this similar to intuitive eating? Thank you :smile:

I agree but I think the action depends on the goal. If your goal is short-term like losing weight for an event then yeah, you need to up the ante. If the goal is permanent then you'd being going down a frustrating path because you'd just be in the same situation a few more weeks down the road. Even worse, with your new…

Weight in lean body mass has an affect on BMR not bodyfat. Technically if I lost 100lbs of bodyfat my BMR should have had a very little reduction. Didn't mean to offend Ninerbuff, this is sore spot because it sounds a lot like what I've heard before. Aaron I am here to share my experience and help anyone who asks free of…

The tile is BS and cruel. Sure maybe a total "can't lose weight plateau" is unlikely but a diet induced metabolic slowdown is very likely and an issue. 6 weeks for definition then fine but even a 2,3,4 and 5 week stall sucks! This is a sore spot for me because I've plateau'd many times and had eternally fit trainers not so…

The Vodka cleanse is my fave! Clear liquid and zero carbs! Plus everyone knows how alcohol disinfects

I know raising your potassium intake helps your body release sodium and is normally a great way to combat a high sodium meal, but does that help for those with HBP?

It's not my favorite treat but mine would be cookies, because they are so small and delicious. So it doesn't feel like I'm eating that much until a box is gone.

Our relationship with food is the true problem and excess weight is the product of that. One of the main differences between someone overweight and not-overweight is that don't constantly worry about what they're eating and when they're eating. It's just food and food is something to enjoy and nourish our bodies with. We…

Exactly, I wasted so much time and many tears dieting. Switching from dieting to an enjoyable lifestyle is what cured me.

Also I want to say that I'm asking this question because I feel like the mainstream has created a crap storm for obesity with the pressure to be thin and to not be satisfied with the way we look and then offering "quick and easy" diet plans to lose weight fast! And then when it fails, we've been brainwashed to blame…

I definitely believe that is part of it of course but I'm also blaming the emotional and mental impact of dieting. We begin a bit overweight but want to be thinner. So we diet and lose weight, then we stop and we regain weight, plus maybe some more. So we blame ourselves for the failure and start another diet hoping it…

Anyone think that dieting is one of the factors that can lead to obesity?

I'm sorry man. From what others have told me I believe this is going to be true with many others.

Sorry Vegeta "hogwash" wasn't directed at you or your statement. Just the general notion of what set-point is. I know for a fact that I don't have a set weight becasue I've been over 300lbs and lost, plateau'd and regained dozen of times which would look like a set-weight but when I purposefully manipulated daily energy…

There's studies showing MA happens in obese, overweight and normal weight and none of us have a *set-bodyfat that's hogwash. The "set-point" refers to energy homeostasis and metabolic adaptation at some degree happens when we are constantly under-feeding our bodies. The good news is leptin the hormone that is the driver…

The BL was quite extreme but it does happen to most dieters. The study below is a less extreme example but the MA drop in calories burned through resting metabolism would compute to about 10-15lbs of fat annually. That's just using the first 6 months of MA and I'm 99.9% sure that the rate of RMR drop is gradually…

Well on paper they should but total weight isn't as important as LBM for RMR and also many studies have shown that dieting can drop RMR far beyond was predicted with weight loss and can stay damaged even after the weight has come back. I eat more calories in an average week now at 200lbs and maintaining then 13 years ago…

A couple of thoughts; 1. Underweight people don't have a messed up RMR from years of dieting like us and so can eat more. 2. In the past when I'd restrict the foods I craved, I would often eat several "healthy" things trying satisfy my craving and ate more calories than if I just had the darn donut to begin with.

I agree! And quit subsidizing large corn manufacturers and instead subsidize produce sold at local farmer markets. This will naturally make the cost of processed food go up and local produce go down without labeling "good" and "bad"

One of the keys to long-term success is building a new and positive relationship with food and labeling foods "bad" and "good" is part of the problem. When we label them we avoid them which will lead to a loss of control and loosing control on what is now clearly labeled as "bad" will make the guilt aspect of losing weight…

It would do absolutely nothing to help because food is not the problem.

The guilt is far worse for you than extra calories from going "overboard". It's really not a big deal and it won't ruin your progress. Also it can now be part of your success if you choose to learn from it. Look back subjectively to why you lost control to begin with. What were you feeling before and during? Including the…

Absolutely not! The only thing this would fix is maybe some roads with the new tax money. Food is not the problem!

I'm one. I would like to quit someday but I've had a few bottles/cans of DMD (Diet Mountain Dew) pretty much everyday while losing 130lbs.