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Sugar is addictive, and can be even more addictive than cocaine: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23719144 And we already know that some people can walk away from cocaine, and others cannot, due to that individuals brain chemistry. The answer is pretty simple. We already know sugar has no health qualities of any kind,…

I grow weary of this debate. For starters, I love the people who claim it's not sugar and that it's simply self control. Most of these people are either subconsciously justifying the inclusion of sugar in their own diet (much like how smokers will do the same), or they never had much of a biological desire for it. A lot of…

I'm having an issue with the ios 8 steps. It had been working great for about a month. For example, I would get in 10,000 steps and it would give me a few hundred calorie adjustment (from sedentary). But as of yesterday, it's now giving me about 20 calories for 7000 steps?

I pointed it out quite extensively in my original post. I even said: "I am one of those people who is very sensitive to sugars and carbs. My entire family is .. genetically. With any of us, if you put us on low carb, great things happen. On "normal" diets (pasta, whole wheat bread), we do not fare as well. We are all prone…

So you are not aware of how metabolic sydrome and insulin resistance can be developed (over a long period of time)?

Here's an article on a study that showed that there was more weight loss on a low-carb diet than a low-fat diet of the same caloric intake: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22735432

This was a great exercise ... but I want to point a few things out. 1. This was done for 2 months. Not a long time. In my personal experience, in reducing calories (and eating high carb) I also lost a lot of weight in the first two months just by restricting calories. It was after that where weight loss began to plateau 2.…

Yes. I had purchased an Escali food scale, became very adept at weights and measurements of foods. I used to round up a little to be safe, and I didn't trust the labels on things so weighed a number of things even when nutrition facts were there, to be sure. At the time I was aiming for a 500-800 calorie deficit per day. I…

Hey, new to the thread here. Here are my thoughts. I'm no expert, and this is all pertaining to me: A decade ago, I wanted to lose weight. I was a 6'0" guy and I was around 260. Former college athlete, but with each passing year after college I added on a few pounds. I am only mentioning this so as to set a picture - I…

Yes, you can lose 10 pounds in 3 weeks. But it will not be what you are looking for. What you really probably want is to lose 10 pounds of body fat, which realistically you will not be able to do in 3 weeks. You can crash diet, and probably lose some fat and some weight in the form of water retention, and possibly some…

This study considered "hamburgers" as non-processed meat. This was a study of unhealthy meat against vegetables, reported from people's memory. I think you'll find that if you eat real red meat (meat from healthy free-range animals that eat grass) and plants (no pesticides, organic produced, etc) that you will love longer…

I think the key is eliminating PROCESSED carbs. Everyone thinks that low carb means NO CARB. What it really SHOULD mean is that you eat all the carbs you want, just natural ones: Fruit, vegetables, nuts. The processed carbs (breads, crackers, chips, beans, rice) aren't really foods we evolved to handle in larger…

I lost the first 20 pounds eating a lot of carbs, but then hit a wall for over a year. I then went to paleo (low carb) and lost another 20 fairly easily. Carbs = insulin = hard to burn fat + easy to store fat. Also, carbs are good. Just eat the normal amount (150g per day or less), not the standard American amount…