lindsey1979 Member

First off, I don't cook my eggs like that -- so it's a faulty assumption on your part. Yes, if you're cooking your food in fat -- whether from bacon or anything else, it's important to know that. I take my bacon fat out of the pan and keep it in a jar because sometimes I do cook with bacon fat, but I know how much I'm…

Once again, I'm not estimating, but just using the values provided for cooked meat. I'm not sure why those values would be any worse than those they provide for raw meat. You're going to lose something in the ballpark of 25% of weight when you cook it -- sometimes less, sometimes more depending on the type of meat. For me,…

I personally found that how I manipulate my deficit makes a big difference in my results. So, although yes a deficit is necessary, not all deficits are created equal (at least not for me). For example, there was a study done a couple years ago with obese women who were insulin resistant and those who were insulin…

Well, if you look at the number of certain types of raw and cooked meats, you'll see the differences. I'm not assuming anything -- I'm just weighing based on the known values of cooked meat (and the cooking type) because after you cook it, you will lose certain things -- like fat, water, etc. For leaner meats, it probably…

I'm hoping that's a really awkward joke.

After. Because you will lose some fat in some types of meat (especially beef and certain cuts of pork). So if you just weigh it beforehand, you'll think you're eating a lot more fat/cals than you really are. I weigh all my meat cooked for this reason.

I think I had good gains -- increased all of my lifts -- so I felt it was good for me, but I'm not someone that's doing anything competitive. Purely recreational and for my own personal goals -- I like to always be working toward a goal, so it helps me with that. 5:2 and 16:8 are different intermittent fasting regimes…

I've been reading up on this as well as I'll be dealing with this soon, and from what I've seen is that it really varies on the individual. Some have no problem dieting while breastfeeding -- their milk is fine. Some others are able to do as kstar -- just eat at maintenance or so --- which will do a slight deficit due to…

No, that wasn't in reference to you at all. It was in reference to snickerscharlie's post that said: I'm not sure which post of yours to which you're referring.

Then what are you talking about? I don't recall responding to any post of yours on this thread in a negative manner whatsoever. I'm I'm wrong, I'll apologize. Can you please point to which post of mine on this thread that you've found to be insulting?

I absolutely agree with you. But, I'm trying to follow the moderators' recommendations nonetheless.

I'm trying a new strategy to combat the ugliness. I could continue to engage in the ugly cycle and attack you back -- as I have done in the past. Unlike some here, I can be honest and admit that. Do I think it was appropriate? Yes, frankly. I think sometimes that's the best way to deal with bullies. But, I also recognize…

I have NEVER spread misinformation. Never.

I did nothing of the sort on this thread -- go back and read my words. I specifically said: "Wow. That seems like a huge assumption and sweeping generalization. I find such assumptions and sweeping generalizations, especially about people's character, to be really unhelpful. In fact, I find them to be the start of many…

Once again, I'm asking you all to stop bringing up things from other posts. I could bring up plenty of examples for most, if not all, of you. I'm not trying to start fights; I'm trying to stop this ugly dynamic from repeating itself over and over again. Please STOP bringing up things from old posts and attacking me with…

I didn't attack you. I disagreed with the sweeping generalizations and assumptions post -- and I did so in a respectful way. I didn't say anything nasty to you AT ALL.

Thank you, emhunter. I'm just hoping to change the dynamic. Fighting fire with fire hasn't been very successful and is against the forum's rules, so now I'm respectfully asking them to not continue such ugly behavior. There are at least two people with brand new screen names, so I highly doubt that's a coincidence. I…

If you disagree with someone's info, then state your reasons for it respectfully. Reasonable people can disagree -- respectfully. If someone is accusing you of attacking them, then perhaps you need to evaluate your style and consider whether it could be viewed in such a way. I have no problem with people that disagree --…

How are things ever going to change if this behavior continues? I haven't attacked any of you -- and yet 6 (Sohypocritical, snickerscharlie, SLRunner, queenliz99, PeachyCarol and Thorsmom01) of you piled on me from things in an old post, which is taken grossly out of context (as you all well know). The original poster…

Please don't attack me and bring up things from other posts, especially when you're doing it so unfairly out of context. I could argue with you about how big of a misrepresentations is, but then this ugly cycle will never end. I'm not attacking you, please don't do it to me. Why do you feel the need to start fights over…

Cycles can last as long as you'd like them to last -- it's really a personal preferences and based on your goals. I personally like to to do 6-8 weeks cycles, but it varies. I also generally don't tend to get any lower than 22-23% bf myself. If I go much lower, I start to lose my boobs and certain curves, so that's the…

Take the exercise thing with a grain of salt. Yes, it's absolutely correct that the caloric deficit is going to determine a lot of your weight loss goals, but exercise can also be very important. For example, exercise can improve other things that indirectly help you better lose weight/fat. It releases endorphins into your…

Can you speak to what these increased risks are? Do they affect all or most women? Or just women in a specific subset and if so what is that subset? I've read a good deal about alternate day fasting and 5:2 plans, and from what I've read, they don't seem to have considerable increased risks for most women and they often…

Wow. That seems like a huge assumption and sweeping generalization. I find such assumptions and sweeping generalizations, especially about people's character, to be really unhelpful. In fact, I find them to be the start of many unnecessary fights here on MFP as many can take offense at such characterization. Why do you…

Is this really debate about the clinical definition of withdrawal? Surely, people understand the much looser layman terms -- this is fitness board, not a clinical psychology board. I think quite a few people have noticed differences when they've significantly reduced sugar intake -- things like headaches, mood swings,…

I know it's not uncommon for women that have insulin resistance (those with PCOS often have this issue) to see a shortening of their cycle (especially if they had a longer than average cycle) when their insulin sensitivity improves. And a common way for insulin sensitivity to improve is weight loss. Some will also see this…

How about UltimateRBF, you just once stick to the posts at hand and stop all the flamebaiting and accusations? Comments like these of yours are exactly what starts all the fights. It's not helpful and its against the forum rules. Please respect the rules.

Could we maybe stop all the "special snowflake" name calling? Do people not realize that's an insult?

There are ways to do (A) respectfully and kindly. And there are ways to do (A) with mockery, ridicule and by demeaning or belittling people. The latter is wholly unnecessary, but some people here think that so long as you're honest, cruelty doesn't matter. That that is tough love. And that's such a shame -- because when…

I think there are many different forms of intelligence, common sense being one of them. And, yes, it does seem to be far less common these days.