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  • Best post I have read on MFP! :drinker: Somebody asked, many pages ago, what raspberry ketone is; you can look it up on Wikipedia to get more info, but here's an excerpt that pertains to weight loss (which backs up what the original poster said about it): "When given to mice in very high doses (up to 2% of body weight),…
  • Well, as it happens, I just got a Fitbit on Jun1, so I am now able to track distance: Jun1: 12.76 miles Jun2: 7.13 miles Jun3: 10.42 miles Jun4: 9.11 miles Jun5: 8.41 miles Jun6: 5.42 miles (travel day) Jun7: 2.02 miles (another travel day) Jun8: 10.34 miles Jun9: 0.83 miles (sick day) Jun10: 8.68 miles Jun11: 9.3 miles…
  • Mine is set at 2 lbs a week, and 1200 calories a day, mainly because I thought I would feel more encouraged if I were making rapid progress. That said, I have exceeded my daily goal many times, but over the past five months have averaged a weight loss of 1.6 lbs a week, so I'm happy with that. I'm within 10-15 lbs of my…
  • Well, as I wrote on my profile: I was lying on the beach last summer when a throng of well-intentioned people surrounded me in an attempt to return me to the ocean. Children (not my own, as far as I know) kept dumping buckets of water on me in order to keep me hydrated. "Free Willie!" they chanted. Repeatedly. "But I'M NOT…
  • I've been on Wellbutrin for years, with no side effects that I am aware of. The transitioning period from my previous antidepressant was difficult; I think it took a couple of weeks to feel back to my old self again. Wellbutrin does not seem to have hurt my attempts to loose weight; if I meet my calorie-loss goals, I loose…
  • He Avengers These spirited gals are mad as hell at men, and aren't going to take it any more!
  • In what way is the Weight Watchers article "brutally bad," and in what way is saying that something is "brutally bad" a humble opinion? Also, I'd be happy to read the cambridge journal article that you cite, but the link isn't working for me; I get a "file not found" error message.
  • If you Google "starvation mode myth" you will find lots of info on this topic, both pro and con, but most of what you find are opinions based on personal experience; not exactly hard science. I found an article that actually does cite scientific research at Weight Watchers, which states: "While there is no biologic…
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