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There's no fats in your diet and too many carbs. Besides fats being essential nutrients your body needs, they also slow down the digestion of other foods and keep you from feeling hungry for longer periods. Break up your food into six mini meals so you only go 2-3 hours between and add some fats to your diet in place of…

One of the side effects of Paxil is weight gain in some people. Lots of meds, especially SSRIs have that though many people seem to say Paxil is more so. The bottom line is that even though it may be harder to lose weight and get in shape on some meds, that it would be still be worse or even impossible trying to do if…

The first few weeks are definitely the easiest and the last few pounds towards the end are definitely the hardest. Water loss is a big part of early weight loss and the changes in diet and activity are a big shock to your system at first. It then slows down to be more predictable and based on what calorie deficit you're…

I put on about 4 pounds or so, but between eating massive amounts of carbs and sugar and sodium, that I'm not used to anymore, a lot of that is water retention. I can tell it's water retention because the body fat scale measurements have been wildly erratic over the last week and there's no way I could gain something like…

I do believe that the benefits for eating healthy foods for your limited calories just makes more sense. You only have so many daily calories, so don't waste most of them them on non-nutritious choices. A better way to think about it, though, is that the more respect you have for your body, the more you will be willing to…

I'm definitely looking for all this holiday food insanity to be over and get back to clean sensible eating and regular workouts. It is good, however, to be reminded of how bad I used to feel without even knowing it when I ate like this quite regularly. It just doesn't take as much now to make me feel full beyond anything…

I've been low carb and high fat for almost a year and besides losing over 40 pounds and getting fit from calorie deficits and exercise, my blood tests for Triglycerides, HDL, LDL, etc... have never been better. I'm eating over 50% of calories from fat and trying to keep carbs under 100 grams a day and my doctor is so…

I think the best response is "I think I'm about right or soon will be, but you're definitely fat and out of shape." That should shut them up. It's also fair game. I figure anyone calling me skinny shouldn't mind me calling them fat.

Not bad. Mental age of 42. Chronological age of 57. That puts my real age, based on how I feel and general health and fitness at probably around 49, which is about what I see in the mirror. Ignoring the mirror, I still feel like I'm less than 40. The real secrets to feeling younger are strength, balance, and flexibility.…

Get more active. Although calorie deficits are the main way to drop pounds, exercise speeds it up by burning more calories and is much better for losing more fat in the fat/lean ratio and in not gaining back the weight after reaching your goal. Weight training and cardio both have incredible long term strength and health…

Alcohol is just as nutritious as sugar. They both supply energy, but not much of anything else by themselves. There are essential proteins, essential fats, and essential vitamins and minerals the body must have as nutrients. There are no essential carbs. The body can do quite well on very little of them per day. It can…

Sugar that isn't burned gets stored as fat. I think that's pretty accurate. Most other macros that aren't burned also get stored as fat, although some do manage to get excreted such as protein in urine, and fat and fiber in stools. Excreted sugar is not normal and often indicates serious health issues. I agree that sugar…

That's easy. Fat is an essential nutrient. Sugar is not. By eating fat, you're supplying your body with things it actually needs. Whatever it doesn't use as a nutrient, it will burn at a less efficient rate than carbs (about 75%). Sugar is all empty calories and provides no nutrition itself. It is very efficiently…

I find it close to impossible to try and log food for holidays and while away on vacation. I created a customized meal for them that has 3000 calories with ample carbs and fat included. It's just a wild estimate, but it's better than nothing and works well for me. I watch my numbers pretty closely and zeros for those days…

Cooking changes the food through various chemical processes. An example is starches that would not be digestible raw become digestible after being cooked, so a raw potato will have less calories that your body can absorb than a cooked one. There's also the case of fat or gelatin being rendered out of a food, so a cooked…

Most people overestimate their calories burned from exercise and underestimate their caloric intake. Odds are good that you're not running as big a deficit as you think you are. Exercise machines seem to also be bad at overestimating calories burned. I guess that's what the customers want, so that's what they give them.…

Almost every response you got was to eat fat. I eat fat to lose weight. They are right about eating calorie dense food, which is fine to help get to your TDEE number, but you need carbs to quickly convert to glucose for the excess calories that will get stored as fat. Since essential proteins and essential fats are…

Take all negative comments and energy as incentive to stick with your plan and prove them wrong in the long run. People like that may never admit it, but they will be envious of your success, since it takes the kind of dedication and will power that they don't have. Some people are so convinced that anyone on a diet will…

Unless you have allergies or are trying to watch your sodium intake, cheese is very good food. It's high in protein and calcium, and it's a good way to get some needed fats into your diet. For taste, I recommend full fat cheeses, though. Low fat cheeses obviously lack the creaminess and sometimes have an odd texture about…

Your first problem is eating fat free yogurt, which will never taste like real yogurt, period. Try the full fat stuff sometime and you'll immediately realize what you've been missing. Full fat Greek yogurt is about 10% milk fat. It's as thick and creamy as sour cream. Those extra fat calories will not only satisfy that…

Shoulders can take a long time to headland they can still give you problems afterwards. Don't overwork it. I've found the herb Cissus Quadrangularis seems to help it heal faster. It's an old Indian herbal remedy for joints and a lot of people have had some luck with it. Wikipedia and WebMD have some information on it. It…

I've noticed this in my case also the last couple of weeks. The exercise and calorie numbers are about the same, but my body seems like it wants to gain a couple extra pounds anyway so that I had to add a calorie deficit to balance it out. Some people are definitely more affected by shorter days with less daylight. If it…

I donated everything in decent shape to charity. The rest either got thrown away or saved to be used as rags. I am never going to gain back any of that weight. It took a year of intense effort to lose it of and with getting older, it would be even harder and take longer to do that all again. If I'm up more than a few…

Unless you have a medical problem, sugar, other carbs, fats, etc... don't cause any problems as long as you burn all your calories. If you're not burning all your calories, then consistently having an excess of whatever in your bloodstream Is not healthy in the long run and will just end up stored as fat in the short run.…

I've only had good success when using the conductive gel on the chest strap to get a good consistent heart rate. If you've never used the gel and you're not getting a good signal to the watch, your body may have changed so that it's not conducting as well for some reason. If that's the problem, then almost any brand would…

I always come back to just butter. Spaghetti squash has such a subtle sweet flavor and is so low in calories itself, that salted butter is about all it needs. What else can you eat with a few pats of butter and still be low calorie? Sometimes less is more and definitely true here.

Extreme calories reduction makes it hard to get all your essential nutrients especially if you're already at a deficiency or close to one in any of them. By the time you calculate your needed protein, fats, and the fuits and vegetables to get all your basics, that's higher than many people want to allow themselves for…

If you're the host give all the non-healthy leftovers away or what you can. If you're a guest don't take home any or take as little as possible. I know it goes against some people's ethics, but you can throw away any food you have no intention of eating. I routinely toss pies, cakes, cookies, chips, and items like that…

Eat some serious amounts of fat in your diet for a couple days. Problem solved. All the fiber and water in the world won't make you regular if you're not getting enough fat in your diet. For an immediate fix, eat one really greasy chili dog or equivalent and you'll be lucky to even make the drive home before having to stop…

Carbs - 20% Protein - 35% Fat - 50% This really works well for me. I consider the 20% for carbs to be a maximum which I try to stay under and the 50% fat to be a minimum and have no problem exceeding it. People in general are good about trying to get enough protein, but most don't get anywhere as much fat as they should be…