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Losing 8 lbs a week sounds not sustainable unless you are working with a doctor. I'm happy with 2 lbs a week! Also, a good part of this, especially with so much exercise, will be that you are creating muscle while at the same losing fat. Your total weight might not change but your body tone will begin to. So other…
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Me too. If you must eat, make it protein. Hard boiled eggs are good or any all meat leftovers. I'm following high protein (40% to 50%) so there is always something around. The last thing you want is carbs at night! One thing that works for me is to make a production about making a fried egg. Its the ritual and then the…
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Don't get me started on Fukushima. I was living in Tokyo during the great earthquake and managed to get my family out quickly after the meltdowns. As for food from the Pacific, contamination is a worry today mostly for people eating fish caught near Japan. The farther out the more dilution has occurred. However, prudence…
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@toasterlisa I agree totally that total calorie intake must be less than you expend. The goal is to have net calories not exceed your BMR. I count all of the metabolic hints as "bonus points" since it is not easy at all to compute. So I eat at the target calorie intake set for my by MFP (and compared to some other similar…
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What is important is to be consistent. Do the same thing each time you weigh and you'll get reasonable comparisons. Beyond that, some of the recommendations of others here I have also found to be important: - weigh in the morning — after using the restroom —— naked Also, make sure your scale is level! If the floor is…
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If you want a doctor to supervise your diet, that's up to you. It is not necessary if you want to just shift your diet towards protein. Proteins are harder to metabolize so it means that you actually boost your metabolism by eating protein — yes, you burn calories by eating. According to what I've read, protein requires…
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A calorie is not just a calorie when it comes to different foods. This is because different foods require differing amounts of effort to metabolize — that is, to liberate the calories so they are added to our body. Protein, for example, requires 25% more energy to digest compared to fat. What this means is that when you…
