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So do I get a 10 minute stress break to go outside every hour? I would be totally down with that. I mean, not now 'cause cold. But definitely in the spring.

I appreciate the time you took giving this detail but it's too late for me to digest it so I will come back to this thread tomorrow. I will also bring it to the attention of some smart friends of mine. Just wanted to let you know someone read what you posted- I know it can be exhausting to lay it all out there if you think…

So, do you want to lose the weight? What would make you happy? Do you want to change? I would say other people be damned. If you're going to be successful, the ONLY thing that matters is if you want it enough to change. Do you want it enough?

That's a really good idea.

Eggs? Large glass of milk and a spoonful of peanut butter?

I think there are a lot of people that have similar situations. I have a few questions. 1) How long has your thyroid been stabilized on medication? 2) How accurately are you logging your food? Do you weigh everything or eyeball portions? Do you eat out at restaurants often or prepare most of your food yourself? Do you…

Does it have to be a creamer? Unsweetened coconut milk is pretty rich, especially the stuff in the cans (vs the kind that's sold as a milk replacement refrigerated). You can usually find canned unsweetened coconut milk in the ethnic section of a regular grocery store, near the asian and thai food products.

That doesn't answer my question at all. I'm asking what specifically is the danger that would cause it to fail the approval process. You must have one or more specific risks you've assessed to make this judgement. What about new sugar products that come out and pass FDA approval? Agave nectar is relatively new. It goes…

What specific FDA approvals would it fail?

I would have to read back through more carefully but I doubt anyone said lifting weights is the only way to build muscle. Any progressive overload resistance training will do it. But, all of these athletes have specific strength programs as part of their training. So I don't understand the examples. I would like to add a…

1)Yeah 2) No. A person 50lbs overweight probably doesn't need to gain muscle mass. Most ambulatory people carrying around 50 extra lbs has plenty of muscle. The point of strength training for everyone who is new to lifting is primarily neuromuscular adaptations, for the first 8 months to a year, ish. This person will tune…

Yes you are on exactly the right track. When something gets easy, make it harder- exactly like you're doing and that's how to make your program effective. You must have some core muscles! If you're able to do squats, for example, your core muscles are stabilizing your body. When you're walking, as you move all 4 limbs back…

Is this the point in the thread where someone is supposed to call you an unathletic vegetable hater? Just PM me if I'm off the mark. I can come back later.

What I just explained is in every exercise physiology textbook that exists. Go look it up yourself. Since you're proposing a hypothesis that's outside the box of standard knowledge, how about you provide any research that supports your theory.

I make a lot of stir frys. What I do is - I usually start with a bagged stir fry mix of frozen vegetables. I weigh that all together and log it as, say, 400grams or 5 servings of whatever the veg mix is. I usually use coconut oil, I'll throw a spoon on the scale, tare it, spoon out the oil and re-weigh it, so say 15 grams.…

If you're in a caloric deficit you're always going to catabolize some muscle. There's no way to mitigate it 100%. If you're at maintenance or a surplus and you fuel before endurance cardio and intake more glycogen before you hit glycogen depletion there's minimal muscle catabolism. I really don't understand what point…

Yeah, you can and that's a great idea. Progressive overload should be a part of all exercise programs and adding resistance (like stairs or hills) is a great way to do it.

Yeah, digital scale. Even after doing this for 2 years I still weigh almost everything. Eyeballing is a recipe for totally screwing up your diet and not even knowing how you screwed it up. You'll hit a stall and not even be able to identify if you're overeating or undereating and have to start weighing food and waiting 2…

Oh yeah I did the nighttime trick for a while too- that works. I had to put my pills in one of those senior-citizen pill minder things because I often couldn't remember when I woke up if I had taken it or not. I still use the pill minder. It's damn useful. :tongue:

No, it's still a catabolic state. You mitigate muscle catabolism by giving the body preferential energy sources to catabolize but you can't change the metabolic pathways to something else. It's still catabolic.

Well, some people report feeling better within a few weeks of starting medication- having more energy and vitality. For the next few months you will be getting regular blood work done to check your thyroid levels and adjust your medication. Getting the dosage correct for hypothyroid is trial and error- they try a dose,…

I don't understand what you mean by converting. What are you saying you're converting to muscle? Or are we talking about developing slow twitch vs. fast twitch here? What is being converted to what exactly?

Nope. I weigh 145 and I can run 6.5-7 miles in an hour. 290 calories is WAY off. You can't make generalizations about exercise without taking in to account level of effort.

OP: Nope, When you start any exercise from a previously sedentary condition, you'll see Neuromuscular adaptation and muscle swelling- which is the same thing that makes people think they've gained muscle when they start lifting weights at a deficit. Your muscles feel taut, look bigger, work better so you get stronger- etc.…

Well, at least we agree on the bolded. I think watching my sugar is exactly as important as watching sodium and polyunsaturated fat- that is to say, not at all important. Because science.

Give your plan one more month. The initial water weight people get from lifting lasts 6-8 weeks (usually closer to 6) so by 8 weeks you should see some real progress. I don't think a lack of visible results right now is an indication that your plan isn't working. Are you taking circumference measurements and pictures in…

I'd put money on you knowing vegetarians personally who you don't realize are vegetarians. Most of us that end up sticking with it long term don't want to tell everyone about it all the time any more than you want to tell everything about your diet preferences everytime you eat. They probably quietly order cheese pizza or…

There are no workout limits based on having your period. I mean, I would probably do something other than swimming if my flow was super heavy, but you can even swim with a tampon under most conditions. It helps alleviate symptoms to workout. If you feel like you just don't want to and would rather take a rest day, that's…

Sounds like your sister is eating around 1g protein/lb LBM and doing bodyweight strength training.

If it's intended to be pronounced as an acronym you go by the first letter. "An ess tee dee" is actually correct. You don't go by the full words the acronym stands for.