mccindy72 Member

I'm sure the worms give lots of extra fiber.

In all honesty, there's something to be said for quality over quantity. Learning to take your time, savoring the flavor, all while eating less, is a big part of the lifestyle change of losing weight and then moving into maintenance. Weight loss isn't about deprivation while you meet some goal and then going back to what…

That's called backpedaling, there. Define 'processed'. Milk is processed. Frozen food is processed. The metabolism responds to your activity level, not the type of food that you eat, when eating as we're discussing -well rounded, macro eating in moderation. And not getting into semantics, like whether or not you have food…

the fact that you're still looking at it as 'eating crap' is a red flag. You should be looking at it as just not eating too many calories, so that you meet your calorie goals each day. The fact that you're still hung up on this is a problem.

People have reserve tanks - they're called fat cells. They get broken down for energy when needed for fuel. Going a few hours without eating isn't a problem.

Hormone fluctuations, foods you eat, and certain exercises can cause your body to retain water occasionally. It's perfectly normal to see a small jump on the scale like that. I've personally seen as much as 7 pounds on the scale in a day, if it's a hormonal week and I had seafood or a lot of carbs. It will come off in a…

Good point! I know often boxers and other competitive athletes are forbidden to have sex before big competitions, because it is too strenuous on the body. Even race horses are kept away from opposite-sex horses to prevent this from happening. (Although with your analogy, you'd think they wouldn't want to anyway....)

Completely why I stick to scientific articles and scholarly sources. Remember SuperSize Me? A scientific team sat down with a group of college students and had them eat the same way that Morgan Spurlock did, and can't recreate his results. He supposedly ate only off of the McDonald's menu, only "supersized" when the staff…

Which CICO enthusiasts don't have pictures? I have pictures, and several of the friends I have who believe the same things that I do have pictures as well - I've seen them. Please explain what you mean by 'only the starting point'. CICO is the main point. Food doesn't 'harm the metabolism', by the way.

If your gut instinct is to never read a scholarly medical research paper that's been linked on here, you're being steered wrong. There's something to be said for educating yourself and learning everything you can about your own health and well-being. It's important to learn consistently throughout life; and we aren't…

So you want to start a thread about this, but are you going to discuss opposing views?

Sorry that your thread got derailed by the blame game. I think you are exactly right! Everyone has the occasional day where we go quite a bit over our calorie goals, but that's okay. You've got the right mindset with your goal to get right back on track, set reasonable goals, and you're very close to a sweet new victory!…

I'll respond, only because you asked me a direct question. It's not blaming the wedding party if you said there was a wedding party. If you said 'my dad wanted to go a wedding party', and then said you overate at the wedding party, now you are passively blaming your dad for your overeating at the wedding party. See the…

eh, no. Your original post saying "my wife needs to go out," is what's termed passive-aggressive speech. It's laying blame for a situation without actively saying it. You could have just not mentioned your wife at all and said you went out over the weekend, but by mentioning that your wife wanted to go out, you're handing…

Far too vague, too begin with. The latest study, as regards to lung cancer and carbohydrates, isn't an insular study by any means. Two groups, one comprised of smokers and one of non-smokers. The non-smokers eating a high-carb diet had lung cancer incidence, but the study is far too broad to be definitive. They don't…

Your wedding is in six months. go buy a different dress that fits you, focus on the fact that you are getting married to the person you love and not details like dress perfections and ideal weight. Your wedding is supposed to be about your lifelong commitment to the person you love, and the day you are sharing together. If…

That's what we're asking. His diary is closed. We have only his word that he's actually eating as many calories as he claims. I can only say that it is highly unlikely that his calorie count is, on a daily basis, anywhere close to accurate. Unless people weigh all of their solid food and measure all of their liquids,…

no, it wouldn't matter - CICO still applies. If you eat more calories than you burn, you will gain weight. It doesn't matter if those calories come from fat, carbs, or protein.

this isn't true. Sugar is not 'bad' - it's natural and doesn't do harm in moderation, just like any other food. Overeating any food contributes to obesity. Sugar is a simple carbohydrate and is converted to energy in the body - that's hardly 'meaningless'.

The chart is good information. It's the MFP user's responsibility to research and ensure that the numbers he/shes is using are correct. Knowing what net calories are is important, as is asking questions- many people are told, over and over, to eat back exercise calories. It doesn't say anywhere on this chart not to eat…

I don't want this to turn into a "let's bash Gale Hawkins' event. it's just an example, in my case, of a misconception that can happen between the norm of healthy, physically capable adults, and the disabled or those with medical conditions that limit mobility. When lurkers and new people to the forums are reading through…

Comorbidities, age, and muscle mass all make an incredible amount of difference for maintenance level calories. At age 65 with a medical condition that severely limits not only exercise but regular daily activity level as Mr. Hawkins has previously described, his muscle mass will be severely deteriorated from the norm.…

Not really. Eating foods that are more satiating with regular meals will eliminate the need to snack throughout the day (lean protein and fats prove satiating to most people) and can eliminate bingeing for most people. And 'detox' - no, just no. Detoxing is done by the liver and kidneys. Fasting can be done for different…

Obviously you're not weighing all your solids when you have an entry of '6 chicken legs'. How much did they weigh? You need to enter everything by how much it weighs in either ounces or grams on a food scale, not random entries you find in the database.

If you aren't losing weight, you're eating too much. You might want to recheck your calorie deficit, and be sure you are weighing all your solids and measuring all your liquids. Be very honest with your logging.

Buy a food scale. Plan out your meals, weigh your solid foods and measure caloric liquids. Log everything. Being mindful of what you are eating, seeing your portions and what the actual sizes are that equal the calories you should be eating is very helpful. If feeling full without bingeing is an issue, find foods that work…

Don't use singular events as reasons to lose weight and get into shape. You should be doing this for your own self worth and your health. Whatever shape you are in for your event is the shape you are in, and no one has the right to judge you for that. Being that it is several months away, if you start now, you can only be…

Don't focus on numbers on the scale, but on what you are seeing and feeling. Weight loss is never linear, but will have stops and starts as things like hormonal fluctuations, changes in diet, and exercises can cause your body to retain water and your weight to appear to plateau. as long as you are happy with the changes…

It's not a race. Trying to rush sets you up for failure when you aren't able to sustain the deficit, or get discouraged by the lack of loss. what's the rush? You've got the rest of your life to lose the weight and maintain the weight. If you lose it too fast you will lose lean muscle, and have sagging skin. If you take…

One problem with workouts like the elliptical and the treadmill is that they become rote and routine, and we can feel like we aren't getting the best possible workout. I tried to change things up on my elliptical to keep things challenging. One thing that really worked for me was interval training. Some ellipticals come…