EvanKeel Member

Pardon me for asking someone to actually back up their claim with something other than the Google zeitgeist. Lots of things can be found on Google. Existence is not enough to justify believing it at face value. You make a claim, you get to support. Them's the rules.

You'll find this topic highly debated here. And many don't find any of the research that says that carbonated beverages, or artificial sweeteners, are harmful to have much merit. So yes, it's a real question. The assumption that diet soda is harmful is closer to superstition than science.

People *should* do whatever helps them get to their goals, provided their goals are reasonable. That might mean counting for some, and that might mean avoiding counting for others. It might mean you go back and forth. People change, and that's fine. to quote the movie Better Off Dead, in relation to giving advice on how to…

Accurate logging will certainly keep you honest. However, when someone makes the statement questioning their willpower (or outright denying its existence), then the solution tends to be a lot of trial and error. I think that's partly because people tend to mean different things when make those types of statements. You…

On the fence still. Then again I didn't like Matt Smith much early on, and I ended liking him a lot. I will say I have a tiny bit of hearing loss, which makes the accent a little difficult sometimes. I'll probably have to start putting the captioning on. And his delivery is a little flat, but that may change once he…

I think it's just a way for people to ignore the fact that sexual orientation has a dimension of identity as well as behavior. By saying love the sinner and hate the sin, they're maintaining this false claim that sexuality is solely about our behavior, regardless of one's orientation. I'm curious why someone would think…

Maybe I'm being dense, or perhaps you covered and I missed it, but... If you know of protein-dense foods that you'll eat, why not eat more of them, perhaps just with different preparations?

Just my opinion, but I don't see much of a distinction between the control involved with moderation and the control involved with restricting food types. If you have problems with eating certain foods in moderation, it seems like you'll probably just eventually crack if you try to restrict junk food into oblivion. Also…

On an accessibility tangent, the irony is that all-caps can be misunderstood by some screen readers as an acronym.

Somehow I expect my back to be rounded every. single. time.

Yeah I would think that if you're engaging all the right muscles, you probably wouldn't have a problem. I say that knowing nothing of your previous injury and having no medical expertise even if I did. For the sake of argument, if we assume that performing a squat with correct form would offer no significant risk of…

I don't think there should be all that much difference between the two. There may be some trial and error figuring out what your TDEE is, *if* it's significantly different than what a calculator says, but the same would be true using any other method that's using a calculation as a baseline. The only thing I can think that…

It's not that uncommon for some trainers to focus on some isolation exercises to build strength before moving into compound lifts. That said, it's been mentioned that SL 5x5 starts off with low weight specifically so that you can work on form. If you can lift up a bag of cat litter, you're strong enough to perform those…

I'm *really* not an expert, but think it would depend on how much you're lifting, how often each muscle group is being worked, what the goals are, and how much recovery time is necessary to achieve those goals. Yes, it could potentially be bad for you. Absent of more information, I don't know that lifting each day of the…

I'm less interested in talking about solutions for populations than I am in talking about solutions for individuals. And that's really the distinction. All studies can do is talk about the subject in general terms, which isn't very useful in my opinion when we're talking about something that needs to be tailored. I'm not…

First, I think the MFP forums are mostly irrelevant as evidence of a weight loss plan's success or failure. Second, I think the correct answer has more to do with finding a method that is sustainable. People can make whatever assumptions they want about weight loss speed and its effects on adherence, but it's mostly…

Preface: I'm certainly not a health professional. Not to get overly nit picky, but medically supervised VLCDs aren't unheard of. This is particularly true for individuals who are morbidly obese. I do agree that one should probably seek the advice of a medical professional. I'd also agree that VLCDs are probably frequently…

*shrug* I'm not a parent. The only thing I can offer is what my parents told me they did in those situations. I don't really remember that far back. They admit to spoiling me when I was 2 and they paid the price for it when I was 3. This is not to suggest the OP did anything wrong; it's just a little background as to why I…

1) How is that necessarily a starvation diet? I didn't see any mention of how much energy he was consuming before vs after vs during. 2) 44 lbs in a month? Ok, then. I promise you it wasn't all fat.

I found it kind of amusing, though I guess in a slightly darker sense. It's not my job to scold people on the internet. If they want to complain, let them. For that matter, if the OP wants to complain about other people complaining, she should feel free. In the meantime, I think I'll just keep bobbing along and maybe enjoy…

On a high level, you only have so many options. Generally speaking, I like to start with open communication. Discuss the situation with these people in an honest, non combative way. if that doesn't work, you can: A) figure out some way of dealing with the environment, or B) remove yourself from it. Alternatively, you can…

Are you suggesting that there's a negative consequence to eating pizza? Wouldn't that depend on context and dosage of said pizza? There's no reason pizza can't be healthy. I don't necessarily disagree with some of your general points, but you're not articulating the specifics very well.

I plan my calories around two things: workout performance, and hunger. It may take some experimentation to figure things out, though. For example, there are days when I'll lift in the morning, have some breakfast, and then do cardio before I eat lunch. On those days, I pretty much need to have some sort of post-workout…

I'm not sure what that means? The implication is that the water from a slice of watermelon, for example, isn't used by the body as water. Outside of needing to monitor one's water intake for medical reasons, I don't really see the point of counting anyway. People receive adequate hydration from drinking when they're…

The short answer is yes, it counts. For that matter, everything you eat that contains liquid contributes to your overall hydration needs.

I like: http://www.daveskillerbread.com/breads/21-whole-grains.html

That's a new one on me. My initial thought at reading the title was "Just how many 'processed' ingredients could the original shepherd's pie recipe possibly have? It's shepherd's pie." Not that I care one way or the other about food being "clean" as such. It just seemed odd.

Uhhh...protein can spike blood sugar. Just thought I'd throw that out there... EDIT: I should add the insulin production plays a part in that, but you did mention diabetes

I try not to associate guilt with food choice, ever. It's just a matter of what the consequence is going to be and if I'm fine with that consequence. In your case, it doesn't sound as if there's going to be much of a impact on your weight loss. Calories are what they are. If, on the other hand, you're concerned about your…

Most TDEE calculators I've seen use a modifier that's measured in weekly activity (e.g. you workout X numbers of days in the week). If someone sticks with that pattern, then I would assume no change is necessary. If someone breaks consistency by skipping 2 workouts in the week, for example, then sure. The energy needs of…