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I'd be curious to know how many people who truly do have an eating disorder try to disquise it by calling it fasting... but even there are those who try, it would still fall apart pretty quickly: "Yeah, I'm fasting..." "Really? I've never tried that before. How long since you've eaten?" "Umm... I think it was... maybe June…

So, I'm not on your friends list, but when I'm not fasting I eat somewhere between 1900 and 2400 calories a day, depending on what my workout was like that day.

This is not true ^^ Please learn a little more about how fasting works.

Try P90-X or Insanity - you can get either for the cost of one month at a gym.

Yes, eating too many will hinder your weight loss - nuts are very calorie dense, so it's easy to take in 500 calories in 3 minutes without realizing it. Like every other food, you need to track and control your intake.

Nuts are great, but you can't eat as much as you want and expect not to increase your wait. You have to work them into your calorie plan, just like everything else.

Big time - first read the books when I was around 10 years old. The movies were very well done, all things considered. All that is gold does not glitter; Not all who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots aren't reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the…

If it's really one glass a night, you're fine. There are probably other things you can cut back on.

The only argument about weighing yourself in the morning and at night is that you will almost always weigh more at night than in the morning. Allowing that all scales suck, weighing yourself at the same time of day is the best way to reduce noise and variability in your readings. It doesn't matter if you choose morning or…

1. I weigh myself almost every day, first thing in the morning, before I eat. 2. Weighing yourself every day is not unhealthy unless it's creating a problem for you in some way. Everyone is different, weigh yourself as often as you want to.

About the flirting, every one is different, every couple is different, and they have to find their own balance. If any given action hurts your SO, it's still not necessarily wrong, but you might be with the wrong SO. And you, btw, have the best ticker on this whole site. Bravo!

Not to make it fit on a bumper sticker or anything, but I would say when it's controlling you and you're not controlling it...

So, for the record, all fasting is intermittent fasting. Otherwise, it's called death.

I would say yes, effectively, if not specifically (I have no clue what the actual medical definition of anorexia). When I fast, I do it conciously for a 24 hour period of time, usually once per week. The other days I eat a very good amount of food, work out, etc. With fasting, you're definitely not starving yourself, and…

My favorite: huge salad with tons of lettuce/arugula/spring mix/spinach + grilled chicken (6 oz or so) + a little feta + red wine vinegar.

I don't know how tall she is - the bottom limit of 1200 calories per day (like everythign else) is an estimate, but in some cases it might be wrong. What it boils down to is this: if you're not eating at a calorie defecit, you're not going to lose weight. Also, do the math: if she's reducing her cals by 500 a day, and also…

I would imagine the running surface is important to this discussion... Do folks run barefoot on pavement and cement? That seems like it would be h3ll on ankles/fee/knees/etc.

That could be, that sounds fine. Something else to consider is that recent research has thrown a lot of doubt on the old '8 glasses of water a day' rule. Basically, it says that you should drink when you're thirsty, and if you're not, then don't just go drinking water on principle because you cognitively think you need…

I agree with this^^. TDEE integrates another layer of estimation on top of BMR; if you go with BMR and then add the calories you burn from exercise, you'll have better day-to-day insight into what you should really be eating - obviously, if you burn 1000 calories on a given day, you'll want to take in more calories from…

1. Normal every day walking most likely doesn't stress your calves enough to generate an adaptive response - they're not going to get bigger or stronger. So, obviously, I was talking about an actual focused workout that includes things like weighted calf raises. 2. You have a problem with headstands? 3. Regarding over…

Lol, as the saying goes, we have found ourselves in violent agreement! I fully concur with everything you're saying. Yes, it's true that the 'sugar is sugar' battle cry is an over-simplication. But I think the motivation behind it is a good one: instead of worrying what *kind* of sugar you're taking in, try to reduce the…

What I'm betting is that you have a bit of a muscle spasm, and maybe some inflammation. Take something that will help reduce the inflammation, and definitely stretch before and after the walk - after is probably more important.

I do fasting, and I think it's great, but I do it differently from what you're doing. I fast for 24 hours either 1 or 2 days a week (never back to back). On eating days, I eat my regular calories, and when I fast, I stop eating around 6pm and go til the following 6pm. When I break the fast, I have a normal dinner - nothing…

Ok, cool - I know that joint and that muscle. Have you tried any gentle stretching? (I confess, I'm having a hard time envisioning how you pulled that muscle by pulling a garden hose... It ties your femur to your sacrum, more or less. Was it a twisting motion? If so, it might not be the periformis...) Also, if it's been…

Sorry if I misunderstood you earlier, and I definitely don't understand the last line of this post ^^ My question is, do you believe that a person can eat fruit as a 'free' food, without having to worry about the sugar intake and the calories? E.g., you pretty much can eat green veggies as a free food - 10 cups of spinach…

I sorta drifted into a paleo diet a few weeks ago, and so far I have no complaints - technically, I guess it's more 'primal', since I do have some dairy, but not much. I'm probably about 90% paleo. So far, I feel fine, and the bread cravings have totally subsided. I also fast 1-2 days a week, and that turns out to be much…

But some foods are more easily turned into fat by the body than others. Sugar/bread/starches are more easily converted to fat than proteins.

A piece of bread has a lot more in it than just a gram of sugar. Also, metabolic pathways aside, excess carbs and sugar still turns into fat. Just to bring the discussion back to something relevant, are you really saying that a person can eat as much fruit as they want without having to worry about having all that extra…

Livestrong just had an article related to this: http://www.livestrong.com/article/435162-a-closer-look-at-the-glycemic-index/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=07252012 And I guess what it boils down to is this... if you eat a crap load of fruit (or bread, or starch), you'll get fat from the sugar and the…

This is massively untrue - sugar is sugar, and you need to be careful about how much fruit you eat. Eat green veggies instead. Also, I have to say, starches/breads/etc are completely wasted calories that in general do nothing for you. But overall, from what I saw of your diary - assuming it's accurate and complete - I…