mikeberthold Member

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/collideascape/2012/06/20/look-beyond-the-scientific-veneer-of-a-gmo-report/#.Ugu_v9Kfg_x I mean, obviously you feel very strongly about this. That's fine. You also don't appreciate non-like-minded people commenting in this public forum. That's not so fine. You're free to advance your cause…

Are you arguing that companies genetically modified food to make it addictive which is the only reason you and your adult children are overweight?

As you'd expect, it's as magical as any other food. Not very. It's a good source of potassium and it's low calorie. Other than that, remember that the same people oohing and aahing about coconut water were probably doing the same about Acai two years ago and will move on to something else in a couple of years.

Your body fat percentage is probably going down, at least. Maybe you're placing body fat with muscle. Are you losing inches/sizes at all? You're eating like a rabbit, so I'd say you're not sabotaging yourself that way. Some will say you eat too little and there's probably some truth to the fact that varying your intake a…

My wife and I drink water but we also enjoy flavoured 0-cal water and diet soda. Haven't grown any horns and it's nice not wasting calories on sugar drinks.

Since starting at the start of the year my biggest day was Super Bowl Sunday, 3649 calories. Hmm, I really haven't indulged like I used to, though I've had a few 3K+ days over the four months (Easter, after-work drinks and pizza). Not feeling deprived at all.

Their pizzettas are all under 500 calories and seem to be pretty decent.

I have MFP set on Sedentary specifically so I can eat back my exercise calories. I'm set to lose 2 pounds a week so I don't feel a need to go further than that, and I feel like I'm keeping my metabolism humming by exercising regularly and eating well in relation to how much I exert. So far I've lost 2 pounds a week…

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/06/08/water-eight-glasses-myth.html As it says - let your thirst guide you. I never force drink, I just drink when I'm thirsty. It makes things much easier.

Baked basa fish filets Roasted small potatoes tossed with olive oil Corn niblets with a bit of butter Tzatziki on the side Total was almost 700 calories, which is usually about what I aim to have for dinner.

I just bought 1500 packets of Kirkland Signature sucralose (Costco's splenda basically) for only around $12 Canadian, so there's always that if you liked Splenda.

That's my point. I've lost 110 pounds one other time in my life. Ate perfect, no "bad" food, etc... I gained it back within a decade. Of course I did! Hardly anyone can life a full life depriving themselves of food they enjoy. Look, if we didn't enjoy it we wouldn't have eaten it in the first place, we're not insane. You…

You definitely can, but setting goals like that is the road to yo-yo dieting. Try to just eat right for life. It took me 20 years to figure that out, but who cares if it takes me a year or 3 to get to my lifetime ideal weight; as long as I do and I've taught myself to eat well (and to incorporate everything I love to eat…

I see this kind of post a lot on MFP, but I don't get it. I mean, other than those who are just trying to maintain or actually trying to gain weight, the majority are trying to lose weight, right? That means we've ALL eaten more than 1800 calories a day. Hell, some of us a lot more than that. So how is it that when you're…

Because some people don't have the same phobias others do?

I wonder if spicy peppers or a very low calorie hot sauce would qualify.

As opposed to many here, I still indulge, but I track everything and stick to my daily goal as much as possible. This means that the 2.5L tub of smarties ice cream (smarties in Canada are like M&Ms but better) I got at Costco at the start of January lasted ten weeks. I just had my last serving two days ago. It would have…

I usually work out between 8:30 and 9:30, shower then have my snack. From yogurt to a sandwich and even a bowl of chips depending on the day, when I'm hitting the sack and how many calories I have left in my budget. I usually go to sleep around 11:30/12 and it hasn't hurt me yet. Well, other than the fact I should probably…

Your breakfasts often look low. I'm usually low too but always have 2 pieces of toast, a bagel with light cream cheese or a bowl of cereal that equals around 280-320 calories. If I'm having peanut butter (rare treat) that goes up to the 380-400 range. You're often at 220 or even less. That's 50-100 right there you can add…

I'm sorry, but that link is full of crap.

Apologies, that's what I get for reading too quickly.

If there were a quick way/simple pill to lose weight that actually worked, whoever sold it would be rich beyond their wildest imagination. Since it's pretty much all quackery, they have to rely on people's hopes and dreams to lose weight easily while still magically eating whatever they want and scam their money that way.…

A kitchen scale and a commitment to weighing everything showed me exactly how much I was eating before getting serious about my health. A bowl of pasta, a second "half-size" serving, a piece of bread, a large glass of milk, salad with dressing... I could easily have eaten 1500 calories in one meal before I woke up. Add on…