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Any weight loss/gain that doesn't happen over at least a few weeks is meaningless. Your water weight will change based on your diet, which is probably why you saw an instant 2.5 pound loss when you dropped sugar. FWIW, I lose 3 pounds between the time I go to bed at night and when I step out of the shower in the morning.

People die every year from water toxicity. So by your "logic" water is a toxin. Better avoid it!

I go through periods of trying to gain and trying to lose. In both cases, I eat/drink exactly the same stuff, just more or less of it.

That's about what I average to maintain my weight, and I'm 6' tall, 180-pound guy who lifts 4 times per week. Of course, I'm also 44. I'd start at 2000, give it 3-4 weeks, and adjust as needed.

I use the restroom 2 floors above my office, and will often walk down the steps to the ground floor, and then back up to the top floor (only 5 stories, but better than nothing). I also work out the second I get home, and consider this part of the work day.

No, evidence makes something true. The evidence for this is so weak that even the authors of the articles themselves don't claim it's true, just that there is some correlation in the data and more study is warranted.

"Conventional science" is usually referred to by its shortened name: science. I took a quick look at both of these. Neither journal has a very high impact factor (which would indicate a trustworthy source), and only 1 is an actual metastudy (the other is just a blog post about a different metastudy, found here). Neither…

I don't eat back calories. That would be just one more layer of needless complication in what's a pretty simple activity. Find TDEE -> Choose calorie goal -> Eat that much consistently -> Adjust as needed

"Eat less; move more."

YOU'RE NOT DOING LEGS!! (Am I debating this properly?)

I wouldn't put much stock in that study until it's confirmed by additional ones. Test therapy has previously been shown to have significant positive outcomes for a variety of conditions both psychological and physical, including PTSD. The study that the CNN article references is pretty limited in scope -- they were only…

If god wanted us to be naked, we'd have been born that way.

200 dead in Washington 47 dead in Idaho 32 dead in North Carolina The list goes on and on. But hey, at least you're healthy, even though you've exposed yourself tot he flu and are no doubt a transmission vector. You sure showed those ridiculous doctors how dumb they are!

If your goal is weight loss, it's not "just a number"; it's a proper measurement of your success or failure. Weight loss = number on scale decreasing over time.

I don't smoke it, but I do eat 5-10mg about 2 hours before bed (make my own ridiculously strong brownies, and eat just a tiny sliver). It gives me an excellent night's sleep, and I feel great all the next day. From that perspective, it helps with recovery and makes me more likely to workout the next day. But I avoid…

You're eating back your calories, which adds an unnecessary layer of uncertainty to your numbers. Pick a number of calories, be consistent with your workouts, and adjust the calories as needed to gain or lose. MFP makes this more complicated than it needs to be.

Cold pasta is unacceptable.

Information literacy is the ability to effectively evaluate information sources. There's nothing wrong with using Google if you're information literate, but few people are. As far as personal trainers: They tend to know nothing because there's really no training involved. The "trainers" at my old gym had a 45-minute intro…

Lol! That's David Suzuki, who's never actually studied GMO foods (his background is zoology) and made a fortune in the '90s selling books about spiritual healing. I have no stance on GMOs, having never studied them myself or cared enough to read any related science, but if you're citing David Suzuki, you're really grasping…

Carbs make me hungry. Back when I was desperate to gain weight, I ate saltines and drank Slim Fast, because both are packed with calories, and have plenty of carbs to keep me wanting to eat more.

Fitbit isn't magic. Literally everything when working with calories is an approximation. If you're gaining weight, you're eating too many calories. Assume Fitbit is overestimating your burn and/or that your food measurements are overestimating your intake. Then adjust as needed. There is no question of this: If you're not…

Any comment here that doesn't link to peer-reviewed research is pointless, including this one. Why do people argue over science? Why not just point to the research and let the science argue for itself? Otherwise you're pi$$ing into the wind.

Hmmm ... I have a Master's degree in information science, qualifying me to be a professional researcher. I'm curious what your degrees are in, if the rest of us are "poorly educated"? People -- particularly children and old people -- used to regularly die from today's common illnesses, including the flu. Now it's…

You can lose weight eating nothing but Twinkies. Posting ridiculous claims about "clean eating" isn't helpful, and can be actively harmful.

I'm usually either trying to gain weight, or trying to lose it. Right now I'm losing, so I weigh pretty much every day, but the only time it matters is Friday morning after I step out of the shower. That's the number I write on the white board in my home gym.

"Pseudoscience" that's been successfully prescribed for epileptics and many diabetics for over 100 years, and is backed by decades of solid science to treat those conditions. Learning something before spouting off will help you look less foolish. As far as weight loss, it's a very easy diet to lose weight on, because you…

PLEASE learn something before given people terrible, wrong, baseless "advice" like this. You are actively causing harm.

There's really no debate here. The WADA rules from 2008 says: "All stimulants (including both their (D- & L-) optical isomers where relevant) are prohibited [ ... including ...] tuaminoheptane and other substances with a similar chemical structure or similar biological effect(s)." Methylhexanamine is nearly identical in…

Vodka is no worse for your liver than beer, assuming your alcohol intake is similar. Personally, I drink bourbon and beer, and eat pizza and whatever else I want. I just do it in moderation. I also eat very low cal during the week so that I can do whatever I want on the weekends. Nobody HAS to give up anything they really…