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When I say I don't have time I'm making excuses. I work full time, but then it's easy to fill time up with TV etc. Right now, as I'm 'back on it', I do gym before work - just 30 mins. And every lunchtime I walk about two miles. You only need to do it three times a week, so you're looking at maybe 3 hours of time…
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The problem is that some people - I cannot say whether the original poster is like this, I just make a general statement - are proud of their very low calorie intake. It's a form of extreme control, and is one of the warning signs of eating disorders. You have broken a relationship with food, you're not eating healthfully…
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RoseVirgo, that may be true - but you have to read the rest of the post too. Declining hunger, weight loss halted, struggling to even eat 1200 - that's classic metabolic collapse.
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Re: "bump" Well that really adds to the conversation. Thanks.
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I'm not convinced it's entirely caffeine, because recently I did the same thing. And having some caffeine didn't solve it. I think it's a mix of both to be honest. I would say it took me about 4 - 5 weeks to feel properly back to normal. At the time I was appalled by such estimates, as I was hurting. But now I've done…
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Your body has gone into starvation mode... you're eating less calories than a 4 year old would need. What you are eating is very calorie concious food. Eat more fats and more protein, and when your body starts to leave starvation mode your weight will start to drop and you'll feel more hungry. And you will need to 'force'…
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Chris Evans (not the ginger one). Michael Ballack. But why must it be one-night only? :)
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You hear that Stevia is 'natural', but is it natural to highly concentrate a leaf extract purely for the purpose of sweetening which is 300 times the sweetness of sugar? Nothing natural about that. As someone who has had a real addition to artificial sweeteners and now kicked the habit... I imagine Stevia is largely…
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After 40 minutes. My point is, taking the rest of my post into account, it's a lifetime change not a marathon that you have to solve in an afternoon. I've been there with the impatience... trust me. It's when I get most discouraged.
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"Eat some, throw away the rest... " Beat me to it. Satisfy the urge, but then remove the temptation for the rest.
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You getting impatient for a reply after a mere 40 minutes maybe sums up your issue: patience! Have patience in the weight loss. It's not overnight. You won't lose weight in 40 minutes... the world will not change in the next hour. Just take time, as you have a long term goal. If you feel like your clothes are shrinking and…
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I would but gay blood is bad blood here in the UK. Sadly even someone who lives a healthy lifestyle can't give blood if they are gay. Example: two men meet, are virgins, have sex but are ineligible despite being monogamous. Another example: a woman can have unprotected sex with a random man every day for a year and be…
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The scienece behind 5-HTP is great, it can help with so many things. Personally I'm not sure if I've noticed any personal difference when taking it... but I understand what it does, and maybe it helps without me knowing. Never had any issues/side effects.
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I think 3 - 4 times a week for gym is fine, that's what I aim for. But you can do other things in the meantime... just a simple walk does chop off some calories. So I try to go for a wander if I get time.
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That's quite a lot of calories if your aim is weight loss. I'd try lowering that to see how it goes.
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I so agree with swaymyway. The calories estimates here are ridiculous, and not ony that they train people to eat more for the sake of it if they do some exercise. Burnt 300 calories? Well I must go and eat 300 calories for the sake of it! Exercise machines are more realistic, but I still wonder how accurate they are.
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Well lowering expectations is good, rather than going "oh to hell with it", so not a bad idea I'd say. But you could try shaking up your calories... maybe up them, then down them again. Or try alternating calories on different days if you're very consistent across the week.
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You've had plenty of people tell you to eat more. :) I would say as an addition try to vary the amount you eat over the days... lower and higher calories, shake things up.
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Actually it hadn't occured to me how potentially damaging the system is. It reinforces the "you eat three times a day, and anything else outside of that time is a snack". Even the word snack has negative connotations. "I've been snacking" etc. I realise it makes it easier to see, but it'd be nice to see it based upon time…
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I actually enjoy it. The reason being, when I go without food for ages and am not hungry, it basically means my metabolism is slowing and that means it'll hold on to fat. if you're genuinely hungry (and make sure to have a full glass of water first, and that it's not boredome) then it means your metabolism is firing. The…
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Ahh. I've been watching Rescue Me, but that's gone downhill. Have been itching for a Buffy rewatch - maybe that's the way to do it!
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I hate the countdown on gym machines - I used to put my towel over them, but sadly at my new gym I can't due to placement. But I often watch TV on my iPhone if I'm doing the slow-burn, not much concentration needed exercise. Good that you found something that works for you - that's the key thing.
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Me too, it's my downfall. Check out Potatoes not Prozac if you haven't already for helping with sugar addiction.
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Head to the doctors ASAP. Your back can be one of the most problematic things, you don't want to mess around with it.
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If you think the calories are too high, then it's possible to delude yourself into how much work has gone on. If you think they're too low, as in your case, you feel demotivated. I think you shouldn't get too hung up on them... it's impossible to get a truly accurate figure as there are so many variables. Focus on your…
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My machine reckons I burnt off 365 calories on the crosstrainer today, whereas MFP reckons 550. That's quite some difference. Either way, it's trying to game the system I feel... trying to eat more based upon suspect numbers. It's why I don't agree with the whole execise calories being automatically taken into account on…
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The gym equipment is more trustworthy, as it's normally based upon your weight and heart rate. I would also go with whatever's lower. The Fitness Pal estimates are insanely highly. Not sure I trust gym machines entirely. I tried MFP's method of eating my exercise calories and put on weight last week. :)
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It's hard to track... some of the calorie estimates that this system gives you are ridiculous (i.e. way too high). You'd need to research each item separately I think in Google, work out an average from a few sources then piece them together (this of course will get easier once you've done the legwork once.) Counting the…
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I had one for a couple of years. One of the best investments ever. Really pushed me hard, and I really started to enjoy the pain. Sorted out so many issues with my posture, knee pain etc as well as improving my health. It also gave me a point of accountability each week, and even if I started to derail I knew I had my…
