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I think it was probably put there by someone who was making a joke with their buddies and forget to fix it before the page went live. That said, I do think it's offensive simply because when a person calls something a "fat girl" what-have-you, they're doing it for the express purpose of being offensive. They're using it as…

When I started losing, I lost 11 pounds in the first week and a half. It's mostly water weight and pretty normal. After that, my loss slowed down to 1 1/2-2lb per week.

And then there's the other side of the story: http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/ketogenic-diets-for-cancer-hype-versus-science/ http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/research-review/ketogenic-low-carbohydrate-diets-have-no-metabolic-advantage-over-nonketogenic-low-carbohydrate-diets-research-review.html/…

My understanding of the current research is that there really isn't any proof behind the 8 glasses/ day recommendation. I think the newer idea about drinking water is to drink as much as your body needs to stay hydrated and feeling good. The amount will change depending on your health status, activity level, etc. Just make…

I had pica for crunching ice when I was anemic, but never once craved a rare steak or a big pile of broccoli. And I was severely iron deficient (like almost needing a transfusion deficient). ETA: eating ice doesn't actually provide any iron, btw. So if the body is picking things to eat based on an iron deficiency, it isn't…

I think it's almost impossible to eat a healthy amount of fruit/ veggies per day (assuming a balanced diet) and still stay under the MFP goal. I don't generally track sugar for that reason. If I do look at it, I always subtract the sugar from fruit/veg just to give myself a number for refined sugars. Overall, I've never…

No, absolutely the US can't afford to police the world. But maybe the world as a whole can afford to keep trying to intervene in Africa in a lot of ways -- medical resources, protective equipment, education, recruiting locals to spread the word about how burial rituals cause infection. I just don't see the suggestions of…

Agreed. And this is exactly why dismissing Ebola as something we don't have to worry about because it just affects ignorant villagers in Africa is foolish. When a populations becomes infected and the infection isn't stopped, it spreads exponentially. The more people who are infected in one place, the more opportunities the…

I think that although the natives eating bush meat may be the origin of an outbreak of Ebola (which is actually quite rare), it has nothing to do with the disease's spread in the population once it has broken out. It's a lack of education about the disease, medical resources for the infected, and personal protective…

A very low calorie intake can do a lot of damage to your body. As an above poster stated, it breaks down your lean muscle mass, leaches essential nutrients from your bones which can make them brittle, and even steals mass from your internal organs. This can be due to the fact that your body can only break down fat stores…

Yes. If you read further down, the author states in their conclusion that that dopamine plays an important role, but is clearly not the whole story. And you would be surprised how much similarity there is between the brain/ brain chemistry of a human and the rodent models that are used to test these things (coming from…

Here is a good article reviewing the research history of dopamine and it's role in food rewards: http://rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/361/1471/1149.full Long story short is that the research indicates that dopamine plays an important role in food reward-seeking behavior, however there are likely other biochemical…

I think the best thing you can do for yourself is go to your doctor. He or she can get you started on the road to recovery by hooking you up with a counselor and nutritionist.

I don't know about eating clean causing a detox effect (although that sounds pretty unlikely to be honest), but I do know that if you are significantly restricting calories it can hamper your ability to get better. Are you restricting a lot? If you are, I suggest eating at maintenance for a bit to give your body the fuel…

Another aspect of this is that restricting calories for a while can have an impact on the hormones that control hunger signaling. As you start to raise calories back to maintenance levels, it is not uncommon to actually become even hungrier for a little while. It's possible that could be part of the reason that you are…

As far as BMI, I agree with the previous poster. BMI gets used as a be-all-end-all measurement of health, but it totally leaves out factors like muscle mass and body shape. Don't worry about it too much. As for the other stuff, I understand completely. Right after I lost the bulk of my weight, my blood pressure came down a…

I lost 106, then gained back 10 and have been fighting with those 10lbs ever since. I still need to lose a minimum of about 45lbs to get within spitting distance of where I want to be. To answer your question, for me all that mattered in the beginning was calorie counting. I lost a lot of weight at a good rate with very…

Did you doctor give you specific recommendations for your carb intake? Many people with PCOS do a lower carb thing without having to actually go all the way to super low carb/ ketosis levels. If you aren't sure how far you need to go, I would start experimenting with different amounts of carbs to see how low you really…

I don't have time to read all the replies right now, so apologies if this is a repeat. Do you have any known issues with diabetes, insulin resistance, or PCOS? Those are some common issues that may make carbs more of a struggle. If you aren't sure, it may be worth a trip to the doctor to at least get your blood sugar…

When I first started, I used an excel spreadsheet to plan out my meals for the week. I was only tracking calories and not macros, so I would think of meal ideas for the week and then look up each item in the meal/ recipe in the database for calories amounts. Then I would enter them in a section of the spreadhseet "like…

I am quite in agreement with you that findings from animal studies are not meant to be a direct translation to human systems and that "not replicated in humans" is a valid caution. What I'm taking issue with in my post is the practice of a blanket dismissal of the findings of an entire study based solely on the rationale…

I'm going to agree with many of the people here who are saying that often the truth of two conflicting source lies somewhere in the middle. But I'm going to add that it's equally likely that two conflicting sources may only have bits and pieces of the truth and the real truth of something simply hasn't been figured out…

Are you on some sort of birth control or progesterone? It can help balance your hormones and for some people it can help make your hair thicker again.

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You don't necessarily have to get up early or use up your lunch break for exercise if you don't want to. I absolutely cannot make myself get up early just to exercise and I also love my lunch breaks to just kick back and relax for a few minutes. So, the deal I made with myself is that, if I'm not willing to do it in the…

I agree with eating slower, but also suggest that you sit down to eat with no distractions (like TV) and really focus on your food. This may sound a little weird, but really think about how much you enjoy the texture, flavor, and scent of every bite. Chew slowly and thoroughly and swallow before you get another forkful. It…

I think everyone goes through this at some point. The thing is that changing your life (whether for health, weight loss, or whatever) is only 1 part motivation. The other part is commitment. When the motivation fails, you have to reach down and find the reasons that you are committed to what you are doing even when you…

The most effective thing for me is to take a minute to just sit and try to figure out why I am feeling so stressed/ upset/ sad/ whatever. If I can identify the feeling and work out what it's all about, it seems to relieve the desire to just shovel food in my mouth. Another thing I've learned is that when I'm focused on…

There are probably people on here that can give you some ideas about exercises to build strength in your core that will help you get rid of the back pain in the long term, but for now I'm going to suggest trying to relieve some of it with yoga. I have a lot of problems with my lower back and just basic yoga stretching does…

I've heard more than a few people report that they get an unexpectedly low calorie goal on MFP and from what you are saying it is likely that you are being given a calorie number that is way too low for you. In general, it is recommended that men eat a minimum of 1800 calories a day, so no matter what MFP says I would…