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She was prettier.
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Nothing really sticks out to me on your "under" days, and they are probably just a result of overeating / binge eating on the other days. Most binge eating will involve simple sugars and other naughty things (ex. baked cookies) that spike and crash your blood sugar quickly without creating fullness. So you cat eat more but…
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It depends. What diseases are you genetically susceptible to? What can you enjoy for the long - term ? What diet provides sufficient variety of nutrients and necessary levels of protein, fat and carbohydrates? What diet emphasizes high value food (whole grain, lean protein, some unsaturated fats) over low value (empty…
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I started lifting weights regularly about 10 pounds from goal, and stopped losing weight for almost 5 months. I probably ate more without thinking about it, as I put on some muscle mass in the process. It was a little depressing but I did get stronger and slowly, leaner. From what I've learned from body builders, they eat…
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Look at the perks though - you get to maintain if you hit under or at the calorie ceiling. Weight loss is just about being a good accountant. If you want to take a day to eat crap food then go for it. Just mix in healthy foods to get some nutrition. Yesterday I worked in a chocolate oreo, ribeye steak, blueberry muffin,…
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I'm 4'10.5" and went from about 165 (I don't have any before pics uploaded yet....sorry) to about 97 pounds and then back up to 112 or so. At 97 pounds I still had some flab around the arms and thighs but was considered skinny. I would have needed to lose a few more to resemble an ideal figure but I already felt too thin…
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Your desire to binge is a completely normal response to the body's resistance to shed weight. It's a survival instinct, not a character flaw. I find smaller deficits to be easier than large ones. High volume, high protein foods with some nutritional value (such as oatmeal or greek yogurt) are much easier to stay full on…
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My guess is that she's bringing up the weight loss issue because she craves your approval and is painfully aware of your attention to diet and exercise, in contrast to her lack of it. Superficially she knows about the habits needed to create weight loss, but right now the impulse to eat to excess as well as the…
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It depends on where you are starting from. In a healthy weight range even a moderate deficit can have a lot of side effects. When I was obese I reliably lost 1.5 - 1.7 pounds per week at 1200 calories a day, for several months.
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So I have a parasite that craves chocolate Yo - go cakes and hates doing dishes? This explains so much.
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The key to exercising as a beginner is not to overdo it. Don't kill your joints and don't significantly increase your work volume in too short a time. A trampoline work out sounds ineffective and possibly dangerous. Bouncing exercises may be trendy but they may also be for a younger crowd who are into "trends." And their…
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I have the same issue. I have a semi - active job that goes until midnight sometimes. I don't go in until the late afternoon, giving me plenty of time to sleep in. But I waste my day in the process. And at night I come home tired, wired, and unable to sleep until dawn, and you've probably noticed that sleeping in until the…
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Your skin elasticity is genetic but there is a pattern. A person with many extra pounds and a long retention will likely have excess skin. A person with only a few extra pounds and a short retention will probably snap back. Also, the excess skin will sometimes only be visible if you curve or bend in a way that pinches it.…
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I have been binge eating for the past six months or so, since I got a bad case of the flu and went through a break up. It's not that I stopped worrying about weight - in fact I'm obsessed with numbers, calorie counting, and exercise. It's just that I found it surprisingly easy to eat a lot of sugary sweet things when I got…
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No, it's generally higher than other people in my age range and that's because I work out five days a week, with intensity. The food is fuel. It also feels like you're eating more if you choose higher fiber, higher volume, high nutrient, less processed lower fat / calorie foods. It's a strange irony that I eat almost as…
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I'm the same way. The second it's over maintenance some perfectionist tendency in my brain flips on and says "well, guess it doesn't matter how much I eat for the rest of the day because today was a miss" and 2,000 calories quickly becomes 3,000 or more. One day won't hurt, right? But the danger of course is that it…
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That's really about the only way that a person can keep the weight off long term. They have to toe that infuriating middle line between hunger and satiation, and get their body to be comfortable at maintenance calories. Eat anything, healthier is better, exercising is better, but the key to weight loss is simply calorie…
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Women have a hard time putting on muscle. When I overate I found strength gains steady to a point but my muscles and tendons were very prone to injury. My clothing was tighter due to the fat that accompanied the minimal muscle growth, despite following a philosophy of going as heavy as possible. I assume most strong men…
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Welcome back. I had originally lost all the weight but allowed about ten pounds to creep back when I started binge eating after the night shifts. I still work out an hour most days, but diet is 80% of the equation. It takes a lot of effort to run six miles every other day, lift weights and still find time to gain weight. I…
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I eat pastry treats and I'm not fat anymore. When I was fat I didn't binge on luxury chocolates, I over ate on mass produced refined carbohydrates. A gourmet treat is fine for indulgence every one in a while.
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I am trying to follow the Strong Curves program which would include lifting about four times per week. It's mostly a few compound moves with a few specific isolation exercises on the lower body. I do have some problems doing a glute exercise two days in a row due to DOMS (just starting out so increasing weight quickly on…
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32....a stunning 32.
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Have to disagree there. Maybe it's a height thing, but I looked obese at the upper end of a healthy BMI and slightly fat at a BMI of 23. My doctor may have chosen an outdated 19th century formula over the visual evidence but excess adipose tissue is a big health risk for apple - shaped bodies. Rather than rely on BMI and…
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I genuinely believe that people who tag bodybuilders with low body fat as "morbidly obese" are verifiable fools. These people are innately suited to be bureaucrats or paper pushers at the DMV.
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My pre-loss estimate is 1800 - 2400 calories a day. On some days I'm sure it went upwards of 3000. I didn't eat often and my hunger would subside if I ate a lot in one day. My body did make a decent effort to slow the weight gain. But I ate absolute crap. I would leave box of chocolate chip cookies next to the computer and…
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I'm a 4'10" female, exercise 6 days per week for at least an hour, not overweight, do weights 2 - 3 times a week. I am finding it a reasonable challenge to do the hip thrusts with 60 lbs. This while doing that single leg glue kick machine (you know the one at the gym) at 150 lbs. Any exercise that you're not used to will…
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I emphasize low calorie foods that are natural and minimally processed, high in protein albeit lower in fat than clean eating recommendations, so I'm there 90% of the time. I think it works because you will have an easier time keeping your calories under by eating high volume foods, and can eat more often. I don't really…
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Never give up. No matter how insane it seems. Because it will get worse if you gain everything back. Plan to weather the storm. A 5000 calorie binge will usually knock out your hunger for half a day or more. So use this opportunity to relax, eat small meals with higher protein than you usually consume. Avoid the junk for a…
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I also started doing this. I still count but I don't impose a hard limit. If I want something, I will eat it, even if it's just a couple bites. I try to enjoy very healthy food in moderation and avoid going far over maintenance for the day or eating without hunger. If I'm not peckish I will have a deficit and the numbers…
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I like Scooby's ab workout. It doesn't require much equipment, just a carpet and a 10 - 25 lb plate (or whatever you can do). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYQdLtam6xA And it's fine if you're not advanced. Just lower the weight.
