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it definitely helps me.. I don't have set hours or put a label on it but some days I don't eat until dinner. fasted cardio doesn't really do anything special. All that matters is maintaining a caloric deficit over time and not eating anything during part or most of the day makes that easier.

but it's so much easier just to believe whatever the most recent documentary I watched told me

eating like an ox doesn't make you an ox or give you the metabolism of an ox.

eat whichever one you like better, it doesn't make a difference

I feel bad because I can't keep it in the house. I'll eat an entire jar in a day or two

It's really easy to underestimate how much you're eating and overestimate how much you're burning. If you're weighing all your food and logging it accurately, you'll keep losing weight as long as you're in a deficit. If you're getting impatient, try adding more exercise into your day.. it can only help.

People don't bring up starvation mode around here as a weight loss technique to consider, they're saying that your body goes into this mode and defies the laws of physics to keep itself from losing weight when you don't eat enough calories. Sometimes you'll even see people claiming you can gain weight by not eating enough,…

"Clean eating," fewer processed foods and less sugar doesn't do anything for weight loss, the only thing that matters is a calorie deficit. Eat what keeps you satisfied and hitting your macros/calorie goals. OP in addition to weighing food to make sure you're counting accurately, you might want to only eat back about half…

They can be useful for weight loss, but keep in mind if you plan to go back to eating whatever you ate before you started drinking the shakes, you'll just gain the weight back. Technically it's not really replacing a meal since it IS a meal.. but usually the main reason is because it's quick, requires no weighing or…

I also replaced with the Aldi thins. I don't know what's the point of a sandwich thin that has as many calories as a regular bun.

If you're training for a 5k are you logging your exercise? That will add calories to your total. And of course the most simple answer is to eat 1588 for a week or two and see if you're gaining, losing or maintaining.

my entire fridge door is filled with various sauces and my cupboard is filled with various spices just to keep chicken breast more interesting. It's such a neutral taste you can really do anything you want with it, there's no reason for it to be boring.

the only downside is you start to get really irritated with the database entries that only contain volume measurements rather than weight. 1 Cup of hard boiled eggs.. really?

losing weight is ONLY about calorie deficit. some people handle a calorie deficit better with a low carb/high fat diet and others do well with the opposite. Find what works best for you so you feel satisfied while consuming fewer calories than you burn.

If I have peanut butter in the house I will finish the jar. For that reason I don't keep it in the house. I'm not addicted, I just really like it. I think many people have one or two foods like this, and it's just a matter of understanding what you can handle and staying away if you know it's going to start you down that…

You'll feel miserable and lose weight fast, then put it back on faster. then you'll have to do another liquid diet.

maybe that was my problem...

It's awesome for meal prep. I use it all the time, unlike many other of my brilliant purchases which collect dust :smile: .

Someone probably told her about starvation mode.

it gives you estimates assuming you're not doing any additional exercise. If you log your circuit training, you'll get additional calories. But as others have said, they are just estimates and you'll need to find what works for you.

Much smaller portions. There was no Cheesecake factory size appetizers and the large fries at McDonald's was like current day small. It's calories in vs calories out. Corn syrup has nothing to do with it.

That's my thing too.. I just eat a lot less during the day so I can eat more at night.

Exactly, if you plan ahead and save/burn extra calories for that purpose it's not really a cheat day.

It really is that easy and many people actually don't want an easy answer. The fact that so many ridiculous theories continue to try to argue the law of thermodynamics proves it. But even if whatever the above plagiarized quote means is true, it's still 100% CI-CO regardless if evil carbs, neurohormones, processed foods or…

If you're really wanting high protein, I wouldn't rely on pistachios or peanut butter.. they're awesome, but by far more of a fat source than a protein source. To keep it easy you might just want to look into different protein bars to find one that matches the macros you're going for.

If you eat 2.5 lbs of food and immediately weigh 2.5 lbs more, you may be allergic to food.

That's really confusing. I'd use the 65 cal per 100g to calculate how much is in 75g.

the question is what happens after the 30 days are over? The problem with "resets" is that you can lose weight, but don't learn how to eat long term to remain the weight you want to be. So you have to keep resetting.

you aren't required to hit the fat level set by the app. Assuming you're at a safe calorie level and you aren't feeling overly hungry by the end of the day, it's only extra calories that will slow down your cut.

and more expensive