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Or even a slight calorie surplus. Really any calorie surplus would put on fat over time.

I do it first thing in the morning after my morning ablutions every other day or so. You should be doing it at a rate that's comfortable to you. If you obsess, maybe less often. If you don't, everyday can be a great tracking tool if you write it down. Good luck!

It won't matter to pure weight loss but it would matter for nutrition. But if eating 1200 calories of chocolate works for you short term, go for it! You could probably write a book and make millions. Dr. Oz might even have you on his show, proclaim you miracle worker and you'll get even richer as a result. Good luck on…

I haven't and you're going to get a lot of hate for asking this question. I don't think there's anything based in science that says this will help you to your goals but there's always the outliers. Maybe you're one of them. We're all different and what works for one might not work for the next. Good luck!

While exercise isn't necessary for weight loss, it sounds like it's something you think you need since so much of your self esteem in wrapped up in if you're engaging in it or not. Maybe you just need to redefine what exercise is to you. Switch it from gym time to simply moving more, like a five-ten minute walk every hour…

I take levothyroxine and and have been for only three months. While I haven't had issues losing weight, my hair is falling out. My oncologist says it's likely from either the stress of the multiple surgeries or my body getting used to the medication as some people react that way. I say that because I guess we're all…

I'm so glad you found what worked for you immediately. You didn't even need to try all those other potential solutions to weight loss. Keep up the good work!

Tacos. I'm serious. I love breakfast tacos.

This thread and the obvious various uses of that term within it is my rebuttal. Not everyone will read your definition and of those that will, few will retain it. But other words are universally well known and understood. If you want to be more assured that your information will be understood, don't use woo.

And this goes back to my argument that it's poorly defined, no one agrees exactly what it means and will thus confuse the reader because person A will use it with one intent, person B will use it with a different intent while person C uses it with yet another intent. It serves nothing but confusion. If you don't want to be…

Some people have very legitimate medical reasons for being on VLCDs. You and I might not agree one woo per se but I think we agree that using it for this is less than ideal. However, I love his/her use of the word deleterious. It'd be great if people could use that instead of the nonsense word 'woo'.

I expect nothing. I expect exactly what's occurring. But I do not agree with your assumption that it's both concise and inclusive. How can it be concise if it means a multitude of different things. That seems to fly in the face of the meaning of the word concise. Vague would be a better word. Woo is vague but definitely…

Everyone's feelings are important. That's why we should try to be as inclusive as possible with our word choice along with using the most concise words available to us. I'm sorry you felt that way. You do matter, very much so.

Personal attacks are not appreciated and will be summarily ignored. Note to self: nakedraygun is not to be taken seriously anymore becuase he/she is incapable of having a discussion without falling back to personal attacks. It's probably why he/she is championing the use of the word woo.

I agree with you on your latter point but we should also be able to grow beyond believing that pop culture words should be used in adult conversations. I can see sparkpeople using it but anyone over 18 should use words with non subjective meanings that everyone can understand without having to start threads to ask what it…

It's intended to mock as another supporter of that word stated outright.

Are you suggesting we use Patton Oswald as our guide for proper forum etiquette?

They mocked Galiked too. I'm not going to be arrogant enough to pretend I know with 100% certainty if something is entirely bad, we're all different after all, and when I do chose to offer that side of things, I won't do it with childish, subjective, made up words that you're admitting are meant simply to mock.

When discussing topics, I like to remain civil and void the use of poorly understood and very subjective words. Objective words get the point across without unnecessary belittling of people's legitimate questions. If a person can't use grown up words to have an adult discussion, then they should just avoid having…

Great post! I'm so glad you found what works for you!

I don't think I've ever seen any verifiable evidence that supports the supplement's claim but since I didn't do the research, I can't say with 100% certainty that there's absolutely zero validity to possible benefits. It's not like they were able to test it on the entire population to see if maybe someone gained some…

I didn't know this but I eat 4 eggs for breakfast six times a week (though not this morning because Sundays are French toast day!) Do you think that's enough? But good luck with achieving your Vit B goals!

I'm afraid to click random links. I hope it's you giving them some motivational advice! Good luck with your exercise and weight goals!

OP, I'm so sorry you're going through this. It sounds horrible when you have a diagnosed condition with legitimate symptoms and those that are supposed to love you unconditionally don't show that they should. Maybe you could toss a tea towel over the jars just to create the tiniest of mental barriers between you and your…

My goal date is before I die. I've lost over 50 but it's taken me 5 years. But we're all different . What worked for me might not work for you. I'd never be able to take that much weight off in such a short amount of time. It might make me sick and cause me to lose far more muscle that I'd be willing to part with leaving…

If it was meant to inform, they'd use informative words like dangerous, harmful or misleading. They don't use those words. They use this made up word with some ambiguous meaning. If people are constantly having to ask what it means then its intent isn't to inform but to confuse. That's not what we should be doing as a…

I eat some candy every day. I've lost over 50 lbs.

I drink green tea everyday. I've lost over 50 lbs.

Beginning an exercise program causes mucsles to store glycogen. Glycogen requires a lot of water when it's stored for metabolic reasons. This can cause the exerciser to gain water weight. Once your muscles become used to the new activity 2-6 weeks, the body will shed the excess water. Don't worry about it. Keep an eye on…

Whatever works best for you and your mental state. I do it most mornings because I like to see the daily fluctuations. Some obsess about it and probably should avoid the scale and use measuring tapes at regular time intervals. Good luck finding what method works best for you!