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Millions of people believe in homeopathy. Says it all really. Never underestimate the stupidity of people.

Bacon! Won't make you lose weight faster, but it's very good!

Absolutely spot on!

Yes Ferrari and some others have a semi-automatic, however true automatics are used by Aston Martin, Mercedes SLS AMG, Porsche with their Tiptronic, the list of auto high end sports cars is large. And left foot braking has been used for many years both in motorsports including rallying and for driving automatics where…

The difference in gas mileage nowadays is minimal. How you drive, auto or manual makes a bigger difference. Who says a manual is better in snow? In fact you have less control particularly pulling away from stationary. Easier to maintain? Where on earth do you get that. Autos are more reliable than manuals and clutches. How…

Why would anyone have that silly left foot exerciser and stirry stick any more? Unless of course they like black and white TV and filofaxes. Stick shift is so last century. As for this nonsense about lack of control........... you have more control with an auto, you can drive in manual or auto mode depending on your mood,…

India requires a visa which has a current photo so you should be OK. I've just come back from a week's business there at the weekend and though I've lost quite a bit since since the photo in my passport and got older, no-one questioned it. However, if you're concerned get a new passport, the only thing you have to lose is…

Yep, another Fitbit One owner here and agree with the comments above. I find it very motivating and like Minnie503 take the stairs instead of the elevator where possible so I can exceed the magic 10 flights a day! (And if I don't, I walk down and back up until I do!)

You're not fat at 141 and 5'7". When I was your age I was around 136 at 5.6". When I went into the military and got fit my weight went up to around 145 and no way was I fat. I think you need to forget dieting and the scales and work out and do weights to improve the structure of your body. You'll have to eat more if you do.

Wrong. Normal dieting works first on the visceral fat, that is why people lose quite a lot of weight before their external shape starts to change and if you lose weight, ie fat, you will lose visceral fat. No argument about cardio being good for you, but it has little regard for which type of fat deposits it may affect.…

I love the fact I never stop learning. Today for example I have learned that apparently Beyonce and Justin Timberlake are musicians. Beethoven must be turning in his grave............. :laugh: Who is 'Nickelback'?

I think taking your daughter is just a despicable excuse so you can go and think lecherous thoughts about TS without being seen as a pervert, so no, you don't lose your man card, in fact you get a man medal for being inventive and making women go "Ah, what a good Dad he is" :laugh: I wish I had an 18 year old…

I am a card carrying member of the whole egg party! Vote whole eggs!!

Calories are a measure, like inches or litres. It is nonsense to sat they are unequal. Try comparing two inches and tell me they are unequal! Eating healthy is good, eating unhealthy is bad, nothing to do with calories or weight loss, simply the effect on your health. Consider this though, if you cut out all the unhealthy…

One small point, from a weight loss point of view, exercise is of minimal help, though it does and will make you healthier. Crucial for weight loss is calories in less than calories out - "Well, science has some bad news for you. More and more research in both the UK and the US is emerging to show that exercise has a…

You don't need to eat 'healthy' or 'rabbit' food to lose weight, you just have to eat LESS of what you eat, be more careful in what you choose from your plate (ie eat most of the veg rather than the fries) and log your food so you know how many calories you are eating. I have done that and lost 70 lbs in 7 months. You…

I agree with most of what's already been said. I've had a Fitbit One for a couple of months now and find it very good. If I got into serious exercise, and at my age that's not very likely, I'd also get an HRM for that. My only complaint is it can register stuff while driving, but that is fixed by an app called 'Drivebit'…

Apparently we unknowingly eat spiders in our sleep, so if you have spiders add about 50 calories a day to your food diary to cover the extra. Hmm that's not helping the arachnophobic among us is it.....................

Thank goodness for a bit of sense! I am SOOOOO fed up reading about 'starvation mode' on this forum, it's a myth.

I wouldn't worry, just let it go. You see plenty of this sort of bad science on the MFP forums as it is, I wish I had lost an ounce of fat for every time I've seen 'Starvation Mode', I'd be downright skinny by now! I agree with you, no way is she losing 3lbs a day on 2000 calories. And I'm not being…

Seems like ages since I posted on here, and it is! Last week was just chaos. However this week I'm working from home so it will be a little less chaos! This year just seems to get crazier, looks like I am off to India again within the next two or three weeks, just waiting for the authorisation to come through, I've had…

I can't see your diary so it is difficult to comment, but why do you need to snack at all? Sounds like you are snacking far too much? I seem to manage on 1200 to 1400 a day and that includes alcohol and some dark chocolate. Any snacks I eat, and sometimes we all do, I make sure fit within my daily allowance. If I can't fit…

Yes sounds like it is just dogs being dogs. If you want to learn more about how dogs interract I would recommend getting a book by Jan Fennell, her website is http://www.janfennellthedoglistener.com/

Little bit of spurious logic there going from a guy giving his dog CPR because it can't keep up with his new running shoes to a pool full of dead children. It shouldn't be necessary to explain the ad or point out why it is humorous but I guess this is where the advertisers overestimated the intelligence of those who would…

Don't worry too much. Like people dogs fall out with each other, but rarely do any real damage. I have five dogs and occasionally there will be a bit of an argument, but they have never really hurt each other. The time to concern yourself is when they do take chunks out of each other, but I don't get the impression that's…

Sorry, it's harsh but true. Do you really want to be a failure? Do you want to remain fat? I don't know about you, I may have my blips and moments of failure, but I know what I want to achieve, and nothing and nobody is going to stop me however difficult it is. It sounds like you haven't made up your mind what you want yet.

I was saying that to Usain Bolt only a couple of years ago, but I still haven't caught up....................... :laugh:

We all have that problem my dear. But what is your rant about, I find it difficult to understand why anyone would rant about their own preference to stay fat and not do anything about what they say they want to do. It's illogical Captain. Frankly, you need to stop feeling sorry for yourself, get off your fat *kitten* and…

And your problem is.....................?

I have five dogs that I love and I think I will now buy a pair of those shoes, the ad is just great. Isn't it a shame the ad didn't show a politically correct person being given the kiss of sense of humour.............. but then no one would believe that!