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Try eating a pound of scotch bonnet peppers and see if you lose weight. I think that the metabolism boost you might experience would come entirely from the adrenalin released to try to get you to run away from the peppers. A couple chilies in your curry aren't going to do much of anything other than make it taste better.

Hmm... black licorice pop-tarts... I think I need to write a letter to a company...

Ah yes, natural things good, processed things bad... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_nature

There's something from a sea cucumber that's WORSE than the actual sea cucumber flesh? Nasty.

That describes the taste of natto pretty well..

If you just want the boost of a small dose of caffeine, then yes, they do work. If you want them to cause weight loss, they won't do anything beyond giving you a small boost from caffeine. Caffeine has some connection to weight loss, but it's mostly incidental. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/caffeine/HQ00369

That's caffeine... nothing more, nothing less.

Mix a bit of lemon juice (or even water) into it to make it pourable, and put it on top of tabbouleh, or falafels... use it on cooked chicken, mix it into chicken salad, etc.. Found this: http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/asian_chicken_salad.html and this:…

Portions are up to you - just don't eat 50% of your calories before 10AM or it'll feel like the longest day ever...

Sometimes, that's how it works - if you've spent any time around the forums here, certainly you've heard the phrase "eat more to lose." It's no joke. People tend to think "If cutting 500 calories per day is good, then cutting 1000+ must be even better!" and it's not always the case.

I was a bit surprised by the 3000 mg of sodium estimated in my pho on the weekend, but you know what? It's pho, and sometimes you just have to.

"No sausage, no cheese. Can I get extra veggies instead? Thanks." FTFY.

That is incorrect. Aspartame is used worldwide, because it is well tested and safe as a food additive. The same can't be said for stevia.

That's the thing about the film (well, the first one... I couldn't stomach the followups) ... it presents things in an oddly compelling fashion. It starts out with the crazy religious things, and builds steadily into other areas to establish that "They are lying to you, man!" It's straight up propaganda.

There's a lot of basic inaccuracies in this series of films posing as documentaries, and plenty of crazy, unfounded conspiracy theories. They're compelling, but some of the best lies are. One site goes through it point by point... http://conspiracies.skepticproject.com/articles/zeitgeist/

Someone's looking for a date... :)

I've never really been depressed, but your post made me think of Hyperbole and a Half... it sounds like how she described her depression. http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.ca/2013/05/depression-part-two.html

Most of the people I know who work out and play sports also go for high calorie smoothies after their 1/2 hour in the gym or for a couple pints after they play softball... Not exactly commitment.

Recipe? Not so much... but this is usually what I do. Melt 1/2 tsp of butter in large frying pan on medium heat Add garlic (I use a freeze dried garlic, so it's best added here) and stir for 30 seconds Add sliced mushrooms (8 oz crimini mushrooms is what I've been using) Cook for... 10-15 minutes (at a guess) on medium…

"Well, if you saw me without clothes... but we both know that's not happening."

"Oh, I had a friend who lived next to someone who swears by juice cleanses! Oh, and my Powerbalance bracelet keeps me from overeating! You should try this! Dr. Oz says it's good." On the plus side, disposing of a body burns a lot of calories.

"Give me an example of a goal you've set out to reach and how you got there..." Perfect opportunity.

While it could go under 'achievements', It's about as relevant to most jobs as the color of your hair. Maybe if you're a nutritionist or a physical therapist or something, but if you're an office manager or something? No. For the record, I don't care if you hike, if you read books, or like long walks on the beach... that's…

If they offered a cleaner food database, or additional calorie tracking methods than NEAT right out of the box, then I'd consider it.

What do you get if you multiply six by nine? If this is the actual question, then it suggests that the universe is a truly screwed up place, and that the point of the question and answer is to point out this fact.

I don't think I've ever seen that - just going with the HHGG approach.

No, that's the answer to life, the universe, and everything. life + the universe + everything = 42 therefore 42 - life - the universe = everything

As any math instructor would tell you - "screw you and your order of operations - USE BRACKETS"

brackets, multiplication, addition in that order. 10167463313376

At 8 pounds from your goal, 20% is likely too big a cut. Try moving to a 5% cut, and accept that it's going to take a while to cut that last bit.