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i add all my unsweetend green tea, white tea, black tea, herbal teas etc.. as water. I think the main issue at hand is hydration; drinks that contain a lot of caffeine can act as diuretics, such as coffee, which in large doses tends to dehydrate you. green tea, black tea, oolong, etc... all contain small amounts of…

test yourself first thing in the morning (your first urine of the morning)... because once you start eating and drinking liquids, your urine can become diluted. from a non-ketosis state, I can achieve 15mg/dl (1.5 mmol/L) ketones in 2 days eating 30-60 grams of net carbs per day--that's total grams of carbs minus grams of…

x - 116 = x(.33) x - .33x = 116 .67x = 116 x = 173

(Edited to add: Leaving this up for those including OP who comes back to the thread. I have deleted the prior posts) i just had some time to reflect on how i behaved, and despite thinking that im not all to blame in instigating all of this, I want to apologize to everyone i offended and for responding in a rude manner. I'm…

alot of factors affect weight loss it's not all about calories in vs calories out. your logic is flawed. besides, you will never find a study that's going to have people on a 200 calorie diet a day and measure how much their metabolism reduces by. Normal studies show something like a 50% decrease in calories results in a…

Please don't listen to everyone else saying that you're overestimating your calories. That's the simplest answer to give and it's usually wrong, most of these people have not taken the time to look through your diary, I have. I went through every day in your journal for the past 2 months and from the few food entries i…

there are some studies that suggest that Very Low Carbohydrate Ketogenic diets (VLCK) can help target abdominal fat and "trunk fat loss." i've read a few of them and dont have the links to all of them right now, but here is one: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC538279/?report=reader#!po=2.08333 in the conclusion…

yeah, there are 2 main things that can cause fluctuations in weight due to water retention: 1. is when you eat foods that have alot of sodium/salt, especially eating out or take out food. Usually when you go over 2500mg of sodium for the day, your body can hold on to a few extra pounds of water retention. The way to avoid…

i like using this calorie calculator based on your average heart rate: http://www.shapesense.com/fitness-exercise/calculators/heart-rate-based-calorie-burn-calculator.aspx i put in your info and for the regular one it said like 379 calories for 35 min @ 167 average heart rate. but.... if you go here first:…

If you just started dieting, it's likely that a good amount of those 13 pounds were water. People can lose anywhere between 5-10 (sometimes a bit more) pounds of water when they initially start dieting. So lets say, for arguments sake, that you've been averaging 2-3 pounds of fat loss per week in those 19 days…

there's initial water weight you lose at the beginning of weight loss. that's what you're thinking about. what im talking about is the few pounds of water you can fluctuate when you eat alot of sodium and exercise. not the same thing. OP - this guy is confused.

to determine if that's the problem obviously. if you're not getting results, you shouldn't keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results... i like a more logical approach, determine the root of the problem, is it water or is it something else? in any case, you dont need to exercise everyday to lose…

"Wishbone - Raspberry Hazelnut Vinaigrette" @ 80 calories per 2 Tbsp. If im having a salad with fruit in it, like a Spinach, Strawberry, Feta, & Pecan /or Walnut Salad... I love using the Raspberry vinaigrettes :) "Wishbone - Light Blue Cheese Dressing" @ 70 calories per 2 Tbsp. If I'm eating a salad that doesn't feature…

It's possible you could be holding on to a few pounds of water weight. when you do strenuous exercise, the following day you could be up a few pounds of water weight cause your muscles retain the water. I always notice that, for me atleast, i lose the water weight the day after the day i dont exercise. By the look of your…

there's the problem and i almost knew that it was the problem beforehand. if you're religiously sticking to 1200 a day, and then burning 500 calories a day on top of that, you're only leaving your body with 700 calories of energy to work with. your metabolism has probably slowed down a bit, or "adapted thermogenically," to…

I think it's healthy to allow yourself a cheat day or two per week -- I think it can help keep you on track knowing that theres a day or two coming up when you'll be able to eat anything you want. Besides satisfying your cravings, I think the cheat days can also help in re-assuring your metabolism that you're not starving…

in this context, burn is referring to the total amount of energy your body is naturally going to burn by itself throughout the day -- not to be confused with calories you would burn through exercise. so its pretty much just saying, dont eat all of the calories your body is going to naturally burn. by leaving a deficit,…

i think an important question that everyone has missed is... are you making sure to eat back all of your exercise calories?

i think when it comes to your appetite not being satisfied, it has more to do with the quality of your food rather than the quantity. by eating more non-starchy vegetables and protein, you'll be eating a higher volume of food at a lower amount of calories. As someone else noted, the high amount of fiber in the vegetables…

yeah, for sure, it's called "calorie cycling." I've tried several different formulas for calorie cycling and my current one is def. the best one i've tried so far for several different reasons. I like to go super low calorie, super low carb 4 days a week, then the last 3 days of the week i eat almost up to maintenance or…

i guess "un natural sugar" would be artificial sweeteners like Aspartame and the other "0 calorie" artificial sweeteners. and while im aware that it's not technically "sugar," im sure people can agree that it's widely used in place of sugar -- diet sodas, etc...

Nutella is like one of the few sweet things i actually like... I just had some, spread a tablespoon of it over a warmed up whole wheat pita bread and rolled it up :) i have this thing where i toast a blueberry bagel, spread a tablespoon of Trader Joe's Speculoos Cookie Butter (which is made from like coconut oil and…

you shouldn't compare your losses to other people's losses, cause other people could be holding on to water from strenuous exercise or high sodium intake and maybe 1 or 2 of those 4 pounds could have been water weight... after my initial 10-15 pound loss when i first started (of which im sure most was water), i settled in…

i agree with the others saying that you're eating way too little calories (on some days)... i know you can open up a can of worms by just mentioning the term "starvation mode" but the way i define it is: when you eat so little food (over an undetermined period of time) that you dont have enough energy to properly support…

from my experience in the last year ive found the having cheat days are important factors in preventing your metabolism from slowing down due to it thinking that you're starving. Following prolonged periods of large calorie deficits, those days of high calorie intake kind-of reassure your metabolism that you're not…

+ i think its definitely the combination of the high sodium found in foods when eating out causing water retention, and/or also your muscles retaining water after strenuous exercise so they can repair themselves.. give it a day or two for your muscles to repair and they'll release the water... assuming you keep your diet…

I've tried different ways of cycling like going low deficit for 4-5 days in a row then going high intake for 2-3 days in a row. I also i tried a 3 day cycle of Day 1: medium calorie, Day 2: low calorie, Day 3: high calorie. I found that at the end of the week, the cycling not only achieves the same weight loss deficit as…

recently ive been listening to: Cage the Elephant - Take It Or Leave It Grizfolk - The Struggle Portugal. The Man - Evil Friends but these are some of my fav's from 2013 :) Atlas Genius - Trojans Fitz and the Tantrums - Out Of My League Blondfire - Where the Kids Are The Neighbourhood - Sweater Weather American Authors -…

the past week going through all these old jeans i had in my closet from when i was like 14 / 15 years old and in high school and being able to fit into all of them :) I know i still have a good amount to go to hit my goal, but it's nice encouragement when all your clothes fit way too big :)

noone is saying 1200 for women and 1500 for men... In any case, this is taken directly from your link: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1077746-starvation-mode-adaptive-thermogenesis-and-weight-loss from his 4th and 5th posts in regard to the "Maintenance of a 10% or greater reduction in body weight in lean or obese…