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The worst part is that it's not just the scales either. I gained an inch around my mid-section from slight bloating, and I could feel it in my shirts the last 2 days. I am pounding down some water today to see if that helps release it.

I gained 8 lbs on the scale from over-indulging Memorial Day weekend. I didn't log my calories, but from my estimates, it could have been about 3500-5000 calories total over maintenance (so about 1-1.5 lbs of potential fat). The rest is water weight and glycogen stores being replenished, but it sucks that none of it is…

You can get a ton of nutrients from juicing if you use it as a supplement to solid food, but I prefer making smoothies. Smoothies require less product to make the same quantity, so you can get more bang for your buck. You also get to keep that filling fiber. I add Greek yogurt and almond milk to my smoothies, which adds a…

Invest in a Heart Rate Monitor to get a better estimate. Polar is a popular brand (I havea FT4).

Percocet? :o

Is pizza a supplement?

Think of TDEE as the total amount of fuel your body uses daily to carry out every bodily function including involuntary ones (beating heart, breathing, digesting food, reactions etc...) and voluntary ones (kinetic motion from moving muscles). We use daily measurements because it's convenient to go with an average, but your…

Both the app and the machine aren't very accurate. A heart rate monitor is more accurate, but still not perfect. Machines sometimes double the amount of calories you actually burned. Don't add what you walk normally throughout the day, but make sure you select how active you are when filling out your profile. If you go on…

But besides for weight loss by helping with your calorie deficit, jogging does have a slight effect on tightening up your core muscles. It's nowhere near as sculpting as lifting would be, but it does help.

Did someone pee in your cornflakes? How about showing sensitivity to someone who may have a problem, instead of calling them names? Do you call people with anxiety disorders or depression ignorant and silly? Do you tell them to just grow up and stop being sad? I think perhaps you could use a little more cleverness.

Imagine how your stomach would feel. If I tried consuming that many calories it wouldn't work, because I'd most likely vomit.

While she is certainly under-eating if 600 is true, this is incorrect information. Starvation mode, as referenced, is a myth. 1200 is not the magic number. The magic number is your TDEE for maintenance, and TDEE - x for weight loss where x equals a number appropriate for your current weight and amount you need to lose...…

Stop picking random numbers! How often do we need to say that here? The 2000 calories is a general recommendation you see on labels that is outdated. Put in your stats in the MFP app, choose your goal, then log accurately. Or go use a TDEE calculator and figure out what your personal calorie needs are. Better yet, why are…

But you don't have to live a "healthy lifestyle" in order to lose weight. I stopped exercising because of a surgery, and I'm still losing weight doing no more than the occasional walk because I'm focused on calories. Losing weight could be a benefit of doing healthy things, but only because the healthy things are creating…

How long did you do this for? Weeks? Months? Years? You won't start getting ill physical effects immediately, but it will happen with prolonged malnutrition. Since you didn't lose weight or experience negative health consequences, I feel 100% confident in saying you either didn't follow that diet for very long, or you ate…

I think there are two questions here. Any diet is technically okay for weight loss only if it puts you in a calorie deficit. If your TDEE is 2500 and you eat 1500 calories of McDonald's cheeseburgers or Snickers bars daily, you'll lose weight. The other side of the question is about health and nutrition. You probably don't…

Eating less over an extended period of time than your body requires will always result in weight loss. Eating 700 calories a day consistently, with some days of not eating at all, will always make you lose weight. You'd probably lose your hair, teeth, skin, and organs if done long enough as well. My guess is that you were…

I pre-log in the morning many times, but don't always follow it exactly. I usually do it when I have a craving for something like a muffin or candy bar, so I can make sure to fit it in my goals. I also pre-log when I know I'm going out to eat at a restaurant, so I know what to pick and how many calories I'm left for the…

Start in the kitchen if you have fat to lose, but define in the gym. I know plenty of skinny fat or even just skinny people with flat stomachs, but they have no definition in their abs. Core and strength training by lifting heavy with a solid program goes a long way to body composition.

Definitely GERD! I had horrible acid reflux and was on Prilosec constantly, but it completely went away as the weight came off. I'm not sure about asthma ever being resolved, however. I've had asthma since I was months old, but no major issues as an adult and told everyone it's under control. I just went to an allergy and…

Lots of good physical and mental health benefits listed above. Speaking of less stress on your joints and bones, when I had hit the 50 lbs lost mark, I took 50 lbs of weight, put it in a bag, and walked around for a little while carrying that weight on my back. I didn't realize the full extent of the loss until that moment…

Or one of those special cases that swear they're different than everyone else and defy science.

Plus, you never want to give any financial information to non-reputable sites selling pills that are known to be a scam. It's concerning that the payment page you tried was giving you errors. I'd monitor my bank activity very closely.

Ice ;-)

Stop picking arbitrary numbers for calorie goals. 800, 1000, 1200 are all random. It's TDEE minus anywhere from 250 to 1000 on average, depending on your size and amount to lose. People aren't going to give you tips how to lose more quickly in two weeks if it's unhealthy. It sounds like your mind is made up, so why ask?

Another TDEE calculator to compare: scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ At your current weight and goal, you're better off losing less than a pound a week. Set your goal to .5 lbs in MFP, and make sure you add all of your exercise calories (most people eat back half to be safe accounting for inaccurate burns). The…

I don't. And diet sodas usually have around 100 mg, which is a sliver of the recommended amounts.

Totally agree. That was the point of my original post in this thread :) It works for some, not for others, as a way to get to your calorie goal.

On the flip side, just because someone does not approve, does not make it a fad. My quotes weren't trying to prove how effective the plan is, but that the the creators of the plan sell it as a weight loss plan first and foremost over the supposed health benefits of fasting. But yeah, since it's a way to manage CICO, I'd…

Are you two different people? Your first post sounded like an endorsement: "It is worth noting that the 5:2 diet isn't aimed at weight loss. It was for health benefits. The weight loss is just a bonus!" Then you call it a fad. It's really not a "fad" diet. It's a way to manage calories. Whether it's a daily deficit or…