coreyreichle Member

If you have to name your product "It works!", it probably doesn't. But, you can DIY it yourself: Saran wrap + Hemorrhoid cream.

I'm a male. My waist size is currently 32. Methinks 31.5 is easily doable.

How are they worse than sugar?

I appreciate it when people me what I want to hear, rather than what I need to hear too.

I'd suggest an aluminum frame, personally. Only because you'll save money, and those extra grams shaved off aren't worth it for most people. Repairs are impossible on a carbon frame. Difficult, but not impossible on an aluminum frame. Unless you're looking to do cycle touring: In which case, I'd suggest a steel frame.

Eat at a caloric deficit.

:thumbsup: And, at your height, being accurate is critical, as you don't have the "buffer room" like others (Myself) have, where we can just drop our caloric goal by another 100 to correct for the underestimations. I'd suggest a food scale to use, at least until you get a lot better at eyeballing stuff.

This.

And, I also know lots of smokers who don't have lung cancer. They almost certainly will, if they keep smoking.

You're one of the few then. However, as age progresses, that won't continue. How long do you think knees last with double their design load?

Becoming overweight might not have been preventable (Think childhood obesity) by the individual, but staying that way as an adult is.

Not really. I just ate less, and am now not obese. I still eat at a maintenance level (Well, slightly above, trying to bulk now).

You know, if society as a whole didn't have to pay for this financially, we wouldn't need any of these groups, either...

Insurance companies should use the BMI in order to quantify risk, as that is exactly what the tool was designed to do. The reason why people have problems with it is the same reason why smokers were galled at seeing their premiums increase if they continued smoking.

It's no different. Notice we don't have a "Smoker Acceptance Movement" or an "Alcoholics Acceptance Movement" either. We treat them like the disease they are, as we should do for obesity, not create a "Fat acceptance movement". (Note I'm agreeing with you here, although it might sound as though I'm not)

Awesome for you. Almost everyone feels hungry when they are first starting out, mostly because our hunger signals are all jacked up. And, no, your macros don't have to be "almost perfect" ever, to be honest. Macros are optional, in the short term, and don't stretch into importance until you're able to define goals, or into…

Most people mean "Walking every day for 30 mins" as "exercising regularly". 1500 calories is completely in the safe guidelines for a male on a calorie restriction, for someone 5'7" and 190 lbs (Which means they have an excess of 50 lbs to lose to get to a healthy BMI). I did 1500 cals a day for a while. It's doable, and…

Your always hungry because you're used to consuming large amounts of food still. In time, the "being hungry all the time" goes away as your stomach shrinks, and your hormones regulating hunger come back under control.

For myself, it's not all that different. A 3 mile jaunt through the neighborhood is actually relaxing, and enjoyable. I don't need to get attention every time I do it, though.

We give accolades to "winners". There's a reason we have "winners". Note both teams don't "win" in a soccer match. This "a trophy for everyone" idea in the US is silly.

Nobody is saying anyone who does so is repugnant. I think you're reading something that isn't there.

Please re-read what I wrote, and then come back at me. You'll see nothing what you're asking applies to what I've said. You only walk? Cool. We'll not use you as an example of a runner to idolize either. Cool with that?

Nobody is shaming here. Merely pointing out she's not a great example to use. There's plenty of other great examples of people who were fat, took matters into their hands, took up running, and lost weight.

No, nothing wrong with it (I said so myself prior). However, you're hardly in a position to be lauded for it.

Yes, I would have been a poor role model, because I think you should always work to improve yourself, and you should never accept complacency. Got it. If a person can only walk 100 ft today, and is pushing to do 101 tomorrow is great in my book. Someone who can barely walk a 20 min/mile today, but is pushing for a 19:30…

I was starting to think the same thing... Basically the opposite of a pro-ana group.

Exactly.

Apparently, to many in this forum, being obese and walking is a health goal we should all aim for. And, never aim to improve ourselves.

Yes, what we should all aim for is finishing dead last, every time, for years. Never aiming to better ourselves. Amazingly enough? Should she lose 50 lbs? She'd easily shave 2 mins off her per mile pace. Sure, your placement in a race isn't the end all, be all of running. Beating yourself, however, should be. Otherwise,…

I guess. I idolize people who work to improve themselves, and not just people who over years, just "aim to finish"... I'm glad she enjoys doing what she does, my point is she's not a particularly good example to use as someone to aim for. She's mediocre at best, and in reality, she's a sub-par performer for her age,…