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I have tried all of the AdvoCare products except for the women's formula and that muscle fuel one that was sold out for a long time. I am delighted with every product I have tried. I have tried all of the Spark flavors. I like them all. I have canisters of fruit punch and watermelon because I like those best. I used to…

No, I did not have a problem with yogurt and cheese. There are some bacteria in those that might not be exactly the same cultures as the bacteria you have become accustomed to in your daily AdvoCare ProBiotic. If your dairy is not fully pasteurized, you could get Listeria bacteria causing Listeriosis, a mild flu-like…

I have seen a lot of questions about Catalyst. If you want to know about Catalyst, look at the ingredients. It is over a couple of grams of amino acids. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. A slice of bread has a little more than 2 grams of protein too. The protein in bread is just listed as protein; but be…

I have advice, but since this thread is pretty old, you would have to let me know if you are still listening.

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With that attitude a person wouldn't want to give their kids supplemental vitamins because heaven forbid if they didn't keep taking them they wouldn't know how to eat healthy. My wife takes prescribed prenatal vitamin supplements. Would you think it was better that she not take supplements because she might not know how to…

From what I have seen in Asia, the "cultural pressure" that has been referred to is more like helpful observations from other women about a woman that is gaining weight. It is not so much a pressure to conform, but more like a friendly reminder, from someone who cares, so that a woman would not have overweight problems…

Thanks Melampus, there were some very good observations. I would point out that you can actually obtain weight-loss without ketosis. Ketosis would only be required in a complete absence of sugars, for getting the activation energy for burning fat. You can have plenty of sugars and complex carbohydrates and still lose…

Keep in mind that Japan is a seriously wealthy country with much purchasing power. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Japan "The economy of Japan is the third largest in the world by nominal GDP and fourth largest by Purchasing power parity and is the world's second largest developed economy."

Touching on food costs possibly similar to Lithuania: Having one of the most devalued currencies I have ever personally used second only to Indonesia, in Hungary I understand families consider the birthday party at McDonald's to be quite an expense requiring some financial budgeting. I go make my order and can see the envy…

Yes the societal pressures do work toward getting people to restrict calories. Especially there are pressures on women to remain thin. So the big beautiful woman complex in the USA and a reduced acceptance of being critical of being obese compared to the opposite attitude in Japan might contribute significantly to that 200…

Go online and see how much research is done comparing Japan and the USA. I cannot be certain of why researchers want to compare. Likely the reason is an effort to learn something when doing these studies. The fact that it is not news underscores that the question has been addressed going back a long time. That means it…

Those sweet-bean cakes are certainly very sweet. But they have a lot of legume protein too, I would assume. When I ate them, they were like some kind of health-food candy. It felt in my stomach when I ate them. I have always preferred almost any other food to sweets. Except, I used to drink sugary beverages. Those…

I have no idea how someone might conclude I have agreed with something that I have disagreed with. My quite extensive argument is reduced and is there is an attempt to supplant my argument with some bizarre conclusions. That is not my argument at all. I encourage anyone to read what I had actually written and not what is…

I am nearly speechless.

Thanks. It is worth repeating that there is a lot more to weight-loss than just counting calories and filling up your stomach. I can continue to expand my argument. It gets really inane sounding to go on this way I know. People resorting to these strawman arguments just count on everyone giving up because it begins to…

You did not fully quote the wikipedia context. A strawman is also making an oversimplification of an argument and then attacking that oversimplification, like a strawman might infer that another persons' argument was simply a strawman. Then of course, I am coming back and quoting everything within context, and still there…

No I would not like to do that. I don't see a fallacy or misquote. I saw this: I read that as it doesn't matter what you eat, just calories. Then there is some not so important benefit to eating healthy because that allows you to eat larger portions. But eating nothing but junk would be fine if you just stick to the…

It sounds as if you are planning how much you are going to cheat. Cheating is what happens outside the plan. Planning for having a buffer of empty-calories on certain days before hitting your daily limit is perhaps a better thought.

I am not reading it that way. What I concentrate on is saying it doesn't matter what you eat, just the calories. You can get your calories from sugar water and nothing else at one extreme. Let me assure you, it is going to matter what you eat. If that is the wrong interpretation of what was meant in the OP, then it still…

I'm all for the IF. I already posted that what people here are calling IF with whatever numbers go along with that for hours of day is actually very similar to Ramadan fasting with no food during daylight hours. It has worked noticeably for me though I could not put a number on it; and the weight-loss effects last beyond…

The OP is a false self-delusion. I don't think of macros as everything either. If macros are king then the micros are queen. The goal might be focused on the king; but the queen is needed to get you there. The micros might be more powerful in some ways. You can vary your carbs and lipids quite a bit and just get minimums…

Fifty pounds of weight-loss in a year is very possible. Aim for one pound lost per week. That is a very healthy pace with little chance for rebound effect if you work on the numbers. Attack this challenge with a good plan. You can do it!

It is a little funny that IF gains praise despite interfering with being able to have as many late-night booze-fests as normal. Is it just me or does anybody else see the irony? I hear there is a high alcohol and protein only weight-crash diet that is killer. A killer for your liver that is. Lesson is that if you are…

bran cereal 3/4 c = carbs with a cup of milk = carbs (lactose) and a banana (around 8am). = carbs About 10am I was feeling super flighty = insulin low blood sugar Way too many carbs all at once as I see it. Avoid triggering insulin. Oh, and get some nutrition before exercise.

Actually direct marketing makes perfect sense when it comes to supplements. The stuff at the supermarket with overrated expiration dates and poor nutrition to begin with is the real shame. In this thread people recommend taking fish oil supplements. See what Dr. Oz has to say about fish oil supplements on YouTube. Then…

@dellaquilaa: There are effects of artificial sweeteners reported in medical databases that are not available to the general public? Please enlighten us, and don't just scare us. Sucralose is what an alcohol molecule weakly bonded to a benzene molecule? If that weak bond is broken (just takes some heat), you have one bad…

I did this too where I lost 7 pounds on my weigh-in in one week. I am using supplements. The weight just fell off while I was eating a lot of fat. I am trying to get a fix on it, I mean to figure out how to repeat it. I suspected the same, maybe it is water loss. But I am drinking so much water as never before. I have lost…

I have done Ramadan month-long fasting, no food during daylight hours. I reduced water intake during the day too; but I didn't buy into the idea that no water during 37 degree Celcius daylight hours would have any potential of being good for me. I lost weight. My appetite was less afterward and food was more satisfying. I…