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When people say this, I know they mean volume . . . in that a pound of fat takes up more space than a pound of muscle but I always want to look at people and just say something like seriously? Weight is weight - volume is a totally different story . . . but weight is weight. Assuming you have the same volume of each, then…

Based on the OP's profile picture AND name I'm going to guess the OP is female. Females do not have the hormones needed to gain that kind of muscle in a short period of time - heck maybe never without purposefully trying to gain that much muscle. Women just don't have the testosterone to do it. Also, in the short time…

Did you start running when you were heavier or recently? Did you always run that long or worked up to it?

This was a hard pill for me to swallow - I am a pretty budget friendly person so I was buying the food items that made the most budget sense. However, like you, if I buy the family pack or big bag of chips I 'm going to eat the whole thing. So I have to spend more (per volume) for my snacks - like a grab bag of chips at a…

Hmmm, here's some food for thought. I am a binge eater - have been for years. And when I first started thinking I need to lose weight and be healthier I totally revamped all the foods I consumed - everything was "clean". For a while, it worked. For a long while actually. And I dropped 100lbs over 3 years (and maintained)…

I also have IBS-D, and same raw veggies definitely cause me a lot of pain and bathroom troubles. Other things that I struggle with are foods with high fat content - avocados, oils, nuts, etc. Even though they are nutritionally sound I really have to watch my intake of those foods and generally eat them with other foods…

As others have said - lots of people don't eat 3 meals a day. I have found eating small meals 5 - 6 times a day helps me because I was a binge eater for years so small amounts of food to keep me feeling full and satisfied helps me to not binge. Essentially it's whatever works for you. It is important to make sure you're…

I will give it a go and try. The gym I used to work out at had a neck pillow - well that's what I call it but one of those things to put around the bar as I am a heavy lifter. When I had it on I didn't seem to have this issue, at least it wasn't noticeable to me. Unfortunately I had to change gyms and this gym doesn't have…

It doesn't seem to change with where my hands are placed, but rather it's rotating my arm/shoulder back into that position to hold the bar there if that makes sense.

Yes I can do all of these without issue - I have tried to hold my arms in that position without a bar on and I can still feel the twinge/pain but it's definitely worse when there's a bar on. It almost feels like muscles are seizing up - think like your foot during a charlie horse and you have to try to extend it . . . not…

The thing I've learned about losing weight and making food choices that are more nutritionally sound is people won't do it until they want to. I was 360lbs at 23 years old and I didn't see a single problem with it until one day I did. And then it all changed. But I had to want to, and then I started reading and researching…

Eggs! Eggs are my go to meatless protein meal thing. Meals like quiches or fritatas (sp?? lol). I eat eggs every day and you can easily make a veggie omelette. Stirfrys are another way to have a "meal" without a lot of meat - lots of veggies, and if your family likes tofu you could sub it in there too to beef it up a bit…

This is the recipe I use for oat bars https://skinnyms.com/no-bake-workout-bars-recipe/ You can sub the raisins and chocolate for nuts if you want. Also, she cites Natural PB and Coconut Milk but I use reg PB and almond milk without issue.

If you were always hungry with working out perhaps looking at what you're eating (both content and amounts) is something to overhaul. As many have said, working out isn't just about losing weight. There's many other health benefits to it.

I have been meal prepping for a LONG time and it helps me to 1) save money 2) save time and 3) actually eat what I buy. I make batches of oat bars - which are VERY easy: rolled oats, chia seeds, protein powder (of choice, I use vanilla personally), raisins, chocolate chips (fillings are your choice), PB (can use any kind…

My apologies but it wasn't meant to be a focus - perhaps just something to look at.

No I wouldn't suggest filling yourself to the brim with celery because that wouldn't work, and I wasn't suggesting to solely exist off of veggies because I don't believe that's the answer either. I was suggesting that more volume might help him out if he's worried about his calories being "too high" - which I don't think…

I took a look at them and I don't see where it says your stomach/digestive tract can distinguish between X and Y amount of calories but I will do a more in depth read. It does have a lot of information on gut hormones to break down foods - which is interesting to read about. I also didn't speak to what his more volume…

Ok so your body knows the differences in what you eat/drink is compromised of . . . but let's say you eat Meal A that is one cup and is equal to 100 calories. Then you eat meal B X amount of time later and it's one cup, but compromised of something different and is worth 500 calories. Both are a cup, and your body can…

That's pretty patronizing and unappreciated. This is insane. Did I ever once say just eat grass . . . or rocks . . . or whatever? I simply suggested perhaps the volume of his food wasn't high enough for him and suggested more volume. If you want to take it to the extreme by all means that's cool, but it was just a…

What am I suggesting doesn't happen exactly?

Well that's just taking this to the extreme . . . seriously, by suggesting eating rocks. Your stomach recognizes how much stuff is in it doesn't it? Your stomach figures out how much it can hold and then sends signals to say hey I'm full or no, still got room. That's a measurement of volume, not calories. Again . . . never…

Your mind might recognize what you ate was XX amount of calories, but your stomach doesn't. Your stomach (and digestive organs) just sees food that needs to be digested and will put forth efforts based on how hard it is to break down. So if you're constantly eating foods that are processed already, it's less effort to…

You don't eat something and your body says oh ok, so that's 500 calories (or whatever) so now I should be full. Your stomach goes based on content . . . foods that are highly processed are also going to act like they are already partially digested so your stomach has less work to do to break it down. If you eat say leafy…

Also, not sure if anyone mentioned, your body isn't craving 2500 calories worth of food, your body is craving that volume. Like others have said, your numbers are perfectly normal . . . however the foods you might be choosing to eat might be less volume for the calories, so you could look into more volume foods. But again,…

Eggs . . .. eggs are definitely going to be the best bang for your buck. They are super healthy and pack a lot of protein plus there's so much you can do with them: scrambled, fried sandwiches, burritos with salsa, etc. Beans - in the can are really cheap (black beans, chick peas, kidney beans, etc). Rice. Lentils. Canned…

That's why I said bad foods tend to foods that offer large amounts of calories and low volumes. A lot of people don't think about oils they use for cooking the food in, just what they can see in front of them. re: Those who do keto and can stay on it, I'll have to take your word because I don't follow a keto diet. However,…

I once read in a book, called Mindless Eating, that humans don't actually consume calories . . . we consume volume. And in my experience, both with my own weight loss struggles and friends who are on the latest "fad" diet, conventionally "bad" foods tend to be foods that offer large amounts of calories for the volume our…

I think this depends on the situation. When you switch to "low-carb" diets, especially if you've previously been eating foods very high in calories but low in volume, you will likely find you can eat a lot more volume for less calories than you previously were. When people think of not eating carbs they think of giving up…

If you find yourself craving certain things, which might lead you to binge your diet might be too restrictive or too rigid. I have found when I allow myself some things I enjoy, and finding lower calories options for other things I used to eat all the time I am better able to stick to an overall better diet. For example, I…