Kilokato

Watched every episode three times now. I've been waiting for tomorrow for what feels like five years. Can't wait!

I weigh daily. It keeps me accountable, and it's part of my daily routine. I print out a 30-day excel spreadsheet every month and write my number down daily. Then, I file it away with every other month. I don't give a crap about the daily number, I look at the first day of the month and the last day of the month - all the…

I've seen this too. It's sad. :( Sometimes it's necessary for some people, but even when GB surgery is the right choice, it's still a hard life.

Many things contribute to winning battles against our weight, but ^ THIS ^ is the key to winning the war. I'm no psychologist, but I'm personally of the belief that most eating disorders are a result of early childhood learned behavior and negative interactions involving food; truly overcoming these disorders (for good)…

First, you sound like a wonderful person. It's obviously hard to learn too much about somebody from one internet post, but you really seem like your head's in the right place. You obviously love your family, but you're just torn because of the way they act/treat you. I know where you're coming from, more than you can…

I'm training for a bunch of different races, one of which is a half marathon. I've DESPISED running my entire life; I thought it was the most torturous, masochistic activity around. For some odd reason, about four months ago I went outside and started running. I just felt compelled to move, and I didn't want to go…

Imagine Dragons - Radioactive Portugal. The Man - Hip Hop Kids APC - The Noose, The Package, Weak and Powerless, etc. AWOLNATION - Anything from Megalithic Symphony, super high energy.

^ this. I've got a huge weak spot for pasta AND rice. When I was at my highest weight, I'd sit down and eat (what I NOW KNOW is) 1800 calories of pasta at a time. Same thing with rice. I'd make myself a HUGE plate of rice with teriyaki sauce and just nom nom nom. I still have rice once in a while, but pasta has all but…

I've got a couple of off-the-wall ideas if nothing else works! This might sound really, really dumb, but it might be your glasses (or lack thereof). It's a long-shot, but try wearing your glasses when you work out; if you are already wearing them, try not wearing them. Either scenario can lead to headaches in different…

I used to eat termites when I was a kid. No joke, just grab them out of the air and crunch.

Same here, I used to be able to polish off an entire Hawaiian BBQ Chicken pizza in like 4 hours. Makes me sick to think about it now. When I'd go to Taco Bell, I would get like 5 items. That's as much as I eat in a day now!

Definition of moderation: Moderation is the process of eliminating or lessening extremes. -or- The quality of being moderate; restraint; avoidance of extremes or excesses. I consider any fast food to be excess, therefore I'm eliminating the excess and moderating my intake of it. Edit: Semantics aside, I eat Subway once in…

You make really good points as well! The answer is: It goes from innocent to malicious the second that these food scientists use detailed scientific research to intentionally deceive. They intentionally deceive by using ingredients in precise combinations to subconsciously trigger certain neural pathways in your brain that…

Precisely. It's not often I quote the Catholic church, but in this case I feel it's pertinent: "Any society, any nation, is judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest members -- the last, the least, the littlest." ~Cardinal Roger Mahony Just because you and I have self control, knowledge and wisdom to use them…

lol x infinity

You know your body and mind far better than I do, and I trust your assessment of the matter entirely. However, for SOME people I think you might be shocked by how much of it actually IS physical. If you look at lesser developed nations who don't have the same access to fast food that we do, you'll notice drastically lower…

I agree with you in face-to-face situations, but the internet has left me jaded. I don't even try to prove what I say, I just try to provide enough feasibility to entice people to do their own research. I know I don't trust anything anybody says online without doing my own investigation, so why should anybody trust what I…

I just pulled the first article I could find off of google to try and illustrate my point. I don't have the resources to sit down next to you and pull out the scientific journals and point to exactly where every study was done and how it applies to humans, I'm just trying to explain (in general terms) how the fast food…

Completely agreed. I'm a big fan of Anthony Bourdain, and I love to watch him just tear into whatever local street food is lying around. Heads, guts, balls, whatever. If they eat it, he'll eat it. People used to eat any scrap of tendon, cartilage, bone, whatever they could get their hands on in order to get a bit of food…

You're exactly right, it really is far more insidious than any of us really know. Another member here just sent me a message about an hour ago detailing the link between Phillip Morris (the biggest tobacco giant in history) and Kraft foods. I don't think he'd mind if I quoted him: It's scary! I don't personally have a…

You're correct about everything but the physical addiction part. I think we're just disagreeing on semantics here. A physical addiction is something that is paired with uncontrollable cravings, withdrawal symptoms, irrational thought, etc. Popping bubble wrap does none of those.Flip open a medical dictionary or…

It's truly not the same thing. There is no proven psychological link (on a societal scale) between seeing a color on a movie poster and feeling a physical need to see that movie. It might pique your interest, or increase your desire to see it, but it is not forcing your mind to bypass your cognitive processes and feel a…

Yeah, corporations intentionally creating physical addictions to their food is pretty funny I guess. LMFAO

Respectfully, I think there's a rather substantial difference between purposefully manipulating the contents of an ingested item in order to physically addict the user and Apple redesigning their newest iPhone with beveled edges and upgraded speakers. It may look like simple product marketing, but it's truly an ethical…

What they're saying is actually true. These companies pay "food scientists" hundreds of millions of dollars annually to sit in laboratories and devise new and devious ways to legally addict their consumers to their products. Soft drink manufacturers do it, fast food chains do it, even household names like Kellogg's and…

Odd, while I was reading through this thread I got the exact opposite opinion. I don't think fast food has much to do with dieting success, personally. It could be argued either way. Some might say that you need to keep eating the food you enjoy so you don't get discouraged; others might think it's more difficult to meet…

That smell actually does make me nauseated. I don't know how or why, but over the last five years I've been absolutely unable to patronize fast food restaurants. I used to practically live at Taco Bell when I was in college, but I just can't stomach any of it anymore. What might have been my turning point was a few years…

Aside from overall physical health, my true goal is to be able to go to a WATER PARK. I've always wanted to spend an entire day crisping in the sun, flying down plastic slides drenched in over-chlorinated water, dodging the shady looking kids who obviously just pissed themselves. I only live an hour from Cedar Point, but I…

Portugal. The Man - Creep in a T-shirt

Lately it's been Imagine Dragons - Radioactive. Ran my best 5k yet with that song on my anchor kilo. Pumps me up. That's just the FOTM; there are too many to count, honestly.