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Try a pour over with light to medium roast beans. That'll have a natural sweetness (and more caffeine) and you can drink it over a day since there's no milk to keep from going bad. Sometimes I leave my 2nd cup out overnight and drink it in the morning; I'm super addicted to coffee and I drink about 16 ounces a day this…

That's bonkers. How is that even helpful in any way? They're not trying to educate you or understand your situation; they're just spouting off because their job sucks and they need to vent. I have a few unusual physical attributes (scars, body shape) that people sometimes comment on. Occasionally people are so tone deaf it…

That's a really important point: if you only have a small number of calories in which to get your nutrition you have choose very carefully. I just eat homemade salads and baked chicken a lot, but it can be exhausting to go to restaurants and try to figure out what 400 calories might be (the napkin probably). On the flip…

That might not be as bad as you think. You might lose the first 10-15 lbs in the first few months, and then you'll already be quite close to where you want to be, and can cut your deficit back a little and train more.

That seems reasonable. I'm a bit similar to you (down to the Fitbit lol), just lost 30 lbs over the last 8 months using MFP, just under 130 lbs now, have ridden centuries and double centuries, run half marathons, etc, 37 years old. I ate 1200-1800 calories per day and some percentage of my exercise calories. I did not…

When you say "impossible to train at a calorie deficit", do you mean for triathlons?

I've always been told that I'm muscular and hence I weigh more, so I began investigating bodybuilding.com and checking the heights and weights of muscular women with the intention of finding a body type and range which suited me. I decided that based on the kind of training I like to do: some heavy weights but mostly…

I haven't fully kicked sugar, but I do log it whenever I have it, and because it's calorically "expensive" to have a cookie versus a few slices of turkey with some cheese, plus I feel hungrier after, and there's very little nutritional value to most high sugar things I would eat, my desire for sugar has been abating. I'm…

I eat 1400 (net: I eat back exercise calories). I was falling asleep feeling starving every night, so I've been experimenting to see what makes me feel fullest. I generally feel less hungry if I include more fats & veggies and fewer carbs/sugars in my diet. So, more bacon, cream, cheese, leafy greens, dark chocolate, eggs,…

A few ideas (that I use a lot when we're in heavy work mode and unhappy): 1. Write down in advance/photograph what you're about to eat. That often stops me cold from the calorie count/evidence perspective. It's very meta :) 2. Tell yourself, "I'm going to eat because I'm stressed." right before you do it. That lets you…

You know this was satire, right? Since you clipped the part disclaiming that and the links are flattened (and I believe the links were the point), just wanted to ensure that people didn't freak the fiznuck out reading this :) "And in general people took if very very seriously, I guess they forgot I had put up a poll some…

Kale salad with bacon, spring onions, goat cheese, dijon bacon dressing, + 2 eggs fried in ghee, 10 oz. black coffee.

When/if you're deconditioned (or new to an activity), you start out by building the neuromuscular ability, then progress to building muscle for that activity. Personally when I took two years off of working out, even walking for a short distance was challenging for me, and I've been very athletic in the past (marathons,…

I'd recommend finding changes you can stick with long-term (for months or maybe years), and picking one area (breakfast, cardio, etc) at a time in which to find that change, so you're not overwhelmed. For instance, I typically eat like a 10 year-old on Halloween: candy, cookies, etc. So I decided to start eating a…

Most overrated: strawberries. The seeds bug me! Most underrated: mangosteen. In Thailand we pigged out on it (as much as you can with a fruit which has to be eaten delicately with a spoon ;) ) and they are DELICIOUS! Probably terrible for you sugar-wise, as they're super tropical. But who wouldn't love a bright purple…