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I think many people log because they are scared they will instantly get fat again. It depends how bad your relationship to food was/is. If you count and restrict with much effort, chances are that as soon as you stop, the scale is going to go up. But I found that I can maintain very well as long as I weigh foods, make…
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Also, you might move your macros around after a while. Just to show you: I have 45% C, 20% P and 25% F. I found that I can go to 40% C a week, but if I get up to 50% C a week, that tends to indicate I am eating alot of junk and I just don't feel that good. I set my protein to 20 because I just can't go any higher without…
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Because you get hungry? I can't believe you run a diet website.
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Swap the sugar count for sodium in your diary. The sugar goal is ludicrous anyway, assuming you do not suffer from any medical condition that requires you to keep a very low sugar intake. Sodium is a nice gauge for how "healthy" you are eating; i.e. fast food and pre-made tinned stuff is very high in sodium usually, Not…
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:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: love it!! I don't have excuses really, I just say "meh, I don't feel like it today" and I don't mind that :blushing:
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It's really NOT that fantastic. You can physically fill up your stomach with water- would that satiate you? Chicken is healthy (tons of protein) and oil is healthy too, albeit in moderation (OFC). Get educated about macro-nutrients and what foods contain which- rather than artificially filling your stomach with as low-cal…
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WW helped me get off weight I had gained, but it made me eat very unhealthy. It was all about cheating. How to eat as much as possible for as little points as possible. Low fat products were the only way to go. I felt I was "lacking" nutrients for years, yet my bloodwork was always fine. It was with MFP that I learnt more…
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I am a little at odds with you basing most of your arguments on "you are not a special cookie, but average" but when it comes to TDEE calculators, you say it is just an average and shouldn't be taken for granted. I mean, in the end it is an estimation and that is the reason why you need several weeks of experimenting to…
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I have been considering getting a heavy-duty one as well. I like to cook large quantities and freeze it so that I won't eat so unhealthy on lazy days, and my scales stops at 3kg.
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work your triceps as well. I always think having a "bulking" biceps when the rest of the arm is flabby and weedy looks just off. Do a better workout targeting all arm muscles, not just biceps.
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I'd personally set that to moderately active... I am within my healthy weight range and I have maybe 2kgs to lose so I starve very very quickly when I underestimate my exercise. I just found that setting it to light (3x weightlifting per week) isn't enough. I do not own a car and I have to walk to town (2miles uphill) and…
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the body will adjust after some time
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I sometimes stop counting, but I don't stop weighing. That is a very important distinction. I have a very good idea of how many calories are in a portion as long as I know how heavy/big it was. I can look at my day, see what meals I had and whether or not I am still hungry to figure out whether I am within my boundaries. I…
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I recommend to those interested in "the psychology of this" to read Daniel Kahnemann's thinking fast and slow book: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0141033576 It is very nicely written and basically covers 40 odd years of research in psychology, economics and social science in general- about…
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this. I actually had to lose the weight first before my special-snowflake image of myself crumbled.
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I am using TDEE even though my exercise is not the same each week. It doesn't vary from 6 days of sports a week to couch-potato or something. The odd extra (or less) exercise here and there, I don't stress about it. Works for me.
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Did you start working out properly, and you have never done before in your life? I mean, beyond crappy PE at school- have you actually worked your butt of before? I know some people that will stop using machines at the gym because their face turns red. If you have never been used to good workout, smelling BO might be a new…
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Exactly my reaction. The MFP calculator is just a very straight-forward equation. I haven't looked at the code but it's probably some bog-standard javascript. It does not take into account anything but calorie deficit. The closer you are to your goal weight, the less likely the calculator is going to reflect reality. You…
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As a European I am of course by US standard a socialist and it's usually pointless to argue about yes/no government intervention. I just want to say this: People simplify government power. It's either in, or out. In reality, there is heavy legislation across all areas of our lives; this includes the food industry.…
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I don't understand why he mocks Jillian Michaels. I mean there are hundreds of success-stories about it, many of them here on MFP. I mean surely some might be PR, but not all of them. I guess it depends whether people actually expect to look like JM after 30 days when starting at 250lbs or something. In that sense, yeah…
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Oh don't worry it is not bothering me at all. I would just like to understand.
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There is the reason why our opinions diverge. I make a different assumption about mothers. You say yourself that everyone has issues, and I could not agree more. And I know from my own experience that there are mothers who completely reject their (adult) children exactly because of their issues. The love isn't gone, but…
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hmmm... these are the topics that made me feel like an alien. I have never used any beauty products, and I have never used make-up. I am in a long-term relationship and have attracted interest from the opposite sex. I have friends, a family that loves me, I love my work, my hobbies... I am a very cynical person and can be…
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I disagree completely. I'm just going to hypothesize that you are lucky enough to have a nice or stable family in order to say so. The OP is 27 and not 17, on some rebellious streak thinking parents are know-it-all's. My bf's mother fits the same description. She controls everyone around her, puts people down, disrupt…
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I will just chip in here and say "building muscle" probably refers to "showing more muscle definition through lesser fat" and NOT the actual process of bulking (i.e. eating over your maintenance), which I'm sure this discussion will otherwise derail into.
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I think people refer to "the easy way out" because the band forces you to change your habits. If you do not have such a physical restriction, it is down to your willpower- thus, a "more difficult" way. Many success stories here state exactly the same you did "overweight all my life, tried everything, lost and gained back"…
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You don't have to eat things you don't like. Find things you enjoy, and this will make you able to sustain your new way of eating, rather than going on a "diet" and then reverting back to old habits.
