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Have what you want, but be smart and plan ahead. Buy a single serving, eat it, log the calories. If you think you're going to have problems controlling yourself, don't buy large packages. Go get a doughnut. Just one. Enjoy.

You have to question why the numbers go back up for the last group: 7.2 percent in the zero-to-three per month group. Apparently, according to this single study, if you drink either a whole bunch, or almost none, then you're more likely to die. But if you drink a moderate amount (five-to-seven diet drinks per week or…

Oh, but if you drink wine, your kidneys will be safe! http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/04/23/moderate-wine-consumption-may-benefit-kidneys/

The thing is, BMI is flawed for outliers...people who are either extremely tall, extremely short, or extremely fit with a low bodyfat to muscle ratio. For regular people, while not specific enough, it does give a very general idea of health. There is a clinical definition of "obese" which has nothing to do with our…

AAAAAaaaaaaah. Forget that 2000 calorie thing. The FDA has no idea how tall or how active you are, and so they list 2000 calories as the "average" diet. For each of us, individually, it will be somewhere between 1200 and...errr...I've seen people eat as much as 3500 calories per day if they were hardcore athletes. For your…

For tea: Any of the regular grocery store brands (Lipton, Tetley, etc.) which comes in a bag, DO NOT BUY. They use poor-quality tea, basically the dregs and dust leftover after all the other tea companies have purchased the nice whole tea leaves. Also, high-quality tea shops are less likely to have pesticides in their tea,…

Rarely accurate at the small increments we measure, but I wouldn't mind getting hold of an old-school arm scale from chemistry class :)

Man, I just throw mine in the microwave and cook til soft, then scoop them out of the skin into a bowl, add salt and fresh grated nutmeg (that part is important! Get a nutmeg grater if you love sweet potatoes, acorn or butternut squash!) Then I just mash it all up. No butter, no sugar, no nothing else, and it's delicious.…

No sweats, but I practically live in flare-legged yoga pants when I'm home. That, or capri running pants.

Also, make sure that the scale is level. Some will do that if it's sitting on an uneven surface.

What if I'm eating half a dozen eggs?

Definitely my favorite, but I hardly ever eat chips anymore.

Water is therefore dangerous and it should be removed from our food chain immediately. Or consumed in moderation? Maybe?

Oddly, I did not have this problem at all with the gallbladder surgery, but I did with my tubal ligation. It was truly horrendous, like an ice pick sticking me in the lung every time I lay on my side for weeks. I think my gall bladder surgeon was better and more conscientious and took the time to squeeze out as much gas as…

I'm halfway between Greensboro and Raleigh. Hi!

Actually, if your goal is 1500 calories per day, then that should already be subtracting a 500 calorie deficit from your TDEE (or 10%, or whatever deficit you decide to go with) That means even on days when you don't work out, eating your goal in calories still puts you at that deficit. Working out creates an even greater…

Tao of Tea often has it. You can order online. Their prices are very reasonable, and they have some great stuff and lots of information, and many of their teas are fair trade certified (no slave labor!)

Sorry dude, but even the article you linked states that the only benefits found in studies are a slight decrease in cancer in men over 50, and pregnant women. Unless you are a pregnant woman or are a man over 50, you are throwing your money away. Even then, further research reveals that vitamin D was the specific substance…

I weaned myself off sodas by drinking the cans of carbonated water flavored with a squirt of juice. Dasani and La Croix make them in a range of flavors. They aren't sweet at all, but satisfy fizzy cravings and have just enough flavor to pair well with a strongly flavored meal (I hate drinking plain water with food). I…

I've had exactly the same problem for the past couple of weeks. I initially dropped a few pounds, now I'm back at square one, even though I'm eating the right amounts and exercising almost daily. But I'm not sweating it. Even though the scale isn't budging, my body is. My jeans fit just a little looser, and I can see…

Actually, the majority of the literature shows zero harmful effects. Here's yet another scholarly article regarding aspartame studies: http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/aspartame-truth-vs-fiction/ The fact is that aspartame is the most widely studied substance in the world, across every developed country. You'd think…

Most vitamins and supplements are money-making gimmicks. Period. Studies have been done repeatedly regarding the use of multivitamins, and they have zero effect on health or mortality. Unless you have an established deficiency for a specific reason, (hereditary metabolic disorder, that kind of thing) then you're basically…

I'm a tea collector, so I have tons of tea on hand. Greens and oolongs have great health benefits for weight loss. Tao of Tea makes a wonderful osmathus oolong...lightly scented with osmanthus flowers so that it's somewhat sweet and fragrant, kinda like jasmine rice. You don't need to sweeten it at all. My favorites are…

The vivofit also does sleep tracking, just not as detailed. Not sure I would pay a subscription fee every month just to track REM cycles.

I love exotic rice, but unfortunately forbidden rice is the only one I can't stand. Himalayan reds, Jade short rice, mekong flower brown, real wild rice...all delicious. Forbidden rice is just too strongly flavored for me, and I hate the way it stains everything.

I've seen mixed reviews on BodyMedia, mostly regarding inaccuracies and the monthly subscription fees. There are other fitness trackers out there, either clip-ons or wrist models. The Garmin Vivofit is very informative, and you can get a heart rate monitor chest strap to pair with it to make it more accurate during…

First, it's probably not as bad as you think. Consider the math: In order to lose 1 pound per week, we set a goal which is 500 calories less than we expend for the day, right? That makes a 3500 calorie deficit for the week which equals 1 pound. For half a pound, the deficit for the week is half as much (1750). So, for the…

I eat some sort of nuts every day, usually cashews, brazil, or smoked almonds. Lately I've been eating Blue Bunny sweet freedom ice cream bars for dessert (100 calories) and just discovered Jello sugar free creme brulee rice pudding (70 cals!) I also keep lunch meet, either thick-sliced ham or thin smoked turkey, and just…

No. You should look at the past week. It takes a 3500 calorie deficit over the course of a week to lose a pound. That's why we subtract 500 calories per day in order to create that deficit and lose a pound in a week. By that same formula, it would take eating 3500 calories more than your TDEE for the week to gain a pound.…

I love mine. It's an older Polar. I use it to count calories burned, and that's how I gauge when I'm done with cardio...I'll set a goal of 300 calories on the elliptical, for example, and I don't stop until I reach it, regardless of time. I find it motivating to try to outdo my last workout by decreasing the time, or…