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I quit diet coke as a nye resolution this year...cold turkey. Cravings stopped after a few days (I had been in the 4-6 can a day range for years). Here's the thing...after a couple months, I felt...no different. At all. And I missed it so I started drinking it again. Whatevs. Diet coke has no bearing on MY weight, energy,…

You actually are not wrong in that the RDI's were developed in WWII, it's just that it was in the early 40's, not the 50's. They were developed with service members, overseas relief forces and potentially vulnerable populations in mind.

I've known several people who had the surgery and saw many more during the course of my (dietetic) internship. In my experience (and research backs this up), the people who are successful are those who are extremely motivated, and were able to start losing a bit of weight on their own prior to surgery. Gastric bypass is a…

It's not a very well written article, but the advice isn't bad. I think her point about calories was that if you focus more on protein and less on foods that don't create the same amount of satiety, you likely won't eat as much. That point didn't come across very well, however. And aside from that section, all other points…

Diet coke. Lots and lots of diet coke.

I totally get how irritating comments beyond "wow, you look great!" can be... However... These comments always come from an envious or sad place. Someone sees your accomplishment and it makes them feel like they are inadequate for not having done it themselves. In some people, this results in a snarky comment about…

Ha my response was hidden in there... Truly, congratulations...amazing job!

Did you get frustrated with the scale? I'm currently 165 at 5'3 and an 8...I know I have a decent amount of muscle mass that I'm trying to retain...I'm lifting 3-4x/week...but I do get frustrated with how little the scale moves even though I can see some progress. Also, did you break up those exercises over 4 sessions or…

How do you know what your body fat is? The scales are really inaccurate.

Would love to see some recent, peer-reviewed research that backs this up

Cholesterol has nothing to do with weight loss. In fact, dietary cholesterol has little to no effect on blood cholesterol levels. So don't worry about it.

Iifym is a calorie deficit (or maintenance, or whatever your goal). The point is that you eat whichever foods you like as long as you are meeting your macros. Such as if you have 300 cal left of carbs and fat...ice cream! But the calories are the most important part.

Ok...well say you walked 25 min at 3 (1.25 m) and ran 25 at 4.5 (about 2)...I think 300 in 50 min is a fair estimate. It's for this reason (and others), that I prefer the tdee method of calories so I don't have to worry about how much to eat back :)

How far did you go? A very general rule of thumb is that we burn about 70 cal walking a mile and 100 running one

Yes, calories in protein count. It's one of our three sources of calories, along with fat and carbohydrate. Well, and alcohol.

It sounds like you went from an extremely high carb diet to an extremely low one. If you're eating 60-70% calories from carbs, it's very hard to get enough protein and fat. But that doesn't mean you have to go all the way down to 5% carbs. I've had a lot of success by following a 40c/30p/30f (roughly). High enough in carb…

Well if the dietitian was looking at your measured BMR then that's more accurate than MFP which uses just a general formula. What was your BMR as tested? I agree with the other poster who suggested body recomp instead of losing more weight

As a general rule, 25 off 145 will be a bigger change than 25 off 250...it's a greater pct of weight loss. However, if the 250 lb woman loses exclusively fat, while the 145 pounder mostly loses water and muscle, that may change things a bit

Also, almost everyone will lose SOME muscle while cutting. Even if your protein is high and you are lifting heavy, you will lose a bit of muscle. It's hard to pin down an appropriate number, but my understanding is that keeping it to under 10% is pretty decent. If you are mostly doing cardio or circuit training, you will…

I'm doing legs/chest on same day, 2x/week Barbell squat--3 sets at working weight (plus two warm ups) Bench press Dumbbell step-ups (M) or lunges (F) Stiff leg Deadlift Incline bench press Push-ups Ball hamstring rollout Jump squats/burpees to finish I do deadlifts on my back day

Sure, but not many. I have no idea what her carbs are set at, but she just said she doesn't want to go overboard. Going over by 5-10 shouldn't be that big of deal. It sounds like going over on protein might be a bigger problem for the OP

I'd add some protein--chicken, eggs, quinoa, edamame, etc, etc...

What is your protein set at? Can't see diary, but yes the chicken and eggs would put you over Nuts, avocado, sautéed vegetables in olive oil or butter. You've got 33 g of fat so that's about 300 calories

Well if you really are determined to stay under that carb limit...chicken breast? Scrambled eggs? But really, I'd just eat whatever I felt like!

Forget the raspberry ketones, you need the cayenne pepper cleanse!

2 lbs a week is too aggressive when you only have a little to lose...it's really for those who have 75+ to go. What is your goal weight? Around 130-140? Tbh, .5 lbs a week is more realistic, so with that in mind you are doing great! To compare, I am 5'3", 162 and losing about .5-1 lb per week. I'm trying to do it slow so…

Yes!! Totally a humblebrag. Maybe it's just because I'd gladly eat 3000 kcal a day if I could, but I just don't get the "1200 is too much food" whine. Oh, and the lose/loose thing drives me crazy. What do people think it means, that they are shaking the weight "loose"?

Gotta be a troll!

Gotcha :)