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I'm not from the UK, but been to London a time or two... Westminster Abbey is one of my favorite spots to go. Just beautiful and history is amazing. Churchill war museum is across the street from Westminster if you are into history. A very neat place to visit. Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament are all right there in the…
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What an awesome post! I especially like this part. I see a lot of posts where people want it fast and can't understand why it isn't melting off because they really really want it to, and fail to take accountability for choices they make. Congratulations on your weight loss and new life outlook :)
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There is some research on the effects of starvation/semi-starvation on POWS during various wars - WWII, Korean, and Vietnam. The results are mixed. Some report long term health effects, another study looked at a control group and Vietnam POWs and found no difference 20 years later. Keep in mind these were people who were…
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Glad to have helped. I see several people talk about having calories "left" at the end of the day and trying to cram in food. If you're not hungry, don't eat! Your BMR is not going to drop off a cliff with short-term calorie deficits and as long as you are not in one of those "ultra-lean" categories, you won't start losing…
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We are in fact reaching the same conclusions! Extreme caloric restrictions are not healthy long term. See the later part where I mention the loss of muscle, other physical and psychological side-effects. What I am getting at is it is crazy for people to tell others they are in starvation mode after just a few days of…
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actually the MN study participants received approx. 1,560 cal per day on the restricted-diet weeks. But, keep in mind the baseline diet was approx 3,200 calories, and these were all active, healthy, young men. During the semi-starvation period, they were required to complete daily work tasks and walk 22 miles per week, so…
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Try sparkrecipes.com - they have a calorie calculator where you can input all of the ingredients and amounts, select portion size and then it tells you nutrition information per portion for the recipe.
