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The example was meant to show two extremes... running a marathon... 800 calories. As in lifting a weight... drinking smoothies... Not really the same. As in, I'm pretty sure you can lift a weight without having had a non-liquid meal.

So saying "Assuming you're not eating 800 calories" is construed as advocating eating 800 calories? I love this place. Here, let's get really controversial... 600 calories! 400 calories! 12 calories! OMG! Look at me advocating starvation! :D

Do you understand the words "assuming you're not"? I know it's the in thing to freak out over the words cleanse, detox and apparently now smoothie. If someone said they were on a raw vegan diet would you also freak out? That's about all the smoothie cleanses are. A produce-based diet isn't dangerous, especially for a short…

How much do you weigh now? How much have you lost recently? Sometimes we just stall. Weight loss isn't always linear. If you're in a healthy BMI now it can take a really long time to lose more. You're 64 and female? Even with exercise, you could be burning as little as maybe 1600/day. If you figure 400 calorie deficit per…

Which one are you doing? Most of them have plenty of calories for working out. Plus your body gets fuel from body fat, so assuming you're not trying to run a marathon on 800 calorie days, you should be ok.

Chewing more usually makes you more in tune with your signals.

I did ADF (alt. day fasting, like christine) for 3 months. I didn't suffer any negative effects. I thought it was a good experience but I don't know if I'd do it again. I didn't lose a lot of weight. I read the three major books about it. None mentioned negative consequences for women, that I can recall. It's actually…

I agree. And speaking purely about macronutrient needs, calories aren't really part of the picture. You need protein because of the amino acids. You need calories for entirely different reasons.

You understand a colon is not a decimal point, right? ;)

Some of the commenters to that article also mentioned the bad math, and that the article it lists as its source doesn't include any such info at all. The article table says we all burn .23 x weight per mile walked in BMR. Figure 3mph, 150 lb. person, that implies 103 BMR calories burned per hour, or 2484 in BMR per day.…

I would ignore the advice that stems from the Runners World article linked to above. That has some bad math in it. It assumes an unrealistically high BMR. A Fitbit would credit you around 100 calories per mile. In reality, your net burn is probably between 60-80 per mile. Using a number that motivates you to keep walking…

Yeah, I didn't love the Cookies & Creme Cookie Butter, either.

1mum- I'm pretty against purchasing designer breeds (vs. rescue or pound dogs) but I might have to break my own rule one day because I would love a golden doodle! There is one up the street and I drool when he frolics by!

I don't have an incline trainer but a treadmill that goes to 15%. I use it mostly for incline work, really. Running disagrees with my knees. Incline walking is great. Cardio machines are available for sale used for steep discounts. I paid $400 for a 1-year-old, $2400 treadmill with 32 miles on it.

Yeah, I saw several bloggers mention the new broccoli chips were good so I stopped in twice for them and both times they were out of stock. Mine is such a mob scene I probably go twice a year is all. There is a red wine where the label is bright yellow with a smiley face that I like.

I read his book but chose not to try it.

Many diet authorities will suggest you ramp up your fiber levels slowly because it can cause gas and constipation in people, or other bathroom issues. I don't know how it could cause vomiting.

These posts make me wonder what the doctor is seeing that we're not. Like is the OP even 60 lbs. overweight or was she starting from an underweight number to begin with? If you walk into a doc's office at 150 lbs. and tell them you've gained 60 lbs. in a year, their internal reaction is probably going to be, "Good, because…

Thanks for keeping him home! One of mine is a little aggressive so I walk with pepper spray to keep 'off leash' dogs away, if needed, or quickly break up a tussle, and I cross the street to avoid encounters with other leashed dogs. I can control her on any collar but a head collar is also a good tool if your dog is…

I love those, too.

Figure 50-100 calories per mile, at any speed. Fitbits have always given me about 100 but I think it's closer to 70-80 for me, but I'm not very large. But 100 is more motivating and is a nice round number.

There is a group called Intermittent Fasting. I'm not sure if there is also one called 5:2. If there's a way to search for Groups, I don't see it. It seems like you have to just page through all the pages of them and read the titles?

Math error or typo in that -- 2400 to lose 1 lb/week, I'm thinking.

There are lots of good written plans! Like others have said, WW is a good one. Yes, it costs money but that can be motivating for people and honestly it's pretty cheap, especially compared to some of the plans out there like Nutrisystem, Jenny Craig or (god forbid) the HCG type clinics. And you get WW free in maintenance,…

He's probably using outdated formulas for max HR and taking a percentage off to get your target HR. The standard 220 minus age would put you at around 82% of 'theoretical max' at 150. Which is pretty high for your entire workout, even if that's your true max. I would instead estimate your ACTUAL max hr based on how high…

Who is 'we'? Many of us do it, or constantly work on refining the skill. But I totally agree that anyone who thinks they can't do it is right.

It sounds like the study controlled consumption levels and focused on specifically juice intake. "...replacing each three servings/week of fruit juice consumption with the same amount of total or individual whole fruits, the risk of type 2 diabetes in the pooled analysis was 5% (95% confidence interval 3% to 7%) lower for…

MFP uses the Mifflin-St. Jeor BMR equation. You can see it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basal_metabolic_rate It uses your weight, height, age and gender, unlike your formula above that just uses weight. Technically speaking to lose one lb. a week you probably wouldn't be told to eat 1280 if your BMR was 1780 because…

I don't see a lot of scapegoating (though some) but we probably have read different books. I haven't read the Laura Fraser one. Here are some I've read, roughly in order of my preference: Jan Chozen-Bays Brian Wansink Marianne Williamson Geneen Roth Thich Nhat Nanh Pavel Somov Linda Bacon (prob. most 'scapegoating') Josie…

I'll add one-- People who choose to cut down their alcohol, sugar, gluten, lactose, whatever are not necessarily 'demonizing' anything or suggesting you do the same. :)