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I have a friend whose wife got heavier and heavier through marriage. She went from normal to clearly obese. It happened as she was having kids and was also working a tough job. I fully sympathised. Pregnancy, baby care and being a working parent hits mothers hard. (Even if you are healthy and cautious, you can put on 25-30…
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If you want one, then have an omelet with avocado - protein and healthy fat. Put a green salad on the side if it makes you feel better. Do as the French do. They eat real food and whatever they want, including butter, cheese, meat and chocolate. But they eat very small portions, don't snack between meals, and have much…
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You're a pretty big guy -- plus an active young guy -- so 1,200 sounds low. That's what I diet at, and I'm a petite 5'1" woman who is exercising less than you. First of all, even I'm losing at 1,200 -- so you definitely don't need to go that low. I have a guy friend who put himself on basically a starvation diet. Yes, he…
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If you look at Asian populations, they are generally thin, and generally eat tons of carbs -- rice, rice porridge, noodles, dumplings, steamed buns, fruit and veg. This is because their total calories are low. You can eat rice all day long if you're not taking in fast food, junk food, sweets, heavy meats, dairy, alcohol,…
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I'm with you that I like the exercise part of my regime, but not the calorie-cutting diet part. Who does? But the reality is that, to lose weight, you have to diet. You have to eat less and eat lighter. Exercise is great for all sorts of stuff -- cardiovascular health, getting strong, firming up. But fat is fat, and muscle…
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I wouldn't do anything weird to "curb your appetite." Your appetite is supposed to go through the roof -- you are creating another human being who needs to develop bones, muscies, fat and organs. Your body will funnel nutriants to the baby first, mother second. My great ob/gyn told me he's seen many new mothers come out of…
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Also tell us how much you currently weigh. If you're already very lean, there may not be much fat to lose. So: height, weight, diet history P.S. If your ankles and back have suddenly swollen, that is water weight. That happened to me when I had edema in pregnancy. Nobody suddenly gains fat right at their ankles.
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How tall you are, how old you are, and how long you've been dieting? If you're a petite woman like me, then 1,000 calories is lean, but it's hardly starvation. I don't believe the theory that when people diet they hit "starvation mode" that makes them retain weight. I live in Asia, surrounded by poor countries. Go to any…
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If your main goal is to lose weight, lose fat, and see some of that toned muscle underneath -- it has to be diet. I am just about your height, and I don't lose -- or lose much -- on 1,400 calories a day. (Our workouts are similar. I do strength 3 x a week, and cardio a few times a week.) For a woman of our size,…
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Fage non-fat Greek yogurt. 100 calories, 18 grams of protein in one tub. Add a banana and you're good -- no need to fool around with shakes, meals, etc. When I'm on the run, I put a yogurt and banana in my bag. If you find it too tart, you can add a little honey. Before, I used to think that you HAD to eat breakfast every…
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1200 calories is not necessarily starving yourself. From your photo, you look like a muscular guy, so you'd probably starve on that. My guy friends can diet on 2000 a day if they are also exercising. But I am a 5'1" woman with a small Asian frame. While I go to the gym, and chase after my kids!, I also have a job that…
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For those naysayers who say the OP is some sort of weird exception -- please read carefully. She's only netting about 1,000 calories a day. She's doing that by eating 2,000 and burning 1,000 through running. So she's not exceptional at all -- except in the amount of effort she's willing to put in. Almost all of us would…
