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Since MFP doesn't take exercise into account for the base number, it just gives you how many calories you'd have to eat to lose however much weight you want to lose at the activity level you tell it. Since, for women, 1200 calories is generally considered the lowest you can eat and still have a chance of getting your…

Appetite isn't a factor insomuch as the basics. Eat fewer calories than you expend over time, and you lose weight. Just because you're starving and end up binging on an entire pizza or something like that doesn't magically make those calories more calorie-y.

Exactly. A car might run better on higher-grade gas, but it will still get you from point A to point b with the regular, cheapest kind most people buy. It's doing exactly what it should, as is a body in a calorie deficit.

I think what he's trying to say is that humans aren't machines so there's no way of knowing exactly how much you burn and eat. That being said, that doesn't invalidate CICO. Just take a look at any of the success threads.

Accountability works for most people, at least for a while. Being able to keep track and see your stats improve is a good method for anything, and I know for me, in addition to using MFP, I have an Excel chart that I update weekly with my weight, and I enjoy seeing the line (slowly) go down. Personally, I was rec'd this…

Mm, Twinkies. Either way yes, barring medical conditions, weight loss is independent of actual diet. How you actually FEEL losing weight, as well as your overall health, is not. And while we're at it, certain people in this topic should feel free to download this, fill it out and frame it:

So in other words... a sensible approach to dieting that anyone on this board would recommend (unless there's something special you left out here).

Every way, always, at any dosage, and no matter what. Obviously. Because sugar.

I have the one from Gold's Gym, but looking up "exercise peddler" or "body cycle" on somewhere like Amazon will bring you up plenty. Apparently this one might not stand up to rigorous use (which is fine with me).

I know they do sell equipment that's just the pedals of a stationary bike. I have one that comes with a timer. So no calorie counting or anything like that, but it's quiet, takes up very little space during use (you can just sit in a chair and do something with your arms like lift weights if you want) and it folds up to…

Honestly? Saving the money for something else is what I'd advise. Advocare and other companies like it give advice you can find for free elsewhere, and food you can buy for a lot less (even if they plan your meals, it's not like you can't get advice on that for free by just asking on a place like MFP). I suppose if you…

This. Exercise might help, but the best way to feel less like a balloon after too much salt is to balance it out with water.

You mean there ISN'T someone holding a gun to your head until you eat an entire batch of fudge?!

Pretty sure the fact that I used to eat entire sleeves of Saltine crackers qualified more as disordered eating than me eating the serving size now. Oh well.

Yeeeeah. I would personally never do intermittent fasting (on purpose) but as long as you're getting what you need out of it there's nothing wrong with it. It's the same for anything, though. You could just be on a regular diet, cutting back portions, and some people will think they know a better way.

My only response to that is

Yum

Preferably with cayenne pepper involved.

This. They can offer, but the minute someone says no, they need to move on, not say "One won't hurt!" or get righteously indignant like we just insulted their mother.

There is absolutely no reason we should have to eat something just because people tell us to. And there is absolutely no reason we should have to eat less of something we actually want in order to enjoy it. If the people mentioning these instances actually wanted the treat, they'd eat it. But they don't. And that's the…

It's not saying it that's hard (for most people) it's getting the person with the food to accept it. We live in a culture where politeness is expected, and accepting offered gifts (food counts) is considered polite. Politely saying no is still seen as a snub (and taken personally) even if it's just that they want to save…

MFP does include exercise calories if you enter them in. If, for instance, your calorie allotment is, say, 2000, and then you burn 500 calories with a workout and enter that in, it would give you 2500 calories for the day. But as calories burned is often overestimated, most people will say to only eat part of that back.…

There's a difference between going to someone's house when you know they're preparing a meal for you and being assaulted with chocolate chip cookies and brownies at your work desk. (assaulting being a little over-dramatic, but you get my point)

I'm focusing on becoming a walker/runner. I'm sure going to enjoy life when I can walk the mile to work and you're huffing and puffing going the twelve feet to your car. /bitter

Next they're going to tell us to watch Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead for the wonders of an all-juice diet.

Fortunately I've been a picky eater all my life, so no one really notices that I've just cut down my portions and things like that. Though my mother drives me crazy. My step-father is overweight (talking at least a hundred pounds) and has been told by his doctor he needs to start losing some of it to take the stress off…

Feel free to add me! I joined back at the end of 2013 and have been bouncing around because of changes in my life, but I'm hoping to stick with it this time and some people to talk to and share encouragement with would definitely help!

I don't have cable so I don't have the pleasure of seeing Dr. Oz or any of the commercials, but there is a commercial on the radio that CONSTANTLY plays talking about garcinia cambodia or however it's spelled, talking about how "several peer-reviewed studies" have proven its effectiveness. I've rolled my eyes so much I'm…

This puzzles me. Your digestive system is made to, well, digest, and unless you have a diagnosed health condition, it's quite fine constantly going (considering the fact that generally food takes at least eight hours to digest and most people don't have eight hours between meals except between dinner and breakfast or…

Still better than juicing. Who wants to blend out all the fiber and drink flavored sugar water for a week? I can't imagine that's good for anything other than making your blood sugar skyrocket.