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Why is everyone saying "it doesn't matter," "no one notices," and all that? To me, this question is no different than someone asking how to get a six-pack. You get it by having the right body structure and low enough body fat. If you don't have one, it doesn't mean you're unhealthy, and if you do have one, it doesn't mean…

Given that we're on a website started solely for the sake of counting calories, I'd say you're preaching to the choir.

I'm going to pig out. Then on Monday, it's right back to the diet.

Don't call it "donating" if you're getting money for it. Donating means doing it for free.

Because we all know that being in a relationship means you no longer have to care about your looks. I'm engaged, and you'd better believe I'm working my butt off to look great for the wedding. Because, as self-affirming and all that as it is to say "it doesn't matter how you look," the truth is that it does, or else none…

I can't believe I'm the only voice of reason here. Try to see it from your fiance's perspective. First, you signed up for an event and didn't tell him the cost, so he probably presumed it was a negligible expense (unless, of course, you have a history of doing expensive things behind his back, which it sounds like you…

The common thought is that women are the ones with all sorts of body types, but men are nearly just as diverse. I have broad shoulders and a big neck, so I wear XL shirts. However, my body stores fat pretty evenly, so I wore size 40 pants at 260 and only just got down to size 34s at 195. (I'm 6'1".) In fact, despite…

Pretty much any concept ending in "privilege" is BS.

I have Kool-aid made with Splenda. All of the flavor, none of the calories.

I was never officially diagnosed with high blood pressure, but at least once I was unable to donate blood because my numbers were too high. That was when I was 23 or so and about 265 pounds. Now, at 26 and 195, my blood pressure is in the normal range again. Get in shape first. If that doesn't work, then you can start…

Calories In/Calories Out ALWAYS works one way - if you eat more calories than you expend, you're going to gain weight, no question about it. However, suppose your body doesn't like carbs for genetic reasons. You could eat 1000 calories, and your body might decide to convert 200 of those into fat right away and only allow…

Really? Your question is, "I go over my limits a lot and can't always exercise, so should I just stop keeping track?" I lost 40 pounds without counting calories, so it is possible. However, because I wasn't keeping track of the specifics, I was extra strict about what I would and wouldn't eat. Counting calories gives me…

Fine, I'll elaborate. If "there's no wrong way to have a body," why are we all trying to change ours? If we're "more than a number on a scale," why is that number in 90% of peoples' signatures here? Can you be fat and okay with it? Sure, I suppose. But none of you would be here if you were truly happy with the current…

If anyone actually believed these things, they wouldn't be here. Quotes like these just breed complacence.

If you cut down on your portions, you'll be hungry afterward (point #1), and you'll never feel "full" (point #4). That's fine; it's what a caloric deficit feels like, but it's not as simple as you're making it. Besides, there are most certainly bad foods. I think what you're trying to say is that there are no definite…

Pretty much this. Look at the nutrition facts on things that "health" stores, like Trader Joe's, Outpost, Whole Foods, etc. sell. You might be surprised at how many calories are in some of their foods. Also, you say you're pushing yourself hard, which I assume means working out. I hear MFP overestimates calories, so just…

I agree with all of these except for #2. I lost 40 pounds before I began calorie counting (and I'm only doing it now to help with my fiancee's motivation), and I did it by cutting out all restaurants and fast food and only eating things that weren't obviously bad for me. I had a lot of cold cereal, a lot of sandwiches…

I do it just for fun. I get a kick out of seeing my weight go from 205 to 220 after a day of heavy eating, particularly since i know that in a few days, it'll be back to normal.

You totally can. Professional fighters and boxers cut up to 20 pounds of water weight (sometimes more!) before they weigh in, then regain it all the next day. Food and drink are heavy. Your weight can fluctuate like crazy from a big meal, a big workout, or just using the bathroom. All of that is food and water weight, and…

Always. I'm using this to track my calories, not to make friends, and if I can't motivate myself, having a ton of "friends" isn't going to help. My only MFP friend is my fiancee, and I don't see that changing anytime soon.

Squats are interesting in that your max (and weights near it) feel crushing, yet your legs still manage to push the weight up. Just keep at it.

It would make your weight far lower than usual. Fighters and boxers often spend time in a sauna for the purposes of weight-cutting - of drastically reducing their water weight (through perspiration) so they can make a particular weight class.

Yeah, pretty much. Way to prove his point.

Using the bathroom is a normal female function too. Doesn't mean I want to be there when it's happening. To answer the original question, I don't see anything wrong with intercourse while it's going on, though I can't imagine I would get any additional excitement out of it for that reason. And for the rest of you, instead…

I think that's probably the truest thing I've read on here.

Eat less and exercise more. The rest will follow. And yes, it really is that simple.

Stop weighing yourself every day. If you ate nothing but drank a full gallon of water instead, you'd gain 8 pounds. And yet, your calorie count for the day would be 0. Body weight fluctuates like crazy, mainly due to food weight and water retention. As long as you average out a loss every week, or even every two weeks,…

It's not the same thing. A long bike ride for me is 100 miles; a long bike ride for an overweight person is probably a lot less (and at a slower speed). If I'm in a competitive sports league, an overweight person couldn't compete at the same level. If I wanted to go rock climbing, the overweight person couldn't join me. I…

"Big Beautiful Woman" means fat. That's all. If you think someone is beautiful, just say she's beautiful.

There's really nothing else.