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I usually have cereal (90-100g) or 2 pieces of toast or very occasionally pancakes (made with wholemeal flour and very little sugar) that I eat with yogurt. I generally eat 350-550 calories at breakfast. I eat breakfast because I think it is crucial. With breakfast time being anyway between 7-8am and dinner the night…
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As Stripeness has stated, there has never been any scientific study showing that a daily intake of 8 glasses or 2 litres or 0.5 gallon of water is required. In fact, most doctors warn against this now as people (especially kids) can suffer from low salt levels if they drink too much water (not salt as in table salt but the…
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ok yes, I should not have used the phrase "make up for it" ... the popcorn is not going to put her over her total calorie intake but she was hesitant to eat the popcorn because of the higher intake of daily fat. Psychologically, hkristine was feeling guilty for wanting the popcorn ... exercise would counter that feeling of…
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Calories are really just calories A study published a few years back (Sacks et al, 2009, NEJM v360) showed that the macro amounts did not really affect weight loss but the reduction in calories did. They compared the following ratios and all groups (>100 people per group) successfully lost weight over a 2 year period. The…
