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The food either goes in the garbage or it sits on your tummy for the rest of your life. Easy choice for me. Literally nobody benefits from eating psst what I need for the day when I'm already full.

No, not doable. 80lbs in 4 months is totally unrealistic. That's a 2300 calorie DEFICIT per day for the next 4 months. 40lbs in 4 months would be pushing it, but possible. Anything more is extremely dangerous and will result in you losing a whole bunch of muscle along with fat.

The one and only person I've met with it, didn't even know what it was or that they had it! They just started complaining about how their heart will randomly start doing 200+ BPM for awhile and then randomly go back to normal and had been happening since as far as they could remember and no doctor could diagnose them.…

Holy God, 2 other people with SVT in the same thread? I think I've met one other person with SVT in my entire life.

Have you tried taking an antihistamine? Something like Benedryl or Reactine or even a prescription antihistamine should be able to shut down your body from breaking out in hives every time you go for a jog.

Author is not nearly as smart as he thinks he is, and demonstrates his lack of knowledge extremely well with his moronic statement about premium gasoline being more efficient. No. Octane rating is a rating which tells you what relative pressure the fuel can withstand before combustion. The most efficient fuel is the one…

Sometimes you just have to eat/drink a few thousand calories at once. Just make sure you enjoy it as much as possible, and don't do it so often that it ruins your deficit.

Nobody needs to check themselves. Weight loss is not magic, it's simple math. If you aren't losing weight, you're either eating at or wbove maintenance. If you want to lose weight, you have to eat less than maintenance. End of story. OP is probably undercounting calories. I can claim I gain weight on 500 calories a day,…

Why does it matter to you if other people work best with cheat days? Find what works for you and do that, and mind your own damn business. I undereat all week so I can visit a new bakery every weekend and try new desserts I've never had before. Last Saturday I ate a giant eclair, large danish, massive serving of bread…

Let me just clarify - the equation is incredibly simple, but there are a huge number of factors involved, making it very difficult to ever calculate super accurately. The question was, "is calories in vs calories burnt a myth?" and the answer is 100% that it is NOT a myth. That doesn't mean it's simple or easy for everyone…

You're attacking a strawman, I never said we process 100% of everything we eat. The amount of calories you can absorb from your food is part of the calories in side of the equation if you do it properly.

Your question is like asking if gravity exists, how do planes fly?! Calories in vs. calories out is very basic science and a proven fact. The reason why people don't think it works is because we have to estimate both sides of the equation and that estimation always has some error attached. If someone is over estimating the…

The goal of becoming fit is to improve cardiovascular health which lowers your RHR, so no, you shouldn't worry. Is the next thread going to ask if you should get worried about the number on the scale getting lower? See a doctor if it drops below 0 bpm.

Yes, of course. Doctors actually recommend exercising regularly to increase your fitness level, even if you don't lose any weight, because being fit and overweight is healthier than being totally out of shape and a normal weight.

It doesn't matter when you eat. Eat whenever you prefer.

Not sure about normal, but that's a pretty moderate night out for me. Although, I only get drunk ~2-3 times a year and rarely drink outside of that (I do like the taste of beer, but it's pretty rare that I'd rather have a pint than a dessert at the end of the day). Don't listen to other people tell you what your alcohol…

I fully understand what you're trying to say - not everything adds together simply and linearly. It's a fair point to make, and I agree with it completely, I just disagree with people extrapolating from that fact and trying to use it to make unrelated claims like math not being internally consistent or that the universe…

The claim was made, rather boldly, that sometimes 1 + 1 != 2. That is simply wrong. Assuming i and j are orthogonal vetors, saying that ||(1,0)+(0,1)|| = sqrt(2) is not proof that 1 + 1 != 2. It's proof that describing that operation as 1 + 1 is misleading and wrong and demonstrates a basic failure in understanding what is…

1+1 is always 2. The situation you're describing (net distance when adding vectors) is not analgous to the statement 1+1!=2. The only cop out way to try to say 1+1!=2 is by claiming you're working in a non base-10 model such as binary where 1 + 1 = 10, but that's just being a smart *kitten* and deliberately misleading.

I eat out almost every day during the summer (too many delicious food trucks nearby to avoid them all). I just guess very conservative. A big burger starts at 800 calories and I adjust up if it has lots of bacon/cheese/mayo/sauces/etc. I adjust down for chicken burgers or if there's no cheese/bacon/etc. A 6" sub starts at…

Binging is *usually* one of two reasons: 1) You're not eating enough and your body is telling you to eat more. The solution is to increase your calories slightly, or to try to eat more filling foods so you don't get to a breaking point where you binge. Seeing as your main intake is fruit which, at least for me, doesn't…

I've lost 100 lbs without measuring. I just use a very conservative calorie goal and assume I'll miscount something, and I try my best to have an accurate guess and honest guess for everything that goes in my mouth. (eg. If my goal should be 1800 net calories, I'll instead aim for 1500 net calories, assuming I'll be off by…

Lost just around 100 here, it's calorie counting 100%. I eat whatever I want so long as I end the day with enough protein and around my calorie goal. I have occasional cheat days where 90% of my food are danishes, eclairs, coconut cream pie, key lime pie and ice cream. Most days I just snack on reasonable portions of…

It is literally impossible not to lose weight on 1200 calories a day at 240 pounds without some serious medical condition. There are only 2 options: 1) You're eating way more than you think 2) You have an extremely rare metabolic disorder To be honest, I'm not even aware of a metabolic disorder severe enough to cut your…

Yeah, doesn't matter so long as it all adds up. I aim for 1500 calories net on most days, and I usually skip breakfast, eat ~500 for lunch, ~800 for dinner and then have a ~200 snack. Some days I'll reverse it and eat ~800 for lunch and ~500 for dinner. Some days I'll cut down on my meals to have a bigger snack, some days…

Every Saturday and Sunday, first thing in the morning, before eating or drinking anything. I occasionally weigh myself at random times during the week just to see how much my weight fluctuates due to water weight, but I never stress out over those numbers.

This is called intuitive eating. I'm sure there are groups for it on here that you can join. Not many follow this type of diet plan, because that's how most of us got fat in the first place. Still, I hope it works for you and I wish you the best of luck with it.

I like *some* exercise but not all exercise. Swimming, football, road hockey, biking, kayaking, lifting, rock climbing and the occasional hike are all activies I enjoy. Just like I like *some* food but not all food. The trick is just finding what you enjoy doing.

Carbs are not bad. Sugar is not bad. Fruits are not bad. Yogurt is not bad. Stop spreading misinformation.

The two modes are exactly the same, you're just able to eat s few hundred calories more in maintenance. The same rules apply, macros are still important, you should still regularly exercise, you should still count calories accurately, you should still monitor your weight and be prepared to go back into weight loss mode if…