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You might want to look into the Atkins diet. Atkins has a bad rep because he wasn't exactly charismatic, but I've lost a ton of weight following the diet -- which, after the first two weeks, is extremely flexible. The best part is that because the Atkins company is mainly trying to pedal their products (which taste gross,…

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Ethan Sims et al conducted a study in 1968 using prison in-mates as volunteers who were over-fed, often up to 10,000 calories per day, in an attempt to gain between 20 and 25% of their original body weight. Most of the men gained a few pounds initially, but then found it difficult to continue gaining. Just as the subjects…

If her basal metabolic rate is 1600 cals, theoretically, she should only have to cut about 250 calories per day and burn off another 250 per day (if you're just recovering from a car accident, you might want to invest in one session with a trainer or physical therapist to help you find exercises you can do) with exercise…

I agree with you, that it isn't good to make blanket statements. But if she is already walking 10K, steps which is a moderate activity level and limiting her consumption to a meager 1200 calories per day, there is something else going on with her body. With all my exercise, I just about hit 10K steps a day (I have a…

I agree with you, that it isn't good to make blanket statements. But if she is already walking 10K, steps which is a moderate activity level and limiting her consumption to a meager 1200 calories per day, there is something else going on with her body. With all my exercise, I just about hit 10K steps a day (I have a…

I love how everyone on this forum automatically assumed that you simply weren't REALLY sticking to your calorie goal. I have other theories. You're eating too few calories, you're not eating enough fat and you might be dumping too much sugar into your bloodstream. First off 1200 Calories is the minimum amount of calories a…