pennyllayne

I think what mycupyourcake said is very good advice. It does not mean you're not losing weight if you lost 8lbs in 6 days and gained 2 back on the scale. When weight drops fast like that it's rarely a "real" loss. Weight loss in't linear, it changes, so give it a bit more than 2 weeks to see more progress. If you're seeing…

It's definitely an easy way to create a calorie deficit, that's for sure. The only problem is that you're not going to find large losses as it only creates a deficit of 3,500 cals assuming your maintenance cals are 2,000 so you can only really expect to lose around 1lb of fat per week at best. If your maintenance cals are…

OP - not sure if you're still around but just wanted to say that you can't seem to escape the attitude of the many on this boarrd I'm afraid. I think it comes down to them either thinking they are genuinely helping with their "tough love" approach and then are surprised when people dismiss them so quickly (obviously these…

He does! I use his articles a lot as references for my Nutrition Assignments :)

They're not essential to life or survival. Only protein and essential fats are. But no one said that is optimal. If you're just trying to survive you're not talking about someone who is trying to achieve sports performance.

Well yes, but still proved my point ;). I agree with what you say, just thought you were a bit simplistic initially.

They're non-essential as far as survival goes, yes, but for health they have a lot of benefits. Some people don't do well with too many carbs but with certain situations they seem to help! My recommendation about carbs for a refeed period were based on Lyle's advice so I know his work :)

If your goal is weight loss alone you're missing the point. You can become anorexic eating a burger a day and working out for 2 hours, but that isn't what ANYONE trying to achieve weight loss should be focusing on. And if you stress your body out by giving it junk and not enough fuel you then get a hormone called cortisol…

What you eat definitely matters. Even if you're under your calorie goal, eating high amounts of omega 6 fats and no omega 3s is going to cause inflammation in your body and contribute to heart disease. Refined carbohydrates and trans fats also contribute to heart disease and are nutritionally deficient. How can you expect…

Nothing to back up my claims? How about 1. This woman isn't losing weight despite "eating what she wants", 2. The tons of studies done on different diets showing different weight losses that occur on different types of diet 3. The fact that refined carbohydrates contribute to heart disease, obesity, type 2 diabetes,…

I believe there's actually limited evidence of the effect on leptin in 24 hour periods so this is why longer refeeds may be helpful. As for thyroid I believe longer than 24 hours is needed to increase. The other thing though is that low carb isn't the only thing that affects leptin and thryoid - it's low calories in…

In addition to the above, calories burned through exercise can't simply be added to your total and eaten. You have to take into account the calories you would have burned at rest. E.g. if your body burns 1500 cals a day at rest (just through regular bodily functions) and then let's say it needs another 300 cals for your…

I did say that with a large deficit and insufficient protein muscle wasting will occur, but it's not impossible to gain muscle and be in a deficit. E.g. eat at maintenance whilst creating a deficit through exercise. See this: http://scoobysworkshop.com/gain-muscle-lose-fat/.

The myth is not that is exists, but how drastic the metabolic slow down is. Metabolism slows down after long periods of caloric restriction, but it doesn't stop completely. The body fights back - this is a natural survival response, especially when body fat is low enough but no it never completely stops.

I'm sorry but weight loss is not just about calorie deficit. Calories matter, but what you eat also matters. As I said, some people can get away with eating junk and still lose weight, others can't. And even if it were, what damage do you think you're doing to your body by eating so much junk? You think weight loss…

Well yes, she can keep doing what she's been doing and making no progress as you suggest, or she could try a healthier way of eating and getting some nourishment in her body. I can't understand why anyone would say "It's ok to eat rubbish as long as you're in a calorie deficit" considering how well it's worked for her so…

The first step would be to reduce your consumption of processed foods. They really do tend to be nutritionally deficient. If you're sedentary carbs should be under 100g. Removing refined grains will make this very easy. Stick with low sugar fruits, plenty of non-starchy veg and starches when you work out. Eating like that…

Yes 1lb is 1lb, but that's an oversimplification of the facts. Muscle is more dense than fat. If you look at what a1lb of fat or muscle looks like, you get much more fat in 1lb than you do in 1lb of muscle. Therefore, you only gain a small AMOUNT of muscle but the scale shows 1lb gain. However, you gain 1lb of fat and it's…

First thing I notice going back a month your carbs are very high and they are mostly processed foods - very little fruit and veg. As we get older insulin resistance becomes more of a problem and even if you've always been slim as a youngster you can't be eating so many refined carbs as you age and expect to lose weight.…

Possibilities include water retention, muscle gain and fat loss, measurements, stress, hormones, metabolic slowdown, food intake. What are you eating? How many calories? What are your stats (weight, height, age)? Are you doing any exercise? Have you been continuously dieting since starting out? 22lbs loss is great, but you…

I 3rd the measurement comment. There do appear to be some areas that are harder to lose the fat from. You might find this article helpful: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2590236/Bingo-wings-Thunder-thighs-Shift-fat-hotspots-hormone-diet.html I don't know anything about you though - weight or height or BMI - so…

A few things to consider which you may not have previously - what's your body fat and muscle mass like? Your BMI is 27.8 but BMI doesn't take into account muscle mass. People who have a lot of muscle may be told they are overweight because of a higher BMI when this is not always the case. Also, are you still eating low…

You may have some good points there. I'm sure there are many factors and high cholesterol doesn't always lead to heart disease either, it's just a risk factor. Plus it's possible that your "good" cholesterol is high, thereby raising your total cholesterol whilst your husband's "good" cholesterol could be very low,…

Op -total cholesterol isn't the biggest issue when it comes to figuring out if it may present a problem. You want to look at LDL and HDL cholesterol separately. E.g. Recommendations are that overall cholesterol does not exceed 5.2mmol/L but the recommendations for each type of cholesterol make this a deceiving way to…

One the one hand, BMR calculators can only be used as a guide because there are so many factors that determine BMR such as BF%, muscle muss etc. If you want to get a better indication of your BMR, there are places that do breath tests which could be more accurate. There are also body composition scales which use muscle…