jonnythan Member

Protein, carbohydrates, and fat. They're called macronutrients for a reason. Is this a trick question?

Except it proves the opposite, which you would know if you got your information from multiple diverse sources and actually had some experience and knowledge in the subject of nutrition and weight loss.

Too busy to reply, which is understandable considering she spends 19 hours a day at home.

"Several different primal diet sites" doesn't count as "multiple sources." Just FYI.

Says the guy eating a restrictive fad diet and telling all the people who have achieved what he only dreams of achieving by eating a wide variety of foods in a responsible manner.

Aw thanks.

Well OK. You need a list of good and bad foods. I guess I can understand that. Not everyone can deal with the freedom of being able to eat any food they want but also the pressure of making it fit their nutritional goals. Some need the crutch of someone else telling them what specific foods to eat. Maybe one day you'll be…

Our diets don't have cute names like "primal" with a list of "good" and "bad" foods. And yes, you do appear a bit naive and uneducated about food. But it's OK. You're new. Keep reading the forums and you'll learn a lot, and hopefully you will be able to find more success than "0 pounds lost."

My favorite thing on MFP is when "not fit" newbies with a ton of weight to lose and "0 lbs lost" tell all the successful people they're unhealthy and need to start eating "healthy food."

...... So a guy who has 50 lbs to lose and admits he is "not fit" comes to a calorie tracking website and tells a bunch of athletic, low-bodyfat people who have reached and maintained their goal weight for years that we work too hard at eating? I humbly suggest that it is YOU who works too hard at eating, which explains…

Who said anything about not eating fruits and veggies? You have a bizarre, unrealistic, binary view of eating.

Supplements? I take a few mineral supplements right now because I had a stomach flu for a couple of weeks that appeared to have caused me some deficiencies, but other than that I don't use supplements. I eat a ton of "junk" food. McD's, Taco Bell, ice cream, pizza, Chinese takeout, etc. I eat healthy and get my nutrients…

Your abs are just ridiculous.

Calorie balance determines weight loss. Doesn't matter in terms of weight loss where those calories come from. That said, nutrients do matter. Eating protein helps retain lean mass. Eating fat helps balance hormone levels and fill you up. Eating carbs is not necessary but tends to help performance. Also, you want to eat 3+…

Get out of the "good food" vs "bad food" mentality.

I didn't know that eating McDonald's, ice cream, and pizza required certain genes.

:laugh: That's great.

Um.... well.....

Are those the only options? What about eating "real" food all day and eating the pizza at night and staying within your calorie range anyway?

JLaw <3

No one gets sick or hurt until they get sick or hurt. You can afford health insurance. It might make it so you have to give up some luxuries you enjoy like cable TV and eating out or whatever. The ACA was specifically designed to force people like you to pay into the system.

Well MFP's calorie calculation is only based on a handful of variables: Weight Age Gender Activity level Planned weight loss Assuming your age and gender didn't change, and your weight didn't increase, the activity level or planned weight loss must have changed. You may not be aware that it changed, though.

Step 1: Lure them in Step 2:

Maybe you should have started with that and left out all the nonsense about bodies needing sugar, cancer, and storing things as fat.

You're kidding, right?

I feed my cats Authority cat food. I wonder if these are the same people.

In, just in case.

I judge you on your perfection.

I kinda feel like I have to order the fries now. Help MFP, I'm being bullied and sabotaged!!! [I probably will order the fries.]

Because you either changed your activity setting (lightly active/sedentary/etc) or your planned weight loss (1 lb/week, 0.5 lb/week, etc).