RobD520 Member

I think sometimes the biggest harm is that people feel discouraged because they cannot replicate the success story for themselves. This is one thing I can't stand about the TV show The Biggest Loser. The presumption that the greater the loss the better can be very demotivating to people who are losing a pound a week.

Your comment underscores something that is important. We INDIVIDUALIZE our decisions based upon how OUR bodies/minds respond to the food. I like ice cream, but NEVER have a desire to overeat it. But that's just me. I think the implication that we are somehow weak because we avoid foods that don't work for us is just…

Sometimes small changes in how something is prepared can dramatically change it's flavors. For example sauteing broccoli in a small amount of olive oil, squeezing a bit of fresh lemon, and then a bit of salt and pepper makes it taste much better than just steaming it without adding many calories. Roasting brussels sprouts…

The number of rests days required can vary from person-to-person, and does tend to increase with age. Look at some of the online training schedules for ideas, and be mindful about how you feel. 3-4 days per/week would get you to the finish line, provided you use one of those to stretch you distance until 13.1 miles becomes…

I am going to make one more attempt in what is arguably the most dysfunctional message string with which I have ever been involved in social media. 1) I would never suggest anyone ought to tell people there ARE bad foods either. Rather, I think that everyone needs to understand what works for them. Many people can succeed…

This is a point I tried to make-totally in vain.

The purpose of cooking IS to engineer foods to make them taste good. Of course! For that matter, I would expect a food manufacturer to do research to determine what makes their food "crave-able". I do think that one side effect of this is that some foods become much easier to overeat.... The term "bliss point" was coined…

A few reactions to the responses before I let this one go: -Apologies for the spelling errors; I was typing quickly. -I agree with everyone who says that people need to learn to eat the same foods they intend to maintain with. I have eliminated some of these foods that don't work from me from my diet. I used to love…

Assuming the OP qualifies as "Extra Active" the 1 pound/week calorie number is 2384 (2/week is 1884). I think this suggests that the personal trainer may well be right.

Using this calculator, I should be averaging 2 pounds per/week based upon my consumption (2200-2400 cals). I have been averaging 3.5 pounds lost per/week since January 3 of this year.

I have lost large amounts of weight drinking it in the past. I never got a sense that it impacted my food cravings in any way. I don't drink it now; I just don't like it that much. The published clinical research on it's impact on health is a mixed bag, with a number of conflicting studies out there. I am always skeptical…

Baked Cod with butter, Garlic and White Wine, Quinoa, Fresh Broccoli and Cauliflower........

Breakfast: Two eggs over and 2oz sliced ham over 1/2 cup of bulger wheat. Lunch: 6oz meatloaf: 1 tiny baked potato plain, fresh green beans, and butternut squash Planned Dinner: Pistachio Encrusted Salmon, Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Acorn Squash, 1.2 cup quinoa I will likely eat an apple, and maybe 1/4 cup nuts as a snack…

The old-fashioned oats are a bit better. They have more fiber and less added sugar (depending upon how much sugar you chose to use.)

Given your friend's health concerns, it would probably best if the advice on addressing this come from a professional.

I think someone would need to know more detail to be sure. For me, whether or not I binge eat depends upon the type of foods I allow myself to eat. Although this forum is not very supportive of the idea that WHAT you eat matters at all; most times when I hear people relate stories of binge eating what they are choosing to…

I usually end up with 300 to 400 left, I do a fair bit of exercise, and don't eat all those calories back,

I am not sure whether the original poster is male or female-which matters as far as weight loss speed is concerned. With my exercise program, and consuming about 1800 calories a day, I tend to average around 15 pounds per/month without shorting my nutrition requirements.

Hello Marty, it sounds as though you are, in essence, double counting. I have set my activity level low now that I have been counting my steps.

A loss from 131kg to just under 110 suggests loss of over 46 pounds in one week (1kg=2.205lb). Really??

That's right. Those of us who say we try to avoid processed foods, we are actually referring to a certain type of processed food. Technically, cooking is a process; so anyone who eats anything beyond eating raw whole foods is eating something that has been "processed."

With regard to #9, the article says: "Super-processed foods like soda, chips, and sweetened coffees have lots of calories but don’t really help you feel full (or provide, you know, nutrition). They also enter and leave the body quickly — they require less chewing and digestion, which means they just don’t leave you feeling…

Congratulations on your success so far. Understand that you are now thinner and more fit. So you are burning fewer calories when you exercise and at rest, so small errors in tracking will have greater impact than they would have 100 pounds ago. I always reduce exercise intensity because I believe that this tool gives me…

I never intend to stop counting. When I count I make my goals fairly easily. When I stop counting, the calorie consumption tends to creep up just enough that I start gaining weight back. If it is not hard to keep doing it, why stop?