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A lot depends on how you are measuring your calorie burn. Depending on your present height and weight, 1450 to 1500 isn't too low a calorie budget. If you eat those 333, in addition to your allotted 1450, you have to have a fairly decent total burn on your day to create the deficit necessary to lose weight. (Again, some of…

Whoa.... What is the rush! Wow! Think about this. You have lost about 24 pounds since August? That's a lot. And you ate only about 500 calories a day for a couple of days and then felt unwell? No wonder. I think you have to take a step back and seriously look at this. What is your weight, anyway. In part, it's a reflection…

I think that many people who are successful at maintaining an active lifestyle, over time, participate in a sport or learn and practice a physical skill that they enjoy. So, although these things are not "unusual", you might want to consider taking up one of these, or joining a club or class: Tennis Squash Rowing Club…

I added one more link in an edit to my post. Thought it might interest you.

What you are experiencing is called cardiac drift. It's common and normal, although the reason for it is not "completely" known. This article will explain http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/cardiovascular-system-and-exercise.html This might interest you, too…

Steve, this is from the museum itself! You talk about bitter pills to swallow or being an adult. For goodness sakes, the museum is up to date. They list the content of iceman' stomach as containing vegetables and grain. Read it for yourself. http://www.iceman.it/en/node/261 In my world, reliable sources of information and…

So far, you have sighted no sources, or valid references. I have many, and good ones, too. Here is another http://www.livescience.com/28608-otzi-iceman-had-bad-teeth.html There's no "high marks for trying". Iceman ate grain. And someone's last meal, by the way, is not indication of total diet, by any stretch of the…

Here it is again, in case you missed it. Iceman ate a diet "ABOUNDING IN CARBOHYDRATES". http://news.sciencemag.org/biology/2011/06/icemans-last-meal And Neanderthals, by the way, ate a wide variety of plants - wheat, barley and Legumes. They were not, as previously thought, primarily meat-eaters.…

I'm not building any sort of elaborate theory. It was posted here that a food pyramid should be meat and fat at the bottom and that is what humans "are supposed to eat". I am merely saying that history does not, in fact, indicate this what so ever and that "history" or biology and evolution does not point to man being…

Here's a really great video, for those who are interested, in the development of the human diet. This guy is a biological anthropologist.... in other words... He's NOT trying to sell a diet book! LOL. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0PF5R0ywp4

Here's a good article for you. http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/71/3/665.long Human beings, are "starchivores".... LOl - according to most anthropologists. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufNEoLeVplc&feature=youtu.be

What on earth does this even mean? Your response seems.... well, rather unnecessarily rude. Inuit eat a diet primarily containing seal meat. I have not tried to claim otherwise. Most diets, all around the world are comprised of "food that was available" in the region where the people lived. However, the idea that early…

Great post!! Interestingly, some recent archeological work has discovered grains in the teeth of paleolitic man - so their diets may have been more grain rich than previously thought. And clearly, also it is noteworthy to add that the development of civilization itself was made possible by man figuring out how to grow and…

Wow! What a terrific thread! What an intersting group of women, doing so many things! I had a pretty good September. Had my annual physical, blood pressure 102/60. (Yay), blood work normal, (yay), cardio stress test - very good. (Yay). So, I'm good to go. Unfortunately, my husband brought home a nasty virus from a business…

This is quite normal. Your body is, in fact, comprised of about 60% water. So, 3-4 pound monthly weight fluctuation due to monthly cycles is completely normal, and actually expected. So, truth be told, in a monthly way, if your weight keeps going up and down about 3-4 pounds over the course of a month, this is just changes…

The scientific truth is that very little long term effects of low carb diets are known, at present. Different places in the world have very, very different food pyramids than these, with healthier outcomes and longer lifespans, less heart disease and their diets and cultures are well established and known.... for example,…

Why would you think there is anything wrong with this? You sound healthy, you sound fit, you enjoy your life, you enjoy food. Why would you want to be like someone else? We are all different, enjoy different things, have different abilities, desires and goals. Don't look or compare yourself with friends or family, or…

What's the secret behind weight loss? No secret. Burn more than you consume. That said, your photo looks quite beautiful, so I'm not sure why you want to lose weight. Truth also is that in the decade of your 20's, if you are a woman, you should gain weight. Why? Women come to the peak of their strength at about 30 years.…

Personally, and again this is totally personal, because every person is different and unique in their own way. I really, really try NOT to drink my calories. The act of chewing - for me - makes me feel full and satisfied. Take a simple thing like a smoothie. There might be 1/2 a cup of blueberries, 1/2 a cup of…

A couple other thought occur to me with regard to feeling hungry 1) Experimentation is good. Try keeping a little notebook of meals and types of foods that do feel satisfying to "you". I hear it again and again, fats are satisfying and protein is satisfying - this is true in a general way. But volume of food is satisfying,…

This is just a personal opinion but I think that when many people are starting out they try to do too much too fast and it is too difficult to maintain. So, one of the big keys, I think, is to make changes slowly in your life. For example, set your goal to lose only 1 pound or even 1/2 a pound per week. Then, go for a 10…

PS - if you have a slow cooker - stews are really cheap, both in terms of price and in terms of flavor and calorie count. When you think of how our grandparents used to eat, it was often economical, full of flavor, but also, we were thinner then, too. Think of a simple chicken stew. A little bit of chicken, don't go…

There is also another very real reason to consider slow weight loss as a more favorable approach to fast weight loss. Calorie deficit situations and weight loss involve both a loss of fat in the body and a loss of muscle as well. If a person drops a lot of weight very quickly, because of a very large calorie deficit, they…

I think the reason that slow weight loss is generally considered good advice is that "changing lifestyle" on a permanent basis is really what is required for weight loss and, more importantly, for maintaining that weight loss, over time. If you look at the real world statistics of weight loss, 80% of all people who go on a…

Here's another really, really good one. Try making a turkey bolonaise for dinner. Spaghetti squash - baked in the oven, instead of pasta - it's delicious and it's like strings, so it's like pasta. You bake it in a shallow baking dish with a bit of water in the bottom (poke some holes in it - like a baking potato before you…

For me, personally, I have a pretty good appetite and I like to eat a fairly large volume of food. I find this satisfying. As such, I'm careful about the food choices I make. For example. You can make a great stir fry with mounds and mounds of fresh veggies, an appropriate portion of meat, and an appropriate portion of…

I think there is a difference between not wanting to count your calories or to formally track your exercise, and not wanting to comply with eating sensibly, in appropriate portions and taking daily activity of some sort. So, be clear on the distinction. Many people have maintained their weight or even lost weight simply by…

As an example, take a look at this chic. She is really, really fit. What does she weigh? 144. http://breakingmuscle.com/womens-fitness/144lbs-why-female-athletes-should-toss-the-scale-and-get-a-new-perspective

Hi. I had a look at your page and like many of the other posts that have been written to you, I'm going to suggest that walking is not your difficulty. I'm in my 50's and I walk at least 5 miles a day, which actually only counts as "lightly active". So, the amount that you walk is actually not that much, considering how…