Holly_Roman_Empire Member

Having sex with the light on again.

The forums here suck. There's not a lot of traffic like there used to be.

I don't ever click it. There's really no point.

I don't think body builders and models are looking to drop belly fat (especially like what the OP is speaking about) just a week or two before a big event.

It doesn't sound like you understand. There's no way to target belly fat. At all. Some people are genetically predisposed to store their weight in their belly. That might just be the last place your body decides to lose fat. Anyway, eat less calories than you burn. That's it.

How many calories are you set to eat each day?

Yes, you really look that big. Unless your body fat percentage is something outrageous and you're solid muscle.

It's been acknowledged by the folks in this thread that there is a difference between psychological and physiological addictions.

I'm not disagreeing with that at all. In fact, I wholeheartedly agree. I am posing the question whether sugar by itself can be construed as a psychological addiction, since sugar can be found in many things like fruit, vegetables, and milk (albeit in small quanitites), and yet these things are usually not what people claim…

I think food can be a psychological addiction, but not sugar. If a person craved nothing but sugar, would things like milk or fruit satisfy the craving? The common denominator is usually foods that are high in sugar and fat, like pastries and candy.

They probably would if they had run out of money (from spending it on drugs) and still needed money for rent and more drugs.

I bet he was eating more than just cake, though. I do think there is such thing as food addiction, and I would compare it to other behavioral addictions like pornography. I don't think it's fair though, to compare sugar or food addiction to that of a drug addiction.

How so?

That's a pet peeve of mine. Pun not intended, but still hilarious.

Excellent job derailing the thread.

If I post an eye roll gif will I get a warning? Well, just pretend then. <eyeroll.gif>

My thoughts are that I'll believe it when science proves it. There's a lot of scare tactics out there to get people to not drink this or not eat that.

I love this explanation.

Also, those same receptors in the brain light up when we hear a baby laugh. Are we addicted to baby giggles now too?

I was waiting for someone to point out that it was a rat study.

I fail to see the point of eating 1000 if it's likely you could lose weight eating more.

No.

Just keep working to lose weight. It seems like you're genetically predisposed to hold weight in your torso. In this case, my advice is to just stay the course.

Really? Your profile says you're only 18 years old...

This is why using the phrase "toning muscle" is a bad idea anyway. It's subjective and means different things to different people. If people would just say "build muscle" or "cut fat" we'd have a better idea of what people are wanting to do.

*snort*

This is common practice now in both organic and conventional farming. At least, that's what I've observed and experienced with the farmers I am in contact with. ETA: I also agree with jgnatca above. There are more quarantined plant pests and diseases than you think.