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  • Unfortunately he has already gone off, so this shouldn't be a consideration. Also, the net amount of change in weight due to water would be the same, just extended over a longer period. This was a good thought and brought up some very valid points about other medications, though, and I like how you are thinking.
    in Need advice with rebound water retention Comment by pspam January 2013
  • This, while sodium does increase the concentration of electrolytes, your body responds by diluting the electrolytes to an ideal concentration by retaining water. However, sodium minimum requirements are just over a gram a day, but as a preservative in most foods this is nearly impossible to attain as a minimum unless you…
    in Need advice with rebound water retention Comment by pspam January 2013
  • What you are thinking of for BMR is the amount of Calories required to sustain your essential organs if you had no activity during the day. If you intake less Calories than this, you will burn Calories from your body. If your body has triggered a conservation mode, where it has a reasonable belief that it is starving…
    in MFP: "You are eating too few calories..." Comment by pspam November 2012
  • Yeah, pretty funny. Only working out in a bomb calorimeter would be as close to completely accurate as possible.
    in How do you guys feel about Jillian's response to this? Comment by pspam November 2012
  • When your brain believes it is catastrophically underfed, your body will further reduce the amount of calories it burns to maintain itself. At a caloric intake below 1,200 kcal, your body is approaching this "hard deck" as it was referred to above. This is around the point where your body believes itself to be starving…
    in Eating plan guide for 1200 calories Comment by pspam October 2012
  • Potassium, sodium, and calcium are all part of the cycle involving the production of ATP, maintaining an electrolyte buffer in your bloodstream, and the expansion of muscle fibers following contraction. In a state where you are exercising and lack sufficient potassium, muscle fibers will contract and remain locked in that…
    in potassium Comment by pspam June 2011
  • Take the soft side approach. Invite them to join MFP and plan sensible meals that coincide with a healthier lifestyle. Then everyone can participate in food days once they really realize what they were serving for the portions available. Eating disorder, yes, but not you.
    in Who do they think they are Comment by pspam June 2011
  • If you are conducting low to medium intensity cardio, after you burn off your glucose reserves, you will still need to burn off over 4,000 Calories of fat to lose a pound on the scale [where (approximately) 1 pound of fat = 454g and 1 g fat = 9 Calories energy stored ... hugely simplified]. Give it some time. You should…
    in Question about exercise goals Comment by pspam June 2011
  • Several really good posts here. MFP accounts for average daily consumption based on average activity levels for each user. This is the inexact part. Jumping right to starvation mode. The 1,200 Calorie threshold is also inexact. Based on hormonal response, normal activity levels, and genetics, your body enters starvation…
    in eat less calories than recommended not losing Comment by pspam June 2011
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