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Thank you so much for the clarification!

Hi there - I recently had to deal with this question myself (feeling sick sucks!), and decided to do a little bit of research. It appears that the consensus on whether or not it is okay to work out depends on where the illness is affecting your body and the severity. If your cold is from the neck up (sore throat, sinus…

Hi there! Yes, HIIT is definitely the way to go. HIIT elevates your heart rate much more than jogging for distance. The science behind that benefit is that once you get your heart rate close to your max (assuming you are not working around any cardiovascular issues), your heart continues to work harder throughout the day.…

Thanks all for the insight. I think I'll just have to be extra careful with logging from now on. Most of the time I use my phone's S Health app to log and not MFP because it's faster, but I think MFP is more geared towards weight loss so I should start logging here regularly from now on. And to the point of some, true, its…

I've been doing my best to. I had to create a rule where I can't eat anything else until I've logged what I've last eaten, and have been pretty good about following it. Also I eat almost the same things daily, so I don't think calorie intake varies too much. I'm willing to accept that my body is probably struggling to get…

Lifestyle change is definitely the way to go -- and obviously the goal is for that to last for life ;) But let's be honest, sometimes we lose our footing with our diet goals. When this has happened, I've done cleanse-like diets that are no sugar and no processed foods in order to extinguish cravings (a hard-reset, if you…

Okay, thanks guys! Since I'm no pro athlete and am hungry at totally different times day-to-day, this is music to my ears. Glad most of the "shoulds" have been debunked

Standard Process offers what they call the "21 Day Purification Program." It's not by any means super extreme, and I like it because there is no reason to ever feel hungry. Basically you begin eating an unlimited amount of fruits and vegetables with a limited amount of grains (lentils or quinoa) for 10 days in addition to…

I would describe what I'm doing more as reaching 1200 kcals or just under in the day with regular meals and often eating over to around 1600 kcal with snacks like fruits, nuts, homemade popcorn, etc. I have not really seen much weight loss according to the scale, but recently started a bootcamp-like class and don't think I…

For the most part, yes. I don't really eat many "empty calories" at all, but what I do have a bad habit of snacking on are raw nuts. It's fine in moderation, but on a smaller deficit I often find myself eating multiple servings.

Thanks everyone! I think ultimately I'm just not going to worry about metabolism too much. My concern is gaining back what I lose quickly, which has happened before, but that probably was due to more than just metabolism.

Sorry, should have mentioned that before. I'm looking to lose around 20lbs.

Meal plans are terrible! I went through the same thing last semester. Knowing my self control isn't exactly as strong as steel, I realized I had to lock myself into a healthy commitment. For some reason when I tell a lot of people I'm only eating certain things is the only way I'll actually stick to something seriously. So…

Thanks, guys! I'll definitely try your suggestions. It sounds like I may have to just embrace the fact that I am going to want to snack, and plan out a light, healthy option ahead of time...

I completely agree with the low calorie/liquid diet problem. This cleanse allowed me to eat as much as I wanted, as long as it was fruit, vegetables, and 1 cup of brown/wild rice or lentils per day plus two smoothies. I never felt weak or hungry, but now I just want to eat at later hours regardless of anything else.