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Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying. That's a nice anecdote that isn't backed by clinical research.

No. Not ever. By allowing yourself to cheat, you allow yourself to fall into the same bad habits that you had before you started. I refuse to sabotage my progress by allowing myself a momentary lapse in good judgement from the trail I've blazed over the past 3 months. The only time I will allow myself to eat simple carbs…

Your diet is mostly carbs. It needs to be mostly protein. If you work on insulin resistance then you know that your insulin level increases when you eat more carbs. And your blood chemistry once you've eaten those carbs makes you hungry once you've digested the food because your insulin level stays high. You're also making…

60 days, 64 pounds, 0 cheating. I have a liquor cabinet with about 70 bottles of booze, and I have not touched a drop to this point. Would rather my liver work on weight loss than processing alcohol.

Anything that you have in the fridge overnight is going to be perfectly fine by the time it's lunchtime. If food spoiled that quickly, the human race would have died out long ago.

I've been on a low carb diet for 2 months now, and wouldn't trade it for anything. Lost a ton of weight and feel great. The only thing I'm concerned about is taking in too much protein and developing kidney stones or a gall bladder issue, but I'm also drinking a sugar free lemonade to decrease those chances (of the kidney…

Yep. If you don't give your body enough raw material to work with to rebuild after a workout, it'll get what it needs out of your fat, muscle, and bones.

You *CAN* gain weight from protein shakes, if your calorie intake is too high. This doesn't mean you have to. Some shakes have a bunch of carbs and are specifically for people who lift a lot of weights. They need the carbs to fuel their bodies during their workouts. Others, like the one that I got from Walmart (Pure…

I know when I moved to another town and started dating a certain someone, between the lack of home cooked meals and her lack of social motivation, I gained about 60 pounds. After we broke up and I moved back to my hometown... I kept the poor eating habits and gained another 40. No way am I doing that again. I will be…

Some people happen to not understand the difference between facts and opinion. Facts are just that, facts. If the proven results from empirical tests happens to hurt your feelings, then you have more issues than just with your weight. Some opinions have more value than others. Part of being supportive is letting people…

Luling. Most of my favorite Vietnamese restaurants are in Gretna. :)

The BMI says I should weigh 197 pounds. I haven't been 197 pounds since 10th grade, and I was a fit kid.

Yep, it's unlikely to change as long as we continue to subsidize grain production, which in turn makes corn syrup extremely affordable. We evolved in a world of scarcity, and our bodies just can't keep up with all these high-calorie, high-sugar, high-fat foods. I hear ya with the cuisine thing, too. Being from Southeast…

You're the only person who has to live with yourself 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so the opinions of other people about whether you are too thin or not is secondary as long as you are healthy. Focus on what makes you feel good, and don't worry about what the preconception is. When they're all 60 years old and struggling…