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Your body's "set point"
This topic is an expansion of what is being discussed with regard to the Biggest Loser, "that the brain’s weight-regulation system considers your set point to be the correct weight for you, whether or not your doctor agrees". (Click link to see the article where I pulled that quote). The NPR radio show "Forum" had a good…
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Runners and inhalers
*Disclaimer - I've already talked to a doctor about this issue. I was wondering if other runners depend on albuterol even though they might be using a preventative inhaler for their exercise-induced asthma. I take Advair twice a day, but still sometimes need my albuterol during my run. I've had asthma, both allergy and…
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Full or low fat dairy?
We are not milk drinkers in our household, so dairy products that we do have are usually full fat. I use whole milk for cooking, and occasionally on my granola. We use a few other dairy products like cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, etc, sparingly. Or maybe not sparingly enough. I'm having trouble with my weight loss,…
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Fiber supplements for appetite control
I've been noticing that Metamucil and Benefiber are being marketed as products that can help with weight loss efforts. I actually use Metamucil for its intended purpose sometimes, but was wondering if they were used by anyone for the weight loss aspect.
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Does your region affect your attitude toward weight/health?
I live in a state ranked 35th in the nation for good health - which is definitely in the bottom half of these United States, and in a county with poor health patterns as well (obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, teen pregnancy, STDs, etc. etc.). So if half of all Americans are overweight or obese, I guarantee that it…
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The only thing that works ....
... is persistence. ... is never giving up. Some people seem to lose weight and maintain slim and trim bodies easily. Some of us really struggle to get out of an overweight or obese weight range. Bad days happen. Sometimes certain foods, lunches and dinners out, parties, etc. are irresistible and get us off track.…
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The Waterworks
Every time I have a really good day on my plan, meaning I burn more calories than I eat, I end up having to wake up a lot at night having to go. Again and again. It's like everything I lose is water. I don't eat a lot of salty foods or anything, but I do tend to retain all kinds of water. I try not to drink too much at…
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Is hunger necessary?
I'm at a weight loss plateau and having trouble lifting it. I know the real answer is always mathematics ... too many calories! I'm trying pretty hard to log everything I eat, weighing what I can in grams, but I realize something may be inaccurate. Otherwise I'd be losing weight, right? The thing is, right now I don't feel…
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Raw foods
I've been reading Michael Pollan's new book "Cooked" (and I also watched the docu-series on Netflix). There is a part where he says that humans could not have evolved to where we are today without the presence of cooking in our lives. It breaks down the food so that we can do things with our day besides chewing, basically.…
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So hungry after weight-lifting
I do pretty hard-for-me cardio about four times a week (jogging, spin class), and then once a week, I work with a personal trainer on weights and Boxing-on-Adrenaline type exercises. My calorie goal is 1,560 per day. On the days after doing weights, I am so hungry that I can hardly stand it. I only have 503 calories left…
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Breakfast yes or no?
I'm not sure if this is really a debate so much as a personal choice, but I know there are disagreements among experts about whether eating breakfast assists in or inhibits weight loss. Most of our lives, we've heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but there has been some more recent research on…
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Bad habit: Drinking your calories
In addition to drinking water most of the time, I also drink coffee and sometimes an alcoholic beverage or two. I am really just astounded at how easy it is to exceed your allotment with liquid calories. After a weekend of having a few cocktails my weight goes up. The Coffee Mate I put in my coffee every morning adds up to…
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Does exercise not work for some of us?
Once I went to see a nutritionist and he told me to stop doing aerobic exercise because it was not helping me lose weight. That was a long time ago, but some of it rings true .... I've been working out like mad, eating about 1,560 calories a day, and struggling to see weight loss. I do indulge in some homemade cocktails on…
