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Does your mental self image ever change?
I am happy to report that I have lost a good portion of weight - 50 pounds since the beginning of the year and I am now at a healthy weight that I have maintained for a couple of months now. However, my self image hasn't caught up to reality. I still have a mental image of myself as fat. Yes, fat - not a heavier weight but…
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After regaining all my weight (70Lbs) I am back!
At the end of 2016, I started my health journey. I weighed 200 lbs, over weight for a 5'7" male - it was all in the gut and not muscle. I ended up getting under weight at about 130 lbs focusing mainly on cardio. Ran into some trouble with binge eating for a month or two because I wasn't eating enough calories for my…
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Calorie Deficit: a muscle mass and protein question.
So, I understand a calory deficit, the body is forced to meet this energy shortfall using stored energy from body fat (stored fat), muscle protein, glycogen (stored carbs). I don’t want to lose muscle mass, so is there a way to prevent this by upping my protein intake? Basically, how do I limit muscle loss during a caloric…
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I lost 70 pounds, now gained 10 pounds and binge eating
So, I started the year at 200 pounds, I am 5'7". During my weight loss I would eat 1500 - 1800 calories daily, from January to June - 6 months I dropped 70 pounds, I made it down to 140 and went from a 38 waist to a 30, I eventually lost 10 more pounds and leveled out at 130 and I stayed that way to the end of September. I…
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How does a virus lead to fat.
I was doing a bit of morning reading and stumbled across this. "The Mysterious Virus That Could Cause Obesity" (Excerpted from The Secret Life of Fat: The Science Behind the Body's Least Understood Organ and What It Means for You by Sylvia Tara.W. W. Norton & Company)…
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Daily Weight Fluctuations
Last night I weighed myself before going to bed at 141lbs. Today I weighed myself after work and weighed in at 135. A 6 pound variance from day to day. The struggle is REAL! o:)
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Carb Blockers?
I keep hearing about Phaseolus Vulgaris - White Kidney Bean extract. I am not looking for a cure all magic pill but a little support would be nice! (since my body works against me!)
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What is considered safe weight loss.
So I was warned because I posted my calories at 1400, I won't post how many my Fitbit said I burned but apparently it was not appropriate? I am at a loss for why this is, especially when people Fast twice a week for 24 hours. So, my question is - what is considered a safe calorie in to out ratio?
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How many calories before dinner?
Question for everyone - how many calories do you normally consume before dinner? My maintainence level is 2500, I am trying to loose weight by limiting to 1600 for 30 days. I'm getting hunger pains like mad before dinner time. In the past it was never this bad.
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Wednesday Fast - Who's With Me?
Thursday is thanksgiving and let's face it, most of us are going to eat a bit more than normal. For me it's mostly pressure. In fact, to make myself eat less I had my in laws agree to go out for thanksgiving dinner instead of having a week of leftovers to eat before they get bad. This way, I have a plate of food and no…
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How did you do today?
I gained 10 pounds and started to binge a bit. I am trying to get back on track again! Friday was good, I was at 1,800 calories in, 3190 calories out. Saturday was a binge, I was at 4,440 calories in, 3,389 calories out. :( Today was great, I am at 1,492 calories in, 3321 calories out. Hoping to get the next 7 days at a…
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Cooking with Cast Iron Skillet
I have a well seasoned cast iron skillet. For those that don't know, cast iron skillets are seasoned by outing a coat of cooking oil on the pan and baking it in a 350° F oven for an hour. It develops a shiny black patina, wipe clean with paper towel and you get a non-stick surface. When I use my cast iron to cook an egg, I…
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How do you log the calories in marinades/sauces?
For example, when I make lemon chicken. I saute three cloves worth of minced garlic in 1tsp of olive oil. I had 1/3 cup of white wine, oregano, thyme, lemon zest, 4tbsp fresh lemon juice. I marinade my boneless and skinless chicken breast in this for a couple of hours and then bake the chicken, in the marinade. How would…
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Fitness Tracking of Choice?
Sound off what fitness tracker you use, and why? Fitbit, Apple Watch, Garmin, Samsung Gear, Tom Tom, Under Armor, Misfit, Jawbone. For me its the FitBit HR. I got it because it had a lot positive reviews. I like it because its light and the large amount of my friends who use it, we can have competitions with one another. I…
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Hello, I'm Nate
My wife uses my fitness pal a lot for her tracking, while I use the Fitbit App. I'm on here mainly for the amazing community and support. I started out the year obese, uneducated, liquored up all the time, and I started vaping even though I quit smoking "analog" 7 years ago. I felt a lifestyle change was in order. I have…
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How I lost 50 pounds, my journey.
This is not a complete story, but a quick summary on how I lost 50 pounds. Not everyone is going to have success with what I did. Not everyone will agree with the way I lost the weight either. Not everyone is going to be able to have the constitution to stick with with this plan. This worked for me, it may work for you, it…
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Seeking Advice: transition to weight maintenance.
Hello Everyone! (Longtime listener, firstime caller.) I am a 32 year old male, short at 5'7". In December 2014 I weighed 207#, obese. By December 2015 I was at 186 Pounds and I decided I wanted to "look good naked." I was hoping to get to 160# by June which is my birthday month and the start of beach weather. Make a long…
