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The biology/physiology of weight loss?
This may seem like an overly simple question, but I'm baffled by fat and weight loss. Let's say tomorrow I weigh in two pounds lighter. I know not all of that will be fat, and some may be water lost or other fluids and variations. But in that 24-hour period, in theory at some point I "lost" some fat. How does this happen?…
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New to SL (but not to lifting) :)
Hi there, I'm pleased to join this group and wanted to say hi. From May-oct, I did NROLFW. Then moved onto NROL fat loss I program, then a 3-week break in Europe (heavenly chocolate and cheese). Now, I need to eat at more of a deficit, as May-Nov did not net me much in the way of BF% lost. I'm doing SL because a lower…
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One of you mentioned a book--help? :)
In a recent thread, one of you mentioned a BOOK that put all the em2wl stuff into perspective for you (no, not new rules). I feel like it had science in e title, or steven as an author? Ring any bells? Maybe it was jyska who mentioned it. i would really love to read this if anyone gets a ding ding in the head over what…
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doing well, but pondering maintenance - help, please? :)
Hello all, I'm really happy 11 days into this. My weight had been hovering around 163 for about a month when I decided to come here and try this method. I just upped my cals to 1900 (based on a new TDEE - 15%) 2 days ago. I was at 163 when I came here11 days ago, netting 600-800 calories some days. I'd been eating at VLC…
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so how did we get fat?
I've been musing about how those of us in the overweight, but just under obese (or at the low end of obese) category get fat. (And indeed this may apply to those with even more to lose). There's some "well, duh" factor stuff here to get out of the way. I read a blog recently by a woman who's lost more than 150 pounds. And…
