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Dieting too hard/long? taking breaks/refeeding...
Hi everybody. I've been going pretty hard and fairly consistent with a 1k cal/day deficit diet for several months now, and while I've seen a lot of success, I've also begun to notice some less than desirable symptoms that I can only assume are associated with my diet: 1) Less energetic 2) Less concentration 3) Increased…
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Engineered Food / Supplements
Today I'm going directly to the gym after work. I'm planning to survive on Cliff bars beforehand and PowerBars (protein plus) afterward for convenience. Part of me thinks that I should be trying to do better than nutritionally engineered chocolate bars as food, but mostly I don't care. Does anyone else rely pretty heavily…
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Overcoming Impatience
I'm finding that the entire time that I'm trying to get into shape, I'm obsessing about the future and what I might achieve or look like. This, in turn, seems to make me very discontent with my current state, even though my behaviors are 1000% better than they used to be, and my waist is showing vast improvement. I seem to…
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The most important nutrient in any diet... H2O?
So, I know it probably isn't healthy, but I drink all sorts of stuff that isn't water, and then just increment the water counter to around 8 at the end of the day... I don't know why I need to lie to myself, but it seems like the counter shouldn't be stuck at 2 or 3 glasses when I feel so full of fluid from all of my other…
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Question / Worry for us guys...
I find that I've grown very accustomed to being overweight over the years and feel worried about my appearance as I am losing weight. I know that I need to eat right, exercise, and lose weight in order to be healthy, but I fear that I might turn into a scrawny twig. I've been going to the gym and lifting weights in hopes…
