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      Re: Am I ready to lose weight again?This is, at best, a crappy analogy. Refugees frequently have less access to food. Less food = fewer calories. This also discounts cortisol when food access is not an issue: high levels of cortisol ca…5
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      Re: Working off those Thanksgiving caloriesI pre-logged Thanksgiving on Wednesday night, so I had a plan for hitting my calorie and macro targets. Nothing extra to work off. Sure glad to be out of the car, though - 10 hours on the road with t…2
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      Re: Net calories in the 5:2 diet?Wouldn't that be maintenance given the person's actual activity level? So, maintenance calories, taking into account that the person is active, not maintenance for someone who is sedentary. TDEE, not…1
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      Re: Cals per dayI was. I started out at 5'6, 253 lbs. I'm at 153 today. 1700, provided you're being accurate in your logging, should get you pretty far.2
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      Re: Breastfeeding and losing weightNope. I did not lose weight breastfeeding any of my kids.1
