Burke17 · 61-69, M
Muscle is where glucose goes to die. Lift weights, consistently. Walk consistently. Then, learn your own stasis level of calories per day by using an impedance body fat analysis. Using online diet calculations, isn't specific to your body. Once you know your caloric stasis value, you need to undereat by only several percentage points. Strict diets that deprive calories simply aren't sustainable over time. Atkins works, but it isn't healthy, nor even close to normal, nor sustainable. It works by reducing appetite. Then, GLP1 inhibitors work great, but they have side effects, and aren't sustainable.
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Burke17 · 61-69, M
@twiigss OK, I understand, but research results are quite clear. Food deprivation (diets) fail at about a 95% rate over 5 years. You must change your body via exercise, and then eating behaviors, to have a chance of success. Time management, or not. Taking stairs two at a time counts. Walking further from parking counts. Move, move, move. Most of us sit at computers. Not even remotely healthy.
twiigss · M
@Burke17 I have a friend 4 years older than I who doesn't do any exercise at all. He doesn't have a scale and when I was visiting him I said, how do you know your weight if you don't have a scale? He says, oh I just know if I feel a certain way then I know my weight.
I said, huh?? That's not how that works. If you want to know your weight, you need a scale. I was in front of scales at a store, even offered to buy him one, nope. He wanted nothing to do with it. Tried explaining to him, having face to face interactions with others can help keep your brain fresh, completely dismisses the idea of that. For me at my job, I'm always having daily, face to face interactions and it helps me out.
Whatever changed for my friend, it's not good. It's like he doesn't care, about anything anymore. His house isn't in the best of shape, when I offered to help him straighten a room up he says, "nahhh it's okay, I'm gonna get to it later" I said, oh so you mean never. But he chuckled and didn't say anything.
When we were out getting food, I was paying for a shot I had as they were bringing out the bag of food. They're giving it to me and I told my friend, here hold this quick, he starts freaking out that he has to carry this bag, I said, you gotta carry it right now I'm trying to pay for this. But his behavior was odd when we were out at a mall, I was calling his name but he was just completely zoned out. He said his hearing is getting worse which, okay so is mine, but this was different, you could see something different in his face. I just wonder if he's developing early signs of dementia or something?
It scares me and that's why I'm doing everything I can do, to stay healthy, not just body healthy, but brain healthy as well.
I said, huh?? That's not how that works. If you want to know your weight, you need a scale. I was in front of scales at a store, even offered to buy him one, nope. He wanted nothing to do with it. Tried explaining to him, having face to face interactions with others can help keep your brain fresh, completely dismisses the idea of that. For me at my job, I'm always having daily, face to face interactions and it helps me out.
Whatever changed for my friend, it's not good. It's like he doesn't care, about anything anymore. His house isn't in the best of shape, when I offered to help him straighten a room up he says, "nahhh it's okay, I'm gonna get to it later" I said, oh so you mean never. But he chuckled and didn't say anything.
When we were out getting food, I was paying for a shot I had as they were bringing out the bag of food. They're giving it to me and I told my friend, here hold this quick, he starts freaking out that he has to carry this bag, I said, you gotta carry it right now I'm trying to pay for this. But his behavior was odd when we were out at a mall, I was calling his name but he was just completely zoned out. He said his hearing is getting worse which, okay so is mine, but this was different, you could see something different in his face. I just wonder if he's developing early signs of dementia or something?
It scares me and that's why I'm doing everything I can do, to stay healthy, not just body healthy, but brain healthy as well.
Coralmist · 41-45, F
I'd say more like 1700-1800 calories should maybe be your range...I lost twenty pounds with eating 1700 a day. And you are taller than me, so I'd think more like 1800 would be reasonable for you. I myself want to get to 165!! So i would say you def have room for another small meal later👍😀
OogieBoogie · F
Also...@Burke17 has a point.
When one diets we lose weight right?
Thing is ....some of that weight is muscle.
Muscle burns energy 24/7.
If you lose muscle..... you burn less energy....and therefore need to eat even less.
This is where people get stuck, and end up on that ferris wheel of lose weight....gain it back
Lose weight....gain more back.
Every time they diet....they lose fat ...and muscle.
You gotta build muscle.
Even if its only to replace what you are losing while dieting.
If you build enough muscle... you burn fat 24/7, and reach....and MAINTAIN your weight goal a lot easier.
When one diets we lose weight right?
Thing is ....some of that weight is muscle.
Muscle burns energy 24/7.
If you lose muscle..... you burn less energy....and therefore need to eat even less.
This is where people get stuck, and end up on that ferris wheel of lose weight....gain it back
Lose weight....gain more back.
Every time they diet....they lose fat ...and muscle.
You gotta build muscle.
Even if its only to replace what you are losing while dieting.
If you build enough muscle... you burn fat 24/7, and reach....and MAINTAIN your weight goal a lot easier.
OogieBoogie · F
Its hard to say, everyone has a different energy expediture and metabolism.
I eat about 700 - 1000 a day and maintain weight🤷♀
Some people eat twice that and lose weight.
You need to find what works for you.
I do know that if you eat more natural food/calories, your body processes it better and therefore you lose more.
I eat about 700 - 1000 a day and maintain weight🤷♀
Some people eat twice that and lose weight.
You need to find what works for you.
I do know that if you eat more natural food/calories, your body processes it better and therefore you lose more.
YoMomma ·
Ive never counted mine
StygianKohlrabi · 46-50, M
just start again tomorrow
Lilnonames · F