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    F-ck it. You good people are going to help me lose weight (5-9, 235) through shame, guilt, and relentless mockery (Catholicism has to be good for something) so I don't have to exercise. Because I hate exercise.

    Tuesday, 4/30
    Breakfast: Special K (120) with 1% milk (50) = 170. Good.
    Lunch: McDonald's quarter-pounder (520), large fries (500) and large Dr. Pepper (270) = 1290. Very bad.
    1460 cumulative, leaving me 540 for the next 12 hours. Considering that includes Trivia Night which means beer and tater tots that's not going to happen. One day plus a bit closer to death.
    Last edited by Kepler; 04-30-2019, 11:04 AM.
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    Re: Calorie Counting

    That is one reason I never drink soda or go to McDonald's for that matter.

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    • #3
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      Originally posted by trixR4kids View Post
      That is one reason I never drink soda or go to McDonald's for that matter.
      One thing I have done is break an 8-soda per day (not an exaggeration) home habit by going strictly to 0-cal soda. Still have to do something about the caffeine, though.
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      • #4
        Re: Calorie Counting

        Just exercise.

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        • #5
          Re: Calorie Counting

          Originally posted by French Rage View Post
          Just exercise.
          It's the most boring thing on earth. I would rather read John Grisham than exercise.
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          • #6
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            Originally posted by Kepler View Post
            One thing I have done is break an 8-soda per day (not an exaggeration) home habit by going strictly to 0-cal soda. Still have to do something about the caffeine, though.
            Artificial sweeteners are as bad for you as sugar. There have been studies done that when you taste something sweet, but your body doesn't get the calories, your brain is tricked into making you hungrier at your next meal to make up the deficit.

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            • #7
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              Originally posted by FadeToBlack&Gold View Post
              Artificial sweeteners are as bad for you as sugar. There have been studies done that when you taste something sweet, but your body doesn't get the calories, your brain is tricked into making you hungrier at your next meal to make up the deficit.
              Hmm. That is suboptimal. Well, it was supposed to be a middle step towards water. I can accelerate the transition.

              It, as everything, beats exercise.

              Basically my weight history is:

              20: 155
              30: 165
              40: 175
              (kaboom)
              50: 245

              The Plan is to claw back to 199 and then sit there until cancer or something helps a brother out.
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              • #8
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                Meh, just count the calories and go below the limit, drinking soda with zero calories is far better than drinking 8 sodas with 150 calories (or w/e it is). As far as the hunger part of it that's just where you need to eat smarter and eat food with higher protein/fiber etc. that fills you up and cut useless calories elsewhere.
                Last edited by trixR4kids; 04-30-2019, 11:29 AM.

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                • #9
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                  Originally posted by trixR4kids View Post
                  Meh, just count the calories and go below the limit, drinking soda with zero calories is far better than drinking 8 sodas with 150 calories (or w/e it is).
                  Not if it leads me to overeat elsewhere. I take his point.
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                  • #10
                    Re: Calorie Counting

                    Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                    Not if it leads me to overeat elsewhere. I take his point.
                    Right but I'm not entirely convinced you have zero control over that (hence what I added after editing).

                    If you feel hungry and eat a bunch of tater tots or chips or something then yeah it's bad. If you drink some zero calorie soda and eat a bunch of lean protein and don't go over your calorie # it's not really a problem. There might be other negative health effects of diet soda besides that I'm not aware of.
                    Last edited by trixR4kids; 04-30-2019, 11:33 AM.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Calorie Counting

                      It helps that other than a period in high school where I drank a Coke almost everyday, as well periods in my 20s where I drank entirely too much booze, I've never really had an issue with sticking to water, unsweetened tea, and black coffee.

                      I drink a Coke maybe 2-3 times a year now.

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                      • #12
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                        Originally posted by trixR4kids View Post
                        Right but I'm not entirely convinced you have zero control over that (hence what I added after editing).
                        I have complete control over all of this. There is no power forcing me not to eat right and exercise. I'm simply trying to do this in the laziest, least morally demanding possible way. A man with 60k Cafe posts, most of which run to 100+ words, is clearly not naturally attracted to healthy living.

                        If it weren't for high blood pressure I would consider developing a serious amphetamine addiction. I hear they help you get stuff done around the house.
                        Last edited by Kepler; 04-30-2019, 11:36 AM.
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                        • #13
                          Re: Calorie Counting

                          Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                          Tuesday, 4/30
                          Breakfast: Special K (120) with 1% milk (50) = 170. Good.
                          Lunch: McDonald's quarter-pounder (520), large fries (500) and large Dr. Pepper (270) = 1290. Very bad.
                          1460 cumulative, leaving me 540 for the next 12 hours. Considering that includes Trivia Night which means beer and tater tots that's not going to happen. One day plus a bit closer to death.
                          Long term weight loss for most people requires a slow reduction in daily caloric intake. Generally, diets do not work in the long term. Do not try to do a complete tear down of your diet. Take one thing a week that you find do-able, and either eliminate it or replace it with a low calorie alternative.

                          Consider seeing a dietician (not a nutritionist). A dietician is a licensed health care professional...a nutritionist (in most states) is someone who wants to be called a nutritionist.

                          Originally posted by French Rage View Post
                          Just exercise.
                          Exercise, although great for long term physical and mental health, is not nearly as efficient as caloric restriction at a population level if your goal is to drop weight.

                          Originally posted by FadeToBlack&Gold View Post
                          Artificial sweeteners are as bad for you as sugar. There have been studies done that when you taste something sweet, but your body doesn't get the calories, your brain is tricked into making you hungrier at your next meal to make up the deficit.
                          I agree with this 75%. I would not use the word "bad" as I feel the binary nature of the way we look at food creates misinformation and unnecessary guilt. You are correct that some people will seek out extra calories after consuming artificial sweeteners. But there are other studies that show they can be effective in reducing overall caloric intake in the right setting and decreasing A1C levels. All of this with the huge caveat that nutritional studies are incredibly difficult to rigorously perform and that a large majority of studies have huge methodological flaws that make their findings at best, meaningless or just flat out wrong.
                          In the immortal words of Jean Paul Sartre, 'Au revoir, gopher'.

                          Originally posted by burd
                          I look at some people and I just know they do it doggy style. No way they're getting close to my kids.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                            I have complete control over all of this. There is no power forcing me not to eat right and exercise. I'm simply trying to do this in the laziest, least morally demanding possible way. A man with 60k Cafe posts, most of which run to 100+ words, is clearly not naturally attracted to healthy living.
                            I think that if you’re not below 200 by Election Day you have to vote for Trump! That should be all the motivation you need.
                            Originally posted by BobbyBrady
                            Crosby probably wouldn't even be on BC's top two lines next year

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                            • #15
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                              Originally posted by Drew S. View Post
                              I think that if you’re not below 200 by Election Day you have to vote for Trump! That should be all the motivation you need.
                              Jesus. I... Jesus, man. That's worth considering.
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