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After ‘The Biggest Loser,’ Their Bodies Fought to Regain Weight

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Re: After ‘The Biggest Loser,’ Their Bodies Fought to Regain Weight

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Post by PhasmaFelis »

socratis wrote: post #261
rsync wrote: post #247

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"Dexcom has a CGM system that hooks up to your phone/watch, but is only available with prescription (and is extremely expensive without coverage)" Can you elaborate ? What do you mean by extremely expensive ?

Prescription is required: http://www.dexcom.com/faq/do-i-need-prescription-obtain-dexc... My "extremely expensive" was unfair. Some quick searching suggests ~$650 for the transmitter ~$100/week for sensors. "Not cheap" would be more accurate.

No, $5000+/year is definitely "extremely expensive," and out of reach for the majority of Americans. (Particularly as it seems very unlikely that there's any actual technical need for replacing the sensor weekly.)

Don't let the fact that lifesaving treatments are often even more unaffordable shift your frame of reference.

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Post by randomacct44 »

vinceguidry wrote: post #113
humbleMouse wrote: post #94

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I think the message here is to listen to your body. Too often one finds themselves eating just because they were invited to lunch, or even because they are bored. If you listen to your body and just eat when you are hungry, magical things will happen.

Unfortunately that doesn't really work as a guiding principle. The body is entirely too easy to ignore, and social concerns ultimately are more important and urgent than personal ones. How exactly are you going to handle getting invited out to eat if you're not particularly hungry but could eat anyway? I had to answer this and way more in the year-long or so path to really getting serious about losing it and keeping…

I'm interested in how you did handle the social aspects. What adjustments did you make? How did you handle the invites-to-lunch when you weren't really hungry?

That's one of my biggest issues. I'm on a meal plan at the moment which is great during my workdays and I'm really feeling good.... but then on the weekend when I'm not home and I'm visiting family or friends, I don't know how to stick to it without being a) extremely tempted by the food or b) potentially feeling rude or out-of-place (bringing my own food, etc).

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Post by ck2 »

massysett wrote: post #318
ck2 wrote: post #260

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you did it right - pound per week - it's a lifestyle change you'll be able to maintain just shave 400-500 calories per day and sure enough, each week on average you'll lose a pound hmm spaghetti squash, I'll have to try that

The whole point of the article is that this isn't true. The article says the body resets its metabolism so that it survives on less food, making weight loss more difficult.

The article says they were losing a pound per DAY.

Of course the body cannot maintain that metabolism.

I am talking a pound per WEEK.

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Post by dang »

mhurron wrote: post #232

That sounds socialist and would just stifle the free market. The governments only place is in war and womens vaginas. I may have been in the US too long.

We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11613786 and marked it off-topic.

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Post by stkni »

revelation wrote: post #209
stkni wrote: post #148

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Absolutely, but without stating the blindingly obvious the calorific content of some foods is so high that exercise can not be the dominant factor of that function. This article [1] from last week seems to support that view. There was something else on HN on Friday that offered the same opinion but included a lot more studies. Can't find it now, but the message is the same. [1] http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015…

That's a bit excessive. I did a ride of 3 hours on the weekend and put 1832kJ worth of energy into the pedals, that translates (at 25% efficiency) to 1750kcal total energy expended. It's actually pretty difficult to eat back those 1750kcal if you don't go out of your way to stuff your face with sweets. The point most people (and certainly the press) misses with the "exercise doesn't work!11" meme is that of course it…

>> It's actually pretty difficult to eat back those 1750kcal if you don't go out of your way to stuff your face with sweets.

Disagree. Over the course of a week it only means over eating 250kcal per day. What's that an extra muffin? Seems entirely plausible to me. Of course if you're expending 1750kcal additional kcal a day on cycling then THAT's a bit excessive, IMHO.

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Post by Hockenbrizzle »

URSpider94 wrote: post #198
Hockenbrizzle wrote: post #80

Man this is so frustrating because I have a family member who is like this. I would really like to help them, but they just don't seem to get it. I think the problem is that these people want instant results. That's not how the body works. If you want to become a runner, you start running often and because you love it. You don't force yourself to start doing intense, one-and-done sessions in an attempt to get to your…

Did you even read the article? One of the winners is literally a farmer.

Yes, sorry my comment was extremely useless. I did read the article but did not see the image showing Rudy Pauls the farmer, my mistake.

My comment was very off topic, so I won't try and clarify it here.

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Post by sageabilly »

gmarx wrote: post #249
sageabilly wrote: post #181

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First time ever. I had an eating disorder my whole life, which is how and why I gained up to 300lbs in the first place. I no longer have the mental issues that caused me to turn to food for comfort, which is what I credit my successful weight loss to. And again, I lost the first 75lbs or so just through recovering from my eating disorder and not through dieting or changing anything about what I ate other than no long…

"...I'm not worried about this in the slightest". Your brain has already begun its master plan to make you fat again

Damn son, dial it back a bit.

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Post by MustardTiger »

dclowd9901 wrote: post #336
MustardTiger wrote: post #323

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Yes, it is very possible that it would matter greatly. People routinely count their calories at 1/3 of what they are really consuming. Get a scale, weigh your food. It is the only way to get useful accuracy.

I've lost 40 pounds before. I'm not new to how to do it. I know my input is anecdotal but I gave it because apparently it's been backed up by hard evidence.

It has not. Hard evidence constantly has shown the opposite. The only "evidence" that supports you is "studies" that use self-reported data. Which is worthless. Every study where people's caloric intake was measured for them shows that your belief is mistaken.

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Post by varelse »

ameen wrote: post #152
varelse wrote: post #46

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I get up from my desk and go to the gym mid-day or I do so at the end of the work day depending on my flow. Also, I've cut most meetings out of my life, especially pointless time-eaters like daily scrum. Also: 1. No kids 2. I only watch 4-6 hours of TV per week 3. I walk to work, there's an extra hour right there at the expense of a higher rent (totally worth it). Previously, I worked from home 4. Most of my social l…

I so want to try this. Any tips and pointers? I'd quit the industry due to health issues (Obesity, NAFLD, Plantar fasciitis, etc) and would love to return if I can stay healthy in such a manner

While everyone's situation is unique, what's stopping you?

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Post by toothbrush »

pc86 wrote: post #157
alva wrote: post #139

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This is the first time I have heard glucose meters being used specifically for weight loss, very interesting. If this is a safe and effective way to encourage weight loss, this could be a huge business opportunity.

> If this is a safe and effective way to encourage weight loss It is, presuming that your macros and micros are still in line. It's easy to eat the same meal for lunch and dinner every day and lose weight but be very unhealthy while doing so.

Could you elaborate? What are macros and micros, and how can i measure them? Assume i'm hypothetically interested in trying the (C)GM method of diet modification.
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