Did I really lose this much weight or was it the scale inaccurate?

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RPD

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Could it be because that's not how it works?
People don't realize fat for almost everyone isn't what makes you fat. It's eating entirely too many carbs that makes someone fat. It's almost impossible to get fat off fat because it satiates you. However people can eat an entire bag of chips and still be hungry.
 
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Also, peanut butter contains a lot of protein. Not only is protein thermogenic, it will also keep your hunger hormone levels low as the body gets to work trying to digest that protein slowly and steadily. So you won't really feel the need to eat the rest of the day, unless you are exercising or doing hard labor.
 
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And I do have vitamin C in supplements in droves(Super B Complex, for example), and it is only increasing with mom's Medicare Advantage benefits.
Beware of Niacin (B3). Too much of it can worsen glucose tolerance.


Of the 26,340 total participants analyzed, 725 in the niacin group and 646 in the control group developed new-onset diabetes. The use of niacin was found to be associated with a RR of 1.34 (CI: 1.21-1.49). This represents a 34% increase in risk of developing diabetes compared to placebo.
 
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One capsule of WellBetx Berberine 500mg and two capsules of Natrol Phase 2 Carb Controller (1000mg) taken with a glass of water half an hour before a carb-heavy meal can be very effective in reducing post-prandial glucose levels.
 

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Beware of Niacin (B3). Too much of it can worsen glucose tolerance.

I don't eat the super B complex every day. I think the times I've it over the last three months might be 4-6. Before that, never. Since I essentially don't eat the B vitamin express train that is present in bread... that's I will do the rare supplement on days I know I didn't eat sources.

The Nature Made formulation has 25mg. I also have a pill splitter if I really need to use it(haven't for vitamins). I had been fairly consistent in supplementing a D3+K2 combo.
 

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I don't eat the super B complex every day. I think the times I've it over the last three months might be 4-6. Before that, never. Since I essentially don't eat the B vitamin express train that is present in bread... that's I will do the rare supplement on days I know I didn't eat sources.

The Nature Made formulation has 25mg. I also have a pill splitter if I really need to use it(haven't for vitamins). I had been fairly consistent in supplementing a D3+K2 combo.
Do you exercise? :)
 

Captante

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Exercise-bot? o_O

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nope, just asking :) I want to lose some weight. But everyone tells me that I need to exercise and that it is not all about diet.
 

ch33zw1z

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nope, just asking :) I want to lose some weight. But everyone tells me that I need to exercise and that it is not all about diet.

pretty true, it’s not just one or the other but both together that will help lose fat weight.
 
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I want to lose some weight.
You can lose weight by eating most of these things while leaving out fruits and carbs:

Avocados
Butter (NOT margarine)
Cream cheese
Macadamia nuts
Coconut oil
Salmon, Mackerel and Sardines
Olive oil
Leafy greens but not any other vegetables and especially no starchy veggies

Stick to eating just the above and you can look forward to losing at least 10 pounds in a month. Keep it up and you should lose even more weight. Make sure to drink lots of water. Take a multivitamin every 3 or 4 days. The first two days you might feel lethargic and you may have a slight headache (it can also be severe. You will have to wait it out). On the third day, you will feel much better and your mind will have a clarity and focus that you may not have experienced before.
 

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Lol, I am flattered I got botted.

About as flattering as the time in middle school some plump chick who I did not even bother to notice basically called my home phone with no warning and basically tried phone sex and then tried soliciting actual sex in the school bathroom out of me.

Freaked me out but it was kinda validating...that I was that hot to one female(but absolutely had nothing reciprocating that back to her)
 
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plump chick
I'm not surprised. I can't count the number of times overweight females have tried getting me interested in them. I think it is an evolutionary thing. They are not that fit so they look at (unconsciously) healthier males as being able to provide better genes for much healthier kids than they would have with another overweight person.

Once, I remember eating my burger in peace until suddenly I notice an unbelievably unattractive short statured female standing maybe two feet away from me, staring at me and licking her icecream concurrently. The way she was staring at me made me think she wanted to lick me more than her icecream! I mean, just imagine someone licking their icecream while staring at you. How horrible must that be. Obviously, I got very uncomfortable and looked away and finished my burger, completely ignoring her.

Another incident at a Subway: while I'm giving my order, this BIG (I mean Melissa McCarthy big, before she went on a diet) woman comes and stands beside me, waiting for me to finish my order so she can give her order (there was only one guy there). So while the guy is waiting for me to pay him and I'm getting my wallet out), she starts giving her order and it is the EXACT same order as I gave (down to the condiments/sauces!). I think that was supposed to get me to say, "Oh wow! You like what I like!". I didn't say anything and left bewildered.
 
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nakedfrog

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pretty true, it’s not just one or the other but both together that will help lose fat weight.
I think it depends where you're starting from, if you only have a little extra weight, both are probably needed, if you're obese or beyond, simply cutting calories will probably go a long way. That was my personal experience, at any rate.
 

sdifox

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Lol, I am flattered I got botted.

About as flattering as the time in middle school some plump chick who I did not even bother to notice basically called my home phone with no warning and basically tried phone sex and then tried soliciting actual sex in the school bathroom out of me.

Freaked me out but it was kinda validating...that I was that hot to one female(but absolutely had nothing reciprocating that back to her)
But, you like Mariah...
 
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I'm not surprised. I can't count the number of times overweight females have tried getting me interested in them. I think it is an evolutionary thing. They are not that fit so they look at (unconsciously) healthier males as being able to provide better genes for much healthier kids than they would have with another overweight person.

Once, I remember eating my burger in peace until suddenly I notice an unbelievably unattractive short statured female standing maybe two feet away from me, staring at me and licking her icecream concurrently. The way she was staring at me made me think she wanted to lick me more than her icecream! I mean, just imagine someone licking their icecream while staring at you. How horrible must that be. Obviously, I got very uncomfortable and looked away and finished my burger, completely ignoring her.

Another incident at a Subway: while I'm giving my order, this BIG (I mean Melissa McCarthy big, before she went on a diet) woman comes and stands beside me, waiting for me to finish my order so she can give her order (there was only one guy there). So while the guy is waiting for me to pay him and I'm getting my wallet out), she starts giving her order and it is the EXACT same order as I gave (down to the condiments/sauces!). I think that was supposed to get me to say, "Oh wow! You like what I like!". I didn't say anything and left bewildered.
Well, if it was biological intuition....somehow her genes were psychic. My ancestry.com results indicate I do have the quick twitch gene(ACTN3) and supposedly some genes found in elite endurance athletes....

She's overweight now in her 30s, but she wasn't really "overweight" then. There were actual fat girls then...she wasn't that fat. Just that she wasn't slender as a Gisele Bundchen or Adriana Lima. Not fat, but not "tight"...I guess would be the way to describe her.

But she physically had absolutely nothing that would have made me want her back or even notice her casually. She's married now, apparently popped out a kid.
 
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if you're obese or beyond, simply cutting calories will probably go a long way. That was my personal experience, at any rate.
Yes. Cutting calories really works and forces the body to clean the accumulated cruft and gunk of years of bad eating habits. I tried for years to lose weight unsuccessfully. Then a medical emergency (nephritis) forced me to go on a six day fruit juice-only fast. I lost most of my stubborn fat including from my huge hips (can't tell you how bad that is. Certain people giving you dirty looks. Others trying to grab your ass).
 

nakedfrog

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Well, if it was biological intuition....somehow her genes were psychic. My ancestry.com results indicate I do have the quick twitch gene(ACTN3) and supposedly some genes found in elite endurance athletes....

She's overweight now in her 30s, but she wasn't really "overweight" then. There were actual fat girls then...she wasn't that fat. Just that she wasn't slender as a Gisele Bundchen or Adriana Lima. Not fat, but not "tight"...I guess would be the way to describe her.
Damn, dude. You've got, uh, some interesting perspectives on life.
Yes. Cutting calories really works and forces the body to clean the accumulated cruft and gunk of years of bad eating habits. I tried for years to lose weight unsuccessfully. Then a medical emergency (nephritis) forced me to go on a six day fruit juice-only fast. I lost most of my stubborn fat including from my huge hips (can't tell you how bad that is. Certain people giving you dirty looks. Others trying to grab your ass).
I think maybe that's a "you" thing, I haven't had people trying to grab my ass at any weight :p
 

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Lifer
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Yes. Cutting calories really works and forces the body to clean the accumulated cruft and gunk of years of bad eating habits. I tried for years to lose weight unsuccessfully. Then a medical emergency (nephritis) forced me to go on a six day fruit juice-only fast. I lost most of my stubborn fat including from my huge hips (can't tell you how bad that is. Certain people giving you dirty looks. Others trying to grab your ass).
I'm starting to doubt you're really a male in Abu Dhabi. Have you ever gotten illicit butt injections? :p
 

sdifox

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Well, if it was biological intuition....somehow her genes were psychic. My ancestry.com results indicate I do have the quick twitch gene(ACTN3) and supposedly some genes found in elite endurance athletes....

She's overweight now in her 30s, but she wasn't really "overweight" then. There were actual fat girls then...she wasn't that fat. Just that she wasn't slender as a Gisele Bundchen or Adriana Lima. Not fat, but not "tight"...I guess would be the way to describe her.

But she physically had absolutely nothing that would have made me want her back or even notice her casually. She's married now, apparently popped out a kid.
... She is in here fifties....
 
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I'm starting to doubt you're really a male in Abu Dhabi. Have you ever gotten illicit butt injections? :p
When I was a child, I was the picture of perfect health. I loved how I looked at around age 7. I would happily drink my bottle of milk mixed with Cerelac and then go around pouncing and being mischievous like normal kids. Then some A-hole remarked to my super self-conscious dad that I was too thin (the implication being that he was not feeding me enough). That made my dad angry enough to order my mom to stuff me with all kinds of yummy foods (french fries, fried chicken etc). She's a great cook so she did as she was told and that resulted in me ballooning into this weird creature with a huge waist. I didn't gain fat proportionally on my body. Most of it concentrated on my tummy, thighs and butt. I think the main reason for that was my dad cheaping out on the chicken and buying the value monstrous ones that were likely injected with hormones. Those hormones destroyed my body. And you know the really funny part? Years later, when one day, I complained that my parents had ruined my body, my father said, "It's not like we told you to eat all that!". I haven't had a reason to speak to him for years.
 

ch33zw1z

Lifer
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I think it depends where you're starting from, if you only have a little extra weight, both are probably needed, if you're obese or beyond, simply cutting calories will probably go a long way. That was my personal experience, at any rate.

yep, very individual related.
 

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Lifer
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When I was a child, I was the picture of perfect health. I loved how I looked at around age 7. I would happily drink my bottle of milk mixed with Cerelac and then go around pouncing and being mischievous like normal kids. Then some A-hole remarked to my super self-conscious dad that I was too thin (the implication being that he was not feeding me enough). That made my dad angry enough to order my mom to stuff me with all kinds of yummy foods (french fries, fried chicken etc). She's a great cook so she did as she was told and that resulted in me ballooning into this weird creature with a huge waist. I didn't gain fat proportionally on my body. Most of it concentrated on my tummy, thighs and butt. I think the main reason for that was my dad cheaping out on the chicken and buying the value monstrous ones that were likely injected with hormones. Those hormones destroyed my body. And you know the really funny part? Years later, when one day, I complained that my parents had ruined my body, my father said, "It's not like we told you to eat all that!". I haven't had a reason to speak to him for years.
I'm just trying to picture what community you were in that be would sneaking ass grabs and naughty looks at your fat you. A rainbow fat guy club?

Sure, the big female booty is desirable in the black community...but an overweight male?