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Fair treatment can only be a good thing. I hope your stomach feels better so you can get some proper nutrition in you again.
 
Hi, Kyle. Relationships certainly need a lot of maintenance for them to work properly, It's good that you are both benefiting from being kinder & more considerate to one another. I hope your stomach settles down too. Be very kind to your stomach as it sounds like it needs some TLC :)
 
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My stomach gave me some discomfort today too. I have a feeling it's related to poor sleep during these nasty hot nights in Southern California. I will try to take it easy on the spicy foods for now.

I woke up late today so I didn't have time to weight myself. But I have a good feeling I will be under 270 and I will not be going up into the 270s anymore. Let's see tomorrow morning.
 
My weight is sort of stagnating lately. I am seriously considering adding some light running to my current regimen of diet and weightlifting. Maybe a quick run after I get home from work sometimes. I just think what I have been doing is not quite enough to see the kind of results I am looking for.
 
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My lifting? Quite a light routine. Not trying to buff up. Warm-up treadmill 10min. 2x12reps for one major exercise (benchpress, squat, deadlift, pullup, incline benchpress) 2x12reps or 3x12reps for 2 or 3 minor exercises. 15-30min sauna/jacuzzi. I know it's not intense, but at least it's enjoyable and I do see results.

I am getting alot from this book The Obesity Code. It scientifically describes why certain diets don't work and why certain foods cause weightgain. It's all about insulin and insulin-resistance. So far I took away some practical tips for me. Skip breakfast if you're not hungry as delayed eating extends the fasting period which helps with insulin-resistance. Also stay away from highly refined carbs, as well as sucrose, fructose and artificial sweeteners. Maybe that is oversimplifying. So read the book for details.
 
Good news, the changes I made to my diet had a result of making my weight loss more consistent. Skipping breakfast (if I'm not hungry) and avoiding highly processed carbs. I even had some fruit between lunch and dinner. My weight still went down, whereas before it kept jumping up and down and very slowly going down. I think this change in my eating will make a big improvement in my progress. I'm very happy about this.
 

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Avoiding highly processed carbs (or highly processed anything, really) sounds healthy. Plus of course more fiber usually means you stay full longer. Skipping breakfast is a big nono for me, personally, because even if I´m not hungry by 8 (I usually eat breakfast around 6:30) I will be hungry before lunch and when I´m hungry I can´t think straight and I don´t want to eat anything healthy anymore. My dad never has breakfast though, just a cup of coffee and a piece of fruit around 10:30 am, and it works wonderfully for him so to each their own.
 
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Avoiding highly processed carbs (or highly processed anything, really) sounds healthy. Plus of course more fiber usually means you stay full longer. Skipping breakfast is a big nono for me, personally, because even if I´m not hungry by 8 (I usually eat breakfast around 6:30) I will be hungry before lunch and when I´m hungry I can´t think straight and I don´t want to eat anything healthy anymore. My dad never has breakfast though, just a cup of coffee and a piece of fruit around 10:30 am, and it works wonderfully for him so to each their own.
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Hi @LaMaria . I understand that this would not work for everyone. I just tend to not eat breakfast anyways, so it just means not snacking in the morning. It's not such a change for me, and it is effective. That's why I want to do it.
 
Hi, Kyle. I love your chart & it's new trend. Long may it continue :)
I'm doing IF too now, starting at 8 pm last night. My eating "window" is going to be between 12 noon & 8 pm. I usually have a substantial breakfast, so my stomach is complaining already, but I'm going to ignore it.
 
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Hi, Kyle. I love your chart & it's new trend. Long may it continue :)
I'm doing IF too now, starting at 8 pm last night. My eating "window" is going to be between 12 noon & 8 pm. I usually have a substantial breakfast, so my stomach is complaining already, but I'm going to ignore it.
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Wow, that's so inspiring that you are doing it too, Cate! Is this a new practice for you?
 
Hey Kyle, I wish you good luck with your weight loss project. I am also new to this forum, however, I have been trying to lose weight to reach my optimal weight for the last 8 months, it isn't easy at all. The most important thing is to take care of your diet, I don't know if you already have a plan for your diet, but I've been using this program spam link removed (against forum rules) the last 7 weeks and to be honest I thought at the beginning it was a rubbish program, however with the time has gone by I have seen some progress. so have a look at it in case you need some guidance with that area of your project.
Anyways hope you reach your goal soon.
 
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Hi, Kyle. I have done IF before, & was successful, but the method I used was 5:2, which is eating "normally" (to your TDEE) 5 days a week but only eating 500 cals on 2 days of the week. I think doing 16:8 would be more beneficial for your health & energy levels & once my body gets used to it I hope that it will become a way of eating for me, without me having to think about it too much.
 
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Hi, Kyle. I have done IF before, & was successful, but the method I used was 5:2, which is eating "normally" (to your TDEE) 5 days a week but only eating 500 cals on 2 days of the week. I think doing 16:8 would be more beneficial for your health & energy levels & once my body gets used to it I hope that it will become a way of eating for me, without me having to think about it too much.
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That's intense. I don't know if I can do even 5:2. I did a 22 hour fast yesterday. It was ok, not too difficult. But I didn't lose any weight. So it was a little frustrating. However I realize weight loss doesn't always just come right away. Anyways there are other health benefits to fasting besides weight loss.
 
I think we have to remember that fasting is good for us, but it does feel frustrating to fast & not lose weight straight away. I'm going to play around with my eating times to see what works for me.
 
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I think we have to remember that fasting is good for us, but it does feel frustrating to fast & not lose weight straight away. I'm going to play around with my eating times to see what works for me.
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Yes, I am trying to see it more as a health improvement than purely a weight loss strategy.
 
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