Weight just won't budge

We'll I appreciate all in-put on the topic and I understand a lot of these things have conflicting studies. but behind most theories is some truth.

Honestly if my weight don't start going down in a few days I will most likely set an appointment up with my doctor and get a diet plan from him.
 
keelynn414 said:
okay, Dave- I give up. It seems that each time I offer you my advice based on things I have read or have been told directly by my own doctors in the past regarding drinking soda & dieting, someone else looks to contradict or scrutinize it. There's nothing so discouraging to me as having someone repeatedly (including on another thread) looking to make my comments seem inaccurate or incorrect. People come on here looking for advice and encouragement, all knowing that they're not speaking to real MD's, dieticians or nutritionists most of the time- if at all. It's a forum, not webMD. So, I stick to my previous comments that none of us lose weight the same.. our bodies are all different and we process things at different rates- being in the science/pharmaceutical profession, I can certainly state that fact regarding human metabolic rates without anyone being able to negate it. Like I also posted before, I think that adding more water to your diet will help you see better results. Now I am not a doctor but I am speaking as someone who was and still is very much "addicted" to soda. So, hopefully you find my advice helpful. And apparently in the future I will have to learn not to give my opinion on just about anything. Oh well, I tried. :)
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It's about the integrity of information.

You are free to offer up your experience. But that doesn't mean others aren't going to give their input as well. Even if it's contradictory to what's been mentioned before.

Control your perceptions. The information is being discussed. Not you, as an individual. So there's nothing to take personal.

That's the beauty of a forum such as this. Everyone is free to give their input and the people looking for information can take what they like and throw out what they don't.

Hope you stick around and learn it's not about you.
 
Steve,

Trying not take it personal, but the integrity of the information was not at all questionable. It's a pretty common piece of info that too much sodium (and what qualifies as too much depends on each person's own body chemistry) causes water retention, as can- can, not absolutely will- caffeine in too high amounts when coming from sources like soda. That's all I was offering for info.... So, I guess if I was posting absolute medical advice I could understand the criticism, but in each post that this person has scrutinized it is quite clear that I am giving my "opinion" based on what I have learned. That is what I will continue to do- give my opinion... and try to be helpful when asked. So, yeah, I'm taking it a little personally, but I'm trying to look beyond that and take it with a grain of salt. Thanks for the input. :)
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Who or what makes your information absolute?

Your doctor?

What you read in a magazine?

Have you stopped to think that there might just be people on this very forum who have spent years researching this stuff?

Not just reading.

But real research.

To be honest, I haven't followed this thread at all since my last post (two posts ago) so I'm not getting into the nitty gritty. I'm speaking of the overall 'atmosphere' I've witnessed in these last few posts.

Holding onto what you believe to be 'absolute medical information' can really hurt you in the long run. If our current researchers, scientists and doctors lived with those same 'lenses', we'd be absolutely fucked in terms of advancement.

Something to think about.
 
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Oh, and...

I am giving my "opinion" based on what I have learned. That is what I will continue to do- give my opinion... and try to be helpful when asked.
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What seems to have happened in relation to you is this: You are unwilling to accept that you might not know everything and there may be more out there that goes beyond your current spectrum of knowledge.

If you don't live by these terms, I believe you. However, I'm telling you that this is the impression you are giving based on posts such as this.

Again, take that for what it's worth.
 
Yet another day and no weight change. Just seems odd considering I should be burning 3,500+ (according to most sites I burn 4,000+ a day) calories a day with no exercise, and I actually do get exercise and still don't lose weight eating 2,000 a day. If it was only a few days I would be willing to believe it was scale fluxuation but 5 days eating 1,600-2,000 calories a day and no change.

I understand you can plateau but at 339 it just seems odd that I would plateau with so much weight to lose.
 
Another day and I am down .4 of a pound, not what I was hoping but... a loss is a loss.
 
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