re: Health Etiquette: how to tell someone their diet sucks

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Losing 5.5 lbs per week isn't impossible if you start off fat enough and you're dedicated enough. Generally I think that only happens with some kind of surgery, though.

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Even with bariatric surgery that is incredibly fast.

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Have y'all seen the guy at the Nutri store off Airline/Bluebonnet says he lost 175 pounds in 32 weeks

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That's not healthy and harder to keep off. Good for him though, that's hard to do even with surgery.

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Shakeology

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What is that, why do people think it's awesome, and how is it any different than any other protein shake?

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What is that, why do people think it's awesome, and how is it any different than any other protein shake?

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Well, it just makes eating healthy simple. If you want to lose weight AND be healthy, you need your proteins, carbs, and fats (yes, fats). Shakeology just makes it simple to get all of it in one serving. It's not a "protein shake". It's a carbs/fats/protein shake.

Full Disclosure: I don't drink Shakeology. I make my own shake, and I TRY to make my shakes like Shakeology, but my concoctions don't even come close. I'm going to get on Shakeology soon, though.

But, this guy needs more than diet. He needs exercise. T25 has modified moves that allows everyone to participate. Of course, everyone should consult their physician before taking on an exercise routine. Also, it's important to consult with your doctor about any changes in diet if you are on medication.

ETA: I've said it before, but I'm proud of saying it. Before Thanksgiving, I weighed 208 pounds. In two months I lost over 25 pounds. Today, I weigh 160 pounds, and I'm in great shape.

I know I wasn't severely overweight, but I think anyone can do it if they are willing to make the right changes. It's tough. I still crave a big hamburger. I sometimes wish I could eat some fries. I miss Taco Bell. But, you just have to stay disciplined. Besides, healthy food can taste really good.

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1. Consume 2200 calories/day
2. Limit alcohol and fried foods
3. Eliminate soft drinks completely (even diet)
4. Drink lots of water, tea, coffee
5. Protein and fiber is essential
6. Exercise 10-20 min/day

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All good advice. The keys are to limit liquid sugar calories (eliminate soft drinks and fruit juices altogether), increase fiber, and exercise. It is also critical to not skip meals. Breakfast is essential, and ideally it should contain high protein.

ETA: Like someone else has said, I practice 2000 calories instead of 2200.

I'm about to go back to working weekdays and be in a good routine for the next couple of months. I'm planning to have good, consistent workouts and all. I should shed some more weight. I really think my job holds me back some because my sleeping patterns are so crazy and I can't get into a routine. I'd be willing to bet my horrible sleep patterns and lack of sleep in general causes my hormone levels to go nuts.

Jesus. 3:30 in the morning? You're crazy.

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Do you get jitters and shite or no?

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CLA definitely speeds me up, and I'm a skinny little shite. I normally avoid coffee when I take it, cause the combo makes me feel like I can run through brick walls. Not good when dealing with pissy high school students on a daily basis. Don't want to end up on TD for choke-slamming some 17-year old.

CLA should not be causing jitters or any energy spikes unless you take a brand that adds stimulants/thermogenics. CLA itself is just linoleic acid, an Omega-6 fatty acid. It helps with metabolic processes but it should not be stimulating you.

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also, as an interesting aside:

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Contemporary American society is one that is arguably different than previous generations. Contemporary Americans are generally deficient in consumption of CLA, which is mostly due to the changes that have occurred in the practices of feeding cattle. Since CLA comes primarily from meat and dairy products, changes in the feeding habits of cattle would have a great impact on CLA, which have led to a decline in the content of CLA in meat and dairy products.

For optimal CLA production, cows need to graze on grass rather than be artificially fattened in feed lots [19]. Studies and research findings have shown that the meat form grass-fed cows contain up to four times as much CLA as their non-grass-fed counterparts [15]. Today's dairy products have only about one third of the CLA content they used to have before 1960 [15].

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