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How We Got the Science of Weight Loss Wrong - with Giles Yeo

Good talk from the Royal Institute. Despite the kinda click-bait-y title, I don't think there's anything controversial in the

I like the texture of chia seed pudding, and find it quite filling for the number of calories. However, the chia seeds have a flavour (slightly spearmint-ish) that doesn't go well with some other flavours. So I'm looking for some suggestions: W

I found the first part of this video interesting for the explanation of all the ways your metabolism fights you when you try to lose weight. The second part about fixing metabolic damage was intriguing, however I'm not about to try either of those tech

With working from home due to COVID-19, I wasn't in a hurry to replace my baggy jeans. But eventually it got to the point where they would slide down and trip me up. Of course, the pandemic has made clothes shopping difficult. Usually the fitting rooms

The Supreme Court here in Ireland ruled last week that Subway's bread has too much sugar (10% by weight) to meet the legal standard for bread.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/sandwiches-in-subway-too-sugary-to-meet-legal-definition

This video from Dr. Dray presents a very thorough discussion of all issues related to hair growth, including which vitamin and mineral supplements do/might/don't help. I know a few people on this forum have had ongoing issues with hair growth

For the entire month of April, my weight didn't budge. I'm at normal BMI now, so I expect my weight loss to be slower. But still, I would have been very frustrated if not for the fact that the body fat % reported by my scale kept going down. And today

A video from Abbey Sharp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7xDqCkB_IU

I think I might have COVID-19, but a very mild case. On Friday afternoon I had the dry cough with sudden onset fatigue for no apparent reason. I went to bed early with the heat up high, and had a long sleep. I felt better on Saturday, no longer tired,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr6CgwtFaEA&t=330s

I originally planned to lose until I was at the borderline between underweight and normal BMI so that I would have a buffer for regain.. However, with COVID-19 about, I'm reconsidering how low I want to go, especially since at age 60 I have a slightly

Not to be alarmist or anything, but I've been giving some extra thought to the COVID-19 risk. In particular, I'm a little concerned that because I only eat 800 calories, I might be at risk for some dietary deficiency, which in turn could weaken my immu

Two weeks ago I had a 24 hour BP monitor to see if I still need blood pressure meds. The nurse who fitted me with the monitor commented on my "tiny waist". And indeed, the velcro strap was too big to fit properly.

And yes, the monitor gave good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UMX-DK0AGY

Have you had any NSVs recently? Sometimes I don't post about mine because they seem trivial or I don't want to brag. But I enjoy hearing about other people's NSVs, and it's fun to share them. So here are mine:

• A while ba

My two cats have three litter boxes. They tend to use one for pee, one for poop, and one for special occasions. I've been having more trouble than usual with constipation lately, so when I saw Professor Paws go into the poop litter box, I actually got

I discovered something interesting the other day. It seems that my stomach has an easier time digesting vegetables if there's a bit of fat/oil included in the dish. Does this happen to you too?

First, a bit of background: After

I'm finding this forum unusually sluggish today. Pages take a long time to load. Anyone else experiencing this?

My goal for the end of this year was to be under 70 kg (154 lb). I reached that this morning!

Over the last six months I've averaged a lo

...then I think I can help. I am the most inept cook ever, so I wasn't too surprised that my first attempt to make chia seed pudding failed. The chia seeds stayed on the bottom, and barely swelled up at all. Usually I would give up, but the recipe soun

Royal Institute talks are usually very good, and this one is no exception. It's a nice, balanced, compassionate, discussion of the role genetics plays in obesity. At the end there's a nice explanation of the phenomenon of the "desert stomach". (I thoug

A couple of months ago the My Fitness Pal website was misbehaving, so I switched to Cronometer. I was quite happy with MFP, but I like Cronometer even better because the information I want most is on one page. It might be information overload for a lot

Here are two planners that can help you figure out how quickly you're likely to lose weight at different levels of calorie restriction. They don't use the inaccurate 3500 calories = 1 pound formula. Instead, they take into account how your metabolism s