I needed to lose weight because I was eating very badly.
First, thank you for the most helpful website I have found on the Internet.
In a nutshell, I needed to lose weight because, to put it bluntly, I was eating very badly. Daily trips to MickyD's. I hurt my feet in Tae Kwon Do and was letting them heal (I should have warmed up). I...
Everyone who has been on a diet knows they will gain weight as soon as they go back to their old way of eating.
I have read a few or your question and answers. You asked a couple of times "What are they going to eat when they get off of the high protein diet? Well, after having talked to my own doctor (who I thought was nuts for telling me to eat protein) it's not just a...
Large pieces of cake, whole packages of cheese or a quart of ice cream are gone overnight.
My 16-year-old daughter is really concerned about her weight, but she does not look fat. She and I live alone in an apartment. I have been worried about her because some food I buy disappears quickly. Large pieces of cake, whole packages of cheese or a quart of ice cream are gone overnight. Should...
Can you refer me to a website which contains a complete table of calorie content for foods?
Can you refer me to a website which contains a rather complete table of calorie content for a large list of foods, preferably in units of the more rational calories/grams, but alternatively in the more common units of calories per ounce or serving size?
The USDA has a great lookup tool for individual foods at...
From a MD nutritionist, I had hoped for a more progressive approach to obesity than drug therapy.
I am 40 years old, 5 feet 4 inches tall and weigh 267 pounds. I have been extremely overweight since youth and have made many weight loss efforts. One particularly "effective" diet was a high protein/low carbohydrate diet. Ten years ago, I lost 120 pounds in about 14 months but it took less than...
Do I count calories or calories from fat?
Do I count calories or calories from fat?
Depends on why you are counting.
Counting total calories is helpful to maintain body weight. Counting fat is helpful to reduce your risk of heart disease and cancer.
It might be easier to keep track of the grams of fat you eat each day. To determine how many grams...
What foods would you recommend to eat following a strenuous workout?
What foods would you recommend to eat following a strenuous workout to aid the body in recovery?
Mostly water as it helps replace fluid lost in sweat. While working out, you should be drinking 1 cup every hour unless you are sweating in a hot environment. Then you need to drink more and may need...
I was looking for an article on carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism prevention.
I was looking for an article on carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism prevention. I could not find it anywhere. Do you know anything about these inhibitors? How healthy or safe are they?
I am not aware of any pills currently available that really do block metabolism of carbohydrate, protein, or fat. I would not recommend...
