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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 09:56 PM Original message |
The Cold Hard Math of Weight Gain |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
1. bamp |
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fed_up_mother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 11:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
35. As someone who battles my weight, I understand that it's complicated; however, |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:54 AM Response to Reply #35 |
54. Yes, |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 11:43 PM Response to Reply #54 |
202. There are still 24 hours in a day just like 50 years ago when we were not an overweight nation. |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 08:25 AM Response to Reply #202 |
227. And some of us can |
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OmahaBlueDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
2. Is this DU? I swear it's become like WebMD or the WeightWatchers website. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 10:07 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. It's a big place. |
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FREEWILL56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 12:07 AM Response to Reply #3 |
203. I see nothing wrong in your making this thread |
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rucognizant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 07:49 AM Response to Reply #203 |
222. Absolutely! |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 11:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
34. We're re-entering the earthly atmosphere after having spent years |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:50 AM Response to Reply #34 |
51. Been snickering over that too. |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:23 AM Response to Reply #2 |
42. Surprising what one can learn here though. I never knew to read labels for high fructose corn syrup |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:49 AM Response to Reply #42 |
49. Oh.... that and the 'servings per container' is very revealing. |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 02:59 PM Response to Reply #49 |
133. I agree that a serving size can be misleading... |
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ginnyinWI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 02:08 AM Response to Reply #133 |
209. I do, now that I have to watch my blood sugar. |
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lildreamer316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 08:23 AM Response to Reply #42 |
83. OMG, do you know how much weight I've lost just by cutting that out?? |
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NikolaC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 11:53 AM Response to Reply #83 |
109. True |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 03:23 PM Response to Reply #83 |
140. When my son was little I used to have to read labels for wheat; never noticed much HFCS then.... |
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trickyguy (461 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 10:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
200. Yeah, what gives? Homeless dogs and overweight people are not |
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rucognizant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 08:00 AM Response to Reply #200 |
223. trickyguy........... |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
4. Heard this the other day on NPR.... |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 10:21 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Cool. |
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onlyadream (821 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 02:06 PM Response to Reply #4 |
127. Wow that was really interesting! |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
5. Math made fun. |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 11:29 PM Response to Reply #5 |
28. A one radian rotation around the z axis would make math a lot more fun |
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bongbong (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:40 PM Response to Reply #28 |
116. Slightly off |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 06:58 PM Response to Reply #116 |
176. You're right, I neglected the pie factor |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 03:35 PM Response to Reply #28 |
144. You mean... |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:00 PM Response to Reply #144 |
178. That's what I meant - I tried to be all clever and stuff and ended up flunking |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:37 PM Response to Reply #5 |
115. Maybe if it'd been presented like that I wouldn't have flunked linear algebra |
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Lucky Luciano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 01:21 PM Response to Reply #5 |
125. A little Lie Group/Physics nonsense! |
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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
6. Sumo wrestlers skip breakfast. Short route to obesity. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 10:23 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Yep... |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 06:31 AM Response to Reply #12 |
79. Why low fat, instead of skim, milk? |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:54 AM Response to Reply #79 |
80. Skim milk is basically devoid of nutrition |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 02:52 PM Response to Reply #80 |
131. So is Diet Coke, but I drink a ton of that! |
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Sequoia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 04:14 PM Response to Reply #131 |
154. No diet drinks or skim milk for me. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 06:42 PM Response to Reply #131 |
172. See, fats actually make you feel full |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 08:29 AM Response to Reply #172 |
229. That is untrue for me |
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FREEWILL56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 04:41 PM Response to Reply #229 |
256. Butter never did much for me as far as being a trigger food |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 03:36 PM Response to Reply #80 |
145. Ding Ding! |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 06:13 PM Response to Reply #80 |
164. Skim milk has essentially the same nutrition as low fat milk |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 06:35 PM Response to Reply #164 |
168. Ummm... |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 06:48 PM Response to Reply #168 |
173. Not really. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 06:54 PM Response to Reply #173 |
174. Who gave you that recommendation? |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:35 PM Response to Reply #174 |
184. Minimal intake of fat has been part of both the old |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 08:31 AM Response to Reply #174 |
230. I drink skim milk |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 10:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. thanks ... it's not just total calories, but when you eat them |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 11:57 PM Response to Reply #14 |
36. I snack a lot on fruit during the day. It gives me sugar but not too many calories |
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tbyg52 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 10:55 PM Response to Reply #6 |
22. True, true. |
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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 11:50 PM Response to Reply #22 |
32. I have weight fluctuations |
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tbyg52 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:22 AM Response to Reply #32 |
91. >>It's the DISCIPLINE I seek |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 03:34 PM Response to Reply #91 |
143. Yep... |
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tbyg52 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 10:56 AM Response to Reply #143 |
244. Nope, but don't feel obligated to explain it..... ;-> |
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grannylib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:58 AM Response to Reply #6 |
55. That's my biggest downfall...and I'm not terribly overweight |
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demokatgurrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 08:08 AM Response to Reply #55 |
81. Wow, and therein lies ONE problem |
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verdalaven (495 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 06:39 PM Response to Reply #81 |
171. 5'5 and 135lbs is what I call the good ol' days |
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faithfulcitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 01:52 AM Response to Reply #171 |
207. I could have written your post. Sad...but I'm going to keep trying. |
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chatnoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 03:52 PM Response to Reply #55 |
149. "Not terrribly overweight"? :) |
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Binka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 04:46 PM Response to Reply #55 |
265. Do NOT EAT LATE AT NIGHT |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 01:59 AM Response to Reply #6 |
61. They do more than that--they engage in extended fasting |
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rucognizant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 08:56 AM Response to Reply #61 |
234. You betcha! |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
7. Interesting calculators |
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Journeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
9. Thanks. . . |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
10. I know this to be a fact |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 10:41 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. Seems to me there are two basic possible assumptions |
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wildflower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 11:33 PM Response to Reply #19 |
30. Actually, I thought medical advice wasn't allowed here |
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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:38 AM Response to Reply #30 |
45. lol .. nice catch |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:53 AM Response to Reply #45 |
52. .... |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:42 AM Response to Reply #30 |
46. Usually, if someone DOES ask for advice... |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 10:06 AM Response to Reply #19 |
101. If you are asked for your thoughts on anothers health |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 10:21 AM Response to Reply #19 |
104. Apparently you never worked in the health care industry |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 11:59 PM Response to Reply #10 |
37. That is generally true, but if someone posts about their health |
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elshiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:02 AM Response to Reply #10 |
38. Thank you. |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 04:23 AM Response to Reply #10 |
75. Thank you. Let's leave medical advice and criticism to the real doctors, not doctor avatars. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:19 PM Response to Reply #75 |
181. You mean 'medical advice' like "learn your RMR"? |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:57 AM Response to Reply #10 |
100. um, and? |
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Egalitariat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 08:24 AM Response to Reply #10 |
226. It's my business when they spill over into my seat or raise my cost of insurance |
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progressive_realist (669 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
11. K & R |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
13. And if your TSH is 92 |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 10:50 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Well... aside from the fact that your dead... |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 11:01 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. TSH of 92 doesn't mean you are dead. Yet. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 11:25 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Wow. 100 is considered 'extremely high'. |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:14 AM Response to Reply #26 |
41. TSH Levels are high when the end organ the thyroid |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 01:02 AM Response to Reply #41 |
56. Right. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:50 AM Response to Reply #26 |
50. It got to 350. As I said, I got my thyroid nuked. |
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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:46 AM Response to Reply #24 |
48. gosh |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 08:10 AM Response to Reply #24 |
82. My blood work showed |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 11:20 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. I'm alive and I'll send you my numbers |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 11:27 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. 1 and 4 are at opposite ends of the 'normal range'. |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 02:20 PM Response to Reply #27 |
130. What's cool is having a doctor that *understands* it matters whether you're at a |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:54 AM Response to Reply #25 |
53. My tsh is below normal range, yet free t3/t4 are also low. |
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morillon (809 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 06:06 PM Response to Reply #53 |
163. I really need to get myself a new endo. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:57 PM Response to Reply #163 |
198. pm sent but here is a list of some top docs for thyroid issues |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 03:09 PM Response to Reply #20 |
135. I had a TSH of 75 when I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 11:39 PM Response to Reply #13 |
31. heh. I had a goiter when I was 12. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 04:48 PM Response to Reply #13 |
266. I found out that my TSH was 48 a few years ago... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
15. Thanks for posting this) |
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kstewart33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
16. You've reduced everything to a simple truth. |
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KitSileya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:32 PM Response to Reply #16 |
114. There is one huge difference. |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:46 PM Response to Reply #16 |
118. Since when is alcoholism a choice? |
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islandmkl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
17. thanks for the links... |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
18. Thanks Dr. Eldrich |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
21. K & R for good, factual information that doesn't attack anyone and seeks to promote... |
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foo_bar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:07 AM Response to Reply #21 |
39. that's "dr_eldritch" I think |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 01:33 AM Response to Reply #39 |
59. That's correct. |
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foo_bar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 02:27 AM Response to Reply #59 |
65. "I'm not a real doctor, but I am a real worm..." |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 03:14 AM Response to Reply #65 |
69. You have problems you need to deal with outside of the internet. |
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foo_bar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 05:17 AM Response to Reply #69 |
77. internet diagnosis or generic advice for living? |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 03:23 PM Response to Reply #77 |
139. Wow. |
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foo_bar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 06:39 PM Response to Reply #139 |
170. I doubt the problem is knowing how to use Google |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
23. Well done, well researched! K&R |
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Coyote_Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
29. I have two small dogs |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:33 AM Response to Reply #29 |
44. Oh, I'm more than aware of these issues. |
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Coyote_Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 02:05 AM Response to Reply #44 |
63. I'd say that there are very few people - |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 03:23 AM Response to Reply #63 |
70. This deserves a better answer than I have the cognizance left for tonight. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 12:15 PM Response to Reply #29 |
249. I wish I could nominate this post alone. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-23-08 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
33. Excellent information and advice. |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 04:28 AM Response to Reply #33 |
76. Actually, it's really shitty advice that can be dangerous for some people's health. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:02 PM Response to Reply #76 |
111. I am tiny and would gain on 1300 calories a day were it not that |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 03:47 PM Response to Reply #76 |
148. Understanding macronutrition, the GI, RMR, and consulting a physician is "shitty advice"? |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 08:56 AM Response to Reply #76 |
235. Damn! |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
40. Another thank you. Knowledge and compassion--a nice package. nt |
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JimWis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:25 AM Response to Original message |
43. Thanks for the post. I am going to bookmark it. I had slowly gained |
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PBass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:43 AM Response to Original message |
47. The math in the 1st post is undeniable... now here's what has worked for me... |
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grannylib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 01:05 AM Response to Reply #47 |
57. One thing that helped me a lot was to use smaller plates and bowls |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 01:36 AM Response to Reply #57 |
60. OMG that's brilliant! |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 01:25 AM Response to Reply #47 |
58. It's fascinating, really... |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:02 AM Response to Reply #58 |
87. I eat low carb and work out intensely 5-6 days a week. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 04:11 PM Response to Reply #87 |
153. Not so... |
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Emillereid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 04:48 PM Response to Reply #153 |
158. You do not need carbohydrates at all -- there are NO essential carbohydrates. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 05:23 PM Response to Reply #158 |
161. Well... |
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Emillereid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 06:38 PM Response to Reply #161 |
169. Well the inuits did just fine on a diet of protein and fat. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 05:19 PM Response to Reply #169 |
257. Well, not being Inuit, |
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Emillereid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 04:14 PM Response to Reply #257 |
264. The Inuit don't have a different metabolism. The modern Inuit eat the |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:42 PM Response to Reply #161 |
185. Atkins isn't 'no-carb'. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:35 PM Response to Reply #185 |
196. Wow... when I was dealing with it, it was a 'no carbs until your goal' diet. |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:45 PM Response to Reply #158 |
186. 'Good Calories Bad Calories' is a great (though complex) read. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 02:44 AM Response to Reply #153 |
212. Glycogen is a storage form of glucose. Your body can make glucose |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 11:11 PM Response to Reply #212 |
261. Yes, but it takes more energy... |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 08:50 AM Response to Reply #47 |
84. That works for me too, PBass. Steady blood sugar, and I have lots of energy. |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 02:00 AM Response to Original message |
62. There's something a lot of people are not taking into consideration |
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PBass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 03:13 AM Response to Reply #62 |
68. "It's awfully difficult to successfully control the hunger urge for long periods of time." |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 06:18 AM Response to Reply #68 |
78. I've successsfully kept off 80 lbs for almost 9 years |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 02:21 AM Response to Original message |
64. Except that the body gem is a piece of garbage and it sounds like you're not an obesity doctor |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 03:03 AM Response to Reply #64 |
67. No, I'm not. |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 04:21 AM Response to Reply #67 |
74. Yeah, so would I. Ask my doctor. Or are you insinuating I'm lazy. And I'm not obese. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 03:32 PM Response to Reply #74 |
142. I insinuated nothing. I was honestly curious. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 02:57 AM Response to Original message |
66. You are completely ignoring feedback loops |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 03:27 AM Response to Reply #66 |
71. Actually, I wanted to go into more, but I know better than to sacrifice the point for the |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 04:16 AM Response to Reply #66 |
73. Not to mention: |
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Locrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:00 PM Response to Reply #66 |
110. good post re the feedback loops... |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 03:35 AM Response to Original message |
72. I don't think it's that simple. (MS, RD). |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
85. unless, of course, your medication has as a side effect: weight gain. |
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npincus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:04 AM Response to Reply #85 |
88. not very nice. |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:06 AM Response to Reply #88 |
89. oh yeah, after all the fat-hate here lately, *I'm* the one who is not very nice. |
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npincus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:16 AM Response to Reply #89 |
90. hey... |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:29 AM Response to Reply #90 |
95. oh, well, here's the hate for you... |
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npincus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:50 AM Response to Reply #95 |
97. ... |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 10:06 AM Response to Reply #97 |
102. hm. sounds interesting. I periodically fast for 3-5 days to clean my system |
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npincus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 10:19 AM Response to Reply #102 |
103. oh, I hope you do! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:24 AM Response to Reply #85 |
92. Deleted message |
Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:27 AM Response to Reply #92 |
94. wow, you're a laugh riot. |
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npincus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:55 AM Response to Reply #92 |
99. you're a schmuck. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
86. Picky point - some of the very obese retain a lot of water |
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electron_blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
93. Thx for posting this. 2 things - correction? and a personal note |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
96. By working out 30 minutes a day 4 days a week and counting calories |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
98. K&R-ing. Shorter version below: |
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mimitabby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
105. hey thanks! |
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Bette Noir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
106. I haven't bothered to do the math, but I'll take it for granted that |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 02:43 AM Response to Reply #106 |
211. I'm not trying to give medical advice but have you been checked for hypoglycemia? |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
107. Of course, it's not just a life-style choice, but that is obviously the |
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NikolaC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
108. K&R |
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smiley_glad_hands (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
112. Your math is all fine and dandy but genetics does play into it alot. |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:19 PM Response to Reply #112 |
113. But what changed in the last 20-30 years to cause the obesity epidemic in the US? |
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mimitabby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:50 PM Response to Reply #113 |
119. yes |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 01:01 PM Response to Reply #113 |
122. It has to do |
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SweetieD (517 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 02:56 PM Response to Reply #113 |
132. High Fructose Corn Syrup is what happened. |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 03:38 PM Response to Reply #132 |
146. And a great lack of self-control, too. |
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eilen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 10:10 PM Response to Reply #146 |
199. Inflammation has been my barrier |
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bread_and_roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:09 PM Response to Reply #113 |
194. what about the ubiquitious corn syrup and antibiotics and hormones |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
117. Very thoughtful post, Dr_eldritch.I got a question for you.. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 03:00 PM Response to Reply #117 |
134. Hmmm.... 40 pounds in two weeks? That's simple; |
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happy5 (57 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
120. I'm the biggest liberal, but give me a break... |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 01:10 PM Response to Reply #120 |
123. your rant does not help |
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happy5 (57 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 02:14 PM Response to Reply #123 |
129. Losing weight does NOT fix everything... |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 06:14 PM Response to Reply #123 |
165. It seems to me |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
121. And poverty is caused by not having any money |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 01:13 PM Response to Reply #121 |
124. Poverty is caused by greedy people |
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Castleman (166 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 04:25 PM Response to Reply #124 |
155. and even funnier how your bank balance makes you thinner |
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onlyadream (821 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
126. Good info...but |
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Locrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 03:11 PM Response to Reply #126 |
137. correct |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 05:35 PM Response to Reply #126 |
162. ... |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
128. why cold, hard math is pointless to describe an entire species of individuals |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 03:11 PM Response to Reply #128 |
136. Right, because some people have a silicon physiology... |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 03:15 PM Response to Reply #136 |
138. well, I'm glad we can discuss it like adults |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 03:29 PM Response to Reply #138 |
141. That's below you. |
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dbmk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 04:08 PM Response to Reply #128 |
152. I am pretty sure the OP knows that |
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The Inquisitive (480 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:00 PM Response to Reply #128 |
177. Pick up a statistics textbook |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 08:27 PM Response to Reply #128 |
188. "Blah, blah, blah not my fault blah, blah blah." |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 03:00 AM Response to Reply #188 |
215. No, really it's 'blah, blah, blah why the fuck do you care what I weigh?' |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 09:28 AM Response to Reply #215 |
238. I guess it depends on how one feels about cheeseburger-assisted suicide. |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 10:17 AM Response to Reply #238 |
243. I think you're reading what you want to read and I find it interesting you |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 11:47 AM Response to Reply #243 |
246. I think the poster was talking more along the same lines as the person downthread |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 12:37 PM Response to Reply #243 |
250. No, you took that *EXACTLY* wrong. |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 12:57 PM Response to Reply #250 |
252. EVERYONE alive now is "killing themselves slowly" simply by being alive |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 02:11 PM Response to Reply #250 |
254. you don't know shit about what I eat. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 06:09 PM Response to Reply #254 |
259. That's not quite true. |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 08:22 PM Response to Reply #259 |
260. never mind |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 08:33 AM Response to Reply #188 |
232. really? you get that from what I posted? |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 09:12 AM Response to Reply #232 |
236. A'yup. |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 09:35 AM Response to Reply #236 |
239. well, then I guess even skinny bigots can have reading comprehension problems. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 10:04 AM Response to Reply #239 |
241. Why did you assume that I'm skinny? |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 10:13 AM Response to Reply #241 |
242. LOL! |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 12:43 PM Response to Reply #242 |
251. The exact numbers are none of your business... |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 02:09 PM Response to Reply #251 |
253. oh, well, I'm a bit more brave...or honest |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
147. So why don't you take your own advise and eat less? |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 04:40 PM Response to Reply #147 |
156. I haven't necessarily 'advised' that at all. |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
150. Thanks for the post. You forgot to address the endocrine feedback loops. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 05:06 PM Response to Reply #150 |
159. Well, first off... |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:22 PM Response to Reply #159 |
182. The fundamentals you discussed are fine. I was simply pointing out |
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Castleman (166 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
151. Interesting facts and figures, simple observation shows it's not that simple |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
157. I'm glad you put the medical condition issue in there. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 05:13 PM Response to Reply #157 |
160. I believe it. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 12:13 PM Response to Reply #160 |
248. I'm 5'5" and 203 on my scale this morning. |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
166. I know this is a serious topic but |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
167. I got fat one time - and I'm naturally skinny |
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unc70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
175. Adenovirus possibly another culprit since 1980 |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
179. Far better if you'd just stuck to the first paragraph, "Dr" |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:17 PM Response to Reply #179 |
180. Then you should read with BOTH eyes. |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:33 PM Response to Reply #180 |
183. I'm not the one that's flaming. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:06 PM Response to Reply #183 |
193. Like I said, anyone who uses that to assail anyone is an ignorant jerk. |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:20 PM Response to Reply #193 |
195. I think it got flamey because you responded snottily to those who disagreed. |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 12:52 AM Response to Reply #193 |
206. Oh, it just occured to me. |
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Fedja (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 02:05 AM Response to Reply #193 |
208. Math is a losing battle |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 02:28 AM Response to Reply #208 |
210. No. It wasn't the math. |
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Fedja (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 02:47 AM Response to Reply #210 |
213. hum? |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 02:56 AM Response to Reply #213 |
214. Why would you assume I was overweight? |
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Fedja (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 03:13 AM Response to Reply #214 |
216. WEll |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 06:36 AM Response to Reply #216 |
221. If losing weight were as |
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Fedja (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 11:26 AM Response to Reply #221 |
245. I can immagine it's worse, yes |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 10:08 AM Response to Reply #245 |
262. I hope you |
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Fedja (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 02:17 PM Response to Reply #262 |
263. nahh :) |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
187. K & R. nt |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
189. I was a high school wrestler. When I wrestled at my heaviest weight, |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 08:45 PM Response to Reply #189 |
190. BTW, I think the entire idea of "losing weight" is flawed. |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 12:09 AM Response to Reply #190 |
204. Not quite "massively" obese |
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bonito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
191. If I can interject for those who will listen |
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daveskilt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
192. First sensible post on this topic. I see the results of obesity every day - and the hear the excuses |
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bread_and_roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
197. I appreciate that you are trying to be non-judgemental, BUT |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 08:32 AM Response to Reply #197 |
231. Do you think the reason there is not this problem in Western European countries is due to |
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bread_and_roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 09:40 AM Response to Reply #231 |
240. I don't know but it would not surprise me to learn that's a factor |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 05:31 PM Response to Reply #197 |
258. I made mention of, but perhaps shoul have put more emphasis on |
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celloise (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
201. Perplexed |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 12:14 AM Response to Reply #201 |
205. The Canadian airlines decision |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 08:26 AM Response to Reply #201 |
228. I think one of problems is that this is considered a "fairness" issue. |
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celloise (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 11:49 AM Response to Reply #228 |
247. Tempest in a tea kettle |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 03:22 AM Response to Original message |
217. Food is the new Sex |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 03:36 AM Response to Original message |
218. More information about hypothyroidism. |
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Fedja (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 04:21 AM Response to Reply #218 |
219. Black&White |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 08:18 AM Response to Reply #218 |
225. I clicked on your link because I wanted to know if this is a problem in |
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chatnoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 08:36 AM Response to Reply #225 |
233. Living in Europe I cannot recall seeing anyone obese |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 05:44 AM Response to Original message |
220. We probably all know the math. |
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D-Lee (457 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
224. EXCEPT for diabetics and those with imparied glucose metabolisms |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 09:28 AM Response to Reply #224 |
237. Thanks for your input. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
255. I am overweight because of the choices that I make. |
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