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Comment on The Myth of Starvation Mode by Andy

Andy — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 05:56:20 +0000

Sure.

- Keys, Ancel et al. The Biology of Human Starvation. The University of Minnesota Press: Minneapolis, MN, 1950
- Weyer, Christian; Walford, Roy L; Harper, Inge T S; Milner, Mike A; MacCallum, Taber; Tataranni, P Antonio; Ravussin, Eric (2000). “Energy metabolism after 2 y of energy restriction: the Biosphere 2 experiment”. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Comment on The Myth of Starvation Mode by Big Man Getting Smaller

Big Man Getting Smaller — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 05:30:04 +0000

I’d love to see some references to the ‘scientific studies’ you mention.

Comment on Where the Crap Have I Been? by Martha

Martha — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 23:52:04 +0000

All those hits you’ve been getting have been coming from Myfitnesspal.com. It’s weight and exercise tracking community, kind of a facebook for fitness. Someone found your blog and posted the link, it’s been a super hot topic over there!
I’m a blogger too so thought I’d leave you a comment to let you know

Comment on The Myth of Starvation Mode by Shelly

Shelly — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:33:30 +0000

It makes sense to me. I have never ever understood why trainers tell you “if you don’t eat enough you won’t lose weight” Surely if I eat less than I’m putting in I simply MUST lose weight!

Comment on The Myth of Starvation Mode by liz

liz — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:10:40 +0000

This is an amazing post. I get so fed up with people on dieting forum’s that are telling people they are eating too few calories and losing weight. What is really going on is people are depriving themselves and overeating later OR not accurately reporting calories. calories burned>calories consumed! Weight loss is that simple physically. Psychologically its hard!

Comment on Autumn is the Springtime of the Mind by Andy

Andy — Tue, 24 May 2011 14:37:51 +0000

ah, thank you!

Comment on Autumn is the Springtime of the Mind by Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 24 May 2011 08:31:39 +0000

About an hour into his broadcast of 11 September 1960, Jean Shepherd’s engineer brought to his attention the “Fall is the springtime of the mind.”

I believe that this ultimately derives from Chapter 5 of Schopenhauer’s Counsels and Maxims, in which he says, first, “Nay, in the spring of life, as in the spring of the year, the days reach a length that is positively tiresome; but in the autumn, whether of the year or of life, though they are short, they are more genial and uniform.” and then that “the period immediately preceding the weakness and troubles of old age” is “the springtime of the mind”.

Comment on Where the Crap Have I Been? by Scott W. Black

Scott W. Black — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 02:04:55 +0000

Sweet! Welcome back…sort of.

Comment on About by Shana

Shana — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 00:33:57 +0000

Hello,
I just wanted to say I found your blog(s) this afternnon, and have spent the rest of the day reading them from ‘cover to cover’!
So funny, you had me laughing out loud many times – but also some of the most sensible and balanced views of weight loss and dieting that I have seen in some while.
Keep up the good work – I hope you continue to write, even after you reach your goal. It would be a shame to lose such a refreshing and sane voice from the otherwise mad world of internet diets!

Comment on The Myth of Starvation Mode by Christina

Christina — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:52:33 +0000

I love this article and I agree…Just like all these models or girls who starve themselves they actually do get skinny! I dont think their bodies are going into starvation mode they are just starving good article.