thc and bones

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Suffered from an ed for more than 2 years

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I know lots of us already know this stuff and cannot combat our ED thoughts, but I want to put some things out there that I know about human biology, in case anyone doesn't know.

You cannot spot reduce fat with exercises that target a particular body part. You can gain muscle (with a caloric surplus) by working particular muscle groups, but you can't control where your body stores fat. Burning calories can help you lose weight all over, but not in any particular area.

It's not recommended to lose more than 0.5-1 pound per week (~0.3-0.5 kg) for healthy weight loss.

Research suggests that artificial sweeteners increase sugar cravings.

If you reach a weight loss plateau, you should increase your intake back to maintenance calories for a few weeks before going back into a deficit. Your body needs a break, being in a deficit is a huge stressor and releases stress hormones that can cause you to hold on to weight.

Sustained lifestyle changes are the most effective way to lose weight and keep it off, as opposed to extreme dieting followed by periods of binging because you're so deprived.

The lowest period of time healthcare professionals would use to monitor weight loss or gain is 1 week because weight fluctuates too much throughout the day for changes in scale weight to be significant.

Any substance like ACV, green tea, or any weight loss concoction that people have claimed "boosts metabolism" or increases the speed at which you lose weight does not have a substantial enough body of scientific evidence to support its use as a weight loss tool. These things are at best placebo and at worst may do nothing for you at all. The most reliable and supported way to increase your metabolism and your BMR (calories you burn at rest) is to increase your muscle mass.

Again, I know many of you already know these things. I know these things and still struggle with my ED thoughts every day. Just a reminder to some, and a PSA to others.

(I learned these things in several different undergraduate level biology and nutrition courses; it's possible that research has changed or will change in the future but this is my current understanding. I'm not a professional yet and definitely not an expert by any means.)

This is an article without the extension. See that messy format, and how the actual article content only takes up a fraction of the page? It's no wonder it took me 7 hours to write that paper.

The oreo shake:

FOR THIS WHOLE BOWL!

WITHOUT POTATOES, THEY TASTE (NO JOKE) LIKE ACTUAL THING

You need:

3 rice paper sheets (30 cal)

Curry paste, 1//0,5 tsp- 10 cal

Lots of spices

Mix curry paste with about 3 tbsp water, add any spices you like. Soak ripped rice paper sheets in that, they have to be soft, so leave for like 30 seconds. Remove, on plate, fridge for atleast 2 hrs.

Then here's the magic. Fry it on a dry pan, without oil until they are crispy. ← and this is important. They have to be crispy. Serve with salt.

When you experience the aforementioned side effect: