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I am more interested in his next post: "Five years later and I am going to tell you how I managed to keep the lost weight off" > I took some pills, specificall

I am more interested in his next post: "Five years later and I am going to tell you how I managed to keep the lost weight off" > I took some pills, specifically raspberry ketones, a multi-vitamin, and cod liver / fish oil. I went back and forth on these, and then decided to drop them. I may go back to the oils, but I think vitamins may be snake oil. It is hard to really tell though. Vitamins are snake oil. Ok. (And what the hell is a "dev aggregator" ?) Calories in, calories out. Abs are 90% made in the kitchen. Go to the doctor when it hurts or feel unusual.

johnking 13y ago
Agreed up until calories in, calories out. I know what you mean, but that way of thinking is quite dated. It's clear these days that the macronutrient composition of the diet also needs to be taken seriously.
- johnchristopher 13y ago
  I agree as well with your point.
- carbocation 13y ago
  Doesn't matter from a chemical perspective, because the law of conservation of energy/mass is not violated. But it is true that hormonal response makes it easier or harder to stay with a diet.
  - johnchristopher 13y ago
    It is also about feeling good, being healthy and not obese versus feeling bad, being sick and not obese.
    - carbocation 13y ago
      Yes, I agree with you re: the emotional effect of different dietary choices.
- rjh29 13y ago
  People saying that are talking about -weight-, not fat.
lnanek2 13y ago
Actually there seems to be a fad right now in killing ab fat with cold: http://fellrnr.com/wiki/CoolSculpting http://fellrnr.com/wiki/CoolSculpting And the medical version: http://www.drnicklowe.com/article/zeltiq-one-year-on-is-the-big-freeze-thawing http://www.drnicklowe.com/article/zeltiq-one-year-on-is-the-... There seems to be science behind it. Fat cells die at a higher temperature than skin is damaged. Recent vitamin research are also in line with his comments. There have been studies showing taking more than the 100% recommended daily value can increase cancer rates. So if you are getting decent nutrition from your food, lots of vitamin pills are actually bad.

johnking 13y ago

Agreed up until calories in, calories out. I know what you mean, but that way of thinking is quite dated. It's clear these days that the macronutrient composition of the diet also needs to be taken seriously.

johnchristopher 13y ago
I agree as well with your point.
carbocation 13y ago
Doesn't matter from a chemical perspective, because the law of conservation of energy/mass is not violated. But it is true that hormonal response makes it easier or harder to stay with a diet.
- johnchristopher 13y ago
  It is also about feeling good, being healthy and not obese versus feeling bad, being sick and not obese.
  - carbocation 13y ago
    Yes, I agree with you re: the emotional effect of different dietary choices.
rjh29 13y ago
People saying that are talking about -weight-, not fat.

lnanek2 13y ago

Actually there seems to be a fad right now in killing ab fat with cold: http://fellrnr.com/wiki/CoolSculpting http://fellrnr.com/wiki/CoolSculpting And the medical version: http://www.drnicklowe.com/article/zeltiq-one-year-on-is-the-big-freeze-thawing http://www.drnicklowe.com/article/zeltiq-one-year-on-is-the-... There seems to be science behind it. Fat cells die at a higher temperature than skin is damaged. Recent vitamin research are also in line with his comments. There have been studies showing taking more than the 100% recommended daily value can increase cancer rates. So if you are getting decent nutrition from your food, lots of vitamin pills are actually bad.