Get those Senior members out of the Corportae uniform and into the USAF style

[RNOfficer]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC6FkP5JZVk

Clinical trials showed patient lost an average of 46 pounds during the first year and another few pounds to make 50 pounds of weight loss by the second year.

[SarDragon]

Sadly, that won't help me. I'm barbate, not overweight. It's a choice I made many years ago, and an opportunity to wear the AF-style uniform is not a big enough inducement to alter my current appearance, nor would it for many other members.

[Sapper168]

 

Eating a smaller portion size is much cheaper and does exactly the same thing.

[RNOfficer]

Eating a smaller portion size is much cheaper and does exactly the same thing.

Unfortunately, losing weight is not easy for many. Try Googling "Civil Air Patrol" officer" image and you'll see that possibly a majority of CAP Seniors appearing in USAF uniform do not meet weight/ height standards.

[grunt82abn]

I meet the standards and choose not to wear the USAF uniform, and actually prefer the corporate. 21 years in the army is enough military uniform wear for me.

[supertigerCH]

Eating a smaller portion size is much cheaper and does exactly the same thing.

You're right on the money Ground Pounder

[SarDragon]

Here's something else I do for snacks - put some in a small container that holds about 100 calories worth. NEVER eat out of the original container. Once you have a defined portion adjust the size to meet your desired caloric intake level and motor on. I eat nuts, crackers, granola and similar stuff that way, and it seems to work.

[Al Sayre]

YGBSM!  Looks like the first step in connecting us to the matrix.  Install the feeding tube, the microchips come next ... https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1292761/us-navy-considers-plans-to-fit-humans-with-microchips-and-track-their-every-move/

We might already be there...
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-we-living-in-a-computer-simulation/

[Майор Хаткевич]

Here's something else I do for snacks - put some in a small container that holds about 100 calories worth. NEVER eat out of the original container. Once you have a defined portion adjust the size to meet your desired caloric intake level and motor on. I eat nuts, crackers, granola and similar stuff that way, and it seems to work.

Alternatively, MyFitnessPal. Don't want o log everything? Fine. But use it for a month, and the data you get on food is mindblowing. Really opens your eyes.

[etodd]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC6FkP5JZVk

Clinical trials showed patient lost an average of 46 pounds during the first year and another few pounds to make 50 pounds of weight loss by the second year.

That is no different than purging. Sticking a finger down one's throat is MUCH cheaper. 

[Eclipse]

That is no different than purging. Sticking a finger down one's throat is MUCH cheaper.

Until you burn your esophagus out with stomach acid.

[abdsp51]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC6FkP5JZVk

Clinical trials showed patient lost an average of 46 pounds during the first year and another few pounds to make 50 pounds of weight loss by the second year.

That is no different than purging. Sticking a finger down one's throat is MUCH cheaper. 

Do remember there are cadets who read these forums and some of them may be dealing with binge eating and purging.  Have a little forethought.

[Pace]

While I am adamently opposed to this except as an absolute last resort to avoid gastric bypass, which has a host of permanent irreversable side effects, it is not the same as eating less. If it were, it would never have been approved.

After you eat to the point you feel full, neurohormonal mediators signal that you are satisfied. This is when the device is used to empty 1/3 of the contents and replace them with water. If you simply eat less, the brain will not "feel full" and the person will be more likely to keep eating to satisfaction.

[winterg]

Wouldn't it be cheaper and safer to just drink a full glass of water before your meal?

Transmitted via my R5 astromech.

[Pace]

Not the same thing. Water doesn't increase leptin (satiety hormone) levels and induce a sense of fullness.

[Майор Хаткевич]

Eating less, and eating your macros in balance. I finally broke a goal - 40.8lbs lost. Only 21.2lbs to go until I'm CAP compliant.. Last time I as at this weight was when I was 19, on a crazy diet that got me down to 218 from 240ish, only to gain it all back quickly, and then pack on another 35lbs over a course of a few years.

[winterg]

Not the same thing. Water doesn't increase leptin (satiety hormone) levels and induce a sense of fullness.

Interesting. My Doctor told me to drink water before meals. And a quick Web search turns up numerous studies that say it is beneficial. But I guess like any medical finding, give it a minute and they will do a 180!

http://www.m.webmd.com/diet/news/20150828/water-weight-meals-obesity

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[Luis R. Ramos]

I always thought the reason why restaurant waiters pile you with water as soon as you finish your water glass was so that your stomach was full and you did not complain about your meal portions...

And I always read that "to eat less, have a full glass of water at the beginning of your meal."

Maybe water does not make your satiation hormones going but you will not be able to get more food portions in if the stomach is full as when it is empty...

[Pace]

I get where you guys are coming from. Drink more water = stretch receptors activated + food = eat less. But that is only temporizing until the water empties and you're hungry again because that does not increase hormonal levels like filling that same volume with food. To fool the body you have to pile in the food to stimulate hormone release then suck it out and replace with volume.

I feel like I'm defending this stupid device now... I hate this thing except in rare circumstances, but the science behind it is sound.

[Sketch]

Water is a natural hunger suppressant, but you still have to eat and depending on your goals eating more might be the way to go. The key is to eat the right things in the right amounts at the right times of day. Also, since I know some of us metabolize food slower than others, you might need to consider quitting certain trigger foods altogether if they're preventing you from moving forward with your goals. I used to eat an astronomical amount of junk food until I realized I would never be fit unless I went full cold turkey so I did. Now I'm getting close to my goals and not only can I wear USAF style, I almost look good wearing it 

Also, for some that have let themselves go I can see the urge to go under the knife but I insist that you try everything else first before considering that option.