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Not water loss per se, rather; the effect of appetite suppression. Regardless, my abs looks better now than they did a week ago.


Right, because you lost water.
 

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As far as I know ephadrine has no effect on water retention.
 

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As far as I know ephadrine has no effect on water retention.


i've read a lot of anecdotes that it does, but i wasn't implying that; caffeine is a diuretic, and lowered carbs - which generally goes hand in hand with eca - causes water loss. water (or blood/glycogen) is the only thing that could account for any noticeable change in someone's appearance in a week.
 

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i've read a lot of anecdotes that it does, but i wasn't implying that; caffeine is a diuretic, and lowered carbs - which generally goes hand in hand with eca - causes water loss. water (or blood/glycogen) is the only thing that could account for any noticeable change in someone's appearance in a week.


Or it could be for the exact reason I said it is....the appetite suppression. Caffeine is a very mild diuretic and only does so at concentrations higher than what I'm taking.

Also, the pound of fat I've lost in a week is enough to notice a difference since I'm already at a low BF%.
 
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Or it could be for the exact reason I said it is....the appetite suppression. Caffeine is a very mild diuretic and only does so at concentrations higher than what I'm taking.
Also, the pound of fat I've lost in a week is enough to notice a difference since I'm already at a low BF%.


right, you look noticeably different because you're not hungry. because hunger really impacts upon your appearance. ok.

if you're lean enough to notice a 1-pound loss of fat then you most likely didnt lose a pound of fat in a week.
 
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right, you look noticeably different because you're not hungry. because hunger really impacts upon your appearance. ok.
if you're lean enough to notice a 1-pound loss of fat then you most likely didnt lose a pound of fat in a week.


Seriously stfu.
 
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look, you srsly saying that a 1 pound loss isn't visible at all? IIRC tjktg isn't low-carb talebaning it up and is a pretty lean dude so it's completely possible.

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Seriously stfu.


lol keep thinking that you look leaner youre not hungry. even broscience sound legit, but your logic is laughable even on the surface.

look, you srsly saying that a 1 pound loss isn't visible at all? IIRC tjktg isn't low-carb talebaning it up and is a pretty lean dude so it's completely possible.
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no, i didnt say this. strong reading comprehension. please **** right off and learn what words mean.
 
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Please, continue to tell me that I've only lost water:

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Please, continue to tell me that I've only lost water:


i'm not denying that you lost some fat.

but please, continue telling me you look noticeably leaner because you're less hungry.
 

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i'm not denying that you lost some fat.
but please, continue telling me you look noticeably leaner because you're less hungry.


1. Yes you were denying that I lost some fat.
2. For those of us who are already lean, a pound of fat makes a difference.
3. Being less hungry = losing a pound of fat.
 

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I don't see what this argument is about, Ephadrine/thermogenics help you lose weight.
 

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1. Yes you were denying that I lost some fat.


nope. i assume you're referring to my post "dont get too excited it's just water loss". i was referring to the factor that was responsible for your noticeable change in appearance, which doesn't imply no fat was lost. try again.

2. For those of us who are already lean, a pound of fat makes a difference.

i never said it didnt. but so does a pound of water loss, which is far more likely responsible for any results you could achieve in a weeks' time.

3. Being less hungry = losing a pound of fat.

i don't even know how to respond this stupidity. a change in your perceived level of leanness can only be directly caused by

1) fat loss
or
2) water loss

hunger has exactly zero to do with it. yes, over time if you eat less due to decreased appetite, you will look leaner, but only because you lost fat or water, not because appetite impacts directly on your level of leanness.

have to go with option b, which is this

Seriously stfu.


pls **** off with your weaksauce strawman


if your illiterate ass can quote where i made a strawman argument i will give you literally anything you want.
 
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well, at least to me it's just an observation that appetite suppression means eating less, thus leaning out.
 
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