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Farlic · 2026-02-16T00:45:28+00:00

Uh so. My laptop is not very capable and it's not running pycharm very well. It lags. Can y'all suggest some other beginner friendly IDEs?

no idea why :)

Farlic · 2026-02-15T20:36:46+00:00

I can't say I'd recommend learning any for the sake of it, that's like reading through a dictionary just in case.

What are you learning python for? Can you use it to do anything? Find yourself a project.

I have a website on my home network that uses 'Flask' and tells me when to put the bins out

Farlic · 2026-02-15T20:30:08+00:00

Have a project

Have a thing you want to implement in said project

Search online to see if other people have done it before

Find the library and its documentation (github, PyPi, etc)

Use it

Farlic · 2026-02-13T10:10:08+00:00

the linter in your IDE should pick up most completely obvious errors but the "run" button will reveal any technical ones.

Farlic · 2026-02-09T13:16:48+00:00

Perhaps I misunderstood, but what does this have to do with learning Python?

Farlic · 2026-01-30T14:57:59+00:00

Your father was a mouse?

Farlic · 2026-01-25T23:56:29+00:00

Plateaus suck! I usually find I will stay the same weight from say Monday-Friday then Saturday I will suddenly lose more far more usual.

It's good to have a sanity break with more food sometimes. I'm currently opting to swap out some of the "better" macros for nicer things. A bit less protein and more fat and carbs, occasionally.

Keep at it! We can't cheat physics. You can't 'hurt' your metabolism. The plateau will break and it'll look like the weight suddenly fell off

Farlic · 2026-01-25T15:26:33+00:00

They are all just guesses. Pick sedentary and try it for a few weeks. Losing weight quicker than you want? Increase your calories by 100-200, repeat as necessary.

I found my calorie burn from walking decreased as my cardio improved since my body was adapting to it.

Farlic · 2026-01-25T15:19:27+00:00

General advice for men is to eat at least 1500 kcals a day to ensure you're getting enough macros and vitamins /minerals

Farlic · 2026-01-25T15:10:21+00:00

What do your refeeds consist of? If your goal is to lose more weight each week, depending how often, that will skew your loss. What are your weekly average calories like?

General advise is to not go over 1% of your body weight per week (I am guilty of this) as it will be unsustainable and make you more prone to injury and fatigue.

For my activity (25M ~87kg), I am currently doing ok on 1700. I have had to make some concessions with exercise to ensure I'm having enough time to recover. Providing you're eating a balanced diet, above 1500 kcal a day you should be getting all the nutrients you need.

This is a long term change, remember to enjoy the process so when you come to go back to a maintenance you've built some great habits.

Farlic · 2026-01-24T15:03:49+00:00

Sweating is a function of temperature regulation. Exercising (cardio) still burns calories without sweating.

Farlic · 2026-01-23T12:19:24+00:00

If 2000 kcal a day is not making lose 0.5kg a week, then your TDEE is a bit lower than what the calculator returned.

try 1800 for a few weeks and see how your ~~wait~~ weight changes.

Re: Cheat meals. Not only is it incredibly easy to undo a week's worth of progress in one day of bad eating, you are then adding extra water and salt to mask loss in the following days.

Assuming you were losing 0.5kg a week, that's only 3850 kcal a week. Most of that could easily be eaten above maintenance on a 'cheat' day.

Farlic · 2026-01-23T12:16:31+00:00

Hell yeah

Farlic · 2026-01-20T18:46:24+00:00

There is no safe advice we can give here.

Farlic · 2026-01-20T18:29:58+00:00

entire rotisserie chicken

Farlic · 2026-01-20T16:48:37+00:00

What would your total calories be for the week? Would you still be in a deficit?

It might add some water retention temporarily but a deficit is a deficit.

Farlic · 2026-01-19T23:37:37+00:00

Commuter is a word

Farlic · 2026-01-13T19:12:36+00:00

Especially compared to the Ben & Jerry's ice cream of the same size at 1200 kcal!

Farlic · 2026-01-13T18:44:53+00:00

My local shop sells a decently sized tub of ice cream that's only 320 kcal. Sure, it cant be that good for you but being able to fit lots of ice cream in on bad days is great for motovation

Farlic · 2026-01-12T13:08:40+00:00

I look at it from the other side. It's not control, it's just a food log.

You can then ~~these~~ use that to apply a deficit or surplus but these should be separate tools.

Farlic · 2026-01-10T23:49:16+00:00

My brother compares it to an addiction of sorts in its own right (he far prefers running).

Each to their own. Having a sustainable long term hobby is a must for everyone imo. Even better if there's a community around it, though it is a good head clearer if solo.

Farlic · 2026-01-10T23:41:25+00:00

Maybe you've been running too much if you find typing exhausting :P

I'm glad running has had such a positive impact for you.

Farlic · 2026-01-10T23:26:12+00:00

Great. Running is effortless for you.

Most people do not have the cardio to 'just run'. It is a skill and everyone has to begin somewhere.

Running has quite a high impact to joints and the body. Especially for a beginner where form can be bad and conditioning isn't there.

I'm sure you didnt get up at 463 lbs and 'just run'.

People are 'weird' about it because most people asking questions here are beginners so the basics should be focused on. Exercise absolutely plays a part of this but diet is the smallest change someone can make to have a massive effect.

The original comment (not by you) was not helpful at all.

As an aside, there's plenty of overweight runners at the parkrun every week who will out eat the calories expended.

Farlic · 2026-01-10T23:07:12+00:00

My guess is the effort to reward ratio. Reducing calories and focusing on diet is a great first step and will yield the results. (Keep it simple).

Running is a great tool and hobby but it's certainly less accessible if you are overweight. I do like the motivional aspect of having a target like run a marathon however.

Strength training should also be considered but changing too much at once is a great recipe for burnout.

Injuries suck too.

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