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  • LOL, I just posted about this somewhere else. I am a recovering food inhaler too! Adding a bowl of raw, fibrous vegetables to my meals has helped a ton because you actually need to chew them well before you can swallow them. I know this sounds dumb, but I spent a lot of time practicing this - bite of food, bite of veggies.…
    in Seeking Other Fast Eaters Who Want to Slow Down... Comment by amsnew February 2015
  • I think if you're working on a tight margin between maintenance and a deficit (short people holla!) this one really holds true. I try not to do cheat days or meals too frequently because something like a slice of pizza and 2 craft beers really chews into my weekly deficit. Eating out is really hard to negotiate when your…
    in Can someone explain a cheat day Comment by amsnew February 2015
  • I just wanted to point out one thing about eating more.... Sure yeah if you're eating 1600 empty calories of sugar and high calorie junk you'll be hungrier because the quantity of food is a lot less. That part is true. But I think that should be qualified as "eat more food" but not necessarily "eat more calories. Whether…
    in Starving! How do I get over it? Comment by amsnew February 2015
  • About the clothing size, it can take a little time to see results there. Especially since weight doesn't necessarily come off at the same rate in the same places. Like, I carried a lot of my extra fat in my upper body so I didn't really get the gratification of going down a shirt size for a lonnnnng time, but since my…
    in No results = need support Comment by amsnew February 2015
  • If you're insulin resistant, lowering your carbs might help some. I don't have PCOS, but I was pre-diabetic and had insulin resistance. I think that helped make it hard for me to lose weight, even on pretty low calories. I am an "apple" shape, and a lot of my excess fat was around my waistline. I tried very low carb, high…
    in I have PCOD and cannot seem to drop any pounds Help ! Comment by amsnew February 2015
  • Cool, I'm on day 25 today. I started to do it a long time ago but ended up falling off track when I moved. I have 2 more workouts left in month 1, and then a rest day and then my recovery week starts! Not much for results on the scale in the first month, but my butt looks a lot less flat and I lost a couple inches off my…
    in Insane February!! Comment by amsnew February 2015
  • I have the Withings Pulse, which is similar. But I just bought the Fitbit Flex for my mom for Christmas. It was on sale at BestBuy and it looks like they still have a bunch of sales going on. Amazon usually has comparable prices to most brick and mortar stores, so it's worth double checking if they're marked down there…
    in Need more info on fitbit Comment by amsnew January 2015
  • I know there's a certain subset of MFP who is convinced that eating a lot of food will magically make you lose weight, but that would be over some people's calorie limit for the day, just in one meal. Weighing and measuring your food can be shocking when you first start doing it. I've lost 35 lbs. so far and I weigh and…
    in Ugh... Consumed 24oz of chicken breast Comment by amsnew October 2014
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