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Ooookay and back to the OP's original question. So I may get some flack for this, but I haven't really told anyone, I was more curious to see if anyone would figure it out on their own or would even notice. 5 months in of vegan eating (well mostly, I'm still learning and I still make mistakes, theres so much to know!) i've…

Okay I probably worded that wrong, I told them i had issues and they ultrasounded my lady bits and told me it looked like pcos and that IUD would alleviate my other symptoms I complained about. I have periods so infrequently I've gone six months without having one naturally and this has occured often. I get crazy pms,…

If its less than 5 cals i dont usually log it, like the miniscule spread of mustard i might put on my sandwich or a squirt of hot sauce the size of a pea i mix in my ketchup sometimes. Just stuff that's hard to measure its so small. But like everyone else said, little nibbles add up quick. A few Pretzels here and a handful…

1,000 calories a day is the kind of diet plan they put patients on for bariatric surgery. I would say if your not super morbidly obese or morbidly obese 1lb a day is not a good goal for you, its too much. They just usually do that because the health risks of being morbidly obese far outweigh the risk of losing weight so…

"I'm sorry, I didn't realize you went to school to be my personal nutritionist. I hope you aren't charging me by the remark cause I must owe you a ton by now! Now please remind me just how perfect YOU are :-)" But I don't have any patience for that sort of remark in the first place. I can totally appreciate someone wanting…

I'm not saying they may not be exaggerating, but as another person who used to live in a big city, it is damn expensive. It was $11 for ONE PACK of Marlboro cigarettes (I no longer smoke), $5 for a gallon of milk isn't unheard of. Where I live now a gallon of milk is $2.99. It obviously depends where you shop, if you live…

We replaced a lot of our junk foods with vegetables and our grocery budget never got bigger. We just buy what's on sale and get creative. Frozen veggies are still good for you too and we get them at the dollar store for a huge bag! Also there is a litle discount store by us that sells reject shipments and some goods past…

I agree what is your definition of "healthy"? I can tell you which ones I think taste the best, but just because its non-dairy doesn't necessarily mean its going to be " healthier".

I'm 5'1" and I'm currently at about 150lbs right now. I'm trying to get down to about 125 by september. Its so hard because everyone carries their weight differently and everyone has a different ideal! I carry a lot of mine in my tummy, thighs, and I have always had kinda big muscular arms. I have no butt whatsoever. I bet…

I cut my dairy a few months ago (going vegan was my new years resolution). I don't really miss it. I use soymilk and coconut milk in my cereal in the morning and a soy creamer for tea and occasionally I need it for cooking. But I wouldn't say I eat an inordinate amount of soy products. I would say I feel better consuming…

I'm starting the skyla IUD tomorrow. Its just like mirena but smaller and designed for women who haven't had babies yet. It lasts 3 years instead of 5 but my gyno recommended to me because my insurance runs out soon and I won't need to replace it for some time. She assured me if there was weight gain shed only seen minimal…

I strive to be as veg\vegan as possible. I was at 1200 calories a day for a while (im at 1300 a day now) and after the first couple weeks I didn't feel as hungry. I upped my water intake and stopped drinking juice or pop all day. I also do 2 or 3 snacks a day of veggies\fruit or hummus so I don't get hungr between meals.

You can lose more faster than this in the beginning starting at your high weight, but aiming for no more than one to two pounds a week is generally accepted as a good pace for weight loss. If you have a lot of weight to lose for your GW, slow and steady is best to prevent saggy skin.

Honey bunches of oats and muesli all the way!

So this is going to be a dumb question... I'm newer to the community section and I do not know what this "Bumping" is I keep seeing?

That even though you might feel great and have dropped a size or two, that doesn't mean everyone else around you will notice yet. So far I have dropped 1-2 sizes and over 25 pounds. I can feel the difference and see the difference in my body. But none of my coworkers, friends, family, fiance, etc had taken notice yet. It…

I am the same height and have the same goal as you! I'm 5'1" and I'm currently at 157 trying to get to 130. I was at a 1200 calorie goal for some time. In january I still had my goal set at 1200 calories and I was losing around .5lbs/week. I decided in February to set my calories at 1300 to make it a little easier on…

Took me twenty five pounds to get from a 16 to a 14 or 12 (I hate how I can have three different dress sizes from different stores that all fit me the same). But I'm only 5'1"

Ugh, okay forget a threw a number out there. The number never existed it was just an example. The other guy was responding to the OP's original statement of " I know many of us have done it before... restricting your calorie intake too low to lose weight." Which yes its true you will lose weight as the respond er said we…

Okay so I suppose youre right, we don't know how many calories exactly she is thinking of cutting down to or for how long of a stretch of time in order to lose weight. But I consider "cutting down too much" when you run the risk of physical OR psychological harm to your body from doing so. Of course youre going to lose…

Wait, so eating say 600 calories a day (for example) is okay just as long as your not emaciated? I don't buy that. Short term you may lose weight but it will just creep back on again. Long term I don't think a fully grown adult can get proper nutrition from a diet too small.

In order to lose weight (with or without a bypass surgery) you need to be eating a calorie deficit. If you achieve your weight loss goal and they approve you for surgery, youre going to have to completely change how you eat and think about food anyway. If you "cheat" through this first 30 pounds youre only going to be…

I've got a jawbone fitband and I love it. The Nike one and the fitbit bands didn't seem as comfortable to me and one of my friends started getting a bad rash from wearing her fitbit band all the time. The jawbone one was slimmer and more flexible so it didn't bother my skin.

There is probably too many issues to mention with long term extreme calorie restriction. Long term restrictions of extremely low calories can lead to Vitamin and mineral deficiencies leading to bad eyes, bad skin, bad hair, bad teeth, long term damage to organs, bone loss, hair loss, menstruation problems, menstruation…

I'm 5'1 and currently 157 pounds down from a high of 187. I'd like to get close to my college weight of 115 but right now I'm working on getting to 130 by my wedding in September. I think its attainable in this time frame. My main issue is my arms, they've always been bulky and thick.

What did you initially go to the doc for? Was it menstrual issues or was it for something totally different? I went recently for "lady issues" and my doc said it sounds like the same thing but I'm going back in for an ultrasound so they can make sure its not something else. I don't have acne either. Maybe ask for some more…

I log just about everything. The only time I don't is a holiday (key word day, I'm not going to turn it into a holi-week and splurge nonstop), when I give myself permission to not. And I don't log cooking spray/oil sometimes unless its a very significant amount, I usually stick to a teaspoon, two tops, and thats cooking…

You can add me, I recently went vegan so I'm still starting to get the hang of things. But my diary is open if you need some ideas!

Don't lie about your plans. As a person who has dealt with eating disorders for many years (and done a bit of deception myself) there's nothing worse than being lied to, little white lie or not. If your new eating plan starts to feel like a competition between the both of you, then I might get concerned. For now, usually…

Sometimes the mental habits can be hard to break. It can be like quitting smoking, its not necessarily the nicotine that makes you relapse cause once the chemicals are out, the habits are there (after eating, drinking, in the car, in the morning, etc). I can see where it may suck if its an embedded habit to eat crap or…