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Sorry to hear you all were sick! For years, it was "tradition" for me to catch something similar for either Thanksgiving or Christmas. I switched to maintenance right before Thanksgiving and managed to lose 2/10 of a pound over the holidays, even with indulging and periods of not logging. I've found that I naturally…

It depends on the treadmill. My first gym's treadmills were wildly inaccurate, but the treadmills at my next gym were fairly consistent with my Fitbit. As for why some are so inaccurate? I have no idea. As for oats? I eat 40 grams. That's slightly less than 1/2 cup. I usually eat it with 1/2 cup pumpkin puree and either…

I'd just like to say that sometimes, what you see as a blind spot is simply someone thinking they're not unique and that maybe what worked for them might be helpful if they put it out there for everyone else to see. I would say the spirit in which personal experience is shared can vary on the forum, but not all sharing of…

I keep reading the initial post, and I think I'm following it now. Niner is postulating that fear is often a motivator, but often for the people who say they "can't", there's no connection to that fear thing, they don't see the big picture. If that IS what he's saying, I still disagree. For sure, I'm going to guess that…

I'm not sure I follow your logic here. I moderate, and my thinking when I regulate my food intake is nothing along those lines. I don't think that's a particularly healthy train of thought you're encouraging, if I'm even halfway following you, to be honest. One of the things I always go on about when posting is that in…

OP, I recently was on a course of antibiotics and they did a number on my digestive system. I have spent more time in the bathroom this past week than I have in probably my whole life up to this point. At least I can comfort myself with the knowledge that I did not voluntarily subject myself to this miserable fate. You? If…

Kudos to you! I just want to underscore the importance of the hard work one often needs to do in order to be able to deal with their behavioral issues with food. The first step in being able to do that is to understand that the issues you're having with food are behavioral though. And that is why I find this endless back…

Welcome to MFP! You've asked a few questions there, so I'd like to answer your first about how much to eat for weight loss. Your current caloric level is about as low as you should go. As far as carbs, there's no reason you need to limit them, barring a medical condition. Saying that, I do know that when you're eating…

Christmas Eve will mostly be assorted nibbles ... cheese and crackers, veggies and dip -- that sort of stuff. Christmas day will be an incredibly cheesy baked ziti with home made sauce, salad, garlic bread, and cheesecake.

I too have found scheduled eating to be very helpful. Years of emotional and pleasure eating have truly ruined my hunger signals. I also have days now where exercise will so suppress my appetite that I don't feel hungry even though I might need more calories if I want to have hope of exercising tomorrow. In the same way…

Well, I'll sit with the oatmeal-Greek yogurt-kale people... but the olives? No thank you.

That weird pattern of loss is perfectly normal and could be down to work outs, sodium intake, or phases of the moon. Who knows. The thing to take comfort in? It's normal. As for the rest of your post? I'm sorry, but speaking as a 53 year old woman who's lost 72 pounds, I really have to disagree with you. While the majority…

I recently had a bad cold and just followed what my body was up to. If you feel up to working out, you're probably ready for it. I know that on the days I wasn't ready for it, I didn't even feel like doing anything. I'm not a group activities person, but I think SherryTeach's advice is good, considerate advice. Careful…

I think this is already happening on this very site. I agree with Caitwn that hedonic hunger is an interesting thing to read about, and that it's a very complicated/personal issue.

I have celiac disease and am a vegetarian because I don't particularly like meat. I am also, by preference, for the most part, a scratch cook. I like the taste of my own cooking. Within those parameters, I eat pretty much everything I like. I just happen to like things like yogurt, cottage cheese, lentils, veggies,…

I had plans of enjoying proper portions of indulgent foods, but I've come down with a hideous migraine. Mine usually last for a few days. I have no idea what my stomach will be up for tomorrow. I utilized this plan over Thanksgiving, and didn't even log then. We moved house the day after and I didn't have access to the…

^This. Well, except I differ from the lovely nutmegoreo in that I don't find fat very satisfying. For me it's protein and fiber. I also found, when I was first cutting back on my food intake that slowing down while I was eating was helpful. It gave my body time to realize it was full. Different people find different…

Yup. I'm in the liking black bean brownies camp. Then again, I have celiac disease. The idea of using other starches to replace wheat in brownies is not far-fetched. Garbanzo bean flour is quite often used in gluten free baking. Brownies are amenable to conversion to being gluten free because they have so many eggs plus…

Stories like yours are my favorites. Losing weight is fabulous, but regaining health and functionality is just priceless. You're awesome.

Agree. While I agree with the premise of hedonic hunger, I disagree with the idea that we can never control it and that it's the food. I have eaten sweets just for pleasure and I have eaten savory foods like chicken legs in large quantities for the same reason. When it comes to hormonal responses in humans and how much…

Epic thread is epic. I laughed, I cried, I sang. A+++ would read again. I like a little spice in my coffee... cinnamon, allspice, cardamom.

+1 This is what I was driving at in my post. Thanks for elaborating for me, rabbit.

Sustainable changes are habits. They're free. Isagenix? Notsomuch.

I lived without sweets for a long time before learning to live with them again. Cutting them out of my diet completely was as simple as just... not eating them after deciding not to and staying determined. The hard part came after that. I realized that wasn't really a sustainable path for me. I'd have slip-ups. And eat a…

A lot of this is over my head, admittedly, but can some of the more knowledgeable posters put some caveats regarding the context of possibilities for the gaining of muscle in a deficit to happen -- in plain speak -- before the people who do hot yoga and walking and claim to be getting mad gainz start saying "yeah, but Side…

He's drinking a 250 calorie drink at night. Not carb loading. How are you helping him? Just... start another thread or something, okay? This guy needs more protein and calories to retain lean mass. Your point has nothing to do with his situation.

Cheesecake.

Cosigned. Except I'm not currently an omnivore. I'm an ovo-lacto vegetarian who's mildly intolerant to soy. I have no trouble enjoying a delicious, varied diet of foods I love. I do miss tofu though. I really did love it after learning to properly prepare it.

I thought I was remembering wrong or had suddenly forgotten how to shave because it was HARD now. Thank you for saying this.

That's ... not a very good article. I'm not feeling the whole predator thing, for starters. He's dead wrong about some things to boot.