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Hi everyone! I'm loving all the posts in here this week. I personally am sticking at 129-130, and am dying to see the scale move. It's a slow process...but we have to trust it! I just posted some insight on "the math" that helped me understand the plateau. Could be of interest to some of you ladies. Do any of you ladies…

I also skip breakfast kind of a lot. I don't really believe that it revs your metabolism. And it makes me more hungry pretty much right away.

Hi everyone! Checking in! For some reason I don't get a notification when somebody posts in here. So my progress food-wise has been alright. I realized that I have a lot of bad food habits that need to go. So I have been focusing on making healthier choices more consciously. I'm averaging at probably 1650 calories a day…

Hey! Where do you workout? What part of the city are you in?

Thanks again everyone. I always struggle with how often to weigh. I had stopped weighing for a while, but I felt like I have the scale so much power that way. Like ohhh I can't look at the big bad scary scale. I wanted to weigh myself to I dunno...I guess get comfortable with the reality that there are and always will be…

okay guys...thanks...i haven't eaten a real meal yet today and I know this sets me up for failure. but i am legit not hungry right now, probably because I just had a coffee. but i will eat my lunch soon. thanks for reminding me of he facts. it's just the scale, it's just a number, it is a tool useful for determining a…

And also, honestly - how are all other weight exercises supposed to make you smaller...but squats are supposed to make your butt bigger. I don't see the logic here and am curious if anyone with knowledge has something to share. Thanks!!

Today was a great day. Overall and food wise. I didn't follow my plan perfectly but stayed below my calorie goal. Reminding myself that I will weigh in again tomorrow morning and if I didn't drop weight, it's okay. Tomorrow I have a dinner date so I will build in some buffer during the day. I will probably want a drink and…

Yeah vivid! I weighed the butter I out on my veggies and thought it was going to be too much...it was 60 calories. Boom! So worth it!

I am down to my last 10-15. I haven't been cutting back at all, just tracking to see what baseline is. Well, baseline is like 1800-2000ish. With minimal exercise. I'm going to cut back slowly with a goal of 1600. Slow and steady! Feel free to add me.

Hi everyone - I love this thread! I'm 5'3, HW: 148 CW: 130.4 GW: 118. Please add me! I'm on a 7 day streak of logging in! Just downloaded an app called "Run to Lose Weight" and am determined to do just that.

Good luck! Like the others have said, definitely do not restrict yourself after a binge. I did that for years and it most certainly sets you up for a cycle of misery. You say you're looking for support, and are a potential 'binge eater' - have you considered OA? Even if you don't stick with it long term, the principles are…

Does someone know where I can get the audio version of the book? I would listen all the time.

Not Vynase but I took adderall for a long time for the main purpose of losing weight. It worked, but tolerance builds fast. I imagine Vynase is the same, but I'm not sure. It's a band aid. It definitely made me happy in the short run, but I was always scared I would gain the weight back once I stopped taking it. Turns out…

Hey everyone. To qualify, I have a colorful history with eating disorders. I've tried every diet in the book only to sabotage it, I've tried OA for several years, I've abused a variety of stimulants to lose weight, only to end up afraid and/or miserable and always defeated. I didn't read the thread so forgive me if this…

Welcome everybody! I love everybody's plans! Gosh, 1200 calories definitely seems low, doesn't it? I have my goal at 1500 and I'm still hungry...goes to show how much we eat on the regular, right? I'm going to get back into working out soon, but for now just focusing on diet. And focusing on the long haul. I am weighing in…

oh my god yes, to cheesy567 - brain over binge. It's about a girl who was bulimic, but it is an absolutely fantastic read. Basically she says - drop all the bull and just HEAR the 'animal brain' telling you to eat, and don't ACT or LISTEN. It can only nag and whine but it can NEVER make you act. I think we as a society get…

I bet it is water. It's pretty dang hard to gain muscle...but if you're new to working out, sometimes you can gain water wait from your muscles repairing themselves. Where are you in your cycle? Do you feel puffy/bloated? How's the....#2 lately? :smiley: Any chance you have been on a plane, or in the excessive…

Oh and, I just need to feel like I can do this. My sense of mastery/accomplishment is a little in the pits and I would really like to feel like I've got this. I am considering learning to run, since that is something I find difficult to accomplish. Anyone here run? I workout and have decent stamina, but running...I hate it.

Just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. 32 years old, 5'3, currently at 130 wanting to get to 115-118 and be healthy. About a year ago I was prescribed adderall which suppressed my appetite so much and I dropped weight pretty fast but I didn't eat meals really. A lot of processed food cause the calories were still…

Thank you! Where can I find the weigh in challenges??

Oh yeah, I know I'm doing nothing. It's because I've tried many times with no success. But, I want to try again, and was just hoping for somebody to give me a little motivation from their own success. So thank you for that :)

No need to forgive! Thanks for your reply! If i can ask...what has been your plan for the first pounds? Typically the last few get more difficult, but I am just really looking for motivation at this point!

How did you do it? is it like CaliAJ said - exactly the same way? And if so, what was your regimen? Congratulations!

Thanks everyone. I should be clear - when I said my 'thoughts are'..I literally mean those are my thoughts lol. NOT what I have been doing. I lost about 20 pounds a couple years ago and have maintained, but eat pretty inconsistently. Meaning i still eat a lot of sugar, and have not been logging for a while. I became a…

For those of you having success - how many carbs did you eat while losing? I know I am weighing myself too often, but weight loss feels really slow and I'm about about 20-30 net carbs a day. My hunger has noticably decreased....just want to see the scale MOVE dammit!

Interesting. I agree with the general brainwashing, I guess I would just need to see some reports or papers that show you can adequately obtain all the necessary vitamins and minerals from meat. It's just a novel concept. Thanks!

Dude, how do you get vitamins and stuff?

You only eat 2 grams of carbohydrate a day? Are you getting enough vegetables? Not judging, just curious. I'm currently at about 15-20g, like an atkins induction thing, but I'd like to eventually up it to like, 50. I just bought a ketone breath monitor and am waiting to receive it. I only want to lose like, 15ish pounds.…