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The problem here is not with the popcorn, or the HUGE amounts one can eat (btw, a "few hundred calories seems like a HUGE count to me!) The problem is the nutrients you are not getting in those calories consumed. One thing you need to consider with everything you put in your mouth is the nutrient value. What vitamins,…
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Jennifer, maybe you've already "been there, done that" but I would suggest you see an endocrinologist. It sounds as though you may have a metabolic disorder. If you eat "regular" portions of food and maintain an active lifestyle and still gain weight despite the fact that your biology says you should weigh 100 lbs less...?…
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A little truth or dare here. For a very large majority of overweight people, the core cause is low self-esteem. For me, that was definitely the case. (I didn't find out until many, many years later, that this was something of a pandemic condition.) I grew up in a very large household. My father was an abusive alcoholic and…
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One Caveat in all of this debate over 'how much is too much'/'how much is not enough' discussion. Bear in mind that men and women essentially operate on a different scale. There used to be a fallacy that men had more muscle than women. They do not. They do, however, generally have more developed muscle (Yes, even the fat,…
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Haven't read any other comments here so I am probably repeating something you've already heard but... your body treats artificial sweeteners the same as sugars. So, if you are guzzling lots of diet sodas, your body thinks it is on an overload of sugar. The biggest problems with this are two-fold. First of all, there is the…
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THIS! THIS! THIS! All other arguments and discussion aside, you ARE hypothyroid. thyroid conditions are not like a cold and you just muddle through until you get over it. YOU DON'T "GET OVER" any kind of thyroid condition! If you once tested hypothyroid, you are still hypothyroid. Go find a doctor who will listen to you…
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valentinenicole, check a few things on the thyroid list: Do you have problems waking in the morning or feel groggy for a while after getting up? (or even a large portion of your day!) Do you have trouble swallowing? When you wash your hair, do you notice a lot of hair in the drain? Or do you notice a lot of hair in your…
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Now you're beating my drum, AllanMisner! Weight measurement, in and of itself, means little. Really. I saw a Mr. Universe from back in the sixties or seventies, I think. Italian guy. He would have had to stand on tiptoe to reach five foot. If I remember correctly, he stood at 4' 11 1/2". But he weighed something like two…
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Yeh. This. (And, damn fine guns there, ndj! How much are you lifting? Reps? What's your single max lift? (Just curious))
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"OMG. It flags masturb ation as a bad word. LOL, thanks for the protection..." You need protection for mas turbation? You and your dirty hands!!! Where have you been taking those things??? lol
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I just want to find a <LIKE> button for awesome and cj. What they have said is point on. I would also recommend that you read itstimeRK's comments carefully. And then read them again. The sad truth is that family can be your biggest help or your biggest hurt. You say your boyfriend says he loves you and finds you beautiful…
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Well, I get up between 4:30 and 5:00, get on the treadmill for forty minutes, followed by a shower and get dressed for work. (Need to get back to the free weights, too, but I doubt it will change my eating habits much.) When I get to work I will have hot tea or, in the winter, hot chocolate. This will be my drink of choice…
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Are you exercising? Working out regularly? If so, you are likely developing more muscle than you were previously accustomed to. It is a physical law of science: muscle is denser than fat, therefore muscle, pound for pound, takes up less space than the same weight amount of fat. Your weight loss pattern actually seems to…
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DarleneGrace (What a lovely name!) I am 64 - only weeks away from 65 - with 70 pounds to lose. So far, in about 10 weeks, I have lost 23 pounds. And it's not easy. It requires, not only a concerted awareness of what you put in your mouth, but a determination to get up and MOVE. Until I got sick recently, I was up at 4:30…
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Candice, without wanting to be rude to those who have answered/commented so far... Ignore anyone who tells you your weight gain is the result of eating too much! (Not everything in the world of weight is about food!) While a lot of exercise, especially if you are not accustomed to such a program, can cause you to eat a…
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First of all girl, change your online moniker from "fatfox" to "phatfox" (pretty hot and tasty, yes?) Second, just a divergent for me - it's been so long since I've heard anybody refer to weight in stone! Ahhh! Thanks. - Now. Are you working out? focusing on toning those parts of your body that you want to trim up or that…
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Obsession with sweets? First of all, there are some people who, genetically, do seem to have a stronger craving for sweets. This, in and of itself, cannot begin to explain the American problem of obesity and there are a number of factors involved. Overeating may well be a part of it but not as great a factor as some might…
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Squirrelzzrule, is your alarm clock close to your bed? On a night table, maybe? THAT is the first thing you need to change. Move your alarm clock across the room. Force yourself to get out of bed just to turn it off. (Put it in the bathroom if it's loud enough!) Once you are actually out of bed and your body is moving,…
