HotPotato22

I agree with you, just because you CAN lose weight eating taco bell every day for lunch doesn't mean you should. I put as many fruits, vegetables, and whole foods in my body as possible because it is what is best for my body and mind, not just my weight.

I know the weekends are hard, but to be blunt, you either do it or you don't. I socialize a lot as well and it is REALLY hard to not go over weekends. For months I would use this as an excuse and not lose weight. You have to decide how bad you want to lose those 8 lbs. I still go out with friends as much but I can only…

I think you might be undoing all your work on the weekends. I would up your calories like somebody said (1400-1600) and track all foods 24/7. If you have a cheat meal or go over track it, at least you can see how many calories you are eating so you know if your weekends are the problem. This was my problem, I would be very…

I would try new foods and just playing with calories. You could do a vegetable egg scramble with one egg and two egg whites (only 100 calories) with a side of fruit. I also do one piece of toast or sauteed spinach with my eggs. I use almond milk and coconut milk instead of cows milk because it has less calories and tastes…

I have this struggle daily! I don't keep anything like this in the house because I don't trust myself. When I reaaaally feel like I want to break my diet I have to drive to get it and that usually discourages me

She didn't,he just offered it

I have gained 10 in a week before while on vacation and it took awhile to get off :/ Not five months though. It should fall off easier but it is very depressing how easy it is to put on!!

Wow, what a difference! you look great.

I don't mind high fat if it is healthy fat, wouldn't eat a diet high in saturated or trans fat. Just because you are losing weight and have a deficit does not mean you are healthy if you are eating junky foods.

I want to be thin for the sausage ;) ;)

My goal is to be thin and healthy. Nothing to do with media, I feel more attractive when I am thin. Personal preference and nothing is wrong with it.

How much time and what kind of work?

I don't have the over hang but the skin below the belly button is just loose, when I sit it kind of hangs, blah. I am 3 pounds from pre-pregnancy weigh!! I've lost 57 so far and want to lose 8 more since I was just a bit heavier than normal when I got pregnant. I do weights but I am not seeing any muscle definition in my…

I used to love to eat that *kitten* when I was drunk. One time I lost the food when I drank too much and cried because I wanted it soo badly. Turns out I was sitting on it, had beef and sour cream all over my *kitten*. I had to give it up, it was my crack.

I agree with this, it took me awhile to find my sweet spot. I eat way more calories than you and eat most of them back and I am still losing. It also keeps me from having really bad cheat days.

Well I was able to give up drugs quite easily but not fatty foods, we all have our own struggles.

Some have struggled worse than others and I think people who can't relate are dismissive and that seems insensitive to me. You say it can be managed, so can any addiction. Alcoholics and drug addicts can change under the same premise, if they WANT to change. If they aren't committed they will relapse. I'm not saying one…

probably an RD and a masters in psychology would be how you could get into the field, at least that is what my professor who only worked with disordered eating did.

lol I meant to say struggled with food addiction. Degree in nutrition. Didn't even notice I wrote that, my apologies, although I did take some classes on disordered eating. I know a lot of psychologists and MD's that consider food an addiction, some that don't. Since I have personally struggled with it I consider it an…

Yes you should make fun of people who severely struggle with food problems.

I don't think taco bell will be running out of food anytime soon.

They are doing research on the subject because they think food addiction is very real and are spending money and resources to learn more about it. There are also psychologists that make a living off of people with food addiction and 12 step programs. Maybe you don't think it is an addiction. I don't think tobacco is…

lol favorite thing I've read all night.

"Addiction is a chronically relapsing disorder characterized by compulsion to seek and take the drug; loss of control in limiting intake of the drug; and onset of a negative emotional state (e.g., anxiety, irritability) when access to the drug is prevented (i.e., dependence) (5). In addicted drug users, craving is elicited…

I'm not against cheat days,I think telling most people to avoid them is extreme. If you can handle a cheat day I think you should. My cheat days used to lead to 4 day binges of around 6,000 calories a day, but I was also starving myself on good days and it took years to get it right, now I can handle a cheat day for the…

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02791072.2012.662092#.VPU7oV2N1b1 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1038/oby.2003.68/full I too have a degree in nutrition and food addiction. I smoked cigarettes for 15 years and quit cold turkey no problem but not eating junk food was the hardest thing I've ever done. I…

http://www.medical-hypotheses.com/article/S0306-9877(09)00484-8/abstract?cc=y http://journals.lww.com/coclinicalnutrition/Abstract/2010/07000/Neurobiology_of_food_addiction.3.aspx These are just a few of dozens, these are medical journals, not propaganda websites or fear mongering tactics. It is science.

I agree with you, It actually can be an addiction the same as heroin or tobacco. I am not sure why people fight this when it has been proven time and time again.

I agree, they will be healthier and taste a lot better.

For somebody with a severe food addiction my psychologist recommends not having a cheat meal ever, listing all the foods that trigger binge eating, and avoid them 100%. This was a food addiction phd psychologist, so you aren't totally off base with this post. However I think that is really severe cases where they fail at…