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Artisan cheese (I was a cheesemonger for 3 years), pizza, Mac n cheese, pretty much any pasta. Oh, and vodka, because booze is totally a food...just fermented/distilled :)

LOVE firefighters! It's a part of the reason I do the work I do. If I didn't have asthma and were about 8" taller I'd take the exam. I had firefighters tell me to take it, but I said it probably wouldn't be kosher to roll someone down the stairs if I couldn't carry them lol Yay for using the app!

After all of this, I guess it doesn't really matter because I need to lose weight anyways. And I don't think my bf of 7 years would be very excited about me having a dating profile lol Although I did feel that it went exactly like "Hi, nice to meet you, how are you doing, I see your weight vs. height, eat better/take…

Apparently. Doctors in the US are so ready and willing to prescribe narcotics and other controlled substances. Perhaps it has something to do with how much money there is to be made in the pharmaceutical industry? I had no idea that it was banned in the UK.

...and I have since fallen below the boundary line that was drawn simply by losing 4 pounds. I just found it interesting.

Well...as of 4-5 pounds ago I was obese lol now I'm just overweight (according to the BMI calculator). Congrats on your weight loss! I think that slow and steady will be the way that I keep it off, which is why I was disappointed that my doctor expected me to lose more in 3 weeks.

Though I can't reply to every comment, I would like to thank people who have been supportive and have provided constructive criticism.

What else would you like to know? I have a feeling that it was because I waited 45 mins past my scheduled appt time and ended up being the last patient in the office. I probably was the result of the doctor wanting to go home. I don't really know why, but I was a little surprised that I was given this drug (which my…

No, I was not given any information on what I was given. She said "hold on" and went to grab the prescription she had already printed out. The only thing she told me in terms of precautionary measures was to not take too much and to make sure I don't over restrict my calories. She did recommend a sensible diet plan and…

I thought I made it pretty clear that I am insecure with myself. If I were secure I wouldn't have gone to the doctor and I most certainly wouldn't be trying to lose weight. She has no idea that I stopped taking it because I have not made a third appointment. When I went for the second visit and had "only" lost 4 pounds,…

I have good blood pressure and don't get easily winded by physical activity (unless my asthma is bad and I haven't been on top of using my steroid inhaler everyday). I don't eat fast food because it grosses me out, but I do have a bad habit of eating frozen processed foods. Quitting drinking and limiting these foods has…

You're right. When I first came in the office, my BMI was 30.2 and currently it is 29.5 which bumps me from being obese to just being overweight (I just did the calculations now). It's crazy that a weight loss of 4 pounds can medically put you in a different category.

That's kind of what I was thinking. I was actually surprised when I did some research and discovered that it's usually prescribed for people that need to lose like 50+ pounds instead of about 20-30. I'm hourglass shaped and when I did the hip-waist-chest ratio, it says that I'm on the low normal end of the spectrum. I…

I need friends :) Chicago area friends a plus!!

This makes me feel better about my argument for weighing myself everyday. It keeps me on my toes. Luckily over Christmas/New Year's I managed to maintain and lost a few pounds between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I found that to be a success in itself. Your list makes me want to continue tracking my weight and food diary.…

Alcohol.

I don't think there is a "take phetermine vs. using MFP" debate. I have been taking it for about a month and will be on it for another month. It has helped with suppressing hunger and I have used this app for 37 days straight and have lost 10 pounds so far (even though the tracker isn't working on the mobile version). I…