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And what would stretch marks have to do with any of this?

If you are worried about stretch marks you are doing this for the wrong reasons.

Interesting. I am around 280 lbs and I take in 2750 calories a day. Maybe I am eating too little? I do feel hungry most days.

Is there a risk for high cholesterol problems with the Keto diet? I am interested in starting. If you want to be friends send a request.

Nuts, avocados, cheese

Keep your diet consistent if workouts are few and far between. And remember, take it one day at a time.

Some people are able to control relationships because the other person was needy, had low self-esteem, or something similar. Once that dynamics shifts they lose control. It is insecurity in the fact they feel they no longer have that one thing they were using to keep you under their control . If you start feeling…

You should focus more on your human qualities. I see lots of people flip flop over image on here. Even the "fit" people are highly self-conscious. Whether people are aware or not they objectify their bodies. Trying to have these perfect bodies and objectifying them only makes you have object to object interactions rather…

I suggest you see a therapist and go to a support group. You have a lot of shame and unhealed hurts from your past. This is just fueling the low self-esteem and low worth you feel. The problem with this is that people come here and think losing weight is going to make others like them. See, the problem with this is you are…

Really? People give you *kitten* for what YOU eat?? It always amazes me how adults are so invested in other adults' lives. No wonder a lot of people are miserable.

The reason this is so common is that people always equate losing weight to trying to look good. And, for the most part, most people here do it for this reason (vanity). So, this is why you get resistance from family and friends. They think you are trying to be better than them or prove something. Not very often do people…

I need more friends too. Anyone add me: www.fitbit.com/user/4GBQVN

I've heard Muscle Milk has a high percent of heavy metals in their proteins. I've also heard other negative things that I can't exactly remember. But for these reason I have always avoided Muscle Milk.

Nuts and nut butters are nutrient dense that is why they are high in calories. They also got a decent amount of fiber. I'd say an ounce or two a day is a pretty healthy and good choice. For me, I would say most snack foods are a waste especially chips and popcorn. It is mostly carbs, fat and sodium and not very filling.

I eat anywhere from 4-8 oz. I also weigh cooked and never gained weight or threw my calories off. When you weigh raw you lose half the volume due to water loss when you cook it. Also, a lot of shady companies plump their chicken with water too.

Well, when you do it for others then you are seeking external vaidation. And you will always be at their mercy. You will tie your worth to whether or not they approve of you. Not a healthy way to live. A person with good self-esteem would do it for themselves they also don't seek external validation. BTW, your looks and…

Why do you have to lose 30 lbs by May?

Once you realize the hating is a reflection about how they feel about themselves you can just not react to it at all.

I eat ASAP to replenish glucose burned during workout. Makes no other difference.

Your BF is an idiot.

Be careful though. People here tend to attach their worth/self-esteem to their weight. So, if you do this your mental and emotional health get worse. Eating better and exercising alone help with mental health. But you need to separate body from mind. In other words, you can't be a person who places judgements on your body…

I am kinda in the same boat. I lost like 115 pounds in a little over a year. The following year (this year) I have not really lost anything, nor have I really gained. I just don't feel motivated to lose the last 30-40 pounds. I am having a lot of emotional and mental conflicts. Things like not wanting people to think I am…

I am having the same experience. I used to be invisible to women now women show interest in me all the time. Makes me sad to think how appearance means so much to people. Most of these women are only admiring me from what they see on the outside. I wonder if I gained weight would they still like me. I also notice a lot…

Sounds like "boundaries" to me. I agree.

Why do you want to lose weight in the first place? Might want to start there. Seems to me the reason is not strong enough. Seems to me your health and well-being is not the priority here and you probably want to lose weight for more superficial reasons. Losing weight and being healthy is a life long commitment. If your…

But if you only feel good if you look good then it is a worth issue. Your physical appearance wouldn't make an impact like it would. I see too many examples on here of people who have serious weight/body shame issues. You can speak for yourself. If you say you have a healthy self image then I will believe it. But you…

Seems like an odd way to put it. I still think there is some underlying self worth issue there though. Anyway, you speak for yourself. I see too many threads and posts like these. My post describes a lot of people who make posts like those.

Why do people attach their worth to their weight? And then they place these pressures on themselves to lose weight by a certain date or for a particular event. When you lose/gain weight, because that is what people do, what happens to your worth if you attach your worth to your weight? You also give all your power to other…

Yep