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  • I definitely know this is a thing, but I'm also absolutely certain this is not limited to men. In a personal training session, my trainer went through her phone and picked out several images of extremely lean and muscular women. She was attempting to show me the extremes a woman has to go through to get her body to look…
  • I've had repeated nightmares where I'm in a gym (topless, of course - that's always my nightmare), and I can't figure out how to use the machines, or I end up using them entirely wrong. So I can commiserate, OP, as those dreams come from some very real anxiety. It seems like you've already joined. Hope it's a good…
  • XP Been there. These are not quite so annoying. Ah, thanks. I figured they were no big deal, but given their propensity to show up after my heaviest sets, it was a little alarming to notice.
  • I guess from the pressure on the arms? O_o It's still odd. I've lifted before, but maybe I'm just pushing myself more lately or something.
  • I liked SlimFasts back in the day because they were tasty and good to grab when you're in a hurry. Here's the thing though - they're not great as a diet. Aside from the hunger, they're just not very effective. What you do lose with SlimFast will be a lot of water weight and some fiberous material (like you're starting to…
  • If you like them for taste and you can fit the calories, then by all means, carry on. Just posting a note to say, if you're drinking them because you think they're actually doing anything good for you (aside from hydration and taste), then you might want to pick your calories elsewhere. Vitamin Water is sort of notorious…
  • That's a pretty substantial NSV! Congrats!
  • While riding an emotional high, I've told myself "this is it" many, many times and ended up failing. This time, by far my most successful effort ever, I just did it. I didn't rely on the high. I just committed and changed. It felt different to me as well - like a light switch had been flipped. I'm not sure if that's…
  • I weigh every day, but that's for strictly data collection (and I'm a little obsessive about such things). I only really count and focus on the trend. Am I trending down? Are the numbers I'm seeing averaging less than I was seeing a month ago? A season ago? A year ago? Reason being: Weight fluctuates madly - especially for…
  • I was going to say... My brother got out of basic training with the Marines dangerously underweight (not helped by the fact that he spent the last two weeks out in the wilderness rationing 3 days worth of food). When he got into regular training, his diet consisted of about 3,500 calories. I've never really been sure how…
  • The weight loss industry doesn't know what to do with people like me, lol. a: I don't want to lose the weight quickly. (My whole family has had gallbladder issues and only one of them is obese. I'm genetically screwed, so why encourage gallbladder problems with rapid weight loss?) b: I've tried just about every sort of…
  • My mom deals with fibro. I get a report, daily almost, of how much pain and discomfort it can cause. She has had problems with her weight since I was born - and unfortunately, since fibro is an "invisible" illness, she has received a lot of harsh judgement from people who don't understand what fibro can do. I definitely…
  • Best: - Rice Maker. We're not low carb and this gives us an easy way to add a low-calorie complement to dinner. (Also steams veggies) - Toaster Oven. Instead of using the big oven, we use the smaller version. Cooks just fine, it's easy to clean, and it serves our volume needs quite well. Worst: - Hand Blender. Doesn't get…
  • Wow - I do not know how you do that. Granted, I have a family history of gallbladder issues, so I wouldn't want to go quite that high, but I'm struggling to get up to 20%! OP, heavy fats are really okay on LCHF. It's the calories in said whipping cream that you should be aware of. Last time I checked, whipped cream adds…
  • I think a ton of people have this problem, if it makes you feel better. Some people will cut cals from their weekdays so they can fit in more food on the weekend (as long as it averages out to a healthy deficit). Some people just strictly control themselves during social events. I know a lot of people have this issue due…
  • I'm not sure if it's been said, but black coffee** works for me quite well. 6oz usually gets me through that breakfast-to-lunch gap. (**Obvious disclaimer: while 6 ounces is not much, it obviously still contains caffeine [decaff has not worked for me in the same way] so use caution with this if you have heart issues or…
  • - Get one that has a TARE function. It zeros it out, even if you have something with weight on it. This helps you not have to do math to figure out the weight of the plate you have your food on. This also helps when you're building a plate with multiple dishes on it and don't want to have to juggle your china just to get…
  • Actually, it's: Sugar, Corn Syrup, Confectioner's Glaze, Salt, Dextrose, Gelatin, Sesame Oil, Artificial Flavor, Honey, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Red 3 (taken from the Brachs website, not the outdated information Google had on their page) And? All of those ingredients mixed together make sugary, autumn deliciousness for 1/10th…
  • Is there anyway you can steer your events to food places that allow you to plan ahead? (i.e. food places that have healthy food you know you can track, or places that [at least] have nutritional calculators and information online?) That way, you can pre-plan and pre-log, which, trust me, helps a lot with willpower. Also -…
  • I love this thread - mostly because I love certain British sweets. Chocolate Digestives and Fruit Pastilles, anyone? ETA: OMG how could I forget about flapjacks, too? *drools*
  • I've lost 90 and sometimes I look at myself and think that I haven't lost very much. Our own minds can be our worst critics. 30 lbs is awesome! Don't let a little self-doubt diminish those substantial results.
  • I don't know. I'm certainly not going to argue with anyone who says "I need this support," but at the same time, I largely disagree with the author's main point, "I call this habit, this all-important, #1 habit, 'Creating a community of consistency.'" Consistency, yes - absolutely, that is key. Needing a community to…
  • That's not a bad strategy. I had a sandwich from a restaurant on Tuesday that was super greasy (even though I had ordered a sandwich marked "light" to try and avoid that). I added 2 tbs of butter to my log to try to account for this. It didn't kill my calories like I thought it would, but it sure made me feel better about…
  • Sustainability is really key with weight loss. If you're happy with what you're eating now and you can come to terms with the losses you're making (which are good), then adjusting carbs might not be the option for you. This being said, if you're concerned about your PCOS and insulin resistance, I would pay a visit to your…
  • That sounds miserable, and will likely lead you to the same results as before. You might lose a little, but it'll be water weight, which you will gain back. The replies above have already said it - try a deficit. The only good juicing can do is help you keep a deficit for a very short amount of time - but real food can do…
  • Yep! As long as you're eating them between Sept. 1 and Nov. 1. It's very similar to the way Candy Corn suddenly becomes a calorie-free food as soon as the leaves start changing. (Not really, of course. But I did just by a bunch of mini-baggies to divvy up some Candy Corn into acceptable servings and I'm excited!)
  • Don't get me wrong though - anything lower than 1200 should really be for the exceptional individual. Like I said, if a woman is even close to average height, or really gets in any beneficial activity at all, they should be aiming for 1200 at minimum.
  • I'm not a WW user (to each, their own), but I do love the non-scale victory mentality (NSVs). Sometimes, just running a little faster or lifting a little heavier can feel just as good as a drop on the scale. I've had a little gain in the last couple of months. Although I've managed to work a lot of it off, the scale is not…
  • This. There are a lot of considerations here, it's not just a black-and-white question. At 4'11, for instance, 1,000 cals may be fine, especially if you work in an office and are mostly sedentary. Anything over 5'1, and that's cutting it a little low. Your exercise is also a factor. You say you workout, but in manageable…
  • No, don't stop working out. You might lose the water weight caused by the workouts, but you'll just gain again when you restart, and working out is a good habit! Just don't be so emotionally attached to the scale. It's a number that can fluctuate radically from one day to the next. Instead, focus on the trends. Continue to…
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