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I think I have (or am developing) the same problem. I've been pretty consistent for a couple of months plus now and have lost several pounds--seeing exciting changes in my body and becoming toned and svelt. This is great, but it also makes me nervous because it's new. Seems too good to be true, and I'm scared I can't keep…

For me it was accepting that walking can be just as good or better than running everyday. I was always an exercise type and in the past tried to rely too heavily on long intense cardio. I still enjoy and value that for over all fitness but for weightloss I've learned that walking and more moderate activity like that can be…

Sorry accidentally posted before finishing. Anyway I don't know really how step monitors work but if you set MFP to a certain daily activity level then run a bunch on top of that it seems counting steps would be irrelevant. Your calorie intake should be based on a certain amount of assumed activity, and running 10 plus…

Heck yes log the running, in my opinion. Especially if you're running 10

I was also really young, though never really obese or even really overweight. Part typical media fed body issue garbage most young girls deal with: comparing myself to girls with very different builds, having a mother much thinner than me, thinking "oh no" when I got curves early on and felt uncomfortable. But at the same…

Also if you're not logging and making up for the running 30 miles per week (which is substantial) gotta do that. I sometimes get ravenous on days I run a lot to where it can almost seem counter productive or somehow more difficult to manage calories when exercising so much.

I've also noticed that a lot of people who complain about plateaus will say like "Oh maaaan. It's been a whole week and a half and I haven't dropped 4 pounds." Which seems silly to me. Like they're expecting too much in too short a time.

Doctor/therapist!!! Not random internet people.

"Circle twice, land once" Haha. This seems like a reasonable and handy approach though. I'm going to a potluck tonight, so this is all good information.

Yes. Thank you. Even with weighing it is not possible to be totally accurate, especially considering very few people here seem at all certain about how to log or calculate exercise/movement calories (and sometimes seem to track/hang on to every step they take in a day and count it as extra). The point is, how accurate can…

I like this. Yes.

I use both milk and silken tofu. Worked great. Also have had success using rinsed canned white beans (about 1/3 to 1/2 cup. Adds a nice texture and body or whatever. Rinsing thoroughly though is essential.

As for the fear of not losing thing, I think I have some idea how you feel/have felt that before. The way I think of it is, I know my body will rebel if I keep up extreme habits all the time. So I think ok, I don't want to trigger a binge eating cycle later due to drawn out deprivation, eating so much I feel like a gross…

I'm not sure if MFP accounts for weight, but I weigh about 123, so the formula seems to have a larger gap between it and the estimates on this site. I guess it just feels better to use something that I'm certain accounts for a specific weight. But yeah I've also had success losing based on eating back all or most of the…

You can't roast veggies cause the oil is bad? But you'd still eat a lot of cheese if the dietitian wasn't suggesting less? Hows about the 1 ounce of cheese on whatever (a half and half mix of a few crackers and raw veggies) plus roasting veggies in a small amount of good oil. You only need a tiny bit of oil to roast…

Helps to think of breaking this big thing down into merely a series of little choices. All you have to do is make these choices as they come up. You know the bad choice and the good choice for each moment.

Interesting. Thanks for the info. Sounds too good to be true, but maybe I'll give it a try. I'm usually a purist, but I do love peanut butter so maybe a lighter option might be helpful.

Mostly vanity, to be honest. Was tired of being the super active, healthy person who still looked thick and slightly chunky in spite of all that. Realized that moderate as opposed to extensive exercise and portion control work better than exercising super intense every time then eating as much food as I want just cause…

What exactly is this PB2 and where is everyone getting it?

I just started a little coffee habit (a cup gets me totally revved. Haha). Trying not to become dependent, but I've found it definitely helps my jogging and general energy (so far). Not sure if you're talking about weight training or what, but I've only felt improvement in my cardio routine with coffee.

This does not sound good. Sounds like maybe some kinda mental block maybe stemming from the desire to lose weight? I'm no psychologist so who knows, but I only say that because I've dealt with having a complicated relationship with food. This could go for the OP too, thinking about it so much and building it up to such a…

Andalucan style eggplant that is the BEST! 1. Slice into 1-2 inch thick rounds. 2. Soak in milk or almond milk 2 hours or more (can leave overnight. Also have had success soaking only 45 mins or so) 3. Make a flour dredging mixture: all purpose flour, pinch of cardamom, cayenne, nutmeg, salt and pepper all to taste. 4.…

Yes. Simple is best with scallops. Gently gently pan sear with some butter or an oil/butter mix with a little garlic, salt, pepper and lemon. Be careful not to over cook.

Haha. Oh man I got such big breasts. They are so big and awesome and hot and my bod is so svelt and curvey I just can't even handle it cause I look like a big busty playboy bunny all the time! 36-24-36 over here!!!

No no no. Do not store with dressing or it will get gross real quick. Also, OP, the method I learned when I was in culinary school was to place the cleaned greens in an air-tight plastic bag with a slightly moistened paper towel inside with the greens. You can also wrap them gently in a clean kitchen towel and place in the…

On one hand, yes please, do not obsess over whether your friend is considered a skeleton and you're not even though you're a smaller size. And please know that it is NOT the prerogative of others to make remarks about your body. On the other hand, this is a weightloss/fitness forum, so I don't want to patronize you for…

Also, "I don't eat vegetables" ? Eh, I don't know... You gotta figure that one out at some point in your life. Take a cooking class, get some books with good ideas, try some new things, learn about the hundreds of vegetables out there that provide huge amounts of the nutrition we need and the thousands of ways to prepare…

Another plug for the importance of nutritionally dense foods is getting energy (which could help with weight loss). I agree that simply for weight loss, eating fewer calories than you burn is the basic formula. However, (in my experience) healthy foods give me more energy, and more constant energy and it seems I get sick…

Yes! Thanks for this comment. Swearing in and of itself is not a problem for me. Co-opting an excessive and unnecessary use of lingo obviously associated with "working class"/ "urban" communities in an attempt to evoke the experience of or relate to them (or to just make your book seem unique, kitchy, quirky, spunky or…

I don't weigh s*** :)