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Yes, it's always a range. Always. Anorexics are a range. Morbidly obese are a range. Any mammal that's alive is a range of weights. Now my cat for instance who is a wee little mammal at about 7 lbs only fluctuates by an ounce or three. Humans, however, are bigger so the variation can be bigger too. When you get to even…

I limit sugars. It makes me want them less. I appreciate true flavors more. Just be careful if you then eat a bunch of sugar as a one off. I had two desserts & a margarita at an Oscar viewing party I attended. I was prepared for a calorie blip. I was NOT prepared for the gastrointestinal distress that followed :-/ whoops

I weigh every day & expect the scale to go up & down!! What I'm always excited about is the weekly average weight I get from Fitbit on Saturdays. And because it reflects a trend, it almost always goes down. But it's not foolproof or even linear in its total nature and a few times it has gone sideways or up. I really don't…

I would say dial down the rate of loss so you can eat more & be more comfortable. It's also better for skin shrinkage at our age! But good work: that hunger means you are probably spot on with accurate logging! I'm always suspicious when people say they can't possibly eat their whole 1200 calories because they feel full;…

If you are 5'2" and 190 you've been eating more for a long time. Maybe you are daunted by new more nutrient & fiber dense choices. If that is so, ramp up your calorie intake by 100 calorie increments until you are comfortable with these new foods at your calorie goal range. Also check your logging. Many people who claim to…

We eat fish every Friday. I buy the best quality at a local fish market, usually sticking to west coast local choices with an occasional splurge. I like sushi grade if I can find it. We each eat an 8 oz portion, so it is actually more like 2 servings if you calculate its weekly contribution to our overall diet. I like wild…

I will cop to my husband & I eating this way for about 6 months a few years ago. He was looking for an arthritis inflammation silver bullet, and I was attracted to the weight loss promise. And I did lose weight. About 20-25 lbs but no more which makes sense because I ate A LOT. My husband felt a little better but not…

I keep my Fitbit HR sent to sedentary & take any calories it gives me for walking or Zumba class because it is most accurate on steady state cardio. I also do about 6 hours of yoga and lifting free weights each week but I don't add that anywhere. I figure any calories burned there are just an offset for inaccuracies for my…

That is not going through be a useful analogy for you. Drinkers, drug users or gamblers can choose to absent themselves from temptations & triggers using the AA model, but you WILL need to eat for the rest of your life. The good news? Even alcoholics don't get 100% success from that model and there are other ways to go…

Take a 30 or 60 day controlled & loggedvmaintenance break with the eating & continue working out. You'll feel like a new woman!

And I say this with economic compassion. I'm a school sub and I do not have the luxury of paid sick days. But that's still no reason to justify infecting a classroom of pupils or a teachers' lounge filled with instructors...

After long fast hikes I get this, esp with a lot of elevation change. I just can't eat enough that same day. The next day I usually add a fourth meal, either two breakfasts or two lunches depending what sounds good and I have on hand. By dinner I feel normal again.

That frozen banana 'nice' cream that whips up like gelato. Best 100 cals for 4 oz of my day!

I'm sorry but I can't get past that 'swimming every day since I'm a life guard' business... You swam every day in a public pool? With the flu? As a lifeguard? And ostensibly held hands with people while swing dancing? Ugh... I really feel very very very strongly that people with communicable illnesses should stay home and…

Bah I feel you. I over indulged at an Oscar watching party last night and am enjoying a glorious 2+ lbs of it. Ugh. Try to find your triggers. Chinese takeaway gets me. It's the sodium in the soy sauce. Yesterday it was the combination of alcohol sugars and regular sugars. I got painful gas last night, and today I'm left…

I don't have a scientific answer for you but I find it hard to believe our bodies could be rushed through shift style work on demand like that. You're forgetting the reorganizing role sleep plays, and the fact that we are diurnal creatures who respond to changing light.

A funny aside: I have spent many years home with the kids while my husband developed his career. I was the primary cook. Im not proud that I gradually gained weight during those years, and he was quietly critical of my weight. This year he moved back east for four months on a job assignment & I joined MFP. I told everyone…

Trust me, from the 'married twenty seven years after dating & traveling together for five years' side of things: there are a lot of ways to be a couple... food doesn't have to be one of them! Focus on eating what you want & need to eat when you want & need to eat it. Period. He will figure out if he wants to eat what…

I notice that hunger spike too after my biggest exercise. I recently did a 14 mile hike with a lot of elevation change averaging 19 minute miles. I was fine that day with what I had brought along; I was actually almost too tired to eat. But the next day I was like the hungry, hungry caterpillar! I was subbing at a middle…

@robertw486 That's why taco trucks count like EMT vehicles! Angels of mercy delivering manna from god to hangry eaters...

In terms of quality of exercise, however, I find Mark sisson's primal type analysis a good fit... He says human bodies evolved to work in three broad ways: to go far slowly, to go fast in short bursts, and to lift heavy things regularly. I feel best, recover most fully, and seem to lose best when I make time to do all…

And if you only weigh once per week, realize you might miss new lows... You have to get enough data to see a trend, so don't jump to any conclusions before 4-6 weeks. I personally like to weigh every day. I collect seven days of data, delete the one highest weight (it's usually a random sodium spike or some alcohol bloat)…

I use a Fitbit HR charge set to sedentary and I use any calories it gives me and just base my deficit off what I've earned in total. I walk 100k steps a week as my goal. I get the biggest burns for terrain hikes with lots of elevation change, usually anywhere from 8-15 miles. Next biggest burn is a five mile urban loop up…

I started in January with the stronglifts 5x5 info & an empty bar. Yeah. Weakling LOL I've transitioned over to all pro's progression because I like the more gradual addition of weight. I squat twice a week. I love how it makes me feel! Best wishes to you.

My body works better without a layer of fat & with larger muscles. I can kick sexist and/or zombie a** better as a result. Even wearing lipstick if I wish.

I'm 5'6" and I have been every single weight from 100 to 200 lbs in my adult life. Kind of mind boggling, no? I'm aiming for 150ish. Then I think I'll whittle away at body recomp for a while. Having been both overly slight and overly large, I have learned that my body looks most out of proportion at either end of the…

Oh sweetie... Sending you a big internets hug. Losing a mother is such a profound loss at ANY age. I was an only child with an adorable single teen mum who was my best friend & I truly thought we would grow old together like sisters, but life had a different plan. The year I turned forty & had just had a new baby my 59…

My cellulite free & muscular legs walked 106,144 steps this week. They're sitting on the couch now. Still snickering.

Maybe you're getting on the wrong wagon. I would suggest you stop thinking of a number on a scale as the point. If you were given a 12 month, open-ended, all expenses paid plane ticket that ends in Paris would you fly straight there this weekend? No, you would plot out and pack for a journey that would take you all around…

Wonderful post! You've hit the nail on the head!