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Once you find mental stability you would be amazed at how much easier it becomes to deal with the weight you just put on. Yes the gain hurts and yes it's hard to undo. But until you deal with your mind you are in no position to deal with your body. It sounds like you are on the right track and this stage in your treatment…

"Werk2eat" There is very strong scientific evidence (based on very reputable studies) out there that seroquel does influence weight gain so no need to be clever or snarky like that! I don't think any of the people above are imagining seroquel's effects. Some might be blaming it disproportionately but it's nearly impossible…

I'm obsessed with portion control. If I buy a box of cereal I portion out 50gram quantities into little bags and shove them all back into the box. That way I will always have the right portion no matter how lazy I am on the day. I do it with all foods that have a large number of portions per pack. Even meat gets frozen in…

No I don't remember that campaign but I was a bit late to the party with health initiatives. it sounds like they should bring it back! There are not enough health public service announcements and initiative in Australia these days (it's kind of left up to people to self-start).

I love talking about the science behind diet and nutrition :-) and would love to get to know people who want to base their eating in fact not fad!

Interestingly they let you count beans and legumes as cereals as well as meats......I find it convenient to use them as a "better" alternative to cereal. Sometimes when I am close to the calorie limit on a given day I will count beans as both meat and cereal (double dipping I know). It's probably not legit.......but still…

I bought the first book myself and received the second as a gift. To be honest I really only use the eating guide (with serving recommendations) at the front and develop my own recipes and exercises instead. The site was not very good last time I looked. I suspect they are trying make people buy the books sadly. Such a…

Mine was based on the older one and since they changed it I actually started doing a combination of 2015 plus the CSIRO diet (which is actually almost exactly like the 2015 but with a little more meat and fats).

Yes, even with the Australian version, the cereals section is the first one I will ditch if I have reached my daily calorie goal. Strangely enough this generally tends to match another Australian official "diet" called the CSIRO total wellbeing diet (which claims to be the only diet in the world scientifically proven to…

I'm very similar, lost 65lb 5 years ago and now going for an extra 30 :-)

I have a theory that it's the drowsiness that triggers my body into falsely thinking it needs more energy since it always seems to be highly stimulating things that wake me up (exercise, drinking caffeine etc) that make me feel less hungry.....a can of Pepsi max keeps the hunger at bay for 90 mins or more in my…

I went from 235 down to 170lb by enacting permanent diet changes. I did that 5 years ago and now I am pushing a second time to get down to my goal of 140lb. I found it easier to lose weight by going on to more sequel than less. On 100mg at evenings I was still going into depressive states and binge eating occasionally. At…

If you have a family history of collagen disorders (like, but not limited to, Ehlers Danlos, hypermobility or Marfans) or more specifically aortic aneurism, also if you have very low blood pressure (routinely dizzy or very high heart rate when standing and/or while performing other various non-exercise actions) then stay…

Experimentation can sometimes answer questions better than forums. You could temporarily cut your calories and see what happens. I find that if I've hit a plateau I will drop calories by an extra 200 just to see what happens and how I end up feeling. I don't worry if my daily intake is a bit lower than might be sensible…

I initially found it difficult to control weight after moving to the U.S. but this was almost entirely due to the fact that a lot of the foods that I found highly satisfying and comforting simply didn't taste the same anymore! I am prone to comfort eating and when there is no comfort there is more eating (in my case). It…

I weigh foods with peels and shells on and that means I slightly overestimate my calorie intake. The only time I weigh after peeling is if the peel is extremely thick and makes up more than 1/3 the total weight. For all foods, when in doubt, I add a few grams when entering in my diary so that I can be 100% positive I am…

Does that make them a great choice if you need more fibre in your diet? Or are they not the right type of fibre? (Apologies for my ignorance, I'm assuming there are some types of fibre better than others)