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Skytha Member

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  • Yes. My therapist was a huge proponent of exercise for helping anxiety, and scientifically there is evidence that it helps. I find that exercise, once I get over the "I hate this so much" month or so where I feel so painfully out of shape, overhauls my whole outlook on life. Sure, I'll have bad days every once in awhile,…
  • I'm obsessed with books - I am starting to drown in them again after getting rid of a lot. I always have so many more than I ever have time to read!! I'm currently reading Tete a Tete, a bio of Jean Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir by Hazel Rowley and A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin. There are a ton of others…
  • I log as I eat. My meals and snacks are constantly changing, even if it just means changing one of my portions of food to add in something unanticipated. I like that feeling of flexibility.
  • The MFP calories I was given to lose were too low and what I was given to maintain seemed way too high. My boot camp instructor told me to go to Katy Hearn's site and use her calculator. I did that, and another one I tested out confirmed those numbers, so I use what I got from those sites.
  • I have an open diary as well and am looking for different ideas, especially when it comes to getting enough protein. Feel free to add.
  • I went through this issue awhile back as well - luckily, I got tired of the creamer and I use Half and Half now. I don't think it's any better in terms of calories, but I'm happy to be cutting out all those chemicals and sugar. I know there are certain things I just can't compromise on without being miserable. I'd never…
  • I've used the calorie tracker on and off for about a year now, but I generally don't use the social aspect of sites. Curious if it would help me or motivate me at all. Feel free to add me, as ambivalent as I am!
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