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I take 400-600 mg of magnesium every night. Works well. I was really blocked for a while.

Have you considered speaking with a therapist about your issues?

Mine is like that too. It's primarily because I eat the 95% of daily calories in the evenings. So by morning, I am heavier because of the undigested food. However, since I fast most of the day, my body has had time to digest some of the food as well as use some of the stored up glycogen from the night before. So, I easily…

Caffeine pills can be hard on the adrenal glands too. I had to take a diuretic a couple months back for a health related issue. It hurt my back so badly. Come to find out it was that caffeine in it that was over stimulating my adrenals and causing back pain. Ouch!!! Good luck.

Congratulations on your weight loss so far. Please don't get discouraged. Stalls happen for many reasons. If you stay true to your deficit, the scale will move. I'm sending positive thoughts your way. Good luck!

I do JC because I don't cook and have absolutely no interest in doing it. I prefer the taste of their food to the frozen foods in the store. They are much lower in sodium too. It's all about personal preference. I just like their food and never had any interest in cooking. I am in my 2nd year of maintenance tracking…

Sad to say, but I eat 2 bags of roasted Fresh Express shredded cabbage with my lunch everyday. I'm hooked! I started off eating 1 bag. Now, I'm up to 2 bags a day. :)

Agree. I think in this situation correlation equals causation. You can read some old threads where women state that they become a bottomless pit right before menses. They have an unquenchable hunger. I don't get the hunger, but I get very very intense and uncontrollable sugar cravings. Hang in there. This will subside when…

OP I think that no one size fits all when it comes to binge eating. If the issue persists, maybe it would be worth speaking to a trained professional. It is my understanding that binge eating can wreak havoc physically, mentally and emotionally. I'm sending positive thoughts your way. I hope you get better soon. Best of…

That happened to me when I first lost 85 pounds. Shortly after I noticed that I couldn't sustain a deficit and would get really irritated if I tried. After about 4 months or so of that, I was able to drop calories again and the deficit didn't bother me. I think sometimes after being in a deficit for a long time or losing a…

Did you get the pills? How is your body reacting to them? Sorry you didn't get any feedback. I think some may have experience with them. You can probably search some old threads.

I hope you have recovered from foot surgery and able to exercise. Please give us an update.

Green tea was very helpful to me at one time. I used to drink the Bigelow brand, but I have very expensive composites on my teeth now. So, I had to stop the tea because the residue from the tea would stain my composites. I learned that the hard way when I had to pay a chunk of money to get them redone. I really wish I…

How do you define binging? Are you actually binging or just overeating? I know that people sometimes use these words interchangeably, but they are not. If you are experiencing uncontrollable hormonal urges to eat during certain times of the month, it's not uncommon. This happens to a lot of women. I'm sure you will see…

It definitely happens to most of us. You took a good approach by not beating yourself up and you moved on. Kudos to you!

Have you considered seeing a therapist or nutritionist? I think the cravings could be attributable to the massive weight loss. It seems a lot of people post that they begin binging after losing huge amounts of weight. I think the massive weight loss and the length of time eating at a deficit has an impact on hunger…

Good luck and that is great you quit smoking. Congratulations!

I went home for Xmas that Friday and returned on Monday morning weighing a whopping 16 pounds more. I knew it was going to be a huge increase on the scale because my feet looked like little pork sausages and so did my hands and thighs. It took over 2 weeks, but slowly everything got back to normal. I didn't panic because I…

I don't log it either and I use a lot. Although I don't log, when I am averaging my calories over a 30 day period, I usually bump up that number by 150-200 daily calories to account for Pam, cayenne pepper seasoning and paprika. I use very generous amounts of these. It works for me in maintenance. I did the same in weight…

Me too. I preferred the taste. I stopped drinking sodas 22 months ago though.

Get ready for some controversy on this one. Good luck! :)

I've been reading about amino acid therapy. There are proponents who believe that it can relieve stress and anxiety.

Me too. I've always been that way too. I just absolutely love food and I think of it quite often. I will say that MFP makes me think of it more because I spend lots of time pre-logging. However, it doesn't cause me distress. I actually think it releases endorphins for me. I get excited about new foods that I am trying or…

Could you not buy snack foods? That may help. I was eating too many Kashi bars. So I stopped buying them. I have nothing to snack on in my home.

Cravings are hard. I can ignore hunger but ignoring cravings is a nail bitter for me. I usually get hormonal cravings every 4-6 weeks during which time I indulge. Now with the beginning phases of perimenopause, they are becoming more frequent.

I think stressors play a big role in our desire to eat. Your current job situation and other factors have probably become so overwhelming that you are seeking comfort in foods. I can relate since I was an emotional eater most of my life. I don't really have any tips on how to overcome it. It seems that some people are more…

Could be ovulation. Hormones can vary from month to month. So just because it hadn't happened before doesn't mean that's not the case this time.

Acid reflux presents differently depending on the person. It can sometimes cause runny nose, headaches ear aches. I suffer largely with silent reflux where I am clearing mucous out of my throat. Just like with most things there's no one size that fits all. Reflux sucks

I love hot tamale candy.