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Who told you they were all natural? They're not.

I had trouble with this when I was starting out. It should level off soon when your body gets used to the new calorie deficit! :)

Ancho Salmon Meal at Chili's is my favorite! Under 500 cals and you get a sizeable piece of fish with rice and broccoli. :)

Exercise has 100% controlled my anxiety. When I feel anxious at night (I have crippling anxiety coupled with night terrors and insomnia) I head to the gym.

Nope, I'm married. :)

I agree with this. It starts with baby steps. When you want to snack, eat fruit or veggies. I also love Triscuits or Wheat Thins, but you have to be sure and count them out. Remember - even if you're taking baby steps, you're still lapping everyone who's sitting on the couch!!

It depends on how you look at it. I drink about a gallon a day of unsweetened green tea. I love it. It's a healthy, natural source of caffeine to keep me focused, and it helps aid metabolism in the same way that water does - by keeping you hydrated. So, in a way, sure. It can help metabolism.

I use green tea. I drink iced, unsweetened green tea all day long. It's a natural and healthy source of caffeine to keep me awake and focused, and it doesn't have sugar or calories. It's also chock full on vitamin C! I have a dietician friend who told me that staying hydrated is the best way to keep yourself from snacking…

They remind me of these weird things I tried as a naive teenager to lose weight. They were called Full Bars. The idea was that you ate this bar of some low cal material (that was essentially Styrofoam) and drink a glass of water with it and it would expand in your stomach, leaving very little room for food. It was supposed…

If people want to eat like our ancestors ate, then here ya go. Our ancestors gorged themselves when food was available, and starved themselves when it wasn't. Think of it this way: caveman kills mammoth. Caveman has no access to refrigeration, no way to cure the meat, and no way to keep it from spoiling - so caveman eats…

Also, the science is worse than murky when it comes to food "sensitivities", and even less clear when it comes to links between diet and psychological/neurological disorders such as Aspergers and the like. As a general rule, I don't believe people have food "sensitivities". There are certainly people who have an…

I hate the term "clean eating". Eat things they aren't allergic to. Simple as that.

If you know it's all about what happens in the kitchen, why do you think you need a supplement?

I've heard that it cures everything from diabetes to herniated disks... HA! My pastor's wife sells the stuff and it seems like most of my church is on it. None of them have seen the kind of weight loss and overall health improvements that my mother has, and she's been doing a basic CICO diet for 11 months, and has lost…

I will preface this by saying that I 100% believe this is the placebo effect in action. I really feel like I'm losing weight faster when I drink green tea. I drink unsweetened iced green tea, usually 4+ cups of it per day. So what if it's actually doing nothing?? It doesn't hurt me, and it may be helping me. If it makes…

I'm an ignorant American. How many lbs is that?

You can add me. I started at 307 and I need to lose 150 lbs.

Why are you spending so much more money? I purchase ground turkey instead of ground beef (much cheaper), frozen chicken tenderloins instead of fresh Breasts (also much cheaper), and LOADS of frozen veggies (usually at $0.89 a bag) and frozen fruits. Overall I'm spending a lot less.

Ketchup. From Kroger, specifically. Only 15 cals per 2 Tbsp.

I think it's kind of like birth control - the best method is the one you will stick to!

This doesn't look like it's very many cals, which means you will be hungry. Hunger is not good. Focus on whole grains and veggies to get good carbs and fiber, and lean meats (chicken, turkey) for protien. That's what has worked for me.

Thanks!!

Haha I like to eat! That's why I want to exercise. :) With exercise, I can eat more cals!

Weights would work.... thanks!

Don't have access to an indoor pool.

Sustain that rate**, not sustain that weight.

Thanks everyone for your advice! I've been overweight my whole life and I honestly don't know how to lose weight. It seems so simple yet it's so complex! I take Adderall for severe ADHD (which makes me not want to eat) and my weight has gone up in the past from not eating all day, then binging all night (on fast food,…

That helps, thank you!

Cocaine is also all natural. :)

Plexus just bought my friend a Lexus - That's how much she sold. Their product is probably highly unsafe and ineffective, but their marketing is on point.