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I understand. My son gained 60 pounds his first year on medication for his mental illness. That seems to be the average. He's hungry 24/7. If he has insomnia, which he does often, he wants to eat all night. I believe that the medication that turns down the amount of dopamine in his brain also turns down the hormones that…

What a wonderful, inspirational post! Although I'm old enough to be your grandmother, I related to every word. I, as you once were, am a size 3X with a goal weight of 145. I have health issues, hives and angioedema. I go to buffets and eat a tiny bit -- of everything. I recently slid out of bed onto the floor and my…

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When I'm losing weight and feeling hungry I try to distract myself with some sort of busy work and usually the sweep of intense hunger passes. I accept the fact that, when dieting, I will always experience hunger for about an hour before each meal and often for a short while after the meal while my insulin level is up. I…

Now you can see your beautiful, big, brown eyes! Amazing results!

I'm not responsible for what you think "people seem to think." I brought up dopamine because it's a pleasure hormone. If you equate dopamine with addiction that's your problem and not anything I alluded to. What interests me is that on a thread where people are simply trying to help one another with our food issues, you…

Well since you have NO idea, let me explain. We bring it up, and it is perfectly relevant, because Linda says she has a problem with sugar. She isn't gaining weight because she spends too much time petting puppies or listening to music. I specifically avoided calling it an addiction, so it's dishonest of you to put the…

Whether or not you use the A-word, sugar has been shown to produce a temporary increase in dopamine resulting in a slight lift of mood for most people. Added to that perk is the fact that we are hardwired from birth to seek out sweet foods, as that instinct helped our ancestors stay away from poisonous plants and go for…

Burger King's Whoppers were my favorite lunch until the Covid hit. The restaurants were closed so I could no longer go in, buy one and wolf it down while hot. I had to bring them home (they're too sloppy to eat in the car) and eat them cooled down. They are awful cold! I saw something online that explains that a lot of…

Intermittent fasting helped me with the hunger problem, too, because, like you "eating made me hungry." High carb meals were the worst and anything sweet, even a stick of gum made me ravenous. Certain medications like anti-psychotics and anti-depression meds can stop the "I'm full" signals from getting to your brain, but…

"You look like a completely different person!" Well my face is about the same, if you'd ever looked at it, and I'm actually the same person just a little smaller. I don't define myself by my weight, but I know now that you do. [Holding hands wide apart] "You used to be this wide!" Wow, I didn't realize you were behind me…

The Healthline article I linked had five sources siting studies showing that people (men as well as women) were more satisfied and lost more body fat when using olive oil vs other fats, not just the one you mention about postmenopausal women. It was not directed at the OP but at the various people still here who said my…

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/12-fat-burning-foods#TOC_TITLE_HDR_13 "Olive oil is one of the healthiest fats on earth. Olive oil has been shown to lower triglycerides, increase HDL cholesterol and stimulate the release of GLP-1, one of the hormones that helps keep you full (64Trusted Source). What’s more, some…

Wow. I told her what had helped me, (2-3 tablespoon fat, sometimes all olive oil, most days divided between butter, olive oil and mayo.) I didn't say it was for everyone and it was a suggestion to try, not a magic bullet, or advice for everyone. I'm 75 years old and have been on many diets over the years, but always…

I know people who still think all fat is bad and cut it out completely when trying to lose. I eat about 1 tablespoon of olive oil per day and that's what I was suggesting she might try. I trusted she wouldn't be stupid enough to pour it over everything. ;)

I agree, we weren't very helpful There were lots of suggestions that she was lying or didn't know how to work a scale. I tried to make a (hopeful) suggestion of something she might actually try and that was pounced on as so much B.S. There's more scientific evidence all the time that suggests certain foods affect insulin…

Nope. Never said it was a magic bullet. Never said it was the EVOO on it's own, I did say I was logging 1200 calories a day didn't I? Of course that includes the olive oil, why would I log some foods and not others?

I'm going to suggest something that worked for me and then run away before the bombs land. Try adding in a few tablespoons olive oil everyday. About a year ago I started eating 800 calories a day and after two weeks had lost nothing. This time I decided to try again following the Mediterranean diet recommended by my…

Same here. I only use MFP on my desk top computer, no apps, I have stayed logged in for years, only tapping on it from my bookmark and it always took me to my home page. Now I have to log in from scratch after every cup of coffee. I love the site but this is aggravating.

Congratulations! You've done an amazing thing. That hundred pounds represents countless moments when you resisted temptation and demonstrated great self-control. Now, because of that missing weight your heart doesn't have to work so hard, your blood pressure is lower, your insulin is under control, your joints are…

Thanks for this thread. It's hard for me to stay motivated while I'm home most of the time, no one but family sees me and the future is hard to imagine. I've started several diets recently and after just a few days, my, "Who cares?" attitude shows up and I go back to one of my few pleasures -- baking and eating. Yet I know…

No, all I see are empty squares. I thought maybe they meant "I'm speechless." LOL. :) :s :# B) I can see these that are part of this program.

I have a dumb question I've been afraid to ask. What do those little squares (like in the OP) mean?

I didn't manage to make exercise a daily habit until I started doing it first thing in the morning. Waiting until later in the day just caused me to think up excuses not to do it.

Thanks a million, Malted Tea! You are the Martha Stewart of soft boiled eggs!

My mother used to make them for us and I loved a soft boiled egg on buttered toast, but I can never get the timing right so that the whites are firm but the yolk still runny. How long do you boil them? Do you start the egg in cold water or boiling water? (Thanks!)

I took great care the first time I weighed my "home salad," of romaine lettuce, green pepper, yellow pepper, cucumber, tomato. So now I start with "home salad," because a slice of green pepper give or take dosn't matter much, but dressing? I have to measure and add that every time because I could easily go crazy with the…

Plans that make losing weight sound so complicated I give up before I start.

You're doing it! I'm older and I love to see young girls reach their ideal weight while they're still young enough to get maximum benefit from the effort. Your skin is tight enough to spring back into place and all the latest fashions will look fabulous on you. You're only young once! Your face will never be this beautiful…

I'm sorry, I don't understand the point. You don't say how many calories you were eating or how much weight you lost at any given time. Congratulations for losing 200 pounds, I'm just curious if you ate the same number of calories on both low-carb and high-carb, but lost more per-week on one method with calories and…