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My husband isn't actively trying to lose weight (but he needs to...I digress) and he likes his sodas, chips, girl scout cookies, crackers, etc. I had to learn to not eat the foods. That's it. I told myself "no," over and over until I learned it wasn't a good idea for me to eat them. If your family was pushing you to eat…

I second Strong Curves. I read the book and the exercises are great. There's a program in there for an all-over body workout with specific emphasis on glutes.

I get soreness and aches the day after a workout. IMO, it tells me a couple of things-- I haven't worked that muscle group out in a while (most likely), or I am pushing my threshold. It's strange but I tend to tweak something more from overstretching than lifting. OT (sorry OP!)-- is soreness necessarily an indication of…

I was able to find cheap free weights from a warehouse listed online. I know, sounds nuts to go on craigslist. They were a really cheap deal-- cheaper than Target, Walmart, and Amazon. It's good to start out with 5 and 10's. Have you considered investing in adjustable weights, or a barbell set? I use my husband's barbells…

First thing's first-- you aren't a whale. Nowhere close to it. Start looking at yourself as a work in progress, and don't beat yourself up with names.

I don't need a concrete number, though it would be nice to have a number. I also don't trust what I see in particular in the mirror-- or even the scale-- because my body type "hides" a lot of fat. For instance, I know I still have a lot of adipose to lose because I spent the better half of last year losing visceral fat.…

I like rainbowbows post. There's a lot of helpful advice in there.

Haha I like the telling them to get an MD, and the strip club is hilarious. LOL. My family has told me over the years, since I was a teen, how they think I'm "husky," "chubby," and "fuller." As I got older I learned to develop thicker skin and ignore them. I come from an ethnic background where it's expected for women to…

I'll share a few personal things here. I like food. I enjoy eating, and food can be a reward and enjoyable in the right context. Food is not the enemy. Your body is not the enemy. Here's where I'm at personally with losing weight-- you have to want it, badly. You have to want health, fitness, and being in shape and…

Is this kind of like "intuitive eating"? Listening to bodily cues on hunger?

Before I wasn't low carb I would make "puddings" from a banana, unsweetened chocolate, and avocado. I have an immersion mixer so I think I'll make puddings again except with a lower carb fruit.

I'm welcome to being friended :)

You're the only one who redirected it to ME in particular, despite the fact I've made the topic clear. I'm sure there are plenty of other people participating in this thread who don't care for or agree with lower carb diets. I didn't start this thread because of my experience with ongoing health problems-- you were the one…

I didn't know they made scales like the second one! I might need to look for one.

Eating meat ONLY tends to be a rarity in only a handful of cultures around the world. I don't think it's by choice, it's by necessity.

Do you know if there's some kind of "standardization" with this line?

I didn't want this to become a personal thread but since YOU have made it about me, here it goes. I have successfully lost over 25 pounds eating lower carb, AND significantly reducing or eliminating nearly all of my PCOS symptoms by eating lower carb and a moderate level of fat and higher protein. I did this with…

I have PCOS and at one point when I weighed about the same and had different eating habits, my blood test said I was borderline prediabetic. The doctor gave me Metformin. After gaining weight again I changed my diet and lost the weight gain. My blood sugar is significantly lower and I didn't have to use meds.

Something tells me YMMV, as everyone's bodies respond differently. There's no way someone should ever eat "no carb." There's no medical basis for that, and it's unhealthy. But I can see how cutting out those carbs led to craving sweets-- you're not the first person to experience it.

Most people I've talked to who are vegans have more varied diets than Freelee.

Nice try, but no cigar. I actually don't have insulin resistance :)

Could you tell that to all of the pro high-carbers, pretty please?

TBH I could see how using a food scale in public could create a lot of controversy. Imagine if you used you food scale and were at a party of a family gathering of some sort. I'm Indo-Caribbean and if I did that at a family party or relation's house-- oh lawd! There would be so many aunties in my hair. I can already…

I'm not sure why, but for some reason when I first started low carb I was able to think very clearly and didn't experience brain fog. I stopped for a while but recently went low carb again, and still haven't experienced these symptoms. Unfortunately for me eating a regular amount of carbs tends to make me feel lazy and…

We got a catfight up in puuurrr

I have no idea what that guy's diet actually IS (or who he even is). I'm wondering where the scientific data is to substantiate the claims that "fruitarianism" or eating very high carb-low fat-low protein diets like Freelee's are effective or healthy. So far, just personal testimonials from social media. THAT is why I…

THIS. Sounds very MN to me.

Yes you have to weigh by grams, ounces, fluid ounces, etc. Measurements like "half a cup" vary because different foods have different masses.

The flowchart is the link I was looking for to post, but couldn't find it. Thanks for posting it!

Honestly I have to say, I'm surprised Freelee hasn't tried this strategy.