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I think maybe you hit the nail on the head in the title of your post. You're bored, and a book just isn't doing it for you. I have been in the same boat lately, and have been trying to find something more absorbing to do. I have work, either work from work or the household chores that we all have, but usually if I'm…

I agree - Be Nice to Yourself! You aren't disgusting, first of all, and you wouldn't be no matter how much weight you gained. Generally, beating the *kitten* out of yourself doesn't help us accomplish things. Doing this is already a challenge, why add to it by calling yourself names and hating on yourself. You've been…

I have been considering 5:2 fasting, which is two very low calorie days, and 5 regular calorie days (loosely interpreted). There's a group here on MFP that has some good info. I haven't actually tried it yet because at the moment, I'm losing by eating the same calories daily, but I'm thinking of trying it the next time I…

Oh, that looks very tasty! I would love to trade recipes. I like mine, but I'm kind of in a rut. I have a recipe for a creamy fresh pasta sauce made with Greek yogurt and tomato sauce. I sautee veggies and use high-fiber pasta (which I think has a bit more protein than regular, and a lot more fiber and fewer calories). I…

My heart goes out to you. I've had somewhat similar experiences. Please consider going to therapy, perhaps someone who specializes in childhood trauma. I know that sounds funny and overly dramatic but even if your dad never laid a hand on you abusively, I don't think your Dad suddenly turned into the person he is now after…

It took me a while to get my food figured out to the point where I wasn't hungry -- I eat larger portions of vegetables, and plenty of proteins, and that seems to do the trick. But if you set your deficit high, and discover one day that you're just ravenous, eat something. Even if you go a bit over your goal for the day,…

That's wonderful! Good for you!

I have a sort of love/hate relationship with it. I like the feeling that I am in control of my food intake, but some days I just don't want to putz with it. I do it anyway, but particularly when I'm busy or tired, I wish it weren't necessary.

People have so many different reasons for doing what they do. Some are genuinely concerned, some are threatened, some are a combination of both, and some are something else completely. I know folks who get a little panicky when they see someone lose a lot of weight rapidly, because it reminds them of what happened to a…

Welcome. I was faced with the same choice in December 2015, and I have lost about 83 pounds in that time. I haven't lost it as quickly as I would have with surgery, but I am happy to have avoided the pain, and the expense of surgery. This isn't to say that the surgery is evil or wrong or bad, but it is just a choice I…

Welcome! I get the introvert part, and the snack-at-home part. The after-work problem is one of my biggest "trouble spots" in terms of food. I am an introvert-ish sort, but I have a job that requires some intense interaction with people from time to time. I love my job, but by the end of the day, I'm mentally exhausted,…

I do see the OP's point in that warning / reminding people that some foods are so calorie-dense that they can "crowd out" more filling options, depending on calorie limits, deficit, exercise etc. To stay within my calories for the day there are some foods I just can't eat in any quantity, without calorie banking. And if I…

Hi Ty! I used to skip meals a lot, I know exactly what you're talking about. My pattern was to eat a little breakfast -- coffee and [an energy bar, maybe], then skip lunch entirely, or perhaps eat a couple handfuls of nuts from my drawer, and then want to eat everything after I got off work and went home. And the food I…

I have had those burnout moments too. I've been doing this since December 2015, and other than Christmas Eve and Day of 2016 (when I counted calories but couldn't log in to MFP) I have logged every day. I've lost 83 lbs so far, and have at least another 30 to go. I start having problems when I don't give myself any planned…

Not quite the same, but I use protein shakes that are about 120 calories apiece to boost my protein if I plan on eating something that doesn't have a lot of protein (after working it into my calories) because I've found that protein keeps me from being hungry. I have also used them to keep me from being too hungry if I am…

You're not alone. I have lost about 80 lbs so far, and I still think of myself as the 'fat girl.' Some days I can really see the difference in the mirror, and other days not so much. I think it takes human brains a while to catch up to our new shapes in the mirror. Sometimes I will equate my weight loss to the weight of…

So, it sounds to me like you're looking at this as some sort of moral failing, and I just don't think it is. You're controlling your weight within a 20 lb range - you're doing what I really, really wish I had done. We are constantly bombarded by high-calorie food choices, and it is very difficult to add monitoring food to…

I don't think you have. I have been working with a registered dietician who is employed by an endocrinologist. For what it's worth, she told me that she sees great success with people who are in the 6 to 7ish A1C range - when they lose weight their numbers go down. She also told me that diabetes is as much a "disorder of…

Another person who has a "no eating out of the bag" rule. I also look at calories like a banking system, but one where I have no credit privileges. I can save up to spend later in the week, but I can't "borrow" to spend now, and pay it back later in the week (because I don't do it). Calorically, I'm a bad credit risk.…

I am nowhere near your stats (I wish I were!) and when this happens to me it is water weight, sometimes from something that didn't show up as salty on the MFP stats, so I wasn't expecting it. I'm too old for this issue, but could you possibly be pregnant? I would think your dietician has checked, or had you check, but if…

It happened to me after losing about 50 lbs - still have quite a bit to go. The dietician I have been working with told me it isn't unexpected, and it will grow back. But I would check and make sure you don't need a vitamin or iron or a thyroid med adjustment.

It sounds to me like you're being awfully hard on yourself. Wanting to change the way you look is fine, but it sounds to me like you're blaming yourself for something that isn't your fault. If you're doing therapy and taking meds (and good for you for doing both of them) my guess is that whatever you have been going…

Well, you know you're not hopeless, because you've tracked food and done well before. And there's no need to be embarrassed, you transitioned from a situation you were familiar with to a completely new and unfamiliar situation, and one in which all your food is prepared for you. With the stress of college on top of that,…

Maybe look for a dietician (medically based, not magic woo based) that might be able to help you plan to up your calories so that you feel safe and in control doing so, and who can also help you find someone to work on the body image issues? I am wondering if a dietician might be a bit easier to find at first.

Plan ahead, and have a Plan B stash of filling, healthy and lower calorie food (protein shakes, protein bars, and jars of homemade soup in the freezer) for those times when the first plan goes awry (like leaving my perishable home-packed lunch sitting in the sun when I walked in to a work emergency and forgot to put it…

So, so sorry for what you're going through. Good thoughts and wishes. If you want a good scale, you should get one, but if you're happier just living your life and the scale is too much pressure, don't feel like you *have* to do it. Obviously you've been doing fine without one.

I can't count them all, honestly. The trick is to get up one more time than you get knocked down. And try to figure out what went wrong, without shaming yourself for the behavior.

I do understand the feeling, there are certain foods that can really set off cravings for me. All I can really do is tell you about my experience with fast food. When I first started MFP, I was really motivated (and also having health motivators) which made it easy for me to go "cold turkey" off fast food. And I think…

I have lost 80 lbs so far, and I have lost 4 ring sizes. I went from a nine to a five. i do think i have lost weight in my fingers first. I still have plenty left to lose around my hips.

Ola, I'm a middle-aged woman, and like many of the folks who have posted here, I have been overweight since I was in pre-school. I have done the same yo-yo diet thing that so many people have done, but with the help of a medical weight-loss firm and MFP, I am making real progress. I am 5'5" and needed to lose about 140 lbs…