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We're using it with with my son to help with anxiety while we're waiting for a doctor's appointment. It helps him focus a bit with concentration while he's doing school (we homeschool). It seems to help.

Fantastic! So glad you found something you're happy with.

I love veggies, but there are a few I'm not particularly fond of - beets, fennel, parsnips, chard (because it tastes like beets), and zucchini is just okay. I cook for a household of people who basically don't like many veggies except salad veggies, and I don't handle raw veggies well due to IBS. So, I tend to keep things…

Yeah, body type and how your breasts are placed/sit (and how your breast tissue is distributed) will for sure affect how well a bra will work for someone! The irony of you posting that the Freya's didn't work for you is that I've tried Panache, and they just look TERRIBLE on me and don't work at all. :p It's taken me a lot…

Even with using this excellent calculator and wearing the correct size bra, some bra styles just don't work if you have a lot of excess skin. I'm a 30FF now, and though many bras in that size come in styles that are low cut and available in one-hook closures that sweep low under the arm, those don't work well for me due to…

I have three three autoimmune diseases. Turmeric is in a glucosamine supplement I take. I tend not to notice pain unless it's very, very bad since I have a high tolerance for it, so can't really say how effective it is. As far as dietary approaches are concerned, Med-style diets have also been shown to decrease…

QFT. You know, this is one of the reasons I actually love going to the dentist. My hygienist has maintained a 75 pound loss for 30 years, including through two pregnancies. She watched my lose my weight, and enjoys our discussions as much as I do. I'm so thankful to her for all of her insights.

This is an unsafe weight loss plan and honestly should never have made it into the public domain. The only SAFE way to eat 800 calories daily for prolonged periods is due to strict medical necessity under intense doctor supervision. Online coaching doesn't cut it.

I have Hashimoto's and I'm going to be blunt. The most it should affect your RMR is about 5%. You can mitigate that, even if you're not properly medicated, by being a bit more active in your daily activity. There is a possibility that if you're not properly medicated you will retain quite a bit of water weight, but nothing…

Yes, this exactly. Additionally, I really am not going to lose any sleep whatsoever over eating ultra-processed protein bars because I think in the context of my overall diet and lifestyle (or anyone's), the point isn't how much something is processed, it's how much you're eating, and how balanced your overall nutrition…

Although I'm not formally doing this along with all of you, I am incorporating some aspects like aiming to get more fiber and I was already working on incorporating more beans. One grain I've been eating more is quinoa. I find it makes a nice addition to my "concoction/stew/soup" type meals that include beans/veg/canned…

Old Philly native here. Cheeze Whiz on cheesesteaks is a relatively recent "thing" and even though I don't even eat them any more, it can get off my lawn. Legit cheesesteaks should have provolone cheese on them. :p

Another member of it only needs 1/2 - 1 teaspoon club in a skillet. I've roasted whole pans of vegetables with as little as 1/2 teaspoon of oil and still had a nice caramelizaton happening, and for some veggies, no oil at all is needed to roast if you're using parchment. I usually do oil free roasting for meal prep when I…

I'm an ovo-lacto vegetarian, but I do eat a lot of vegan meals. I will concur that focusing on fiber and protein will likely improve your feelings of satiety. Pinterest can really be your friend here for bean and vegetable recipes. A lot of them are easy one pot meals. If time is a factor, there are tons for slow cookers…

Oh I'm not alone with the silly "gaining according to the trending app when I'm really losing" thing! This was a stumbling block for me back the first time that it happened and I got into a bad place because of it. It took some time, reading, and reflection to work my way out of it. Collecting data in a spreadsheet,…

I have a pretty high carb diet, so switching to maintenance is really a non-issue for me if I'm eating enough fiber to keep things, um, regular. There's maybe a pound or so added to my normally wildly fluctuating weight, but that calms down after a few days.

My entire body shape had changed drastically when I got down to a size 4 compared to what it was when I was a size 12. A garment that I thought would have looked nice on my figure at size 12 would not have necessarily looked good on my size 4 figure because of this. In fact, I had a really hard time shopping for clothes…

I ate +200 over maintenance yesterday too. I was down .2 of a pound this morning. I was already in a mini-whooshing trend though, which is something that happens to me. I also am coming out of a period where my overall trend had Happy Scale thinking I was gaining. That's how weird my fluctuations are. Mine are greatly…

When you get down to the territory of the last 5-10 pounds or are just losing vanity weight, weekly weigh ins are not going to paint any kind of accurate picture and if you're lacking in patience in any way, you're never going to reach goal. Understanding that you're going to have fluctuations that mask your losses is…

There are reasons, as Lillymoo noted, for very active people to call themselves sedentary when they're not for purposes of syncing. Even though I'm active throughout the day and usually get 30K steps, I'm set to sedentary because I go to bed early and since all adjustments are predictive, end up getting 200 or so calories…

True story: the roots of the fat acceptance movement go back to fat fetishism. The first group to promote fat acceptance was founded by a man who had a feeding fetish.

Honestly, get a stick blender! They are so wonderful. After she had her wisdom teeth out, our daughter lived on mashed potatoes and creamed soups. We make our creamed soups by simmering veggies in small amount of broth and then pureeing them with cottage cheese with a stick blender. The idea is to keep the amount of broth…

Not the same thing. There are other ways to manage one's weight besides using MFP. For people with eating disorders, obsessing over calories and counting them can be a big part of their issues. To the OP... I hope you seek professional help. The thing that most concerned me in your original post was seeing how low your…