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That was me! My mom and sister are both naturally thin and I've had to constantly watch what I eat or else I gain weight. My best friend was also thin and very attractive. Same boat, dieting since I was young. However, life changes. I realized over the years it doesn't matter. I found things I enjoyed and did them (for me…

You could try intermittent fasting to shake things up; I've had success with that. Also, you might be eating too little if you are counting your calories accurately. Just this week I binged over the weekend (2k calories over both days) and went back to normal eating during this week, did a short fast one day, and weighed…

Lately my go-to has been cereal because I can kind of mindlessly eat it without knocking out as many calories as I would if I grabbed chips or ice cream.

"Go slower" ... in regards to starting jogging. I always started too fast and would tire almost immediately, but when a friend told me to simply run slower - it clicked.

My friend introduced me to Saucony and I absolutely love their Women's Jazz Original Sneaker. Seriously, I can run on pavement, trail run, hike, whatever and no blisters or sore feet. I broke mine in on a 16 mile hike and no problems whatsoever. Can't recommend them enough! In fact, I kind of keep tabs on it on Amazon…

I'm 5'5", weigh about 145lbs (goal weight is 130-135ish, maybe closer to 140 if I ever get serious about strength training) and my pants size varies between size 4 and 6 at places like Kohls, JCP or Marshals.

5'5" here, maybe not quite as short as some of you, but I too feel the jealousy of not being able to eat 100s of calories more just because I'm a little shorter or much shorter (my boyfriend is 6'4"!). Feel free to add me, it would be nice to see what people are eating when they have less calories to play with. :smile:

I second the mentions of drinking better, fresh coffee. Get a coffee grinder if you don't already have one and grind your own fresh beans. It's a world of difference. My sister use to doctor her coffee up like crazy and then one day she came over and was happily drinking the coffee at my place black. Also, if you want a…

Could be stress too, even if this has become your new normal. I know that for me stress and anxiety make me a tired lady no matter what I've done or how much I've eaten in any given day.

I have that issue too sometimes, though mine is usually accompanied by feeling nauseous for a few minutes. Either I A, wait it out by doing something distracting (like reading something) or B, eat a protein bar or something I likely won't want to keep eating once I finish my portion. Also drinking hot things (black coffee…

Sure, why not? Most everything else we eat is grown in a lab in some way, shape or form.

I'm dealing with the same depression+food=weight gain issue as well! Let's be friends. :)

I'm paleo-ish! Feel free to add me, I'm starting over and need friends for food ideas and accountability. :)