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I love the question and think it points straight to some self-critical, potentially self-defeating thoughts that run under the surface for many people. Thank you for asking it and reminding me to look at my clothing and why I am holding on to the size above me. I think it's super helpful to look at the thinking behind…

Have any life stressors recently arisen? Especially things that might be happening that you don't really want to go along with but you're doing it anyway, to be a good person or not cause conflict? The mind/body connection can been incredibly strong, swift, and create intense physical distress, pain, and systemic…

I have been weighing myself every day. I find that now that I am tracking what I eat so completely, it helps me to stay calmer actually. When I see a pound or more go on in a day, and I see that I went 1000 mg over in my salt consumption the day before, I know that it's water weight and it's coming off again soon. If I had…

I researched it some. For women, it's definitely worth searching intermittent fasting and hormonal effects. There are a significant number of anecdotal reports of hormonal disregulation, not that anecdotes = proof, but it was enough to concern and dissuade me.

I got a new digital scale, after realizing that my very old analog was very off from my doctor's office scale and that the adjusting wheel kept getting bumped and nudged and I had to remember how far above zero to set it each morning. The new scale jives perfectly with my new doctor's office digital scale (I did not switch…

Hi, I am 53, started tracking and reducing calories Feb 3 after getting bloodwork back that indicated pre-diabetes, have lost 7 pounds so far and am feeling so much better and more sustained energy as a result of the various changes I've made in my diet. For the purposes of improving my blood work, I'm supposed to lose…

Mixed up one quarter of the bagel recipe (=one bagel), rolled it out between parchment paper and par baked it at 375 for about 12 minutes, topped with two tablespoons of marinara sauce, two servings of shredded cheese and half a serving of turkey pepperoni. Got a very serviceable pizza out of it!

Welcome! I'm new here too. Not vegan (a carefully sourced carnivore, I suppose), but needing to lose about the same amount of weight (if my on-the-fly metric conversion is accurate.) I'm getting some really good insights as I wander through the forums. I'm particularly loving the calm, rational, self-compassionate,…

I *loved* these! And the rest of the family did too, which shocked me b/c I don't drag them along with me down my dietary paths and they have politely declined most of the new recipes that I try. I esp. liked them with a slice of reduced-fat cheddar (on the four) and jalapeno slices. I'm excited to try rolling the dough…

Oh, once I looked up the acronym, I loved this thread! Very smart to remind oneself of all the other ways life is also improving. Almost two weeks in to my new eating plan, I'm noticing that sugar-crashy hunger/hanger/weakness feelings are no longer happening when I am hungry. Being hungry is not an ordeal, but a…

I love this entire thought process! I have an internal war between my impatient/frightened thinking and my deeper wisdom that knows I need to make changes that last and are both sustainable and effective. I think I am going to sit down and make a list of all the small changes I have made already, partly to acknowledge what…

Hi Kerstin, thank you for the reply and add invite! My sister got that gastric surgery in the midst of ending a terribly unhealthy marriage, and for the first several years, after an initial loss, she plateaued and then started gaining back weight. She did eventually get better at setting some boundaries with her ex and…