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The Topamax is most likely why your not feeling as hungry as you should be (I'm familiar with the drug but I don't take it). I'm on Vyvanse for ADHD and when I first started taking it I was also on WW to lose weight. I was never hungry during the day but at the end of the day when the medication wore off I would crash hard…

I'm going into maintenance and I'm having a hard time getting up to my maintenance calories, so I can understand the struggle with eating more without feeling like you're eating too much. I have a protein shake with a banana + my regular breakfast. I've also been adding 2 tbsp of peanut butter (with fruit or toast) and 1oz…

Regarding point #3- The ONLY way I will get my butt out of bed at 5am to run is knowing that I will log about 15K steps for the day, which gives me about 500 extra exercise calories, which means I get something with chocolate at the end of the day (I try to only eat about 150 of those calories). Yes, I run for chocolate…

For an update...I followed @Taliafinch advice and found a physical therapist willing to work with me to strength all my joints. I've not got an impressive collection of multicolored rubber bands

I also use the skyways! I walk to and from work, try to take a walk at lunch, and maybe around 3:00 instead of reaching for the *kitten* candy bowl that is WAY to close to my desk. I actually take the long way to the bathroom to avoid it (and get extra steps). Bringing my breakfast and lunch to work helps me stay out of…

Since most lower priced stores don't carry 32 bands, especially not in DD, I have to go to department and specialty stores. I can't buy a bra for less than $50-$60. My poor sister is in a 36JJ and she can barely find anything in her size, when she does its mail order only, and they are never cheap.

It depends on how much is actual breast tissue and how much is fat. My cup size didn't change but my band size did. The 'look' smaller to me but I think that's because I lost the fat around my armpit and back of my ribcage. Unfortunately I'm mismatched and trying to find a bra to fit 32DD/D has just gotten harder since…

Look at the brightside...as a result of this past election we now get to count "t**t-waffle" and "s**t-gibbon" and part of our vernacular

5' 6" 132 lbs 25-26% BF 14.75" calf (from walking in NYC for 14 years) 24" thigh Thunder Thighs For Life!!!

I'm not a binge eater but I totally understand the family problem. For 10 years I was married to a Turkish man. Turkish culture is a food culture...the ones where you sit and eat dinner for HOURS where they just keep bringing one dish after another, after another, everything is delicious, and by the end of it you feel like…

I crave candy, chips, sugary coffees, and baked treats when I have less than 6 hours sleep. I mindlessly eat to stay awake. Too many of those days and I'll gain weight. Not to mention that being awake longer means I'm more likely to need an additional meal. Nights when my boyfriend's band plays are two dinner nights.

Don't pay attention to the calories in the Fitbit app. Log your food in MFP, set your activity to sedentary, and let MFP adjust your calories for you. Only log non-step based exercise in MFP...let Fitbit count the steps for things like running, walking, elliptical. If you try follow the calorie in/out info in Fitbit and…

Ahhh, the dreaded 'New Relationship Weight'. When I got married I put on about 40lbs. I lost all of the weight about 4 years before we separated and felt great. We divorced and I was on my own for awhile, but unfortunately that was where things got tough because HE did all the cooking and I was clueless. I started dating…

I just log 25 or 50 calories (depending on the food) for every bite/taste/lick. It's a guesstimate but better than nothing.

On Monday's and Wednesday's make some sort of chili/stew/casserole that makes six servings. My BF and I have that for dinner one night and lunch for the two days after. On Monday's I usually have Sunday leftovers or a sandwich.

So I actually have had a DNA test done. It was done to confirm a genetic connective tissue disease that can only be confirmed through genetic testing. Here's the deal, yes the test confirmed I have the disease but the testing offered nothing useful in the way of helping me manage it or to understand the extent of my…

My mom had some DNA test done and it just made her more of a hypochondriac. You're better off spending that money on a food scale and a gym membership. Obesity runs in my family (I didn't need to spend $ a DNA test to confirm that; family photos are free), but my sister and have no problem losing weight by reducing portion…

I think the trick here is don't buy it :) Just walk past those isles in the grocery store, don't even stop to look. If you know you have a trigger food, do not keep it in the house. This doesn't mean you can't ever have it...I crave gourmet doughnuts and salted caramel ice cream, quite often, but I won't keep it in the…

Honestly, I've had some significantly overweight yoga instructors and they were some of the best I've had because they were really good at making adjustments for different people's abilities. Point is, yes, you can do yoga :) Just do it and have fun!!!

Unfortunately if OP's father is a diagnosed pathological narcissist boundaries won't work. Narcissists and sociopaths do not acknowledge, nor respect, boundaries. It's a hallmark trait of both disorders. Boundaries do need to be set, but burden of reinforcing these boundaries will be 100% on the OP because there will not…

Really?! So you're saying I should have stuck around when my emotionally unstable mother was using me as a punching bag, because it builds character? I didn't need the abuse to learn strength, I survived the abuse because I was strong to begin with. Nobody has to put up with abuse from their families, and sometimes cutting…

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I suppose this comment could be applied to either political party...I wonder which one annoys you more...I certainly know which one annoys me ;)

Agreed!!! When my dad checked into rehab for the 4th time and almost lost his marriage and home, my brother called trying to rally me to help take care of him. My answer was "Nope, he's on his own this time." I'm done living my life for people who just want to die.

Classic Borderline Personality Disorder.

It's still in the DSM-5 (published in 2013 I believe). http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/philo/courses/materials/Narc.Pers.DSM.pdf

Brightly colored, over the ear, noise canceling headphones work really well for this method, especially when you turn the music up loud enough that the other person can hear it. I use this regularly at work when there are too many people having loud conversations near me or I need people to leave me alone.

I understand that he is your dad, but you have to set boundaries. Both of my parents are recovered addicts, my mom has borderline personality disorder, dads problems are to complicated to type in a post. I've been in your boat and what I hear is some some serious codependency and enabling on your part. This is going to…

*bangs head agains wall*

That was all day, everywhere when I lived in NYC!