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Chocolate chip cookies (the homemade kind) and apparently tootsie rolls because I ate way too many of them this weekend. However, I have successfully kept a jar of Trader Joe's Cookie Butter since before Christmas. Just a smidge on a caramel rice cake from time to time. No clue why I've managed to moderate this, but just a…

Based on these numbers, I'm guessing you set your weekly weight loss goal to 2 lbs. Most people chose this because they think it will go faster. The reality is that you don't have enough activity to support such an aggressive deficit, nor do you have enough weight to lose. As someone above already suggested, I'd strongly…

I have 2 pair of Ryka walking sandals coming tomorrow. I'm hoping they'll be good for casual walking. I really want to show off my cute toenails now that summer is coming. But for any significant amount of walking I have Ryka walking shoes which ar are amazing.

If you want long term success you really have to work on your self discipline and habits. There are no tricks or short cuts that will sustain you through time. Focus on what you can control and let go of what you can't. Other people bring food into the office. Decide not to put it into your mouth. At the end of the day,…

Food would be a good choice.

It's an opinion and clearly stated as such. Proof is not necessary.

I make cold brew coffee in a mason jar with a cloth filter. I don't even own a traditional coffee maker. FYI, if you pop it in the microwave it's also great hot. Just because it's brewed cold doesn't mean it can't be consumed hot.

That's why I go to the Y. It's just about the stretching, flexibility, etc. We're all pretty laid back about it. It's also the same room where we do Zumba and pump so there's not much of a spiritual element.

I am so sorry. My heart goes out to you. As a mother I can tell you that the most important thing in my life is that my kids have a better relationship with me than I have ever had with my mother. I want to be a source of advice, confidence, kindness and respect to them. FWIW, it's not a mother thing. Like you say, it's…

Just don't invite her over and if you must don't talk weight loss with her. You're an adult. You don't have to hang out with anyone you don't want to. Even your mother.

You'd be amazed how long it took me to figure this out. Sometimes it's embarrassing how slow I can be on the uptake, but this has been a very handy "trick" particularly with things like salad where I like to add a little bit of several ingredients.

What?

This makes me wonder if maybe their calorie counts don't include the items you need to add to complete the recipe and things like oil are very calorie dense so if you do multiple meals a week this way you could be missing out on a significant amount of calories. Could you call the service and ask them if their calorie…

Everything you describe in the first 3/4 of your posts suggest that you should consider recomp instead of losing weight. Maybe you should look into that. And I have no idea how keto fits into anything you mentioned. You could drop 5 lbs of water weight in a few days, but what will that accomplish?

This is one of the toughest concepts for people to come to terms with. If you really are "doing everything right" the scale will move. One thing I can promise however is that if you give up and go back to your old ways, the scale will start moving again, just int he wrong direction. On another note, you might consider a…

Oh, damn that H20!

I think this depends on whether people are interested in short term or long term success. I've always been a huge proponent of the long game myself. I want to see people (including myself) get healthy and stay that way. The best way to achieve that goal is the really understand what's causing the short term success. That…

I still don't understand. You used the term inflammation to define inflammatory foods. Can you point to examples of foods and also the research that backs it up? Thanks in advance.

Pav said in his OP that he does this often and I'm confident that his question about the calories is significant. He's not exactly known around these parts for exaggeration. @PAV8888 I don't have any help for you either, but you sound like one of those people who can chug a large espresso drink and be asleep 5 minutes…

I'm just curious, what do you mean by "inflammatory foods"? ETA: That's another term I've seem a lot but don't actually know what it means.

Is this in the Infographics thread? If not, it should be.

This would be a great thing to put on a sticky note on the front of the fridge.

You might also consider setting up a weight trending app so you can see how your doing over longer time and without the day-to-day fluctuations. It's common to bounce up a few pounds when you transition to maintenance esp if you add a lot of calories all at once. Sounds like that's what happened with you. I wouldn't sweat…

Well said. When I first started trying to lose weight about a year and a half ago, one of the first things I did was start reading up on how the body uses energy and what I could do to best ensure my long term success. As soon I saw "CICO" and an accompanying explanation, it make perfect sense. It was almost stupidly…

You know that's a marketing slogan created to sell more breakfast cereal right?

I have this as well right now. My doctor gave me a steroid injection and told me that I needed to exercise the area and also work on my core muscles to correct my bad posture because my form was likely causing the problem. He said it's an acute condition that's fixable.

This isn't exactly what you're looking for but I really like my diffuser necklaces from Plant Therapy. I especially like that I can use poms from the craft store to switch out the scent whenever I want to.

Just thought I'd update this for anyone interested. I've found that I really like the taste of caffeine free Diet Pepsi. Plus, based on recommendations here, I bought some Diet Doctor Pepper for my hubby who can drink an espresso drink and go straight to sleep. He loves it. Thanks to everyone who made great suggestions.…

Is this even possible?

Wow! You're a weight loss Rock Star! The first though that comes to mind for me is to try a diet break. https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10604863/of-refeeds-and-diet-breaks