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^ I do agree. So many things, food, sex, connection, exercise etc. feel good because our body rewards us for them so we'll keep doing them as it thinks these things are necessary for survival. Some of those things are necessary, but that has put us in a bit of a predicament as now many foods are designed by companies to be…

I wouldn't be inclined to use a more extreme eating window if it was that hard for me. The only reason I intermittent fast is because during my days of trying other weight loss plans the 3-5 small meals tended to make me overeat, contrary to the advice I had been hearing. Later in college I had a schedule that made it so I…

I'm in love with bralettes at the moment because they're usually half the price of normal bras, crazy comfy, and I don't out-shrink them as quickly, but depends how much support you need. My breasts are definitely not small (just small for the huge band size... sigh) and they work amazingly well for me, but my 40DD and ??F…

"Only" 6 pounds? That's over .5lbs a week which is usually what I hear recommended for people closer to goal. Based on your stats you're already within a normal BMI, so I personally wouldn't look to lose much faster than that.

I get headaches before I have any feeling I'd recognize as thirst. Exercise and dry or salty foods will do it, but otherwise not so much. I've been this way as long as I can remember. Always associated it with how my hunger signals are also messed up, makes sense to me for both of them to be confused. All I do now is keep…

I've seen as much as 7lbs in water weight in one day, and that's weighing under the same conditions each time. It definitely can make a difference.

There's no way to lose fat from specific areas afaik. Yes, though, I'm a pear shape and after 70lbs lost, I've lost 3 sizes on my top half, even 2 inches off my neck of all places, and only a size in jeans cause there's no room for the belly while looking socially presentable. The legs of my jeans are depressingly baggy,…

Eating "whatever" I want isn't accurate. I've tried my best to not exceed my calories when comfortable, but this time around I've attempted a more permissive approach to weight loss at the cost of it going slower and I've lost nearly 5 times the weight I did when I tried WW as a teenager. Lost most of my 70lbs eating…

So many more good options too. Beans, chickpeas, lentils, quinoa, edamame, tofu, all those add so many options to my diet. And their derivatives, like quinoa or lentil flour can make an easy substitution if you bake at all. I have this gluten free vegan pancakes recipe with oats and quinoa flour that rocked my world when I…

I have very many reasons to lose weight, but I have to be honest, revenge is one that keeps me going when others don't. I've been bullied for my weight since elementary school, you see, so that anticipated satisfaction of proving people wrong is a very powerful thing. I say ride whatever motivation train you find yourself…

Well, for me there's two variables: how long I can comfortably fast without compromising weight loss (ravenous hunger is a recipe for disaster) and how much food I can eat in a fixed amount of time. Fasting is little issue for me but it is for some. I could do more than 16 hours if it wasn't for the second variable. I'm a…

I only record true fat/muscle gains. If it's water weight (meaning I went over only in my sodium/carbs and I'm still at a deficit), I'll wait.

I don't know about you, but whenever I get McDonalds no matter what I choose on their menu, I'm starving only a few hours after I eat it. I can have it if I want, but because of that I simply don't choose it often. I want something that I enjoy but will fill me up on fewer calories. Usually for fast food I want something…

Namely yogurt and oatmeal. I'm not fond of "goopy" textures, and I keep buying the stuff thinking eventually I might like it. Nope.

I hate to be the one to bring it up, but not all foods are equally satisfying so I'd be curious to see your diary. Since I lightened up on the packaged and processed stuff, I feel stuffed after a 300 cal meal. I would also try not skipping breakfast. I do the same thing myself to save my calories for later on, but if I can…

Yep, seems others have mentioned the way I did it. I switched to La Croix and recently just went all-in for water because I'm also worried about my dental health.

If you want to really stop the bingeing behavior, you need more than getting back on track. From my experience, you can ignore it, avoid your trigger foods, and restrict all you want, but eventually it'll happen again unless the root issues are addressed and/or you substitute it with another behavior. So is it emotional…

One of my fellow students last term literally lives in a van. My girlfriend in freshman year was homeless. Of course college students can have trouble with affording the ammenities, and it's barely comparable to when some of you in this thread went to college. But the article, meh, this isn't happening as much with kids…

I recently got my first kitchen scale and I fell in love with it, if only because it's cut the dirty dishes down by like 33%. And I actually have clean measuring cups when I need them now, lol.

$160-200 a month for me. I don't do anything to save other than buy store brands and use digital coupons.

They're fine, I just don't get them myself. My parents never had me get them and I've literally never had the flu so I have never bothered. If I was older or got colds more often, I probably would, but I never catch anything that's going around.

For me, it's in realizing the futility of beating myself up. I just don't see the point when all it will make me do is feel worse about myself and become another obstacle between me and what I want. When I am accepting and patient with myself, I find I feel the best about myself and have an easier time accomplishing my…

Apparently there were collar bones under some of the fat I've lost... lol. See, I was the fat kid since elementary school, so these are totally brand new. I can't stop touching them. The weirdest part is when I move my shoulder forward the skin wraps around the bone but there's less fat there now so it SLOPES INWARD and I…

I'm just a student so I can't really afford new clothes. Luckily, I'm still in charted territory as far as my weight, so I do have some old shorts and t-shirts stowed away that used to be too small that I can wear now. After that though, I'm hoping I can find some stuff back at home to fit me, because I'm actually shocked…

I'm in college but I don't live on campus, which tends to help a lot I think since I can eat at home. I'm also a geek, I also like anime, and I also love bubble tea. Small world!

Congrats :) Don't worry, I didn't notice a difference in the pictures until 50lbs myself, and I can't notice a difference looking in the mirror (or rather, it's slight enough that every time I think I see it, I have my doubts).

I guess I find it a little odd it's worded that way and so specific. A general weight limit would make sense, but then I've been over 200lbs most of my life and I've never had the experience of not being able to go on a ride so it seems a bit strange. Usually the issue on rides with larger people is the restraints being…

I love cheat day, does wonders for my morale. I don't take it very extreme though, usually I have about 800 cal of taco bell for dinner or something. I almost always eat at a deficit or at least maintenance on cheat day. I find in a controlled setting, limited cheating once a week helps me not cheat daily. I find myself…

I was 330lb when I started, and that amount sounds about right. I don't think I was tracking from the beginning, but when I started using MFP whenever that was they started me out on 1700, and at 269lbs they have me at 1480. I know people are saying not to weight daily, I do because I like to see the cause and effect, and…

Of course, it's preferable to lose weight on healthy food, but you don't need a perfect diet to lose weight. It was actually surprising what I could eat and still lose weight; the only thing I changed about my diet were my portions (and a 16:8 eating pattern) for the longest time. I'm eating better right now, but that's a…