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I'm just starting today! I want to see how it works for me. I already don't eat bread, pasta, etc. I did eat brown rice. I calculated my macros as follows: 30% protein, 5% carbs and 65% fat. Yours will probably vary depending on your stats. I've only eaten breakfast which was a mix of raw cashews, almonds and Brazil nuts…

Definitely seek professional help right away. I was anorexic and had such a fear of food I'd cry when I had to eat, because you DO need to eat. If you don't eat a healthy number of calories, your body IS going to rebel which will start a binge/starve cycle and it is hell. Don't put yourself through that. Please. This video…

This is amazing! Thank you so much for sharing

I always weigh more in the morning if I eat before I go to sleep. It's not a permanent gain.

I think about the alternative of asking care of my body, which is continuing to gain weight, which will ensure that I remain depressed. So even when I'm depressed I remind myself that the depression will pass but the extra calories will remain.

Erick! So happy for you! I'm 23 and from PA. Still new to this and always looking for supportive friends. I'll send you a request!

Just to clarify I read this in an article and it was the explanation that made the most sense to me, after reading lots of material on the subject. I was curious too.

This is normal and it happens to me every month. I believe what happens is the body begins retaining water a week or two before menstruation begins, and then once your period starts your body releases the excess water. I stop weighing myself once I see my weight beginning to creep up and don't weigh again until I'm well…

Not necessarily true. While this is the case for @joeygambino every body won't react the same way.

I have noticed that stopping by 7pm helps me immensely. If I go to bed after I've eaten I tend to feel sick and bloated. I also wake up feeling awful. Since I've stopped eating at 7 I sleep way more comfortably and wake up feeling so much better. I don't know if it necessarily makes me lose weight, but how much better I…

This might sound weird but when it's my TOM I eat sweet potatoes every day and they satisfy my craving for sweets. It might be worth a try haha

I've dealt with both anorexia and bulimia. Once I recovered I maintained a healthy weight for over a year, but after a traumatic event a little over a year ago I lost my grip on my healthy habits and gained a lot of weight. Now I'm back on track after a few relapses and for me the key things are patience and setting…

I'm in the same boat. The only thing that's helped me is seeing the little tiny successes building up. Like sticking to my calories for one day, then a week, then seeing the numbers on the scale drop by tenth of a pound lol. But now I can see the process working, though slowly, and I can imagine my future if I stick to…

This might be irrelevant, I don't have kids. If your child is old enough to eat that much and feed him/herself, aren't they old enough to be taught how to dispose of the leftovers? Then you don't have to handle the food? Just a thought.

I'd say this is the right idea but think of it as 6 good choices and 1 bad choice is better than 7 bad choices. Thinking of it only in terms of days could lead to the mindset of "Well, I've already messed up today, so I'll forget about making healthy choices until tomorrow." Take it decision by decision.

Girl, I don't have any advice for you except don't be so hard on yourself. You look amazing and I'd kill to have those stats. Good luck and take care of yourself!

So I eat the same old things basically every day because I don't like to cook. But my favorite breakfast is scrambled egg whites (the number I use varies depending on how hungry I am, but they're low in calories and have a good amount of protein so you can use quite a few) with sliced banana mixed in. It might sounds…

You can lose weight without the gym by putting more emphasis on your diet. I'm only saying this because you sound like you're putting a lot of emphasis on going to the gym. It's especially important to log the food you eat when you go over. That way you can see exactly what and how much you're eating. Seeing those…

I love PF. I wouldn't listen to the reviews you've read. Just go and make up your own mind. Starting the day with a workout will make you feel more energized and optimistic throughout the rest of your day.

Remember that the weight you are right now is a weight others would kill to be at right now! This is true for everyone at every weight. Don't give up!

For me, the less sugar I eat the less I want. But I still always want some haha so I try to limit it to once a week. In the meantime I watch or read a lot of anti-sugar documentaries and articles. It's WAY easier to avoid when the health effects are very present in my mind. You can do it!

Before it was just part of my daily routine I set a picture of myself taken when I was super thin as the background on my phone. When my "Gym" alert would wake me up the photo was the first thing I'd see and I'd get going.

Chicken never fails.

At this point I'm able to recognize when I'm swinging into either a manic or depressive episode. Just having the mental awareness of what's happening inside is empowering. In both cases what helps me the most is actually sticking to my normal routine/calories. When manic I feel like I can go days without eating. When…

"...f you prepare yourself at every point as well as you can, with whatever means you may have, however meager they may seem, you will be able to grasp opportunity for broader experience when it appears." Eleanor Roosevelt said this. It motivates me to be and do the best I can at every moment so I don't miss out on life…

Even at the very bottom of my healthy weight range my face was still very full while the rest of my body was super skinny. I actually didn't believe I was thin because my face was still jolly-looking. I'll never get rid of the baby face.

I've done this! Several times, actually as I tried to find a job that I could make part of a healthy routine. In my experience the activity level of my job did not matter nearly as much as my diet, exercise and sleep. You'll do fine as long you are mindful of these things.

I'll add this: while I am exercising with mainly the intent of los my weight, on days where I just don't have the energy to workout I tell myself that today I'm working out for my mind rather than my body, because honestly exercise is a great way to boost your mood.

I've been dealing with this for as long as I can remember. However there's a lot of evidence showing how diet and exercise directly impact mood and many interesting articles explaining the relationship between these things. I can tell you from my own personal experience that cutting out all sugar and processed foods…