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A very little update: 1) Go to gym 3 times - 1/3 2) Keep going, working, getting out of bed every day. Do not let stuff get me down enough to not function. - 4/7 More gym is planned for tomorrow and Sunday, so that will be fine. For the 'keep going' I made it a little easier for myself by taking today and tomorrow off. I…

To some extend. Some part of where you store fat is genetic. And also existing fat cells don't disappear from your body. They just store less fat when you lose it. So yeah, the same cells will start storing fat again. But mind you: also all of the other fat cells will, in the places where you do not want it. For the bum,…

In fact, I am fairly happy. Went to the gym again after a full week of not going for multiple reasons (too tired, family, plans with friends that got cancelled in the end and so on). It wasn't my most productive workout, but I did my best. I will have four days of not going to work in a row now and look forward to that. I…

Basically... any non-cabbage, non-cream/cheese soup? Carrot soup, tomato soup, broth with cut vegetables and so on.

I am sure not only the ladies experience a general change of shape... I remember giving my dad a card for his 45th birthday which had two roosters on it. One was supposedly young, and a fancy rooster with a large swollen breast and slim waist, very upright and shiny. The second one was older, with a pot belly and no breast…

As previously said, basically it is genetic. And losing weight and body re-composition can actually easily make it look worse than before or make one that was more hidden visible. I had some on the inside of my thighs, barely visible for most other people in most situations, but now that my thighs seem to have gotten…

I will only "negatively" comment on someones appearance out of deep worry. So yes, I will tell someone if I think they look very sick and that they should get home and rest or even go to the doctor. I will comment, if I am worried they might have lost so much weight it is severely unhealthy. But it will be constructive and…

@OConnell5483 I had some sweets. 200 cals worth of them, but because I did not eat that much during the day that still was way in my calorie limits and even in my macros (I am fairly high carb anyway.) But I actually realised while eating them that while they tasted nice, they did not make me feel any different about life.…

You changed three things last month. You started to count calories. You took your dog for walks. You started biking again. That is more than most other people change in a month. And more than that: All of it showed progress. Maybe you can't see it as a success, because you did not reach your goal yet. But it is definitely…

So today I managed not to stress out about the fellowship, but just an hour ago I got a very unpretentious email saying, well, there were a lot of excellent candidates so you are not invited to interview for the position. I am not even sad. Just empty. Luckily, because I was feeling so tired, I already decided to…

But... that negates the whole concept of sizes! If the difference is that big anyway they could just use numbers from -X to X, so you try 0 first and then go down or up, depending on what you need. How would I ever order online if it is that bad? I am somewhat okay with there being a range on what S or M or 4 or 38 means,…

Decide how often you want to have a treat or which of the stuff you would definitely not want to miss out on. She seemed to be understanding before, so just explain to her, that you think her stuff is delicious but that it is too much of a temptation for you as you are trying to limit your calorie intake. Ask her to only…

Whey protein is whey protein, there is no difference between it for men and women. The brands specifically marketing it for women just use this as an excuse to make the package pink and make you pay more. If you want pink packaging, buy a nice pink reusable container and fill any whey protein you like in there. Taking in…

Of course they keep rolling away because they are pink 1lbs dumbbells. ;) :p

So your doctor does not bother to try and find a cause for your low white cell count that could maybe be handled easily enough? The whole frying a thyroid seems very excessive for someone who as you state is mostly asymptotic. I would definitely go and get a second opinion on your options.

I decided to take off Thursday and Friday from 'official' work and just work on my thesis, go to the gym, maybe meet friends and relax on those days. Just so I don't lose my mind. @Bex953172 I would account the weight jumping around to pregnancy and just shrug it off for now. I definitely love your bullet journal! I used…

The Maintaining Weight forums have a lot of posts about recomp.

This week will be emotional. I don't know how this will go, so easy tasks. 1) Go to gym 3 times - 0/3 2) Keep going, working, getting out of bed every day. Do not let stuff get me down enough to not function. - 0/7

Okay, so small steps for me today. Trying to not think about the things that hurt. At least when I stepped on the scale today, it was just fine. Much better than I expected after a week of family food, wine and whiskey. Probably because I did not eat much yesterday. 1) Do not expect the news from the fellowship to come in…

It's been 1 year and 8 months now. But 10 months of long distance and before that a weekend relationship. Sometimes I feel he has changed so much since I met him, but other days he is just the sweet guy I love so. I want him to be the most important person of my life and I will give him time. He is so sweet today, he's…

Uh... sorry for being terrible miserable and negative this morning. I have slept most of the day so far, parents and partner are really caring and I have gotten back the feeling that I at least mean something to him. Still feeling sick and weak, but I expect tomorrow to be better. @Bex953172 Awesome baby bump! (And super…

Not that I don't understand...but I have to bring a but. If you don't actually want to go back into the workforce, what brought you to this goal? Is it money? Is it the scary idea of being home alone in the morning? Because if this is just a "set up" way to show them that mom also works, take your time. Take your time to…

So I tried to had a talk with my partner yesterday and it went all wrong. Not sure what to make of it. Not sure if I want to keep trying. I was hoping to get some, any, commitment to an "us". Any sign he is interested in me trying to join him because he wants his future to include me. Not quite. He seemed to be annoyed by…

This guy is technically nobody outside of the russian world. If his findings and methods would be so incredible, the whole world would listen in awe and talk about him.

Today only two goals, and they count for the rest of the week: 1) Don't be nervous about the future 2) Enjoy family time without guilt.

Scampi. Really the smell. Raw is worst, but even cooked. They still taste great.

No, I don't think we need to get rid of the word. We just need to remember its primary original meaning, before the restrictive part was read into it. People now think the "diet" is the actual shift of your standard food to something else. That should have a different name. Your diet should be what we now call "lifestyle".…

Do you mean the umbilical cord? Because where that would be I only see the leg.

I think I will wrap this day up with a "little" metaphoric story about my moments leaving for work today. I threw my work bag over my shoulder and reached down for the gym bag. When there were around 2 millimeters (not a lot, for those inch-people) between my fingertips and the handles, a little red devil popped up on my…

I think I can see ears and a tiny nose! Awww!