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Listening to music or podcasts helps me. Some times I talk to people or text. If you can manage it without falling over, maybe try watching tv on a phone/tablet or reading a book?

I use Dulcolax when I'm on my painkillers and need help. Pelvic floor exercises and gentle movement/walking around also help me. However, I've never gone four days! At the most 2. Maybe you should ask your doctor?

Please start with accurate logging. If you don't log accurately, that 1,500 calories could be anywhere from 1,500 to 2,000 calories.

1.5 to 2 lbs a week is what you should expect. It's also not going to speed up, it's going to slow down as you get closer to your goal because you'll have less weight to lose.

Except she's not. We've already pointed out the issue: inaccurate logging. So far she doesn't even have a deficit for November. And it's not about comparing myself to her. It's about basic science.

How fast you lose does not matter. What matters is that you are losing weight. Don't let one scale measurement throw you off. It's not worth giving up on all the hard work you've put in just because of one bad day. Weight loss is not linear. You're not going to lose the same amount every time. Any loss is a win. Also, it's…

You don't need to cut out any type of food - including highly processed food and ready to eat food - to lose weight. You don't need to workout to lose weight. You don't need to cut carbs to lose weight. You don't need to keep protein high. I don't work out. I eat "highly processed" food (no idea what your definition is for…

For prepackaged food, the measurements can be off a fair bit; some are lower, some are higher. So always weigh each item and go by the gram weight, not per slice/piece. Guess work can make things quite difficult but if you tighten up everything else and do not have to do too much guess work, it shouldn't affect things…

I'm going back through your diary, and being very persnickety. I've noticed some issues. Working backward from today to the beginning of November: Wednesday (November 15th) - you don't list a gram weight for your pickle; your chia seed entry uses a tablespoon. As far as I know, chia seeds aren't liquid and you should be…

Makeup! I've been buying too much.

It's normal for appetite to increase in winter. You burn more calories in winter because your body has to work harder to reach homeostasis when it's cold. This is especially true if you are outside for long periods or if the temperature of your home is lowered; personally I don't turn my heat up much so my home is a lot…