MerryMavis1 Member

The point is you're still very new at this whole thing. In the scheme of things you haven't even started yet. Get back with us after you've hit your goal weight and have maintained the loss for a few years. Heck, I've been successfully maintaining for over 5 years now and I still wouldn't mentor others, because I still…

You're assuming that fat has a high satiety level for everyone, which is not true. I do better with a higher carb intake-carbs make me feel full for much longer than fat does (and yes, I've experimented with very low carb/high fat). At the end of the day weight loss, weight maintenance and weight gain comes down to CICO.…

Just did a quick google of hair analysis and yep-you pretty much nailed it. eta: it gets even better when you look up what a 'functional nutritionist' is :p

I live in an area that has distinct seasons so spring/summer is when I wear sundresses, swimsuits, shorts etc and I like looking a bit leaner. Fall/winter is when I start layering though lol. I also have a very busy schedule during the school year (we're a homeschooling family plus I work...), so I just don't focus as much…

Blood work showed high/pre-diabetic glucose numbers. T2 is common in my family but so is obesity. Lost the extra weight (50ishlbs) to see if it would make a difference and discovered that the weight loss normalized my glucose numbers into the 80s. Been maintaining the weight loss and better health markers for just over 5…

OP specifically asked about weight loss teas to aid in weight loss. These kinds of teas are not regular black/green teas. edited for grammar stuff.

I've been in maintenance for 5 years now and I don't log every day (or even every month sometimes). I have a maintenance weight range that I adjust seasonally (I move it up for fall/winter and move it down for spring/summer). As long as my weekly weigh-ins are within that range I don't bother with logging/tracking.…

This.

I can read just fine but perhaps you have trouble with it, because you didn't actually answer my questions. Shall we try again? Where, IN THIS THREAD. DID YOU SEE IT BEING RECOMMENDED TO THE OP TO START EATING SUGAR INSTEAD OF VEGGIES. Maybe the big caps will help you out?

No one here is telling the op to to start eating sugar instead of veggies. Where are you coming up with this? Did you even read through the thread before posting?

This. My first thought was fat is to low, or a very low calorie intake.

OP what are your goals? If it's weight loss then what's your calorie intake and how does that line up with the needed calorie intake/deficit you need to obtain your weight loss goals?

I'm currently on a pb/raisin/celery kick ('ants on the log'), and at around 500 calories a snack, I need to find a lower calorie option, so after reading through this thread I decided to give pb2 a try. I found the brand name, as well as a Jif version, at my local grocery store this morning. Under $5 a package/15, 2tbsp…

If course walking is exercise and it's one of the best ones you can do for cardiovascular health. Also, stop making excuses-your husband will survive for 30 minutes while you go on a walk. Or get up early and walk before he even wakes up (I'm out walking at 5am some days and lots of my neighbors are out walking then too).…

Um, most hairdressers style their own hair. Pp did not say hair cut.

Pretty much this.

Like I stated above, my personal experience with AS over several years tells me that it's a woo concept, for me (it's a bit before 7am right now and I'm currently drinking a cup of coffee with a packet of splenda in it. I won't even eat anything till noon today, and then I'll break my fast with a meal that has a very low…

The 350 calorie bagel I just ate has an ingredient list mostly from plants. Still packs a calorie punch though! I eat a mostly plant based diet and I can very easily go over on calories if I'm not intentional about my calorie intake. Beans, potatoes (sweet, russet etc), corn, nuts, nut butters, rice, oats, dried fruit etc…

eta: My sugar intake hovers around 50g or less a day and that comes mostly from veggies (sweet potatoes etc).

I use artificial sweeteners several times a day and this has not been my experience at all (I use it in my coffee and then diet soda). I definitely gravitate towards salty/savory things (I will always grab chips before a candy bar, for example). My sugar intake stays fairly low, even with using AS. Been using it for around…

I used clip coupons back in the day, but Aldi/Daily Deals don't do coupons, Costco does instant ones and then the two local grocery chains by me now have customer loyalty programs where you get instant coupons when you swipe your rewards cards. So I'll get discounts that way but it's not really intentional anymore.

I've fed a family of 5 on as little as $50 a week when things were really tight. Lots of pre-planning and doing simple meals. As my grocery budget has gone up I've gotten more lazy with menu planning, using up leftovers, baking etc. I really should work on these things again, they save so much money!

Yes! It's $6 at the regular store so it was a crazy deal, must have been an overstock situation? Only two flavors, red velvet and then the chocolate almond, but I like both so loaded up on both.

I was at Daily Deals yesterday (an overstock/close to expiration date kind of store), and they had HT for $1.50 a container-I about died LOL. The dates were good on it so needless to say-I now have about 2o of them stuffed into my freezer :D

Oh gosh, everything lol. Snack foods, breakfast type stuff (oats, syrup, cereal, granola bars etc), coffee, baking supplies (waay cheaper), dairy (1.88 for 12 oz shredded cheese, real butter for $2, gallon of milk for $2 etc), fresh/frozen produce, paper goods, pet food, bakery items, meat/frozen meat, grains/bagged and…

Whereas I'm the complete opposite and carbs have a very high satiety level for me (a bagel keeps me feeling full for hours). For supper tonight I had a baked sweet potato, corn on the cob, (with 2 tbsp of butter), and 6 oz of blueberries and I'm absolutely stuffed/won't snack at all before bed. If I had a large salad with…

Ah, gotcha! Thanks for the clarification :)

$600 a month for 5 here, so we're very similar. I LOVE Aldi <3

That's very low calories, if that's really all you're eating in a day.

Coffee is so varied that you really do need to experiment with different ones. I highly recommend buying a coffee grinder ($20ish), and grinding your own beans (I usually do two days worth a time). My favorites are a Haitian bean that I buy through a local organization and then a Kona blend, which is a specialty coffee…