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Started a new medication which makes me feel ravenous! But I'm not letting it get me off track. Been at maintainance for the past two weeks but I haven't gained anything back. I'll get down to 130, so help me god!

Life happened. Before, a break from my schedule would just completely throw off all of my positive habits. This time, I just kept it up. I'm really proud of myself. I feel like it's more of a mental health victory for me than a fitness victory but they do go hand in hand!

I've been eating more Omega 3 in hemp seeds and fish. If it's been helping my ADHD, it's been subtle - but then again, even the medication feels subtle when it works, so it's probably helping in ways I can't point to and say "that's it". I've been much better at remaining on task, and have been easily able to pull myself…

It's really not about how fast you lose weight, but about consistency and sustainability. I could lose 10lbs in two weeks, but it'd be a crazy thing to do and I'd want to go back to old habits soon after. I know it's tough, but try to compare yourself only to yourself. The others have their own journey. :) Stay healthy,…

Awesome progress, dope new tattoo!

How tall are you? Your SW is similar to mine, this is very inspiring.

I weigh daily because I like the data. I find weekly more discouraging because if you had a bad night the night before, or are going through lady times, or maybe have water weight, or whatever, that sometimes that weekly number can make it feel like you went way off track, when it's really just a normal fluctuation. When…

I do an intense (for me) bodyweight and kettlebell workout every second day, sometimes two days in a row if I'm not hurting too bad from the day before. On the days off, I'm walking my 10k steps cause I love that Fitbit streak. So, I guess no days "off"? Now if I were lifting really heavy in the gym, I would be a bit more…

Friendship ended with scale. Measuring tape is my new best friend. In all seriousness, the scale showed 2 lbs gained since last Sunday even though I have been measuring every single bite to the gram and working out like crazy. Lots of bodyweight, kettlebells, cardio, etc. I got super discouraged before I remembered to…

I had a lot of room left to meet my calorie goal last night, and I felt indulgent, so I got myself a nice big helping of chocolate ice cream - something I used to eat every night, at the same volume. I got about halfway through before I found it kind of disgusting. I looked at it and thought, "I don't want this." So I…

Thanks for this! I have a mental health condition that can't be "beat". I'll need medication to manage it for the rest of my life. Exercise and eating well has helped my mood and physical health, but my goal is not to get off of my medication, any more than an amputee should have the goal of growing their leg back so they…

For podless, frozen edamame, I've found it actually weighs the same before and after boiling. If you're using pods, what I would do is weigh them, cooked, with the pods on. After eating your tasty edamame, weigh the empty pods, and subtract their weight from the original. Then you have the weight of only the cooked beans.…

I normally frown upon people who armchair diagnose anyone, but I had to pop back in after re-reading some of your posts -- you sound a lot like I did. I have a few questions for you. You don't even have to answer them in the thread, just ask them to yourself. Do you find that on days you do have free time, it never feels…

I tried getting into fitness many times before it stuck. The reason it stuck this time is because I wasn't doing it for any external reason, but for its own reward. I found the "why" after having a complete mental breakdown. A full-on, lost-my-job, could-barely-get-out-of-bed-for-weeks mental breakdown. As it turned out I…

Like this whole thread has stated, socializing is harder when you're making actively healthy choices. I feel like a snooty rhymes-with-witch when I'm going over to eat at a friend's, or going out for food, and I eat an obviously smaller portion than everyone else. It doesn't help that some of my friends are bigger and make…

It could depend on what you're eating. I feel a lot fuller when I try my best to get proteins, fats, and fiber in me. Eating a bigger percentage of carbs makes me ravenous even if it was the exact same number of calories. For example I normally have a breakfast of hemp seeds and yogurt (such fats! such proteins!) and feel…

Non scale victory: I couldn't sleep last night. I normally sleep fine, but every few weeks I have a night where I can only manage to get about two hours of sleep if I'm lucky. On those nights I usually stuff my face - cause I'm so unhappy, and so bored, all I can do is eat. Last night, I didn't stuff my face. I didn't go…

Eastern Canada! The good ol Maritimes.

My pants are falling down. My skinny jeans! SKINNY JEANS! They're baggy! Soon I'll be able to fit into the jeans I've dubbed "The gut-crushers". Super pale and tight stretchless denim. I don't even think they're in style anymore. But I don't care!

I lifted for a while before I injured myself and stopped for years (due to a form mistake - I was squatting my body weight when I injured myself but I bet I can't even do the bar now! ) . I started with the little 5 and 10 lbs weights. Doing that gave me the strength to move onto heavier weights. It's very okay to start…

It's taken me about a month to get into the swing of things. CI<CO forced me to think harder about what exactly I choose to eat. I fear no foods and don't think of any as "bad" or "sinful". I just keep a sharp eye on my calorie count, and a looser eye on my macros, making sure not to go too crazy on any one thing. I was…

I usually eat a light breakfast, and I'm a lazy person, so to get protein in there I eat hemp seeds. This morning my breakfast was tea and 50gs of hemp seeds with some yogurt (I'm not vegan but obviously you don't have to eat non-vegan yogurt), adding up to 23gs of protein. Great for fiber too.

I don't want to break the streak. I wanna be strong. I wanna be able to carry all the groceries in at once. Also I ate too much yesterday.

You'll find a lot of support here! Anybody who feels they need to tear others down like that is usually a sad, small person. You should be proud of your progress so far! I do know how it feels when a nasty comment ruins your day and sticks in your mind, though. It's hard to let it roll off your back sometimes. All I can…

I had a favourite t-shirt that had become almost skintight and unflattering, and now it hangs loose again, even though the scale hasn't budged too much. :)

When I started MFP I logged my food as I normally ate without judgement. I was absolutely flabbergasted at how much I was actually eating.

Everybody has a different body type. The science of losing weight and gaining muscle, however, is the same for everybody (barring any medical issues, some medications lead to stuff like cushings syndrome, etc). It's a shame for anyone whose natural body shape doesn't fit the "ideal" because they may think they're doing…

I'm watching through Kill la Kill right now. Is it a realistic goal to want to be able to look good in a Kamui? :D

I'm a 5'5" woman, and 1200 calories is just too small for me. I'm trying to be patient with my weight loss. 1200 would have me going crazy and having ravenous binge nights. I gained these extra 20 lbs over a period of five years, so I know I'm not going to lose it in two months. I'd even be happy losing only 10 lbs but…