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I have a protein bar or shake and some fruit when I'm out and don't have time for a meal. For me they're a useful quick filler until I get home, and the shakes I use are a nice treat when I'm craving an actual milkshake, as they're a lot lower in sugar and carbs. Processed food isn't necessarily unhealthy for you unless it…
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Every human body needs a balanced diet. That's why we're omnivores. I don't know if following some type of restrictive meal plan (if that's what you're doing) is going to teach you how to change your eating habits for long term weight loss, maintenance and overall health. Your body will use any food for energy, whether…
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Doesn't matter. Just log everything. There's no judgment here, and you might get advice on gradually swapping, reducing, replacing or phasing out some foods for more nutritious stuff you might want to try.
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I prelog up to three days in advance, but I can prelog the entire week. I've downloaded a shopping list app that has a Pantry feature and have listed everything in my fridge, freezer and main food cupboard, so I can check what I have and plan my meals and snacks accordingly.
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You don't have a set timeline goal but you've suddenly decided to lose 9lb in five weeks because MFP said so, to the point you issued a challenge to someone who's just giving you some advice to try and help you? And you don't see an issue with this? Weight loss isn't a competition, and you don't have to follow any…
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You could start by planning and prepping a couple of simple meals a day in advance, then build up to more days gradually from there.
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Added sugars are too quickly ingested and no real digestion takes place. The energy release is too fast, so you spike then slump. The sugars already present in fruit don't cause this because you're chewing and digesting the whole fruit, so energy is released more slowly and evenly. A piece of fruit like a peach, two small…
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Never a truer word spoken. 👏👏👏
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Lana Del Ray
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If you use food as a crutch, using appetite suppressants might be like using a different brand of crutches. They both do the same thing-- stop you from learning how to eat properly and change your eating behaviours and relationship with food. By "properly" I mean eating in a way that is tied to your body's dietary…
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Chickpea peanut curry 400g chickpeas 1 clove garlic/1 tsp garlic paste 1 tsp pureed/chopped ginger 1 onion, chopped 2-3 tbsps peanut butter 1 tbsp creamed coconut (optional) 1 tbsp oil 1 tin (400g) plum tomatoes Half tsp chili powder/half-1 fresh red chili, chopped Fry the onions, garlic and ginger. Add the chickpeas. Add…
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There may be mental health service user/peer groups in your area that are free because they're organised and run by mh folks for mh folks. There may be mental health organisations and charities that provided free or very low cost therapy, whether that's in person, online or over the phone, so start googling for things like…
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Bread and pasta are great foods. If wholewheat doesn't agree with you there's nothing wrong with sticking to the versions you enjoy.
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Anyone can develop an eating disorder for any reason. Some people start off wanting to lose weight and it ends up going too far. Some people lose their appetite and then get into a pattern of not eating. Maybe write down a list of foods you like, that you feel you could eat, and from them you could formulate a meal. And…
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Because your body will break down and you'll end up in hospital. Post surgery diet is a different entity and bariatric patients (assuming that's what you're referring to) have part of their stomachs physically removed or inhibited so they can't take in more than a few hundred calories. And even with close medical…
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Do you see yourself staying on any of the diets you mentioned for the next twenty, thirty, forty years? A lifestyle change may be more about you learning how to eat differently than relying on a relatively short term eating plan to change or restrict what you eat. Are you wanting to change your relationship with food, and…
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Most people are eating according to the amount of weight they want to lose and the rate at which they want to lose it. They have different lifestyles and exercise regimes, different stresses, health issues, etc. As long as they're eating at a calorie deficit (eg 1900 calories a day instead of 2500), they will lose weight.
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No food is bad or good, but too much of anything can mess with you. You can poison yourself with water if you drink too much of it. If you don't have any intolerances, dairy produce can be a useful part of a healthy diet.
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Faced
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Bananas are a species of herb. When they were first introduced to Britain in the 1600s they were used as a medicine.
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I love Teen Titans Go on Amazon. It's so funny and comes in bitesize episodes. For spooky sci fi I'm watching Extant. And I always return to Captain America: The Winter Soldier and CA: Civil War for some fast paced action. I avoid game shows because they ramp up my anxiety.
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No woman who still has her uterus will ever have a truly flat stomach. If you think your midsection is supposed to look like an ironing board I'm afraid you'll always be disappointed. You're not fat, and your stomach is not fat, it's a normal stomach for a human who has reproductive organs (and intestines) on the inside.
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I've lost a centimetre off my tummy.
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Weigh each food item and use Add Food to log it in your diary, or download a calorie counter app. If you don't have a digital food scale, buy one.
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It almost sounds like you're relying on the scales to tell what you should look like instead of trusting your own eyes and feelings. You feel really lean, your clothes are fitting better, your body is changing gradually into the shape you want. Scales aren't the be all and end all. They won't tell you where you're losing…
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Are you on a diet or are you making a long term lifestyle change? If the answer is the latter, two months is not a lot of time. You have to have patience, as change may not be as immediate as you want or expect, and if you chop and change diets you might not learn how to change your eating habits over a longer time. Eight…
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My woo woo meter is also on alert. Maybe ask her why she's so adamant you do it. Is she working on a paper and/or wants you to be a case study? Is she using you as a guinea pig for some new treatment she just heard of? Is a colleague or friend approaching her for test subjects? Or is she genuinely wanting to help and…
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If you've only gone up one dress size, you could invest in some foundation garments that will suck you in so you can fit into the dress. I don't know what 'immediately' means to you, but in a month you could probably lose about 4lbs on a realistic calorie deficit. Put how much you want to lose and at what rate, say 1lb a…
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It might be worth taking a break and trying not to get your body back to what it once was while you're hungry, stressed and tired. Your body has undergone a very big change and it might need some time to settle down. Would it really be optimal to put the added pressure of trying to lose weight on top of the stresses…
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Well, yes, it's important to log what you eat. The way you say it with incredulity makes me think you're at that stage where you still believe the 'good/bad/clean' labels put on food. There's no such thing as good, bad or 'clean' food, there's just more nutritious food and less nutritious. All foods can be incorporated…
