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My therapist is the one who pointed out to me that I basically gave myself an eating disorder with how obsessed/terrified of food and macros I had become. I'm hoping that when I start logging again, I can just focus on calorie amounts and not worry about macros

Thanks! Yes and no. Still have anxiety, but, it's getting a little easier to manage with meds at least! Will probably need help getting back into the swing of things on her :p

Hi all, it's been a while, sorry! I went through an insanely rough anxiety time (if anyone has Health Anxiety, I'm so sorry! It's the worst and I wouldn't wish this on anyone!). Before my anxiety hit, I had managed to lose almost 115 pounds, which was awesome! Unfortunately, I've gained 15 of those pounds back, meh. And my…

I think I'm just gonna make some taco meat with bell peppers and onions, and put them in whole wheat tortillas for dinner tonight. I have a minor surgery tomorrow, and feel like "comfort" food tonight to help settle my nerves!

I used to have that, I think, but it luckily went away! I have to be careful now, though, because I've been developing shin splints in my right leg, which kinda sucks. Whenever I feel it starting to hurt, though, I do some stretches for it then move to my stationary bike for a while until it heals, then I start walking…

Not dinner, but, I made an awesome breakfast this morning! A two egg omelet seasoned with some pepper and Onion and Herb Mrs. dash, and stuffed with sauteed onion, kalamata olives, feta cheese, spinach and grape tomatoes. Then a little bit of plain Greek yogurt on the side with some almonds mixed in.

I also thought you meant pudding in your coffee, and not gonna lie, I was like "huh, I bet chocolate pudding in coffee would be delicious!" :P

Lemon pepper salmon, spaghetti noodles with a homemade tomato/garlic/lemon/spinach sauce, and sprinkled with feta cheese, and asparagus for dinner here!

I have no idea what I'm making for dinner tonight. Husband and I got the second covid vaccine yesterday, and I've been stuck in bed all day with aches, pains, weakness and fever. Bleah. I've had to force myself to eat breakfast and lunch so I could take my meds, but I'm just really not feeling dinner. Might just settle for…

Quick question for you, @Dante_80 , but, how do you figure out the categories for your BMI class? I know how to figure out my BMI (or, well, as accurately as I can without one of those fat measurements things), but, I'm curious to know how much farther I have to go to get from class II to class I in my case. You are doing…

I hope you feel better soon, Connie!

(oh wow, mobile actually works with attaching pictures now??) Dinner tonight is asparagus topped with shrimp that marinated in some olive oil, garlic, smoked paprika, oregano, pepper and lemon juice, then topped with red onion. Not pictured, the black olives and feta cheese that will be sprinkled on when it's done baking…

Made some garlic roasted brussel sprouts with salmon over the top, and a quinoa/brown rice blend. It was my first time having brussel sprouts, and man, it turned out soooooo good! Everything was homemade except for the rice blend.. I cheated and bought one of those microwave packets of it :p I'm not brave enough yet to…

I'm not sure how to send friend requests on here, or else I'd send you one, @Poobah1972 ! Welcome, Becca!

@joone_9, thank you! I don't plan on stopping kicking any time soon!

Age 38 Height 5’9" Starting Weight: 390 lbs (June, 2020) Current Weight: 289.8 lbs Total Weight Loss: 100.2 lbs Long Term Goal Weight: 155-160 lbs Short Term Goal Weight: 275 lbs

Twotopia, love it! And on that note... I finally hit 100lbs lost earlier this week! I would have posted sooner, but, well, anxiety is not fun :p I'll put my actual data up here in a minute

Due to health stuff, I've decided to change my diet up some and adopt more of the Mediterranean Diet for me and my husband. Tonight's dinner was a lemon garlic pasta with chicken, baby spinach, tomatoes and topped with a little bit of shaved Parmesan cheese.

I love carbs :p potatoes are kind of a weakness for me, so, I'm sad to be giving them up again. I mean, I still let myself have them, just, not nearly as often or as much as I did on that other diet. I try to stick to the healthier carbs that don't spike the sugar as much, like whole wheat, oatmeal, fruits and veggies.…

My goal is to try and start moving away from carbs. I was on a low FODMAP diet for about 6 weeks, and unfortunately (for me) it was very rice/potato heavy. It all tasted good, but, I'm a diabetic, and I had my a1c nice and under control with my old diet :p my morning fastings have slowly been creeping up, though, thanks to…

You might be surprised at how quickly that happens, though! I was like you. I used to be a size 26/28 in jeans, and I had lost 50 pounds and still comfortably fit in my 26/28 jeans. Was kinda disappointed that I hadn't really lost inches yet. Then suddenly, it was like it all caught up to me. I lost another 40 pounds, and…

For the first time ever, my husband and I were able to cuddle up laying on the couch together! We were both on our sides, my husband behind me with his chest up against my back, and I was in front on the outside/edge of the couch, and we both fit and snuggled like that for about two hours while watching Netflix! It was so…

Just a basic dinner of pan seared salmon with sweet potatoes fries for my husband and brown rice for myself, and some green beans. My snack is pretty much the same every night since it seems to be the only thing I can eat with my Zoloft that doesn't give me heartburn. Rice cake with peanut butter spread on top

@Dante_80 , I agree, we need something to call getting into the 200's! I was so excited to see it, I haven't seen those numbers in over ten years :p Congrats on yours so far! ♥️

Age 38 Height 5’9" Starting Weight: 390 lbs (June, 2020) Current Weight: 298.4 lbs Total Weight Loss: 91.6 lbs Long Term Goal Weight: 155-160 lbs Short Term Goal Weight: 275 lbs I did it! I'm finally under 300 pounds, ahhhhh! I almost cried this morning when I saw it on the scales! I'm worried about losing too much too…

Ahhh, Indiana, I grew up there! Moved out to Ohio about 15 years ago, though.

I can, and I have! The garlic oil works kinda well, but... My husband and I are both huge garlic lovers, so I used to really spice things up with a toooon of garlic. I almost always doubled or tripled the amount of garlic a recipe called for :p so, while the garlic oil does work when I use it, it's more of a barely there…

I made this One Pot Low FODMAP Chicken and brown rice thing tonight, with chicken breast, red peppers, diced tomatoes, brown rice, baby spinach, cumin, paprika, ginger and turmeric. It wasn't too bad, but man, I freaking miss onion and garlic. I really, really hope that when I get to the reintroduction phase that my…

I'm fairly new to it, too. My gastro thinks it's IBS triggered by stress/anxiety, as I am under a lot of it currently. I've been trying to do the low FODMAP diet, but, my dietician is no longer here, and I'm struggling to get in to see a new one. I have a bunch of diet requirements already for other health reasons, so,…

I just ordered Bob Evans tonight, was feeling kind of lazy. Ordered grilled chicken breast, carrots, green beans and a side salad.