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How the heck did a thread about gym etiquette devolve to people trying to defend harassment and assault?

As others have said, see a doctor asap! Frequent, involuntary vomiting is a sign of several serious gastric conditions that can turn deadly if not treated. If a cause cannot be determined, be prepared to jump through hoops and fight to be taken seriously. A loved one is living with a gastric disorder and it took her about…

Respectfully, daily routine is irrelevant. My post was referring specifically to the inevitable physical activity we perform the second we get out of bed. Someone who walks briskly between tasks is going to burn more calories throughout the day than someone who shuffles along an identical routine.

The only impact a higher intake in the morning might have is providing more energy to fuel more vigorous activity like walking faster, lifting heavier loads, etc. Any extra weight loss will depend entirely on how you exert that energy.

Every medical professional I’ve spoken to (dieticians included!) agrees that diet soda is a perfectly acceptable alternative to juice and regular soda. As long as you drink it in moderation and are drinking water throughout the day (and assuming you don’t have any sensitivities to dyes or sweeteners) you will be fine…

You need to talk to a therapist in a proper theraputic environment. What you’re describing sounds exactly like what I do when my anxiety and depressive spells get out of control. Compulsive shopping and eating are symptoms of greater problems. Adding some reading/listening material to saraonly9913’s suggestion: The Mindful…

If you’re using the possibility of being hit on as a reason to self-sabotage or otherwise not improve your health, you absolutely should seek counselling of some sort. There is no shame in it, and you don’t have to drop hundreds an hour to reap the benefits. I did biweekly sessions with a graduating psychotherapy student…

Personally in the cold months I crave heartier foods (stews, roasts, loads of potatoes and squash, etc). MFP was super helpful the first time I logged faithfully as I learned what to include or drop to continue indulging in heartiness, but I find in the transition from winter to spring I have a hard time balancing wonky…

I think I would enjoy comments more if I wasn’t so socially awkward. I love compliments from very specific individuals, but otherwise I get really anxious about how I’m supposed to feel/react to comments.

33yo, 5’7” f, 268 (down from 278). General labourer. Currently getting my muscle workouts at work and increasing walks/stair usage on the weekends for cardio. No particular diet style, just applying mindfulness and CICO to the foods I love.

I *love* Tiffany Rothe’s videos on YouTube! Also if you don’t mind some cheesy old pep, Richard Simmons Sweatin to the Olfies can be fun.

Happy September folks!! Last month: Start: 278 lbs End: 263 lbs Victory: Improved stress eating behaviour! September: Start: 261 lbs Scale Goal: 254 lbs Non-Scale Goal: Take the stairs up 1x weekly (11 flights)

I’ve rid our home of a lot of unused and unwanted items since last year, but I’ve also learned to shop consciously to prevent excess coming into our home again. It’s helped tremendously with weightloss over the last month because I’m no longer anxious about the state of our home (huge reduction in stress eating!) and I…

For the Dancing and the Dreaming - Peter & Evynne Hollens. Hubby & I have been sickening to be around recently. 🥰

My job requires a lot of movement and lifting so I started with that as my daily “workout” and on the weekends have been increasing the length and intensity of my walks. I was planning on starting at a gym for more serious cardio but some medical stuff last weekend has put me on light activity until I follow up with my doc…

it sounds pretty well like most of the requests I received after posting an open request in the Getting Started forum. Rounded numbers sound like someone who either doesn’t need or doesn’t appreciate the effectiveness of accurate logging. Not seeing anything weird at all.

If I recall correctly the best you can do to shape/flatten the stomach while within target weight range is drink plenty of water to help skin elasticity and work on developing abdominal muscle. It doesn’t guarantee ideal or desired results, but it doesn’t hurt health-wise.

I do something similar. We would probably keep renting, but every now and then I like to look at local real estate listings and mentally decorate. :D

Always good to meet new people on a joirney. Feel free to add. :smile:

Linkin Park & Kiiara’s “Heavy”. Can’t think of a song I relate to more and recently singing along has been a cathartic release.

I take it with a grain of salt. Next week I’ll have period challenges. This Friday hubby and I are getting pizza while we wait on car reairs. Life happens, but that message upon diary completion lets me know how well (or not so well) I did that day. I ate a lot more Friday or Saturday and was pleasantly surprised by the…

Bacon cheeseburger smothered in REAL cheddar, sauteed onion, and bbq sauce.

Based solely on my own experience with the movement, I believe it is more harmful than good. I’m sure it was started with good intentions, but it’s very rare that the movement (again, this is just in my experience) promotes sensible information or ideas. It’s basically society finding a new way to ignore health and obsess…

“Treat him (Hubby) well. In a few years time he’ll move mountains for you.” Sounds silly, but there are a lot of things I wish I could undo/unsay. It took me way too long to accept and appreciate my husband’s love and everything he’s done for me.

Don’t know if you’re looking for specific diets, but I’m primarily a food logger (often premade/packed foods paired with good stuff like fruit and veggies) while I work on recovery from problems brought on by regain over the last year. Feel free to add!

If you’re in a position where you have a legitimate need to log it, I would just add 15cal per tablespoon under Quick Add. Otherwise I wouldn’t worry about it. Generally the goal is to live well without a food journal, so consider it baby steps towards estimating your food’s caloric value. :)

Hi Ann! I’ve never even heard of Garmin. Will look into it as well. Immediate use will be to monitor my steps and sleep time/disturbances and get an idea of where I am. Later when my foot and lungs are stronger I’m going to start jogging (currently speed walking and using stairs to build tolerance and endurance) and I’ll…

Assuming you mean 5lbs every week for a certain length of time, you need to consult with a doctor and dietician. Even starting at an elevated BMI, losing that much so quickly is hard on the body, can create psychological struggles over time, and increases the likelihood of yoyoing.

The Walking Dead.

Right now I’m simply focusing on diet and small changes. If I get exercise in outside of daily routine, great! but ultimately I’m not in a position mentally to commit to deliberate exercise. The last time I lost a bunch of weight I didn’t enjoy exercise until I’d lost about 30lbs, and even then the majority of my exercise…