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So, basically, if you have been dieting for around 8 weeks, and lost 12 lbs (1.5 lbs per week), and you feel great. I would say just keep doing what you are doing. It works for you. That is quite a reasonable rate of loss. Don't worry about a few bad days, or one week going up if you are truly doing the same thing.…

Great day today. I ran a community 5K that was in conjunction with a big High School invitational XC meet (held on a college campus). Then volunteered at the meet. The community run was FAST -- my 10 minute pace was clear at the back in the old fogies group. I think most of the runners were high school or college athletes.…

Ugg, got my bloodwork results back today. Cholesterol is high, just like I knew it would be (231). Though at least it is not up where my doc would be talking about starting meds. I am not really sure whether loosing weight or changing my diet is key to improving it. The one time it was good, I had just lost 30 lbs, and was…

Tracy, I would love to hear what you think of the nutritionist and the weight clinic. I have been thinking about adding some sort of professional support because I know that I do well with 1:1 connection and accountability. The last time I did really well with health changes I was in psychotherapy. Having a live person to…

Also, you don't have to hit the "complete entry" button at the bottom of the diary page. Whatever you have entered still stays in your diary for that day. If you want you log to show the days that you fasted, just make up your own "food" that says something like "successful fast" and 1 calorie. That way, you have a record…

HASfit 30 - min HIIT. more arms than leg, but a good mix of strength and cardio. Definitely gave me a workout.

I have found that cutting added sugar really makes me think about what I am putting in my body. I am on a fat-2-fit team, and joined the no-crap (carbonated beverages, refined sugar, artificial food, processed food) challenge, so really thinking about it right now. Today, that meant choosing almonds and blueberries instead…

xrj22 PW: 161.0 CW: 156.8 change: - 4.2 I know this is mostly early-diet water loss, but I'll take it. The no-crap challenge is really getting me off to a good start. So far (5 days), I am almost 100% on the no crap. The only questionable thing I have had is some chick-pea pasta with store bought butternut squash sauce…

Actually, it seems that friend requests are "temporarily disabled". : (

@mindytilley yes, happy to be friends. I am going to try to figure out how that works. Others have friended me (some that I dont even think I know), but I haven't friended anyone yet.

I find re-starting after a few months off to be un-rewarding. When you start for the firs time (or first time in a long time), you are making visible progress every week, and it keeps you motivated. Re-starting, we tend to expect too much of ourselves and measure how far we are from our last peak, instead of measuring…

Not sure what my goal is. A part of me is saying that drinking socially is fine and has never caused problems for me. Another part of me is saying that I truly think the world would be better off without alcohol in it, and the way for me to live my beliefs is not to drink at all. One thing I know for sure is that drinking…

@mindytilley That really really sucks!! I know that a rat-race run-around the medical system can be. (mostly from working in healthcare, luckily I've been pretty healthy and not needed much from the system so far. So, Are you still going to pursue getting weight loss surgery, or are you going to switch tracks to this? (or…

Hi, sounds like another person motivated (at lest partly) by lab #'s (see my intro post). Welcome. Are you doing food tracking? or mostly here for info and support?

I did great with whole foods vegan for about 6 months last year. Don't know why I ever stopped it. I am here to get back on track. I felt great about myself on it, looked great, and my cholesterol improved dramatically. I haven't seen the documentary "Forks over Knives" yet - thanks for the reminder. Just looked at the…

I have definitely found that a therapist or life coach can be very helpful for weight loss and improving healthy lifestyle. I haven't used ACT per-se.

chilli, soups, stews, lentil soup, lentil salad, bean salad, southwest salad,

I would talk to your kid first and then with the teacher. Try to get a sense of what the full cirriculum is. Did the kids have other chapters, movies, etc with good nutritional information about protein, balance diet, etc., and this was just an "add-in" to try to provide impact -- maybe OK. But if this was the bulk of the…

So sad that kids are being started in these habits so young. My school lunches were not perfect, but were much, much better than these. When I think of my struggles to maintain healthy habits as an adult, I can only imagine how much harder it would be if I was starting from habits like this.

Hello, I am new here. I am 53 years old and work in healthcare. I have generally been reasonably healthy, at times I have been athletic or into one sport or another, at times not. In recent years I have been less active, had a few life setbacks, some struggles with depression. About a year and a half ago, I was in the…

That doesnt make sense to me. IMO you want to keep yourself comfortable. That will help with your motivation to exercise, and with your mental health. Suffering unnecessarily doest burn calories, build strength, or promote health.

I am mostly vegan. I have seen that around 50 g of protein is recommended minimum. However, fo myself, I am finding that shooting for 100 g really helps with energy and progress on fitness. I am finding g this really hard to do on a vegan diet. I need to either do a bunch of protein powder shakes, or include some yogurt,…

Here is my take on it: Fast carbs are the same as slow carbs from a standpoint of weight loss - CICO. However they are NOT the same from the standpoint of health. Fast carbs have almost no nutrition, no fiber, and a much higher glycemic index than slow carbs. For those who point out that many Asian cultures seem to do well…

Here is WA, the governor just announced that all healthcare and state employees need to be vaccinated by Oct 18. I support that in theory. I was glad to be a healthcare worker and got vaccinated as soon as I could. But the backlash here is huge. There were about 300 people demonstrating in front of the local hospital here.…

I know this won't help the OP, but for general interest, Map My Run has been working great fo me.

I dont think there is any real evidence that they help weight loss. Some evidence for depression, wound healing, decreasing inflammation, heart health and general well being. Though really I think you get the same benefits from eating seafood that is high in omega 3, three times a week, plus you get protein and othe…

Lentil salad, southwest salad, black bean dip or hunus on vegies or "Mary's gone crackers," fruit salads.

I like to start chia pudding or onernight oats the night before. I find that having a prepared breakfast in the fridge makes me much more likely to stick with my breakfast plans.

I think it is very individual. Effexor made me crave sugar and gain weight. (I wasn't on any particular diet at that time.) Zoloft didnt. I had a lot more success with dieting and exercise when not depressed, so I actually lost weight on that one. All the research would say that the two meds are equally likely to cause…

Shot or implants have hormones similar to the pill. So if the pill isnt interfering with weight loss, then the other methods probably won't either.