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  • I logged two full days - yesterday and today and came up to 1600+ calories each day. Not sure how I could go lower than that, so I am going to stick to 1600 - 1700 for a while and see how that goes. I seem to have a lot of fat calories so potentially I could cut back on olive oil I guess - but I use it a lot for cooking…
  • I've noticed this too - when I came down with the cold I thought it might be an issue to use it - but the airflow and humidity actually seem to help. Who knew?
  • It's the worst - I had a house full of people over the holidays who like to eat and brought all kinds of tempting things with them. I mean it's not their fault, it is my fault and my responsibility to control myself I can't expect anyone else to do that for me. I have asked my husband to be a little more careful about what…
  • I'm not over restricting, I realize I have an issue with binge eating and self control. I don't think it has to do with being hungry, it is just a bad habit that I have reinforced and am finding hard to break. The holidays did make it worse because we had a lot of people here and a lot of problem foods. And after that I…
  • No I don't take any medication. It's not my appetite that is the problem, I know I don't eat because of hunger, I have come to realize that I have a problem with binge eating and self control.
  • Thanks for asking but I am doing not well. I gained the 5 lbs I lost back over the holidays - so I went back in my usual cycle of sticking to it for a while, losing a bit, and then falling back and failing. I honestly don't know why this is so difficult for me, I literally eat things that I know AS I AM EATING them that I…
  • Update: I have had my CPAP for a month now. It isn't a full mask, it just sits under my nose, and has been really easy to get used to, I have had no trouble with it. Not sure I have noticed a huge difference in how I feel during the day. I think I might be sleeping better but I got it right before Christmas so the…
  • Blueberry chia "pudding" - 2 tbsp chia seeds, 1 tbsp ground flax seeds, 1/2 cup soy milk, 1/2 cup blueberries, 1 tsp honey - stir and set in fridge. I make it in the morning and eat it with my lunch every day. 250 calories, 10 grams protein, 11 grams fiber. :smile:
  • I used to think that I wanted to be more minimalist - but now I realize I just want my home to have a minimalist aesthetic. So no clutter and "stuff" I don't need. But I realize I could never be considered an actual minimalist, it doesn't fit my lifestyle. I own two homes and one of them is on a lake so I have like 8 boats…
  • @AnnPT77 Thank you for your comment and information! I am definitely hoping that treating my sleep apnea will have an effect on my energy levels and appetite balance as well. The Canadian health care systems sometimes works at a snail's pace, and my referral was long time coming. There was some sort of mix up but it is…
  • The doctor probably meant that the OP's diabetes is now insulin dependent, and phrased it awkwardly. Sometimes doctors say things in a way that is meant to convey a concept to a patient in a way they will understand. I hardly think that means they need to have their license revoked.
  • It's been a little over a month and I am down 5.5 lbs. Was hoping for more, but going in the right direction anyway.
  • I eat mostly the same things daily for breakfast and lunch. By that I mean I have 2-3 options that I alternate through and they are all counted out for protein, veggies, calories and fibre, so I know they fit within my plan and goals. Dinner changes up depending on the day. Because the rest of the day is pretty set I can…
  • Oh okay - sorry I missed the cancer patient part - when you said "average person" I didn't realize you meant post cancer.
  • Who is telling you this? Your doctor? I am almost 10 years older than you and have always been told that some sort of resistance training/lifting is beneficial. I am curious as to who is telling average middle aged people to not lift even light weights.
  • No need to apologize, my triggers are not your fault. There was nothing objectively wrong with the language you used. I was just using it as an example to illustrate my point.
  • @Ann__777 The interesting thing is that for me, the premise of "addiction", or at least a physiological basis for my behavioural issues around food, strikes me as a workable problem with a solution. (I think it was you who earlier asked about what benefit there would be to labeling it as such.) For example a post up thread…
  • I see where you are coming from, and while it is true that alcohol does destroy lives, drawing the conclusion that because of that a substance must have the ability to destroy live to be addictive is, I believe, a false equivalence. Nicotine is one example of a substance that, while it does have long term health…
  • Here is an interesting study on the subject. And I know that someone will chime in with "we are not rats" - but I still think there is value to the findings which suggest there could be biological basis for what people have reported anecdotally and observationally. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2235907/
  • I don't think many things are addictive in a universal, generic way. (idk maybe heroin and crack?) For example most people can moderate alcohol and it is generally accepted that it is addictive. And just to clarify it's not that I ate my husbands food that he was saving for later. He does the shopping for both of us, I…
  • I decided to weigh myself every Monday morning and am down 1 lb from last week. So that's a start anyway.
  • "Bottom line Used with lifestyle changes, 2.4 mg of subcutaneous SGT weekly resulted in a mean 10% to 15% weight loss (10 to 15 kg) over 68 weeks versus 2% to 3% (3 to 4 kg) with placebo (PC). Most (70% to 80%) lost 5% or more of their body weight. About 75% had gastrointestinal side effects, but few discontinued…
  • I'm the same. My husband will buy sweets (or chips etc) and leave them in the cupboard for "later". I keep telling him that for me it is like putting vodka in front of an alcoholic. Like if the man expects a chocolate bar (or worse a bag of chips) to still be there a week later - that is not gonna happen.
  • That could be it - this week I am going to try do more protein first meal of the day. Either some greek yogurt or eggs.
  • My goal for this coming week is to pre log my day each morning.
  • No need to apologize. I appreciate your responses and thank you for taking the time to help me. I just thought on rereading that maybe my original comment might have sounded disparaging, or diminishing of other people's struggles which was not my intention. I know that sometimes written communications, especially on these…
  • Thanks for seconding that suggestion, I will definitely get that book. I seem to have misplaced my kindle but maybe I'll order a hard copy of amazon or something (of course once I do that the kindle will for sure turn up.) I mostly don't eat meat already, I was a vegetarian for 20 ish years but now do eat a little bit of…
  • Thank you for your comment. :) I actually really like to eat in the mornings. I prefer to eat breakfast. I am fine after dinner in the evenings and can easily not eat after dinner, it is just that afternoon before dinner period that I struggle with. I think some better planning is helping with that. I am still waiting for…
  • I put 2 lbs per week but that put me at 1200 calories which I don't think is sustainable for me. Right now I am trying to do 1500 and see how that goes and how much I lose on that. I don't even know my final goal weight - I am going to see how it goes. I'd like to get down at least to 175 lbs, then I will reevaluate. I…
  • Since I put my weight in my post above I also feel the need to clarify that I am almost 6 feet tall. So while I am definitely very overweight, I am not morbidly obese. (Which I think some might infer from my weight of 220, if it was assumed I was an average height woman.)
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