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Agreed, Pixelled, I need to learn to like veggies. At the moment my range of veggies is celery, lettuce, and kale chips. I don't know much about preparing tasty veggies. When I eat veggies I tend to get all my servings in one day, half of them the next, and by day three I'm veggie'd out. I have no consistent plan for how…

Thank you to all you helpful people! Here are answers to questions some of you have asked! 1. I do weigh all my food. Every speck. 2. I do use a Polar HRM set to my stats for my calories burned during exercise. I can't use it when I swim, however, so I usually am leery of eating back all my calories on swim days. The MFP…

Last week my fiancee wound up in the hospital for a week with a life-threatening condition. We're getting married this week--and we are broke to begin with. I was terrified, sick to my stomach. I slept in the hospital with him, and when they wheeled him out for tests I went for walks outside the hospital. Most hospitals…

IN! This isn't actually so hard--one set of 20 of reg, one set to each side of lateral, one set of lower abs, then repeat gives you 160.

I sautee a bunch of chopped mushrooms, scallions, and celery in a smidge of butter or olive oil, add salt and pepper, then put it on top of the cooked squash. NUMMY.

@ everyone in thread: Pretty much, yeah. I checked profiles before posting this--and you all seem really nice. That's attractive in my book. ...may sound like a cop-out, but it's not. If I like you personally, I usually find you attractive. My brain highlights the good parts, I guess. : )

My dad's idea of giving me support is pinching the fat somewhere on my arms or back and saying, "Wibble wibble wibble!" if he sees me trying to eat something that has more than one calorie. Mom buys me tons of clothes that are many sizes too small as "inspiration clothes!" ...Thanks, Dad. Thanks Mom, that's just what I…

Weightlossforb: Cute, mischievous, puckish features! Like a fairy princess.

In Italy, the expectant mothers I knew didn't understand why American women put on baby weight. They ate no differently (minus some wine, but even then they had a little!) and looked amazing throughout and after pregnancy. One of them complained she'd put on about 5 lbs with her first child. I dunno, I've heard that you…

I lost the most weight I had ever lost in my life doing low carb dieting. Sixty pounds or so in three months. I also had the least energy, felt nauseated half the time, had cramps that were BEYOND BELIEF all over my body at night. This despite taking calcium and potassium supplements. I found it expensive and…

This is me, exactly. Sometimes I can have a little and let it settle my craving. Sometimes a handful of raisins will send me off the deep end of sugar-binge-depravity. Ask yourself how YOU feel. Do you think you will downward spiral for a slice of cake? If you have the slice, have an escape plan for not having more. I…

HAHA! This is SO ME! I wear my clothes till they have holes in them. Change two months to two years. I have been shopping three times in the past two years. I LOATHE clothes shopping. On the other hand....book stores or craft stores--I could spend literally all day in there. And come out broke.

LOL nice! I'm a military brat, so I'll just go with any one of about 20 street names. Princess Leia Brisa

Prune juice! So delicious when warmed up!

Speaking as a teacher, kids her age have SO much energy. If she's having fun, let her work out! I would have loved to work out with my mom at a gym at that age. She probably feels grown up and healthy. If she gets bored with it, she'll stop on her own and go back to more kiddy stuff. : )

Bahahaha! I love The Oatmeal!

Something important that no one has mentioned is that you need to ignore your dance teachers. I spent 16 years as a ballerina, and when you get the the competitive end of things, Anorexia and Bulimia become an almost enforced lifestyle. I remember teachers walking through our ballet summer camp and removing everything from…

Yeah, don't get frustrated if you begin to "only" lose 2 lbs a week or so. That's actually awesome, and if I could make my body do it, I would! Most of us lose about a half a pound to a pound a week. 4 lbs is great, and probably still represents some water weight. Don't get discouraged! Add me to the "Over two weeks with…

Quote from the You Are Not Different article: Invariably, when you get an honest assessment of the person’s food intake (just accept that it can be done right now), their estimates are way off from reality. Studies show that people may under (or overestimate) their true caloric intake by up to 50%. Basically, unless…

There is actually lots of good science about breakfast--and other foods--boosting your metabolism. Your metabolism fires every time you eat. Here's the thing--IT FIRES IN PROPORTION TO HOW MUCH YOU EAT. Therefore, eating breakfast fires your metabolism, but if you have a small breakfast, it fires enough to burn your…

"I guess what baffles me is why it's so hard for some people. You have to eat less (quantity and fewer calorie-dense foods) and get some activity. That's seriously it. If you do those things, you won't be obese. Certain bodies might be more apt to be under or overweight but you won't weigh 350 lbs. after a year of being…

Haha, loved the additions to the t-shirt ideas! You all are funny, and make me smile. Apologies to the Greek Life folks I insulted--I live literally on Sorority Row in my town, and I get lots of wrinkled noses and hisses from the locals. Certainly not all! Actually, to be fair, most of them mind their own business. I don't…

Yeah, keep doing what you're doing. Getting a routine going and sticking to it is way more important than eating breakfast at a certain time. I've even heard that skipping breakfast isn't all THAT much of a sin. People who do short term fasting do it all the time and can still get great results.

I've always been a really outgoing person, regardless of my weight. I am worried, though. I work at a school where I am the only overweight staff member. And though I beat out other very strong candidates for my job, I'm really beginning to be conscious of my weight. I want to be taken seriously, and when all the other…

My fiancee buys junk. But he kindly swats my hand away if he sees me going for it, hah. You might ask your family to do the same for you. If you're worried they'll use cruel words, you can even coach them as to what you'd like to hear from them. "I'm so proud of you for staying away from this cake! You're very strong!"…

I was the same way with the sweets. Sweets alone are really what got me to the state I'm in now. I'd eat a generally healthy and proportioned diet, then go NUTS with the bag of cookies or whatever. I found that logging my food on MFP as REALLY kept me accountable. Even when I do eat crap, I log it, my friends pat me on the…

I've dated beanpoles, muscleheads, average guys, and finally my fiancee, who is a very chubby fella. I join the "I don't have a body type" folks. That said. If you just showed me several neck-down physiques, I like tall, and broad shoulders. Bulky. With a combo of muscle and fat. I like a lil belly on a guy, I admit it!…

Fiancee and I have slowly evolved into a separate meals couple. We take turns making meals for each other, or we both cram into the kitchen and cook at the same time. :D

I join the crowd who encourages you to just not make it a habit. Get back on the horse tomorrow. I had one of these days today, too. *hugs* We're not bad people, we just need to be better tomorrow. I also want to mention that some people *cough*me*cough* are diagnosed with eating disorders such as compulsive eating. A…

Arriberri--AWWWWWW! Congrats!!