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One thing I used to do when I felt like binging was go for a walk. Exercise tends to suppress hunger (at least in my case) and you also get time to reflect and talk yourself out of it.

I have this problem as well. As cabg6 said, I allow myself at least 1 "cheat day" a week where I binge guilt free. Of course the next day I'm up 3 to 5 pounds but this is all water weight. To gain one pound I would have to eat over 6,000 calories for the day (which is a lot even for me) so as long as I stay below that I'm…

^This^

Honestly, when I correct people I'm trying to help, rather than hurt. I may come off as a pretentious *kitten* when I do it, but I'd expect someone to do the same if I made a grammatical error, or mispronounced a word. The point is making sure that person doesn't continue to make the same mistakes over and over. A typo…

Why is everyone getting all their info from a movie instead of doing the research themselves? That's the thing that is starting to bother me. For instance, if I made an anti-juice documentary and put it on Netflix, would everyone instantly start believing that juicing was BAD for them? You can't just listen to one side of…

Misspelled words almost always have a red line under them when typing in a browser... It's pretty glaring and noticeable. You're pretty much on your own for grammar, but that's what proofreading is for. I read every post at least twice before I hit the "send/post reply" button. Just sayin'.

I mean, it's one thing when you're writing a paper away from the computer, but there IS such a thing as spell check, and you DO have access to the internet... Meaning you can always Google a word you're not sure about spelling, not sure how to use, etc. It literally takes 5 seconds. We literally have access to ALL…

What is a "autritionist?"

Fasting is NEVER a good idea. It's pointless. Almost as bad as the "Tape-worm Diet."

I wouldn't log working as an exercise, and you shouldn't either. Here's why: Any work activities would just fall under "daily calories burned" and are automatically accounted for by MFP. Just update your goals and put your activity level as "slightly active" and only add exercise. If you add in calories for simple working…

I'm on day 5. it's pretty awesome, but demanding.

All the "doctors" in this thread are forgetting one thing: It's impossible to gain muscle in a calorie deficit.

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^This.^ It's amazing how much new "information" gets spread around these forums just because someone drops a link. You can't believe everything you read on the internet. If you looked, you could probably find an article somewhere right now saying that microwaves are GREAT for your health. You can;t avoid EVERYTHING that's…

Like Karma said, it might be water retention. You usually lose excess water weight when you first start dieting, which is way a lot of people say a BIG drop at first. Make sure you drink TONS of water, especially you're working out.

The point that I'm trying to make is that everyone on MFP seems to regard not eating back your exercise caloiris as taboo. Like it's not the norm, when there are millions of people who lose weight everyday in this manner. The reason it seems crazy to some of you is because you're members of a site that is constantly…

How about you work out before or after work? Or on your days off?

True. If you put your activity level as anything other than sedentary than you CAN NOT add any exercise manually. Seriously, that's cheating (especially if you are one to put in more exercise just because you happened to be a little more active that day). To me, that seems like just trying to reward yourself just for not…

Honestly, it's just something I've noticed. First of all, MFP has a pretty heavy female user base, and the majority of weight loss ads/gimmicks are targeted to women. There's a reason for this. Women do have a harder time losing weight than men, but the difference isn't strictly biological. Men and women approach weight…

Lol. Is there a doctor in this thread? First of all, I find the idea of eating back exercise calories ludicrous. It makes no sense unless you are weight training, and by "weight training" I don't mean working your arms one day per week, I mean rigorously training to obtain an athletic build. It amazes me to see the amount…

Don't count it. Let you body count it for you. Especially if you are eating back the calories you burn. Let's say that you're right, and you burn an extra 200 calories working, if you don't count it, that's an extra 1400 calories (nearly a half pound a week) burned. It's not enough for you body to go into "starvation…

People... Just because something is listed in the database as "exercise" doesn't mean you can count it as such. Walking, yes. Standing? Come on. What are you going to add next? Sleeping? Sitting? I think those are in the database too. Standing, cooking, cleaning, these activities are apart of your DAILY CALORIES burned,…

I'd say that is cake. I started (and am starting over again) around the same weight as you and lost about 15 to 20 lbs per month. And no, I wasn't starving myself. I was eating over 2000 calories a day and (at first) only exercising for about 40 minutes each day with walking/jogging. I lost over 70 pounds in less than a…

I never claimed to be perfect. I'm overweight because I don't excise and eat too much, bottom line. In fact, I lost over 70 pounds last year and gained it all back over a 10 month period, so I'm far from perfect, but I don't cheat. When I am on a diet I do it 100% and don't try to fool myself. And there are exceptions. I…

Thanks for all your answers! It helps a lot!

Hey everyone. I bought Turbo Jam for my wife while I was doing P90X. I've been doing some Turbo Jam lately, and have a few questions. 1. Which DVD/Workout are you supposed to do first? Is it at your sole discreation what order/when to do each workout is? I bought our copy from eBay, and the oringal worksheets weren't…

Rock and rap, mostly. Linkin Park, Eminem, My Chemical Romance, MF DOOM, Nas, Taking Back Sunday. Things of that nature.

I plan to lose 70 lbs by January of next year. Done it before, in half the time. But gained it all back.

Thanks. It was my #1 hurdle to get over so I could start working out again. I lost 70 lbs last year but gained it all back. I couldn't work out anymore because I started smoking and it was just too much. Now I'm back at it.

Thanks!