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My grandmother, aunty, mother, and sister are all morbidly obese. I got told the same thing - that I will end up like them, no point fighting it, its just genetics. Even at my heaviest (75kg, and largely due to medical issues) I was lighter than them. If you're aware that you have a genetic predisposition to gain weight…

I've got something like the Implanon, and gained 15kg in the first year. That said, it hasn't made weight loss harder - I've lost 10kg in two months, although the loss is starting to slow. I think if you're logging all your foods etc, the implanon shouldn't cause a gain, and shouldn't hinder loss.

I would say up your calories a little bit, maybe eat an extra 200 or so? Replacing all that plasma will take some energy, and you don't want to risk feeling bad. You could ask a nurse next time you donate, I imagine they would know whether to eat more! :)

I have an autoimmune disorder and a chronic knee problem that causes inflammation - three doctors and two physios have suggested eating a healthy, minimally processed diet, but all have agreed that there is no such thing as an anti-inflammatory diet. It's garbage spouted by people trying to exploit the sick. Switch to a…

I gained a few kilograms after having mine put in, with no change in diet or exercise - I was logging, but now that I'm trying to lose the weight it's actually just falling off. I've lost 8kg in two months, way ahead of predicted weight loss! I definitely think it promotes easy weight gain, and I too had acne. My friend…

I'm newly vegan - I've only been vegan for two months now, but have been vegetarian for nearly 15 years. If you aren't already familiar with them, Pinterest and Foodgawker are awesome resources for vegan recipes! Good luck :D

I guess I see it slightly differently because I've only ever lived in New Zealand, but I've always been taught (at university level) that our native bees here don't pollinate crops well, so we actually do need bees to keep things going. I think it can be argued that I'm not vegan as a result, but I am really trying to act…

http://foodgawker.com/post/category/vegetarian/ http://zenhabits.net/how-to-become-a-vegetarian-the-easy-way/ http://www.peta.org/living/food/making-transition-vegetarian/top-six-tips-vegetarian/ http://www.brown.edu/Student_Services/Health_Services/Health_Education/nutrition_&_eating_concerns/being_a_vegetarian.php There…

I'll admit, I still eat honey. I'm vegan for ethical reasons, but the situation with honey bees can really be argued either way - we need bees to pollinate things, without beekeepers hives, farmland and urban areas would be massive dead zones. ETA: Here in New Zealand, its relatively easy to get honey from smaller, more…

Just an interesting snippet of information for everyone, a study found that people are likely to judge vegetarians (and by extension, vegans) harshly because of a thing called implicit moral reproach. Basically, they rate a vegetarian lifestyle as being more moral than their own, assume that vegetarians judge this moral…

I've been dealing with chronic pain for the past 7 years, and it's recently gotten worse - and just to put the cherry on top, I'm no longer allowed any pain medication stronger than paracetamol. It's hard getting out there and getting started, but you will feel so much better for it. Even on my worst days, I try to walk…

Thanks guys! I've only got 12 days now until some of the restrictions start coming off, but its still a real struggle to try figure out what to eat! Some of the restrictions are going to be for life, so I'm trying to adjust as well as possible. I've booked an appointment to see a nutritionist, but there were no…

"I would like to think that their seedless varieties would adapt to developing seeds if they out breed normal plantsbut Idon't know if it is possible since that feature would have to originate from the RNA." This alone tells me you need to do a bit more research...

By my calculations, this makes it much more likely to fail than my pill. Pill= 1 pregnancy in 1000 woman, NFP= 4 pregnancies in 100 woman :/

The pill messes with your hormones. For some woman, this does cause weight gain. To suggest that messing with one of the most delicate systems in your body can't cause weight gain is foolish. Weight gain was listed as a potential side effect in the info my doc gave me. My friend was actually made to have the injection,…

They don't magically reset each week either, nor each month. A day is the best measure to use. Your requirements are never zero, but just because they are never zero doesn't mean you can store up calories. Your calorie needs are only affected by exercise etc, not by what you ate yesterday, or even what you ate a few hours…

But if you're eating too much salt (enough to cause your body to hold on to weight), you need to reduce that for good, every day, not just the day before weigh in.

Firstly, an unfertilized egg is not life. That is like saying that when a woman ovulates, the egg is a person. Secondly, as a vegetarian, I prefer when people hunt their own meat. My partner hunts. I can guarantee the deer that was shot suffered a heck of a lot less than an average beef cow. I'm vegetarian for many…

Eating calories you didn't eat yesterday actually doesn't make any sense. Your body will still require the same amount of calories today as any other day, it doesn't "remember" that you didn't eat 600 calories yesterday. It found the calories elsewhere (ie by burning fat). If you eat those 600 calories today, you're giving…

I don't see why you would change anything, just weigh yourself in the morning and that's that. You want to know what weight you are in 'real life', not after following a strict set of conditions.

A study I read says that consuming less than 1200 calories will only lower your metabolism by a maximum of 15%. People on here get too worked up about consuming a bare minimum of 1200. I eat until I'm full, if its not 1200 worth of food, tough. The only thing to be concerned about is whether you are receiving adequate…

Don't give yourself the option of choosing junk. Take a bottle of water with you, flavoured with lemon juice etc if you like. Don't buy sweets, don't keep them in the house, replace them with nuts, fruit, healthy stuff. If you REALLY feel like junk food, have it, denying it will only make you binge. It seems like you're…

I found that I hated exercise at first, but once you get into a routine, and get a bit fitter, it's enjoyable! Exercise shouldn't be a chore, you need to do what others have suggested, and find something you love. For me, that's longboarding. It doesn't burn a heap of calories, but it gets me outside, and moving. I also…

I've been almost vegan since I was 9, and I've never had any diet related health problems. I get all the b12 I need, and I live on a budget of $30 a week for food. It's so easy now, I would never consider going back. I don't know what restaurants Rubybelle went to, but I love dining vegetarian! Here in New Zealand there is…

Just remember that everyone else on here is your buddy :D Its hard when friends and family eat bad, I always feel so tempted and excluded. Lucky for me, my flatmates eat healthy, and either exercise with me, or support me when I do exercise. That said, my family pick on me for having a tummy, and then accuse me of being…

I think this is fine. People are saying it will set a marriage up for problems, but I honestly don't see how. If you're that weak willed that you can't have a female friend without her being a temptation to be unfaithful, there is something wrong with you or your marriage. Keep it all open, spend time together as families,…

I've been nibbling on cheese to try and boost my calories :) I might buy protein shake mix too. I think if in a weeks time, I'm still struggling, I will speak to my doctor.

Haha, a few days ago I would have felt the same! I'm just worried because I can't even get to 1200 calories :/

I think that's fine, better to have one day of feasting than constant "bad days" where you snack etc. Studies have shown that completely eliminating a food just makes you want it more, at least this way if you want something, you know you can have it on Fat Friday :D

As a New Zealander, I automatically assumed this thread was about eating Kiwi birds lol. We call them kiwi fruit here, to avoid confusion. I've never met a New Zealander who disliked the label "kiwi" either, we take pride in it. Kiwi fruit are so cheap here at the moment, 99cents a kg! I love eating them with cereal and…