susanofscottsdale

With consistent exercise and dieting this should be possible. With the weight that you have to lose, a weekly loss of 1% of your current weight is doable in a healthy way.

It is a tough market. You may not be doing anything "wrong". However, there are many things that can give you a relative advantage, or disadvantage in interviews. The list is long - including your manner, greeting, eye contact, quality of answers, dress, follow up..... Does your college have a career counseling office? Get…

Ditto re withdraw, add tea, hydrate. And yes, such diet changes have triggered tough headaches for me. Additionally, ice packs on my neck and temple help me a lot with migraines. Good luck.

Ditto - I can lose if I keep my carbs=protein and calories low. I do not lose any other way ... and I have tried and tried. Lean meat & veggies. Very limited, carefully selected grains and fruits.

I have been an emotional eater - and sometimes feel compelled to eat for reasons that I do not understand. I have found that substituting healthy foods - raw celery and carrots - is a way to meet myself half way. I chew. I become full. But I do not blow the diet. Less deprivation, and more discipline - seems better and…

I have found that I only lose weight if I maintain a low carb & low calorie diet. The tipping point seems to be keeping my carbs and proteins level, so about 120g carbs/day. I have tested and proven this to myself several times, over extended periods of time. To do this I eliminate all the obvious simple and carb-intensive…

Brocolli. Fresh & lightly steamed works well for me. Very low in carbs and high in very effective fiber. For some reason, fiber tablets and other fiber supplements are completely ineffective for me.

It is a shame that family seems to be making dieting more difficult for you. However, your diet is not their responsibility, it is yours. Step up and assume the responsibility and make sure that you have healthy options.

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A high protein snack is the only thing that works for me. A protein bar or, if possible, a hard boiled egg. Fruit just makes me crave more carbs. And, lots of water.

I learned that I had to manage both my carb and calorie intake to lose weight, and that my carb intake had to be less than 50% of MFP's target. To lose weight I increase my lean protein and descrease carb intake so that carbs are about 10% or less of my calories. This works for me. I came to this after months of healthy…

Ditto

I live in a community of slim, fit "beautiful" people. You would think that this would have motivated me, but it did not. What triggered things for me was a trip to my childhood home in the rural south, where many more people were overweight. I recognized that I fit in and I did not like it at all! I came home and…

I have had similar experiences - and it is hard to stay at the diet without results. Kdos for you for your persistence. What was a major breakthrough for me was to learn that I had to manage both my calorie and carb intake in order to lose weight, and that my carb target had to be reduced to 10% of my calorie intake. This…

In my personal experience, I do not lose weight unless I manage both my carbs and calories and keep the carbs to 10% or less than my calories. This is significantly lower than the default carb level on the site. I also tried everything else over a sustained period of time. In addition to what you have tried, I also stayed…

I have not changed where I gain weight (mid section) but with lower carbs/higher protein within a lower calorie diet I have lost weight. I was not able to lose with the same calories and a higher carb intake.

Ditto regarding gym & trainer. Also, from personal experience, you might want to consider Body Pump classes. These combine weight and cardio & are a lot of fun and productive exersize.

I love it when informed responses are posted. I would like to add that you need to find what works for you with regards to carbs. For it it was a breakthrough, life changing event to learn that if I manage calories and carbs I feel better and lose weight. I had years of frustration and very uneven results attempting to…

"Starvation mode" may or may not exist - study results are mixed. And, if it does exist it is the result of long-term dieting with a daily calorie deficit of 500-1000+ per day, not a short term or intermittant deficit. Many people who comment here on MFP seem to embrace the notion that eating more causes weight loss. It…

The best gym is one that you will go to. This is more important than the classes, training, equipment or services. You must be comfortable there - ensure this, then consider issues of convenience in hours, location and specific services of interests. Personally I am more comfortable in a no frills gym with attendees of a…

Rule of thumb 10% loss or gain = one clothing size change, so at 260 pounds - drop 26 pounds and you should drop a size.

I am hyper carb sensitive and must manage my carb intake to less than 10% of my calorie intake to lose weight. Based on information on Dr. Oz's show, I tried carb blockers - (white bean based, might be lynsine - not sure of the name, and am not close to the bottle, purchased at a health - sup chain, $60/120 tabs, 2 tabs…

I have also suffered from this. I did shots, wore inserts and stretched every single morning. After a year it completely healed and not recurred. I think that the daily stretching was very important - and I have continued this practice a few times a week for about 60 seconds.... fairly easy to make a part of my morning…

First congratulations on your persistence - I have had similar experiences and they are tough. I agree with many of the comments made already. Exercise calories burned tend to be grossly overstated - if you are not using a HRM to calculate, then I would eat back no more than 25-50% of those "burned" calories. And, your…

The brand would run the same regardless of the retailer. I know that they carry Eileen Fisher and Jones/JNY which both run on the larger size. Ralph Lauren, which they also carry, runs smaller than these two. Again, the store website is your best source of information. At any store that carries brand labels, the label…

The store does not set the size standard, the clothing manufacturer does. I would suggest that you look at and the size quides on their website.

Congratulations on your weight loss. The best exercise is one that you will do. Overwhelmingly people fail because they stop exercising, not because they have a program that is not optimal. At this point, the most important thing about your exercise regiment is that it keeps you engaged. Adding weight training might help…

I have used it in the past, and it effectively did reduce my appetite. It did have a mild speed-like affect, but I liked this and found it helpful. Using it alone is notorious for creating only temporary weight loss. I would suggest that you concurrently use this site, or some supportive and educational program, that…

STOP getting on the scale so frequently and looking for results in a day, or even in a week. Doing the right things with regards to eating and exercise will pay off. You have a marathon to run - not a sprint.

You are aware of what you are doing - this is big. Try to chose an alternative to eating. A brisk walk around the office? Tea? Make a phone call or make a brief visit to someone in the office. Still want to eat? Try to have no crap food in your house. At the office, bring healthy options to munch.