RadioactivePirate

I started out doing couch to 5k on the treadmill, and finished it but decided I hated running and was never going to do it again. Then I got involved in a learn to run group with Fleet Feet Sports and started running outdoors and that really sparked my love of running. It did take me a while to get over the initial…

I make a curry in the crock pot with either lentils or chickpeas, a bag of frozen spinach, a can of diced tomatoes, diced onions, minced garlic, some water and then curry powder/cumin/garlic/salt/pepper/crushed red pepper/coriander/whatever you like. I usually mix it with cottage cheese and serve over rice. Good stuff :) I…

Chances are, yes, you will have loose skin. I started losing weight at 29 years old at about the same top weight as you. I'm over a hundred pounds down now and I have loose skin. Not tons, it's not AWFUL, but it sucks. My belly and thighs (among other things) are saggy. You just don't carry that kind of weight without any…

Also, if you get a bathroom break you can always just put a protein bar in your purse and eat it in the hallway or something.

Have you tried steel cut oatmeal? I always hated oatmeal but I gave the steel cut kind a try (I make it in the rice cooker) and it's a whole different animal. I've been eating a serving of steel cut oats mixed with cottage cheese, and the whole grains and protein have been the best yet for keeping me full longest.

This is really better left to your doctor. Maybe they tested you for high blood pressure but there's more that could be looked into. Bring it up again at your next visit and ask these same questions to the doctor. It seems kind of weird to me and the fact that you can track it to a starting date is also suspicious. Better…

My favorite is Greek yogurt, frozen strawberries, milk, and a little splenda and vanilla. Tastes delicious, plenty of protein. No powder.

I got a little yellow warning note about the sugar content of my strawberries and cottage cheese snack. Gee thanks for that helpful advice. There needs to be a way to make this go away.

I mix a large (28oz) can of crushed tomatoes, a large can of diced tomatoes, plus a can's worth of water, add salt, pepper, basil, oregano, and chopped onion. Usually I also throw in a parmesan rind if I have one (but don't forget to take it out at the end). Once the onion is cooked through I stir in a few cups of fresh or…

My wife took me out for a nice steak dinner, and then we headed to our favorite coffee shop (where we met!) for after dinner drinks. At the coffee shop she gave me a beautiful scrap book of our life together up to that point, and at the end it said "All this in only three years" then on the next page "Would you like to see…

My favorite is the blog Budget Bytes: www.budgetbytes.com Her main focus is on saving money, but that also translates to simple meals. I can't even count how many of her recipes I've made, and every one has been fantastic.

I've been reading a new book, Dr. Yoni Freedhoff's "The Diet Fix" and one of his recommendations is to eat a breakfast that is at least 1/5 of your total daily calories, with a minimum of 20g of protein. He promises that this will decrease my hunger and urges to snack later in the day, and especially at night which is when…

Potatoes are small and can be easily hidden around the house. They do quite well in basements. I suggest you try with the smaller varieties and work your way up to the russets etc. Fair warning though, this may be considered "sabotage" if she finds your stash. Good luck! (Also open a window when you cook them, as starving…

Your body fat is probably high because when you lose weight drastically (on a way too low calorie diet, like 1000 cal a day) you lose a bunch of muscle. When you start eating normally again you gain it back but you gain it fast and so you get fat where you had muscle before, and your body fat percentage goes up (and even…

I don't think you can really cook them well in the microwave. They do have a somewhat chewy texture and it is different if you're used to instant oatmeal, but crunchy doesn't seem right.

You don't automatically get to sit in the front seat of the car anymore when a lot of people are going places together. Now it's all "oh you're small, you get to squish in the middle of the back seat."

I usually make steel cut oats in my rice cooker, I like a heartier chewy texture that you don't get with the rolled oats. But I do use rolled oats for some things: baking, for one. I also mix them in raw with greek yogurt and peanut butter. For a while I was mixing them with canned pumpkin puree and sweetener and some…

What are you doing that burns only 30 calories? And how long are you doing it for? If I exercise at or around my target heart rate I can get about 600 calories/hr and I usually exercise at least an hour, mostly running.

I agree with the people who advise just declining without providing a reason - you don't owe anybody an explanation. On top of that though, if someone DOES push the issue, I find that laughing and acting puzzled and asking "why does it matter to you so much if I eat a hershey kiss?" will quickly switch to putting the other…

Interesting tidbit: studies have shown that the mere PRESENCE of healthy options on a menu leads people to feel more confident in selecting the unhealthy items. It's why McDonalds heavily advertises their salads, which aren't a big seller - it leads to more sales of their other products. Resist the marketing! Also, it is…

Making yourself miserable by being overly restrictive with calories or overly aggressive with exercise does not lead to sustainable weight loss. Slow is the way to go!

It all varies. Yesterday I bought a fleece lined hoodie in an XS and put it on over my t-shirt sized XL, and then picked up a size 6 dress and a size 12 pair of dress pants. You just gotta go with what fits.

It's totally healthy to eat something higher in calories or eat more than you usually do on occasion. Food is a major part of life and is tied to many things in modern society, celebrations and such. If you want to lose weight and keep it off, you have to eat in the manner you're eating now for the rest of your life. If…

Learn to knit, then you can watch TV and knit.

It's much easier to cut your caloric intake down by smaller increments. You might try gradually tapering down to the intake that you want. 1600-1700 is pretty difficult to do if you're not used to it, and it may be even rather low for someone your size (just guessing based on the fact you said you'd like to lose 100…

I've been making this one from Budget Bytes, it makes a great soup or goes over rice: http://www.budgetbytes.com/2011/01/spicy-black-beans-tomatoes/ Spicy Black Beans & Tomatoes Ingredients 1 lb. (2 cups) dry black beans 1 can (15 oz) diced tomatoes 4 cloves garlic ½ Tbsp cumin 1 med jalapeno 5 cups water Salt to taste…

I mix a serving of oats with 1/4 cup milk and 1/4 cup pumpkin puree from a can, sweetener and vanilla and spices, top with currants/raisins/craisins, and let it sit in the fridge overnight and then eat it cold. Yum!

They are quite high in calories (just as all seeds are) and I really don't feel like they keep me full any longer. Just the next food fad that marketers can get people to throw their money at.

For my butternut squash soup I just sautee some onions in a little bit of butter (like 1 tablespoon in the whole pot of soup) then add chicken broth, bring it to a boil and throw in cut up raw squash, simmer til soft and puree with an immersion blender, then add salt pepper and most importantly, nutmeg! I think next time…

Your doctor would not laugh! The different skin smells are something they are taught in medical school. It can be a sign of something that needs to be taken care of.