gauchogirl Member

Disagree. And I feel you're doing a disservice by basically telling people they need to feel crappy (or accept feeling crappy) in order to be thin/healthy or give up and be fat. You WILL feel pangs when you are eating inappropriately for YOU. I say that because once I realized what worked for me, I no longer get pangs. For…

Mine did for years, that's why I joined MFP. It doesn't anymore.

I do both Paleo/Primal and IF. (I generally alternate (dinner-to-dinner) 24 hr fasts with 18/6 the rest of the days). It's very successful for me and I only wish I'd tried it sooner. Heavy weights every other day, walking and/or a little cardio (less than 30 minutes) on the other days. For me it is sustainable, enjoyable…

For a few years I only drank tequila and then I never got hangovers. I don't really drink anymore, at least never enough to need a hangover fix. But when i did (and it wasn't tequila), it was always a plain mcdonalds cheeseburger and fries. That ****'s like a sponge and will soak up anything,

ha ha, I bought a ready made salad yesterday, then ADDED bacon, walnuts and feta cheese. We're from different planets!

A stethoscope. Not really a weapon, but might come in handy.

no, LOL, but if I'm on the elliptical, and you happen to get on next to me, the answer is yes, we ARE RACING.

1. What is your eye color? Green 2. What is your favorite season? Fall 3. What is your favorite Holiday? My birthday 4. Have you ever been arrested? no 5. What are 2 things with in arms reach of you right now? Keyboard, Propel Zero 6. Would you rather know how you are going to die, Or know when you are going to die? How 7.…

I combine a lot of things and have settled on what makes me feel good while achieving weight loss and having amazing energy. WHEN I eat, I eat Paleo in a roughly 80/20 balance. When I'm not eating, it's because of IF (both 18/6 and ESE (Eat, Stop, Eat) dinner-to-dinner fasts. Mon - fast until dinner (about a 22-24 hr fast,…

I'm getting stronger everyday.

I was doomed the minute I was born into a family that cooked and ate the standard American diet. It first started to show itself about puberty.

(in my best Arnold voice) DO NOT COMPARE YOURSELF TO OTHERS. It only drives you crazy. It's taken me 18 months to lose 70 and if I was putting myself up against other people, I would have quit by now. Slower loss = healthier and more likely to stay off because you've built lifetime habits. He/She can't stay on medifast…

I have my notifications for that turned off because I think it's stupid. I give "Way to go's" for exercise and log in days and such but the reward for eating or not eating a certain amount is ridiculous.

I didn't have any of the side effects. I've read of many who have, but unless mine were just so subtle I didn't notice them, they didn't bother me at all. I would have to say as far as energy, the opposite was true, I had much more. Years ago when I tried Atkins, which was much lower carb, I didn't have them either,…

And my last name: Doughty: ough = ow, like how

Grilled grass fed t-bones or ribeyes Cabbage Onions and peppers Tomatoes Dark chocolate Guacamole

Donuts for hamburger buns. Bacon as candy. Oh wait, this is why I'm fat. I kiiiddd, I kiiiidddd. Pumpkin in protein smoothies. Sweet potatoes as noodles. Arrowroot powder in place of flour to make gravy. Cauliflower mashed instead of potatoes (probably the most satisfying switch ever in human history.)

Lot's of experience in this dept. I had chronic ear infections myself and had tubes. 2 of my three daughters also had them. My middle girl sounds like your son. She was a healthy, solid baby when she was getting mostly liquids and baby foods for her diet, but as she got older, she was always tiny, weighing 34 lbs exactly…

Got mine at Target too, though convenience was more at play than "cute". Was very surprised to fit in and buy the women's XS and they're even loose. I thought I was a big, burly girl, starting to find out maybe I'm not.

I ignore it. It's a CYA from MFP based on some mythical number -- that 1200 is the de facto minimum any human being on the planet should not go below. I cycle my calories over the course of a week, so 1-2 days a week I will be under, get the warning, and the rest I am not.

Saturday night as we were falling asleep he said "I love you." I said "I love you too" and then a minute later, just as I was about to drift off, I heard him whisper "you're beautiful."

oh, the usual...running from the devil, exercising my right to vote, lifting the veil of confusion, rowing the boat ashore, fighting my urges.

me too last weekend. I came out to show my husband!

I tried on a man's jacket today at Costco. I USED to wear (and was too big for) a man's 2XL. Today I grabbed a large, thought about it for a sec, put it back and grabbed a medium. It zipped all the way up no problem. I didn't like it on, LOL, so didn't get it, but that was an awesome feeling.

I don't have any answers for you, OP, but, I could have written your post. I often wonder where and why these feelings surface as I get to a certain point in becoming "less invisible." I just have to concentrate on how healthy I feel and am becoming and realize that is more important for my total well-being.

The reason those comments are made though is it is difficult to get enough nutrients out of only 1200 calories (or less) worth of food. Very poor nutrition can lead to things worse than "skinny fat" and although I believe "to each their own," I'm not going to keep my mouth shut if I think someone is potentially harming…

I usually go for steak fajitas with sour cream and guac and pico. I don't eat rice and beans anyway, don't like 'em. And I only have one corn tortilla then eat the rest with a fork. But this is how I ate it before trying to lose weight, so it's nothing new for me. I was fat for whole bunch of other reasons, not from…

I don't see how they're insulting YOU by saying they're full on 1200 calories. They're talking about themselves. Did they say "people who eat more than 1200 calories are lazy and have no willpower?" Then yes, direct insult, not implied. But you might be reading something into it that isn't there.

GREAT answer! And I keep two graphs, one looks like /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ and one I only enter the new low so it's linear. always going down. (And, LOL, I actually have a third, which rounds the number into the closest 2.5 lb increment so it doesn't fluctuate as much if I'm still in the general ballpark...) And I was/am…

I can't answer your specific question, but did want to say I had a complete hip replacement the first of January and was in Las Vegas mid-February shuttling my daughter around to all her volleyball tournaments. I think you will find yourself feeling better and being more mobile than the doctors try to tell you. I find they…