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Lately research has been showing that yes, a calorie is a calorie and late night eating isn't really going to make you gain weight... although it's really different for everyone... some people can eat most of their calories at dinner and later and be perfectly fine, while others "gain" overnight after eating an apple…

I'm finding that as of late about 50% of my list is produce--sweet peppers, broccoli, lettuce, carrots, celery, and onions are like staples in my kitchen. I also tend to buy a lot of yogurt, and tuna is my fallback (it's already cooked and it's super versatile). Have fun shopping!

There's a good collection of recipes at www.cloverleaf.ca, including 5-ingredient recipes and recipes that use those little flavoured tunas too. (*heart* tuna!)

Interesting... I spend so much time in the produce department I think the staff there think I'm a nut... and new cashiers get put through their paces remembering all of the PLUs for the fruits and veggies. I love looking at all of the colours and shapes, though--it's such a nice "welcome" into the store, even if it's…

Ouch... it hurts to think about it now, but in the long run one bad day (even if it's really bad) won't hurt you too much. Hope dinner was as good as it looks!

Agreed! I'm finding that if I don't eat "properly"--balanced meals and minimal processed food--I get really *really* crabby and completely exhausted within half an hour... once you clue into that, it really turns you off of fast food...

Pumpkin oatmeal sounds fantastic! I'm going out to buy myself some canned pumpkin. Do you think I could freeze it in small portions for later? They only sell gigantic cans where I am...

Yay! Glad to hear you have such good support--it really makes life easier. Enjoy your new running clothes!

I picked mine based on what seemed right (along with guidance from what was happening at that point in my life... I had a date that I wanted to lose 10 lbs by, so I put that as a mini-goal). I find the mini goal works better if you don't do it mathematically--it's more motivating to say "by x date I will lose y pounds",…

This happens to me all the time--as others have said, it's a BP issue. The best advice I can give is getting up slowly, but if that's not possible (which I guess is a reasonable assumption if you're running after little ones), try contracting your abs to "force" blood up into the top half of your body so you don't get as…

YOU VACUUM FIVE TIMES A DAY??!! Sounds like more than enough cleaning to me. I have no kids running around my place and there's still DVDs (or equivalent) on the floor! I agree with everyone else... ignore the "advice", and pat yourself on the back for being amazing at taking care of those you love as well as yourself!…

Heck yeah! I agree--more fruit and veggies (especially veggies!) is a good goal for everybody. (I also really like your idea of the counter... like the water counter!) Veggies are so easy to cook with since they'll take on a lot of different flavours, and at this point in the year fruit is almost candy-sweet. Yum!

I agree with all the posters who mentioned amenorrhea secondary to weight loss--it's a hallmark symptom of anorexia (although I'm not outright saying you're anorexic), and it happens because you freak your body out so much that it stops concerning itself with "normal" hormone levels. I would 100% recommend seeing a doctor…

Yes!! Women can be really catty... I think it's part jealousy and part "needing" to have an opinion... guys are usually like, "Hey, cool, you're doing a good job", while girls are more like, "Well, tell me everything you do, then I'll pick it apart and discredit everything you know based on what I know." Sigh. It makes me…

I can understand why they do it--I wouldn't want my man to be around a bunch of girls if he's smokin' hot... not so much because of lack of trust, but because there's that "what if?" voice in the back of my head. If you're up for an experiment, dress up, take him out somewhere with a lot of guys (maybe out for a beer…

It's tough... I still don't feel like I can fully trust myself to "know" the calorie content of everything such that I'm not "in the red"... what's started to work for me is paying more attention to the nutrients themselves (carbs/fat/protein) and finding a balance between those. I always let myself have a day off--no…

Hi there! Welcome to MFP! I really love being able to track nutrients on this site... it makes it easier to see if and when I'm meeting my nutrition goals, and the balance of my energy between carbs/fat/protein. Good luck with your weight loss (10-15 by Christmas sounds totally reasonable), and I hope you enjoy MFP!

I'm the same way--I've had a super-low calorie breakfast and just a salad for lunch just to make sure I had 1000 cals available for a dinner out... and then I end up logging my dinner and realize that I'm still 400 calories under. I find that I can usually think my way through my day (and realize that I usually stop eating…

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If you're in starvation mode (which is sounds like you are), it'll take a week or two for your body to adjust to an increased level of calories, so you may end up gaining a couple of pounds. The important thing about the gain is that it can be temporary, as long as you keep fueling your body properly for an extended period…

Personally, eating at night is something I avoid because I end up waking up halfway through my sleep, but if it doesn't bother you, it shouldn't be an issue. I would, however, say that you absolutely need to watch what you're eating, because snacking is usually synonymous with junk food... although I'm pretty sure you keep…

Me too! I know that I stretch more after a run and not so much after a walk, so maybe the stride-length thing plays a role...

Nice! I love buttery popcorn, but it's nice to think about all the flavours you can play with--you could do a "global" tasting or something: five spice honey popcorn, italian popcorn, curry popcorn... mmm! Thanks for the link!

Scary, indeed. Another scary fact is that this is happening at the other end of the extreme--I took a nutrition class in my last year of university, and in our eating disorder lecture, they mentioned that they're actively treating 12- and 13-year old girls for full-blown anorexia, and that they're seeing disordered eating…

PB anon--sign me up! Lately I haven't indulged too much (on account of a really nice, dense lemon cake that will go bad if I don't eat it ASAP)... although now that you mention it, a nice spoon of PB would be really tasty right now. Mmm!

If the restaurant is the type I think it is (teppan grill), you should be okay. They use more fat than you would cooking at home, but they serve a lot of veggies, and usually the starter is something like miso soup (which isn't bad at all). If they offer shrimp or fish, go for that (fewer calories than beef), and as others…

I second this!! This is why a lot of diets "fail"--you get the first couple weeks where water weight comes off, so you buy into the diet, then when your body has adjusted a bit the loss stops, and you figure "screw this, I'll try something new". To truly lose weight and keep it off, you need to adapt a "slow and steady"…

Well, I have a sister who's tiny--she got my parents' metabolism, I got shafted there--but luckily she isn't freaked out about her weight. Still, it's frustrating when I pay such close attention to what I eat and it seems like everyone else could care less. It does suck when they're like "Oh, I need to go on a diet,…

Just so you know, strength training exercises don't "count" towards your calorie goal, so if you did a bunch of weights, I would say just to ignore them for today and try and remember them next time (you could even bring a scrap of paper and write them down). For cardio, just do an estimate--20 mins? 45 mins? My guess is…

Interesting article--definitely makes a case for "everything in moderation". I especially like that the author took initiative to research and learn about nutrition, rather than just assuming that every diet is perfect the way it is (at least, after the initial problem). Obviously, even though a calorie is a calorie, it's…