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It is also the quality of the food. Our food is so processed these days that a meal that we had back in the 70's has more calories in it now then it did then. I'm not talking about homemade stuff, but instead the tendency to, instead of making say homemade dinner, going and buying a TV dinner, or instead of a grilled…

Calisthenics the light/moderate effort might be most appropriate. Those are usually things like push ups/sit ups things that it looks like you did; and since you said you did it in at a slower pace the moderate level might be the best option.

As I just gained two pounds this week because of my laziness. I'm in. Just have to get the tapes!

I'm with you!!!!

This reminds me of my science class when I was younger; we got a quiz that said: 'what weighs more? 1lb of feathers or 1lb of lead?' I was the only one at the time that looked at that and was like- uhm, they are both one pound! There is this idea in our society, or not so much an idea, but a block, that we look at the…

Similar over here. 5'3, 156 and usually wear a 12 or 14 depending on the jean brand.

When you saw the doctor did he have you get any blood work done? Just a normal visual physical isn't going to help him to determine if you have an overactive thyroid (which is a concern when you can't gain weight). At your age it may just be that your metabolism hasn't slowed down, growing teenagers (particularly males)…

Still no info yet? :(

For me it's that same pattern, once a week to weigh myself and every two weeks to measure myself!

If its not too late, I'd be interested in a challenge like this!

If you go to "food" and then "settings" it's at the bottom. You can choose private, public, friends only, etc so that people can see your food diary. It is here that you can actually change what you're tracking as well.

If you've been drinking more water and exercising more it's not all that uncommon to gain weight in the beginning, with water weight added on and muscle building up. You may have found that your pants and clothes are a little looser though, even though you've gained weight. If it's muscle that's been building up from the…