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It sounds like what you are doing is working, then! I don't know how long you've been doing it, but I would stick with what is working mostly until you stall out.

I don't drink aspartame because it tastes terrible, but drink whatever you want. I don't think it's likely to kill you but I also don't think it's particularly healthy. Give me unsweet iced tea over diet coke any day. I thought that was odd as well, but some people really love their diet drinks I guess. I also thought it…

Good for you! I think a lot of the problems on this 'moderation' issue is that moderation does not have to mean every day, week, month or year. It's very individual. A few times a month where you can really enjoy it is moderation and it doesn't sabotage your goals. Bravo.

100 carbs won't put him in ketosis. I think you'll find that if you mostly try to stick to meats, veggies, oils, cheese (hard cheese have fewer carbs) and steer mostly clear of too much bread and sugar you'll hit that 100 carb number pretty close. You can throw in a piece of fruit and some starchy potatoes/carrots/etc and…

I think the ideal is to not have to track daily for the rest of your life. If you are maintaining, the biggest thing for me is to just make sure you are maintaining - ie, weighing, watching your clothes, etc.. If you start to gain, stopping it early is much better than all of a sudden realizing you're up 20 pounds.

I think the best things you can do to keep things low budget are 1. Make your own stuff - processed food and pre packed stuff is almost always more expensive than doing it yourself. Buy a bag of rice instead of the little individual meal mixes. Buy snacks or crackers in a big container and portion them out yourself for the…

Me too!!! I’m one of those constantly hungry if I eat breakfast, totally fine if I don’t. I somewhat agree on exercise with the OP too, I think you cannot out run a bad diet (unless potentially if you are training for a marathon or something). I think exercise is good for you in a lot of ways, though. There is some…

Hi! I have signed up for my first trail run in November. It's a 4 miler and I am very excited but I need to get it in gear on training! I'm not a great runner, but I love being outside and the softness of trails.

LIES. All lies!

It's not a matter of could its a matter of why would you? Protein, fat, b12 are needed nutrients. That said, I could live without meat fairly easily but you will have to drag the cheese from my cold dead hands.

Tell them next time you prefer [insert ridiculously expensive brand here]. :)

Seconded!

Having knee pain and was looking for something like this article just yesterday! Thanks a million :) To the OP, I had tried running several times but I joined a group training program for a 5k and it was wonderful. See if you can find something like that.

My cousin had that problem when she drank too much lemonade. I start my day with water, tea or coffee. Hot lemon water is AWESOME if you have a sore throat, though.

I"m kind of back and forth on GMO. I think the actual issue might be that many GMO foods are less nutritious (on a micro level) than their non-gmo counterparts. I saw something comparing GMO corn to non-GMO corn and it was enlightening. I don't think occasional GMO stuff is going to kill you or make it impossible to be…

I have seen the same problem occur in gyms. It seems quite rare, and not necessarily specific to crossfit.

Glad to hear you know what's wrong now you can work on it! A lot of people suggest thyroid first, but iron seems to be the answer more often in my experience. Quick tip, if you want to keep a semi regular check on your iron levels, give blood. OF course, that's a bad idea if they actually are low, but if they are they…

It helped me break a plateau. I can't say whether it's because wheat is inherently bad or if it's simply that cutting out wheat means cutting out a lot of processed foods (also doing primal/paleoish). Either way, it won't hurt you to try it if you're interested. I don't think gluten free will do much for you weight wise if…

1. don't drink your calories 2. don't eat in a way that you are not prepared to do for your whole life 3. occasional short fasts are helpful for hunger reset and for you to better understand when you are actually hungry, not just craving something or bored. 4. you can't out exercise a bad diet, but exercise can change the…

My cousin had great success getting to her goal weight using 'intuitive eating' - just trying to eat when you're hungry and eat good for you foods. If logging is a problem, maybe you could try something like that?

For starters, I might build in a rest day in there somewhere (or maybe just a gentle walk). How much do you have to lose? I agree with the others that focusing on building muscle is likely to be best if you are pretty close to your goal. It sounds like you got pretty low for your height before so you likely don't have much…

Any and all roasted vegetables, especially cabbage!

Bacon and two fried eggs. Unusual for me (usually I eat cheese or coffee only), but the bacon was calling to me at the store last week. It was yummy!

Wear light clothing to the doctors office is possible (jeans and sweaters weigh more than a summer dress!). And give yourself a little wiggle room.

Yes!! It sounds like you are stressed. You need to take care of that, or it will sabotage your weight loss efforts (cortisol). Maybe take some time for yourself periodically to try to get centered and relax. Read a book, take a bath, meditation, sit outside and watch birds...whatever works for you. Exercise can be very…

If she's borderline diabetic, she will probably need a little more than 'create a deficit'. Maybe the mention of low-carb is what stymied him. Many diabetes educators do not recommend low carb, in fact I was kind of appauled at the number of carbs recommended for my coworker, who was in a similar situation (borderline…

Insanity. Not as bad as that school that was taking pictures of underage students on the school issued laptops and then hauling them in for questioning, but pretty bad.

I think I have a 3 month old half pint of strawberry that is probably covered in icicles now [/not a big ice cream person].

IF I'm having squash it's probably going to be summer squash or acorn squash, which is surprisingly delicious baked. Most pasta is more than 100 cals. You found one that isn't, but average even for whole wheat is more like 170-200 cals per cup. If you go over a serving, you start getting closer to 300 or 400, and as I…

Yep! Just pick one and roll with it. I usually use the 3.0 one when I'm casually strolling and the 3.5 when I'm walking with purpose :) Running won't go lower than 5.0 and I'm a slow runners, so not always there. I don't really care, especially it doesn't matter if you're only eating back part of your exercise calories…