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How long ago did you have your baby? Are you breastfeeding?

You really need to see a doctor. Pitting edema can be serious. Add on to that you probably have some level of an eating disorder/body dysmorphic syndrome.

So much this. Also--your roulette game with your allergens might actually be contributing to your cholesterol issues... See an RD. Figure out foods that are safe to eat that might help your cholesterol levels. Live happy.

Also, if you've strayed from your normal diet and eaten out at a restaurant or have eaten more carbs than normal you might be retaining water weight. I know your preference isn't to track your weight daily or your caloric intake, but you might consider downloading a weight-trending app (like Happy Scale) and weighing…

Although you are bound to lose some weight as you start your training (or maybe not--runger is real)--I would highly suggest NOT intentionally cutting during marathon training. You will perform much better if you are eating at/around maintenance.

OMG, this. The hot dog eating contest on the Fourth of July? Makes me gag/dry heave just watching it.

I agree. I'm 5'7" tall and my walking pace is just a hair over 4 mph. Achieving 5 for any decent amount of time requires more race-walking or jogging.

You've been working with a trainer, but have you seen a doctor? If you truly are tracking as carefully as you say you are, then there is a chance that you could have an undiagnosed hormonal imbalance that is affecting your metabolism and weight loss.

How much do you weigh? I was looking at your tracked calories from exercise and they seem a little high for the workouts... Also--it appears that you changed from a Fitbit to a Pacer for tracking calories over the course of this month--that might be introducing some error into your estimated calorie burn, too.

I'm kind of surprised that MRSA was the first thought in people's minds... Adipose, though connective tissue, does have some endocrine function and is linked to androgen metabolism--and androgens can trigger acne--I don't think it's that big of a leap to think that weight loss could be responsible for acne...

I imagine it could start to turn your skin and sclera yellow if you eat enough... Oh, and it does actually have an LD50 though enough saffron to get a 150-lb person anywhere close to that is several thousand dollars. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5339650/

If you are still sore, then your muscles are still in some state of repair/inflammation so you are probably still retaining some water there.

And they certainly aren't promoting it in endurance athletes that burn 1300 calories per day cycling/running.

Professional bra fitting. Seriously life-changing.

Buy the 10. There's no guarantee you'll ever get down to a size 4, and even if you do the blazer may no longer be in style.

Not just a bit--maybe a lot! OP, how tall are you? You're already at a healthy BMI and yet you say mfp has you on 1200 calories a day? And you're a distance runner? Unless you are super short (<5 feet), that isn't enough calories to fuel your workouts. Set your goals to lose at a more reasonable rate (if any), be patient,…

I, too, have a history of ED. Lots of things that you can do to avoid the rabbit hole--you have to figure out what works for you. For me, that means I'm here (I'm on a pretty good streak), I check in, I track food/eat mindfully/control my portions, I exercise. I do not, however, weigh everything--that, for me, was too…

Are you actually losing weight by eating 1100 calories per day?

I'm 5'7" too. I picked my first goal as the BMI that is smack in the middle of the healthy range. Got there and thought I could stand to lose some more, so I set my goal a little lower. Still working towards that goal and I'll be happy if I get there (it's ~6 lbs away) but I'm kind of ok if I don't--I'm not really good at…

If you're eating less than you're burning, then you should lose weight, regardless of whether or not you are at a healthy weight already. How are you measuring your calories in? How are you measuring your calories burned through exercise? Are you really doing 7-21 hours per week of strenuous cardio (which is Scooby's…

You're not even eating real food!!! Your diet is devoid of fruits, vegetables, and protein! Rather than paying for liposuction maybe you should consider spending that money on a trip to a doctor to get your thyroid under control, and then maybe consider spending a little on a consult with a registered dietitian. Also--if…

If they own that much land in OK, then they probably have mineral rights on that land as well--that's where a lot of the money lies. A family friend owns a potato farm in Michigan, and while they do just fine with their potato contracts, the mineral contracts bring in 6 figures A MONTH! And--her father is an orthopedic…

Just curious--are most of you having problems falling asleep or staying asleep? Admittedly I've been under a ton of stress at work lately, but I've been waking up several times over the course of the night and sometimes have a hard time falling back asleep. Usually I wake up positively dripping due to night sweats. I just…

I weigh myself daily, first thing in the morning, after using the restroom, naked. Always on the same scale in the same place (on a level tile floor in my bathroom). And I record it in Happy Scale to see the trends and moving averages. I do not sync it with mfp, but rather manually record it in mfp sporadically--sometimes…

Yeah, I don't think people should be consciously striving for 3-4% BF--that just screams body dysmorphia/eating disorder... To your other point, I think this graphic would be way more impactful if they used the same person at the various percentages, but that's probably too much work and would take too much time (photos…

If you're like my husband, just giving up drinking full-sugar soda might be enough to drop 10 lbs in a year :) Exercise doesn't necessarily have to be done at the gym... Go play with your kids--go for a walk, play sports in the yard, go for a bike ride. It all adds up.

If you were following mfp to a tee and knew exactly your BMR, your calories burned from activity, and your calories consumed, then you should be eating back exercise calories. Personally I assume that I am underestimating the calories I eat and overestimating the calories burned through exercise so I never eat back the…

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