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Let's see... what shall I confess today... I pay for a BodyMedia subscription and know that the numbers will help me lose, but I can't afford to buy enough food to eat my calorie intake needs every day so I don't sync my data often. I basically wear it because eventually my activity points will earn me money via one of my…

Basically, what you can assume is that if you wanted to see ONLY weight loss, you would have to have changed nothing other than your intake of calories. Meaning, you'd have to do 100% diet weight loss and no exercise routine. Increasing activity changes the equation, and is more likely to show waves in the loss but it's…

I put on and lose 15-20lbs a month from hormone changes alone. First two weeks I'm down, then the last two weeks I'll weigh up to 30lbs more than I started the month at. Averaging 2lbs/week with less than 50lbs to lose to start with is almost too quick of a loss, and for someone close to menopause (while not there, if your…

I weigh over 400lbs and rarely feel hungry because I am also anorexic. Anorexia is a term that means "without appetite" and should not be universalized to mean anorexia nervosa... Those having the nervosa manifestation can incur a lack of proper appetite due to avoiding certain hunger cues. Being full should not be painful…

I don't even think of 5'9" as tall. I'm 6'1" personally, though topped out at 6'2.5". Every once in a blue moon I meet a woman that beats me who is also heavy, but not often haha

So... You have a documented medical condition that directly impacts your ability to absorb nutrients, but opt to maintain your care based on the recommendations of a naturopath you saw one time approximately 2 years ago? I think this sounds like a disaster. Go to the doctor and have a new set of panels done, especially if…

Honestly, I think it depends on the delivery. He doesn't sound like he was being a jerk so I'm not sure it's fair to assume he is one. Sounds to me like he awkwardly spoke his mind. That is, he's noticed you, and knowing he isn't typically attracted to bigger women, but is attracted to you, is one of your alluring…

Hey, whatever work attire, I wouldn't know either way anyway would I? :P

I wonder if we can kick this off better here in March? I'm sooooo bored...

The whole "too scared" thing is where my personal focus is. If you've been stalled for a year, I'd suggest seeing a nutritionist and a trainer to identify problematic areas, and routines that will help you achieve your goals. This is a lifestyle change, and it's an investment. You don't have to see them all the time, but…

People, seriously. Current medical consensus is that hypothyroidism in itself does not cause weight gain. It's overeating that causes weight gain. There are plenty of people who are hypo who are at normal weights. You may gain more easily because you don't have the same level of metabolism as an average person, but the…

Why would you establish a goal intake, if you're in turn going to cut from that? The point of having a goal is to reach it. So, if your TDEE goal per day is 2660, you need to hit that number. It's established to include your calorie burns for exercise. If you are cutting over 1k calories from your estimated adjusted TDEE,…

Personally, I would not go to the most peopled GLBTQ group on here, as the admin of that group is very discriminatory regarding participation. Basically, if you disagree with her sometimes militant stance, she'll kick you out. That's what happened to me. We started…

The only thing that really makes sense to me is that if you're currently at a more or less stable weight while eating what you want, you could theoretically keep doing so and add more caloric burn and still see yourself lose weight. The flaw in this logic is that while it may be true, increasing activity will make you want…

Undereating for an extending period of time results in metabolic shut down and starvation/preservation response from the body. You gain more when you eat more because your body is going "Oh Thank God!" and holding onto everything so it can survive. If you're going to refeed, you have to give it at least 2-3 weeks to…

Almost the entirety of my weight loss has occurred during intermittent physical activity. I've not done any lifting or anything like training for a 5k. Just some basic stationary cycling, and for a time I was doing aquatics. Not saying it's ideal, but you can definitely do it... Just takes extra discipline. And you really…

lol @dottiestlottiest2015‌ , People tease me about it a lot, joking he wants in my pants but sometimes I really think he's plain off his rocker. if you want to chat, i'm at quasita@gmail.com. Stuck with him till at least 7am CST...

Just thought I'd clarify on statements about being normal sized... I feel that way, truly... But not many people are big on the 6'1" 400lbs+ woman. I do get interest occasionally, but it's difficult to find someone to accept everything. As I'm having lunch, I figured I'd add another LOL I can't afford to buy enough food to…

No... but I probably could easily do so... LOL

Thread killer! LOL

I also figure I should admit... I'm so big (and this is not body dysmorphia talking here) that I can't imagine I'll ever be appealing to anyone. Sometimes, it gets so lonely... All I want sometimes is someone that can see past how rough I've been with my body, and consider me beautiful. I have panic attacks sometimes,…

Every couple weekends, I keep from making any plans to leave the house, and I eat laxatives and colace every couple hours, switching off. This started when my doctor told me to get these items to try and ease abdominal pain I was having, residual to scar tissue and nerve damage from numerous surgeries since I started on…

I use a BodyMedia Link. It tracks: 24/7 by the second calorie burn based on body temperature and sweat, as well as steps and activity intensity Sleep, monitored by motion and body temperature, and differentiates between "laying down" and full on sleeping. Syncs with iPhone and Android through free app and Bluetooth. Syncs…

Pop a melatonin. Or you could just have a serving size of both. A half cup of vanilla ice cream and a 2" square brownie will amount to about 300 calories. Most people are not going to completely ruin their day if they have 300 calories as a snack. Now, maybe not the best habit, but still.. Maybe cut it in half, so you get…

Okay. So you said hyperthyroidism but I think you might mean hypothyroidism. Hyperthyroidism, when significant, causes a person to lose substantial amounts of weight, and can lead to having to have the thyroid removed. If instead, she is suffering from HYPOthyroidism, there are some things you will need to try and…

Mine sure is. I'm over 400lbs, and a diagnosed anorexic/bulimic. I gained an exceptional amount of weight when my trainer/dietician told me to eat 1600 calories to lose weight I had existing at the time, when they didn't believe me when I said I ate less than 900 calories a day. I told them this and they refused to believe…

I have some serious reservations regarding this post and the fact that the OP is planning an eating disorder thread. It sounds like a disaster in the making. I literally spend hours on this site being the voice for ED and recovery, and I hate the idea that someone looking for appetite suppression would feel qualified to…

Surgery causes swelling, both visible and non-visible. As said above, you get a ton of fluids in surgery, in the form of saline. Me, my first surgery made me gain 10-15 pounds during the surgery alone! It floored me as they hadn't told me about the expected weight gain, but the doctors were not concerned. Depending on how…

So, basically, we eat babies?

When you eat a very small amount for an extended period of time, your body adjusts to this amount of food, and ceases to send hunger signals. Some of us overweight people got this way because we ate so terribly unevenly or did not respond to our initial natural hunger cues that our bodies become resistant to the hunger…