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Apparently I can't edit my typos and it's driving me crazy. CRAZY I TELL YA! :)

[/quote] That's the thing, thinking that's it a diet. Then it's over. It's like when I quit drinking wine. I did it last time I "dieted" and lost fifteen pounds just from the alcohol calories alone. Kept on "dieting" and I got down to 140. Then a year later, I was at my daughter's house October, 2013, still 140 pounds. I…

Very much agreed. I've written a couple blog posts discussing the establishment of starvation and clinical diagnosis of starvation in eating disordered individuals, due to the fact that so many people on MFP do not understand that it is a real situation that faces a small percentage of people. Common misconceptions: 1.…

This is basically an example of what happens when you eat too little for too long, and then work on correcting it. I honestly think that many overweight people (myself included) had a period of time where they ate exceptionally little. When we gain weight, the blanket response is usually "eat less" so we do. When that…

The expression of concern regarding possible anorexia nervosa is not an "accusation." Accusations are for crimes and offenses. When I mentioned anorexia, I did try to specify that I was discussing it from a clinical perspective rather than a psychological one. Anorexia is a medical term meaning "lack or absence of…

The starvation mode that people get worried about on here is a misunderstanding of how things really work with the body... But from the sounds of it, you starved yourself, but didn't necessarily trigger a metabolic crisis. I would guess that your progress was quick. The way I base my opinion is on personal experience and…

I don't have one, but the biggest reason I chose to put my $100 towards a BodyMedia unit rather than FitBit was because FitBit is not built to accurately measure TDEE, and that's what I wanted. Granted, newer versions seem to be closer to it, but they still rely solely on average calculators to determine resting burns,…

MFP's default is not a TDEE calculator. MFP's default is based on the NEAT concept, and is structured so that you would eat back exercise calories. So, if you have not manually manipulated what they calculated for you (as many of us do) you will want to use an estimation of your every day activity without your exercise…

Well, sugar is a lot cheaper than cocaine, so even if physiologically it is just as addictive, you're not going to see the same life impact. People end up on the street because a bump of coke costs more than a pound of sugar *shrugs* Chemical reaction and life impact are two very different things.

This is not actually bull, there is scientific proof of addiction cycles related to sugar. It can directly impact the production and absorption of neurotransmitters in the brain, and these chemicals are the same as those released during drug use, nicotine consumption, and sex. That being said, there's also a biological…

I will agree that many people who blame addiction or whatever are people who are still in the blame phase of things. That being said, I have personal experience with compulsive eating disorder. While afterwards, you may feel disgusted with yourself or even purge (thus stemming to bulimia), there are cases of blind…

Here's the deal. There doesn't seem to be a universal TDEE consensus, so we can put it like this: You can use a TDEE calculator to do it either way. You can have it estimate your burn based on everything except your exercise. If you do it this way, you would eat your calories back. It might be preferable if you are really…

It's not going to be the same level as a supplement per se, but Fiber One makes fruit snacks. They are decent, tried them for the first time today, 3g of fiber and 100% vitamin C, but pretty low in sugar compared to others. Made with pear and apple juice. I also drink Capri Sun SuperV sometimes, it's pretty tasty, gives a…

I'm what I lovingly call dinosaur-sized. My TDEE-cut goal is about 2400 calories. When I'm in beast mode regarding my exercise routine (not right now due to surgery, but soon, and watch out!) I log a TDEE burn anywhere from 4k-6k a day. I opted to invest in a BodyMedia unit because the calculators weren't working for me. I…

I :heart: this response.

I guess in my mind the two are interchangeable. Healthy option and healthy lifestyle, that is. I was more intending the statement as, pizza is not something you have to avoid. I feel like if you can incorporate something into a healthy lifestyle, it's a healthy option... well, most things. I don't think meth is ultimately…

I definitely second the gradual increase. There is such a thing as "too much" in the sense that if you increase your intake to a point that exceeds your digestive ability, you'll experience some of the worst gastrointestinal discomfort you've ever known. I added extra fiber in some easy and delicious ways: Swap dairy milk…

The grand thing about pizza is that it's 100% possible to incorporate it as a healthy option. Same with cookies. You CAN buy just one cupcake. The real question comes down to, do you want to? And for some people, the honest answer is, no. I get the "addiction" part in the sense that it has been researched, and many studies…

This is quite true. Hashimoto's Thyroiditis is considered the most common cause in the United States, and is diagnosed through testing for antibodies as well as the thyroid hormones, ultrasound, and clinical history. Diagnosed on average 1-2 in every 1000... So I wonder what that suggests for hypothyroidism on the whole?…

That's cool, but I don't actually have a thyroid condition myself, I just thought I'd share the information for what it was worth. I don't think it would be appropriate for me to join a group about it.

I was thinking about this just now, and I wanted to say that I do understand both sides of the coin. I struggled with depression and binge eating/bulimia/anorexia (cycling one after the other) for so long that I think the time period where I was purely just frustrated with being fat was clouded over. I honestly love my…

I appreciate your sharing this. This is something a very much believe in myself. A lot of people think that losing weight is about the here and now, and don't have the desire or capacity to look back at what happened to get them here. Sometimes, when those of us talk about the "early days," we get people reeling against…

Nope!

Well, I feel blessed to be recognized. :) Hopefully it's not for being a weirdo of the bad sort haha I do feel better today than yesterday. This thread was a little upsetting at first but I have shaken the funk a bit. When I first started here, it was mostly to be able to post to my RL friends about my progress. I got…

That's it. The isolationist perspective of "only looking inward" got most of us to our high weights. I have spent years deconstructing the mentality I was prone to when I was younger. In all honesty, my eyes found some clarity from a doctor of all people. One that sat down with me and told me that I was very heavy, but he…

Clarifying: No, I'm not saying MFP has caused the problem. It truly is the weightloss that inspired my most serious health problems. Those members that have been friends with me through this time have watched things get very scary for me. Losing weight has made me so sick at times, nearly dying... which ripple-effect took…

I definitely agree overall. What I'm meaning when I say I'm looking for other super fat people is not so much people who are sucked into an identity as fat... I definitely don't define myself by my body, but rather by my character. I also don't limit my list of support and interaction to the super active or anything like…

Yeah... People do do this directly. I receive PMs if my diary is open... because people will see me post in forums and then go snooping, and then are "appalled" that I would give nutritional advice or anything of the sort when my daily calorie intake goal is over 2200 before exercise. I don't really care for ME so much as,…

Just to add to this exchange, when I am doing the hardcore tracking thing (right now I'm still required to be on light duty, and focusing almost 100% of loss through diet) I utilize BodyMedia Fit Link and track my NET calories that way. It provides a lot of data and does real time TDEE caloric adjustments, which works…

This is in my original post, and I feel that this is written rather clearly. Maybe I'm wrong about the clarity aspect, but I don't know how else to put it. I'm not ungrateful. I had a terrible day yesterday. I'm a blunt person. Some take that bluntness as rude, but that's not the intention. Sometimes autism is a b!tch. I…