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I think this is what might be going on with me, too. Been eating smaller and more often and MUCH cleaner. I think I used to use carbs at night to help me go to sleep, which I obviously don't do any more. And then I keep reading these articles about how 7-8 hours sleep is necessary for weight loss. I feel just totally…

HA! I had a dream a while back that I totally blew my diet and went crazy with donuts, brownies, may have been a buffet in there, too. I remember being Really pissed at myself (not realizing I was still dreaming) that I had blown all my hard work. Then I woke up. I was so glad that I hadn't actually blown it, that it was…

Wide awake here at 1:30 AM. Catching up on MFP after almost a week away. Ever since I started dieting, my insomnia has gotten much worse. Getting to sleep before 3 AM is tough for me. Anyone else have this issue?

WOW!!! That is an AMAZING transformation in just 3 months. Can you share what you're doing?

If you have a Wegmans near you, I like their house brand Natural Whey Protein Powder. I get Vanilla and Chocolate. They also have Strawberry. My objective is weight loss more than bulk/build muscle (right now) so my criteria were: - Hi protein for low cals. (Vanilla: 1 scoop, 80 cals, 18 g protein.) - Low carbs & sugars:…

Aaannnndd....... My "talent" as a thread killer strikes again. Please return to your previous hilarity and never mind me!

OK, there has been some really funny stuff in this thread and I've enjoyed reading it. And there's also been some good advice. On the chance that you're actually looking for some serious advice, I'm going to try to lay some out for you. Do with it what you will. Ignore it, whatever. But I will share some things I wish…

I lost the first 40# or so (of a total of 44 so far) with essentially no exercise. I wanted to get the eating thing down first AND lose some of the weight first because I have knee problems. Now I'm starting back to exercise to keep the weight loss momentum . And becasue I want to firm up and feel better and be healthier.…

I am sitting here at almost 10 PM having been good all day until about 20 minutes ago, and having jsut eaten 1 cup of chex mix and wanting another OH SO BADLY. So basically I have nothing to offer except my commisseration. But good luck!

Self-sabotaging as one approaches goal weight seems to be a common thing, based on a number of peoples' posts. I think it might have to do with fear: fear of how things - our bodies - have changed and what that means (e.g. more attention from the opposite sex, as disussed in another thread this morning); fear of whether…

Feel free to "friend" me - I'm happy to provide support. I know that whole - if I can't do it perfectly I have a hard time doing it at all - thing. So my suggestion is pick ONE THING at a time you can focus on doing really well, don't try to change everything all at once. Once that becomes easy, move on to the next thing…

Years ago I drank the really peatty single malts. But I finally decided to be comfortable with the fact that I really didn't like them all that much - even if it was the non-connosieur thing to say. Now I'm a big fan of the Balvenie Doublewood. Smooth, nice flavor from - yep - the 2 different casks it's aged in. It's not…

Thanks, guys! It's things like this that keep me going. Good luck to you all!

Some good suggestions here. I would add: try to remember that whatever is going on is HER issue, has to do what's going on in HER head (and not your body).

Just chiming in for solidarity among us female sweaters... I have always sweat more than other women around me. It was especially noticeable when I was younger because my mother is one of those freaks of nature that never sweats. (And we were an athletic family.) What's worse, my face gets BRIGHT red and stays that way for…

I weigh myself SECOND thing every morning. (Guess what's first.) I do this because I realize that things will fluctuate a little every day and I don't want to get freaked out or discouraged by what might look like a small weekly loss due to the fluctuation working against me on that one day. So I look at the trend and less…

Cooked oatmeal keeps really well in the fridge for a few days. So you can make it in advance. Slow cooked also has a lot more fiber (and much less sugar) than the packets. Just put some in a bowl, top with raisins, cinnamon, slivered almonds, whatever (in moderation!) maybe some truvia or even honey, then into the…

My suggestion would be put together a plan for change. Don't try to do everything at once or you will set yourself up to fail. Don't measure yourself against what others do here, but do look around the boards to see the wide variety of what people are doing and go to Success Stories and find someone who started about where…

If you have a Wegmans near you, I like their own brand Natural Whey Protein Powder. I get Vanilla and Chocolate. They also have Strawberry. My objective is weight loss more than bulk/build muscle (right now) so my criteria were: - Hi protein for low cals. (Vanilla: 1 scoop, 80 cals, 18 g protein.) - Low carbs & sugars:…

Thanks, guys. I'll check those out. :flowerforyou:

Maybe you can look at WHY you're going over your calorie target for the day. (I like to say target not goal, because in darts and archery and some other sports, you can win just by being near the target. With goals it's an all-or-nothing thing.) Are you setting yourself up for defeat? Are you telling yourself "I can't do…

Congrats to you! Especially for starting during the holidays and yet doing SO well. I started just before Christmas. Hit 40# lost today, so I'm feeling pretty good about that, but 50 is awesome! (PS - it's spelled "psyched" - as in psychology. :wink: )

Don't be discouraged. MFP is a great place. But just like a lot of places, there's a little bit of everything here. Read around the boards some more and you'll see and learn to take what helps and ignore the rest. And good on you for working towards better habits!

Think where you might be now if you HADn't done the program: 250? 260? 270?

Actually, personally I think we SHOULD celebrate not just people who come back from addictions, but also those (esp. kids) who consistently make good choices all along. As a culture, we do a lot of glorifying people in recovery. I'm not saying we shouldn't celebrate them, but I think there's also an element of gory…

50 here. Nothing has worked for me except LOW carb. <50g/day. My diet is almost wheat-free, so maybe that's the key??? ETA carb grams.

My understanding is that it's not so much fructose vs. glucose that makes fruit a "good" sugar, but that the fruit also tends to have fiber, whereas, say, a candy bar does not, and that fiber helps mitigate the blood sugar impact of the sugar in the fruit, making it better or "good."

I am pale, too. And don't tan much at all. As an early teen, I tried, but basically threw in the towel at about age 14. Since then I've been a high SPF girl (family has a house in Florida) and daily SPF on the face. Figured I'd just have to wait for delayed gratification. I did try a tanning bed at one time (a few…

^^^this.

I try to keep my sugar @ <24g and net Carbs (=total carbs - fiber) at 50-75g per day. This is because I've found that this is when I feel best and lose the most. (I'm 50, female and insulin resistant). This means that I don't eat ANY added sugar and not a lot of fruit, mostly just a lot of vegetables and protein. When I…