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Are you over or under 200/300 calories? Either way, I'm from the old-school belief that calories-in vs. calories-out = weight. If you eat less calories, you'll lose weight. Period. Ever seen a fat aneroxic b/c she/he doesn't eat enough calories? :) Seriously, lots of common reasons for weight gain need to be ruled out by a…

This is true. Most children, especiallly young children, have this great talent for eating only the bare minimum (much to the distress of some moms), but a 12-year-old is cruising toward adulthood. And if she is struggling with her weight, she has possibly lost her ability to interpret her hunger/full sensation. However,…

I dealt with this for years and finally found freedom, oddly enough, when I quit dieting. Food restriction makes it worse. Restricting quantity doesn't seem to bother me as badly but when I start leaving out foods (i.e. fat, carbs, dairy, etc), I get into trouble. I'm don't know why the "No" sets off such powerful…

Yeah, this is possible, but it could also be vitamin deficiencies. Do you take a good whole food multivitamin? You might need some extra to play catch up. I was absolutely exhausted after the birth of my second and never felt like I rebounded from pregnancy & the birth. I found out I was deficient in quite a few vitamins.…

Hey, NOTHING that happened at your house this morning was insignificant! Lots of claps for your BIG victory!!! :flowerforyou:

Yeah, it depends on what condiments. Most BBQ sauce is very calorie dense and I tend to eat more than I think I do, so I watch out with it. Of course, so is mayo. But I don't count ketchup, mustard, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, etc. Or any chewing gum, even the sugary type (which I rarely chew). I found that the more…

I'm hoping I burn it off by chewing it. :laugh: I don't keep up with those little things like ketchup, mustard and chewing gum. If I notice that I'm not losing weight any longer, I'll probably have to start tallying it!

Yeah, I agree with you here. I have been through two pairs of New Balance shoes, and just bought some Asics. I paid LOTS more for my Asics and hate them. I'm pounding the pavement in them though, counting the days until I wear them out. They just don't fit my foot well. I think it is simply about the fit, not the brand.

Okay, no WONDER you are gaining weight. This is why I hate these types of diets. It's pretty much all carbs and sugar. Do some research about sugar and weight gain & health. Also, there is no way you could stay on this long term. Who wants to eat slim fast shakes all day for the rest of their life? If I were you, I would…

Well, somewhere something is wrong. You could be over estimating calories, under estimating exercise calories, stressed (can cause a big weight stall or even gain), have thyroid or sugar or hormonal imbalances, etc, etc, etc. I would start with the basics: Are you gaining muscle and losing fat hence inches lost (but not…

Oooo, good one! I watch about 15 minutes of FitTV and that gets me in the groove to work out. For some reason, watching other people work out gets me jazzed up to do it. After I overindulge a bit, I do avoid the scales for a few days until I'm sure whatever is there is not just water weight. I try to use the scale to make…

I just saw this post, and I'd love to join this group! I'm a total wogger. I trained for and ran a 5K two years ago and then my chiropractor grounded me from running. I'm just now getting back into it and whew ... can't even go a mile yet. ARGH! All that hard work fades away so fast. Anyway, we'll be traveling through…

I know EXACTLY how you feel. This happens to me often. But I don't know if you necessarily need to work harder. Maybe you just need to keep on doing what you are doing. Our bodies take breaks and readjustment periods. Just the exercise alone should be enough to move the scale in the right direction. If you stall out for…

I bet it feels GREAT to blow your goal out of the water! Good going! No, GREAT going!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :flowerforyou:

I don't do well with any of that stuff either. I think it's the soy or whey in them, or maybe the concentration of such ingredients. Just too much frankenfood for my system. Someone mentioned Lara Bars. LOVE THEM! They have about four ingredients and are really yummy if you like dried fruits & nuts. I also make our own…

Yay! I totally got your joke! I've divorced mine too. I'm not going to be one of those people who *accepts myself the way I am* and quit trying, but I'm also NOT going to base my life around what my scale says. (Something I caught myself doing. Ugh.) Good for you, girl! :drinker:

ha ha ha! So true!!!! I constantly felt like I was watching The Truman Show!!! :laugh:

Yeah, I get where you are coming from. I thought Sione and Filipe looked amazing last night, yet there was no way they could beat Jerry because for them to lose that much weight might even be deadly. I think it was impossible for most men to beat Jerry, due to muscle mass, especially in the younger guys who really beefed…

Oh sorry! I just saw your post ... after I posted mine, of course. Yeah, as I mentioned above, this totally bugged me too (about Helen). Glad to see that I'm not the only one that was bothered by this. So GO MIKE OR TARA! ha!

Oh sorry! I just saw your post ... after I posted mine, of course. Yeah, as I mentioned above, this totally bugged me too (about Helen). Glad to see that I'm not the only one that was bothered by this. So GO MIKE OR TARA! ha!

Did it not bother anyone that Helen sent her own daughter home? I was put off by her the rest of the season because I thought she acted so selfishly that episode. She seems like a nice woman, but that really made me wonder. I can't imagine ever seeking help at my daughter's expense. Between Mike and Tara, that's a hard…

I've about quit weighing. I only do it here and there, and on days I am feeling good. :laugh: Forget what the scale says. You say you are eating healthy, getting tons of exercise and staying in your calorie range -- AWESOME!!! If nothing else, you are taking care of yourself which is more than 90% of the population does,…

I think the most helpful thing is DIVERSION! Everyone else has some really good advice. Here is what works for me, and a few of these have already been mentioned ... 1) gum - a spearmint or peppermint cleans out my mouth and often stops those cravings 2) hot tea - green or white is good; both are available in decaf 3) a…

I've read it. It is more a diet for health than weight loss. A good book, though!

My heart really goes out to you, and I TOTALLY understand because I was stuck there for years and years and years. I've heard it called "binge eating disorder" and "disordered irregular eating" and all types of things, but basically what *cured* me was stopping the harsh restricting. It was weird because no one would have…

Awesome! And you are most welcome.

Sorry, no shopping list for the menu, but I do have a grocery list that is organized according to my grocery isles. I print out and simply fill in. Sounds a little OCD, doesn't it? :laugh: I'm not super organized, just lazy and don't mind doing a little extra work in the beginning if it will save me a ton of work in the…

Since a few of you seemed to want this, I thought I'd see if I could just post it here. This is my very simple two-week menu. You can easily see how I do the same bfast each day and usually the same lunch. Of course, if I do throw in a new recipe a couple of times a month, or if pork tenderloin is on sale, we'll do that…

Sorry but I didn't get your pm, and I'm just noticed your reply to my post. I'm new to this site so I may have missed it. Wouldn't it come into my inbox? If so, please send it again. Thanks!

Good girl! Your chicken meal actually sounds really good. I've tried to eat healthy at mcdonalds and have deemed it impossible. I mean, who can resist those fries? I thought about picking up dinner there tonight as well, but instead came home. Hubby and I are now grilling chicken. Yay! It must be something in the air…