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I'd heard this about the bf-fat loss too. I didn't really look it up at the time but I have since and while it's true that women *usually* lose weight at a faster tempo when breastfeeding, it's not because the milk is extra fatty. It's because your body makes a whole different sort of hormone cocktail. I went through more…

Well said. However, gaining too much weight too quickly during pregnancy can also lead to complications, which are much easier avoided rather than fixed once they appear. Numbers, though: take the caloric amount/day that would let you maintain and add 300-500 kcal to it. I would suggest you also read up on pregnancy weight…

oh man, that must suck! I'm not much of a breakfast person myself, kind of had to force myself to eat something because it helped with the morning sickness. you mentioned starches... how about rice crackers as a substitute for some of the starches? A rice cracker with Philadelphia cheese and cucumber/tomato, some salt and…

I don't know what's available over there (I'm in the Netherlands) - so I'd say ask around. Your doctor may come with a good suggestion, especially taking into account your diabetes. Again, it's very personal so in the end you gotta do what works for you! But I'd say skip the shake. Drink water instead and eat the calories…

Try foods that are really low on calories per mass. Such as raw carrots, watermelon, celery sticks, cauliflower and broccoli, green beans, strawberries (btw, strawberries are high on iron *and* folic acid which are very important during pregnancy. Unless you're allergic to them, you can eat pretty much endless amount of…

it's not really a diet, it's more a weird taste thing: I know someone whose idea of a good meal MUST contain onions. He eats a ridiculous amount of onions. I also know someone who explained his vegetarianism (because that can get so confusing - the levels of strictness can vary so much) as follows: he won't eat anything…

this thread was a lovely read! I initially lost my weight in 2011-2012, gained a little bit back and then coasted comfortably at a level that was slightly above where I had originally wanted to be but that felt comfortable for my body 2013-2016. Got pregnant, had baby, lost most of the weight and now I need MFP to lose the…

hiya, I'm 9,5 months from my unplanned C-section. At 41 weeks it turned out the baby was breech, tried it naturally (I was born breech, so I knew it was possible) but eventually the contractions got less and less so the docs (and I!) didn't want to risk it. I also lost rather a lot of blood, which made recovery slower than…

well, if you're female, hormones come into it as well, and to make things even more annoying, the effect of hormones is very individual. in my case, I'd "plateau" or even gain a pound over two weeks or so, then suddenly drop 2 or 3 in a day. Overall the trend was still about 1 lb (0,5 kg) loss/week, it just didn't happen…

It's just... Like I said, it's not even that I'm eating massive amounts of food and really unhealthy. The weight has crept back over a period of a year -year and a half. I love fruit. I like to have a beer or a glass of wine every now and then. So, little by little, almost unnoticed... On the other hand, apparently I did…

Borderlands 1 and 2 are awesome! Dragon Age and the Elder Scrolls... depends on the game, I liked Skyrim, did NOT like Oblivion. I hate precision-jumping, because I suck at it so badly, so I never play Mario or anything else in that vein... I enjoy my Civ V, but not Sims. Loved Diablo 2, meh on Diablo 3. Oh, and Guild Wars…

Everyone is different, so do what works for you. If the problem is that you're just really really hungry, then carrots and cucumber are great low-calorie-high-volume foods. If the problem is that you're craving sweets then don't fully shut something out: have a small portion, but make sure to measure and log it. You can…

food plan questions: Breakfast 1) how much porridge? Made of which grain? Boiled in water, I presume? Because the nutritional value of oatmeal is vastly different from the nutritional value of, say, buckwheat. 2) how much semi-skimmed milk, and exactly what percentage do you mean with "semi-skimmed"? Lunch both chicken and…

I love that Dove ad! my advice for you would be: don't push it too much, take baby steps. Of course things can always be better, and in our minds we have this perfect image of absolute happiness for ourselves, but the fact of the matter is, most of the time when people get exactly what they've always dreamed about, it…

*sigh* some of those points speak to me, but some don't at all. The thing is, I'm already at destination. i've been at my goal weight for about a year now and in that year, motivation to continue working out has been at a record low. The nutrition is ok, I've got that under control as I've built it into my daily routine…

ah, yet another case of morality over capability. Maybe she'd be a supremely capable administrator? she clearly knows how to keep a household afloat in tumultuous economical times. as for the topic at hand though, it depends on the relationship and the people in it. In my relationship, that's a BIG no-no partly because we…

it depends. I moved out at 22, when I moved in with my then bf, now hubby. My sister moved out the first time at 16; but she had to move back in a few times due to money issues. She's been consistently on her own again for the past 2 years or so; she's 23 now. My brother still officially lives at home at 27 years of age;…

oof, Lipton ice tea is the worst for cals (even slightly worse than cola and pepsi), but so yum... Carbonated water with some mint and/or a lemon wedge is good during the summer. In the winter just herbal tea. Try cutting down on the sugar content in your coffee, too. I gave up all sugar in coffee a couple years ago for…

There's a difference between jealousy and envy. Envy is desiring something that someone else has - it does not necessarily mean that that precise somethingneeds to change "owners". One doesn't necessarily covet something with intent to obtain that same something. For instance I can be envious of another woman's dress while…

yes. I'm doing an experiment right now where I weigh and record every day. It really does help with coping with the daily/weekly/monthly fluctuations, which for me can be up to 5 lb either way. I figure, as long as the average trend remains the same, I'm good :) So far it looks like I'm sloooowly gaining the weight back :(…

so long as he didn't use or imply "little lady" anywhere in the statement of "I'm going to help you because it looks like you're struggling"I don't se any reason to get offended. I'm 5'1 - when some idiot has left his 40 kg weights on the squat rack, and put that thing way above my reach, I won't even try to fix it, I'll…

I never bring the whole package with me to eat. I measure out a portion, and have to go back to the kitchen to get more. THIS! for added effect; as soon as you measure out your portion, put the bag away, log the calories and walk to a different room to eat your treat. That way you know exactly how many calories you still…

you're overestimating your excercise. by a LOT. unless you ran a triathlon, there's no way you spent 1200 kcal on excercise.

I feel ya. it was really strange to realize that if I eat the "normal female" amount of calories, I'd get obese. yup. and, what's even more annoying, in 20 kg you can go from "normal" to "obese" - though, of course that works the other way back too. But the annoying part is, even if you gain a tiny little bit that wouldn't…

to the OP: "Unfortunately snert is delicious, but takes hours to make " no it doesn't, all you need is some split peas, carrot, onion and spek and you'll have it in like 40 min; though you can let it simmer longer if you want. it's super-easy to make! I'm Estonian now living in the Netherlands and while I was pleasantly…

first off, congrats on the 19 lb! Secondly, what's the hurry with the deadline? Thirdly, how tall/ heavy/active are you now? Unless you're 5'0 and extremely sedentary I would say 800 kcal is too little for you - not that you won't lose the weight because of the dreaded "starvation mode myth" but you risk seriously damaging…

whistling in song immediately lowers it's appeal to half of what it might have been. (Only exceptions are Dust in the Wind by Scorpions and Always Look on the Bright Side of Life). However as I Will Follow Rivers had 0 appeal to begin with, its appeal is now minus three billion and anyone caught whistling it should have…

I know the feeling! I've started writing down my weight every day - be it up or down - that way I can easily pull up a graph of my weight fluctuations over a period of time. it's frustrating to admit sometimes (=this morning) that I'm heavier than I've set my top mark for maintenance but pulling the graph up really helps -…

True I've never chopped down a tree

kanras: someone relatively young (your profile pic is in the metro, no? so I think somebody who doesn't own a car for either moral or practical reasons. looking at your outfit - high heels, trendy pants; I'd say it's because he lives in the city so it's faster to take the metro) from NY or some other large metropolis;…