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I don't believe anti-depressants are too bad for weight gain. It's the anti-psychotics. The worst is olanzapine (Zyprexa) followed probably by high doses of Seroquel. The doctor took me off of olanzapine after a 100 lb weight gain. Unfortunately, just this week, the manufacturer is not making the new medicine I was put on,…

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Chipotle must be an acquired taste. The commercials on the television made it look so appealing. My girls and I were resting in Florida before we began our cruise in January. We were trying to decide between Taco Bell and Chipotle. There is a Taco Bell about an hour and a half from our home, so we decided to try Chipotle…

Heading on a southern Caribbean cruise in two weeks! There is food every where you turn. It's impossible to swim in the pool. It isn't big enough to hold all of the ship's passengers. Most people just hang out in there to drink and chat. Looks like I'll have to book excursions for rock climbing, ziplining and snorkelling.…

Self control is necessary. It's always someone's birthday, it's always a seasonal holiday. It is necessary to sacrifice in order to achieve a goal and to learn new habits. Celebratory dinners and food rewards are not the only positives in life. Try a mani/pedi date. Try a zip lining date. It will be more of a memory than a…

The same thing initially happened to me. I'm an on again off again vegetarian. I just don't like the taste of meat. If she goes back to eating meat, her body will go through the same stress symptoms. In general, vegetarians eat less because on average they are considering their body their temple and use food simply to fuel…

Compulsive weigher here! I couldn't do it. I'm a morning and nighter, and that's just newly come with discipline. Lol, when I was in the hospital they actually hid the scale from me. Being persistent I did find it, but I couldn't use it daily or I would have been caught

Thank you all for your suggestions. My plan to date is to use the cruise to expand my eating habits. I am not vegetarian, yet I despise meat. I probably ate chicken about 4 months ago, but that is the last piece of meat that has gone into my mouth. I can't stand the smell of fish. I was on a cruise in January with my…

Plain 0% fat greek yoghurt is awesome. Use 3/4 cup, add 1 cup of any frozen mixed fruit in the blender, and it is either a fruit smoothie if you smootie it alot, or a little less time blending ti becomes icecream. I need a spoon full of splenda in for sweetness. 18 g of protein in the yoghurt alone!! So good!

I love Harley Pasternack 5 factor bars and crips. I use them to take the edge of of sweet and salty cravings. They are high in protein and high in fiber

I'm a huge fan of this. I mix it with Almond Breeze Milk. It's only 40 Calories per 8 oz servings

I just started drinking coffee in November when I gave up smoking. I bought a Keurig because I don't know how to make coffee. It's great. I drink it black. I had Folgers at a meeting for the first time yesterday. It was awful!

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I use Splenda - no calories, no headache

I'm 5' 3.5". Three weeks ago I weighed in at 217lbs. Today I weigh 202.5lbs. I thought this weight was an impossibility. I have suffered from an eating disorder for many years, and spent many months on different occasions in the hospital. It seems so ironic to me to spin from one extreme to the other. The doctor started me…

Where do you get Quest bars? What country? I order Harley Pasternack's 5 Factor bars

I have been hospitalized several times for my ED. Initially it was anorexia, and as I aged, I became bulimic. I have not binged in the almost two weeks since I joined MFP. It is definitely a mind over matter thing. I don't know how long this will last, but I'm happily riding the train as far as it will take me. Some people…

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