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I finally started losing weight, once I began taking 3g/day of cinnamon (a natural insulin sensitizer). Until I learned about cinnamon, I'd been killing myself in the gym every, single day, and virtully starving myself, with continued weight gain. Literally from the day I began taking a cinnamon supplement, I began losing…

Just for anyone who may also be having this issue, I thought I'd add my two cents. I have lost over 25lbs to date, and haven't lost an inch. My current BMI is 24. I'm 5'4" or thereabouts. (161cm) For this reason, I'm seeing a doctor next week. Typically, the first symptom listed for ovarian cancer is bloated belly. I have…

I had PCOS for decades, with only the inovulatory dysfunction, and no other common symptoms. ...Healthy as a horse; 97lbs; in good physical condition; no complaints. I started gaining weight a few years ago, and couldn't lose weight. I eventually learned that Insulin Resistance (IR) was associated with PCOS, and that might…

All fruit? Many raw vegetables? Since hominids existed on almost nothing but plants for the first 2-3 million years of our evolution (prior to tool use), I'm trying to wrap my head around what coukd be going on. I guess my only suggestion would be to find those whole foods that don't cause an undesirable reaction, and try…

I wouldn't bother with a new scale. My old scale would sometimes be out by a couple of pounds, just stepping off, then back on. So, I bought a fancy, new scale, with body composition readings, and the ability to track multiple users. Guess what. $100 down, and the new scale can vary up to 2lbs, as well. That caused me to…

Yes and no. I'm vegan and lost 20lbs or so, before starting MFP. I continued losing weight at my normal rate for my 1st week on MFP, then it all came to a halt. It's my fault. I noticed that, because I was focusing on MFP guidelines, I began eating rather oddly. I would actively avoid perfectly healthy foods, because I'd…

I really like the show. As for the nudity, the opening sequence is all bare breasts with no genitalia. (Freakiest thing I've ever seen,) or should I say the ORIGINAL opening sequence? I can't recall the new version, but it may not be that silly old one, with the breasts. I find it...accurate, when it comes to weight gain…

I like spicy hummus with a small, wholegrain pita. Just put a dollop on a plate, and nuke the pita for 10 seconds (if you prefer it warm), and you're done. I like 4 Brazil nuts, or 5 almonds, or 8-10 black pepper pustachios, with a glass of tomato juice. ...Surprisingly filling. EDIT: Oops! Sorry. You hate nuts. Skip that…

I'm not a morning person, either. But I can't imagine working up a sweat any time OTHER THAN before my morning shower. I also do a second workout in the afternoon, but it is much less intense because I don't want to have to shower again.

Funny enough, I tried protein powder for the first time when I tried that, "Eat 30g of protein within 30 min's of waking," recommendation as an "easy" way to lose weight, in and of itself. ...Failed miserably. Gained 7lbs in 2 weeks and had to abandon the experiment. (Protein powder was recommended, if not eating bacon &…

I, too, try to eat lower GI foods, and it has paid off for me. But, then again, I am insulin resistant, so I'm the type of person the GI ranks were made for. Unlike non-IR folks, I actually do produce more insulin in response to food, whether or not the food is low GI. Since ibsulin triggers fat storage, even a modest diet…

I do at least 45 min/day of cardio. (mstly treadmill, but some cardio. DVD's) with some HIIT first thing in the morning, but usually 60-90 min's. I don't have a set day off because there is usually a day here or there where I can't, or choose not to, workout. I also do a lighter workout in the afternoon. "Lighter," in that…

Great link!

:-) I suspect most people have those feelings, to one degree or another. The "fraud" thing is classic. It's a common worry many people, in many walks of life, share. Some will refuse compliments, or even genuinely earned awards, for fear the world will one day realize they aren't worthy...that they're really not very good…

I suspect most psychological disorders come in a "range" of degrees. True BDD is debilitating, where the sufferer fixates on one or more physical attributes, and becomes almost incapable of functioning normally in society, due to feelings he/she is horrific in appearance to others. But I can imagine there may be degrees of…

I've been vegan for about 20 years or so. I guess I'd start off with emphasizing whole foods, and knowing which foods provide which essential nutrents (or some of the best foods in each category). There's protein in everything, but complete vegan proteins are things like soy, hemp, quinoa, salba, and spirulina. You can…

I'm so sorry you had that experience. My view of raising children is that the responsibility is to encourage children, and teach them how to succeed in the world. ...Build confidence, educate, support, inspire, and champion. It was a real surprise to me to learn not all parents see this as their main responsibility in…

As it relates to having to lose weight now....it would be the message to "eat everything on your plate." it feels somehow wrong to take 3 bites of something and throw the rest away. But I get better at that, all the time. It seems every time I've been to a restaurant recently, I've asked them to make/serve me a half…

Me too! Over 20lbs down, and same waist measurement as 2 months ago. It's freaky. My clothes aren't the least bit looser.

That's funny because I asked a few questions about why the 5-week projection was always so low. LOL! I'm set to lose 2lbs/week, and have been achieving that (for months, prior to joining MFP). Yet every time I clicked that "complete" button, it would say I was only going to lose 1-4lbs in 5 weeks, "if every day were like…

It's soooo not me to go all veg'n nazi, so I'll apologize in advance. But I would only caution that many things that seem to be vegetarian are really not. Sure, lots of soups (even vegetable soups) are made with meat stocks. Myself, I find that many authentic Asian restaurant employees don't really even understand the…

Hang in there 'til you find the combination of factors that work for you. Seriously. :-) Take emotion out of it, and look at it clinically. When I decided to try to lose weight, I went the first 2 months with only weight gain! Silly me, I thought that cutting my "normal" calories and beginning a strenuous exercise schedule…

My understanding is the apoearance of cellulite is due to the direction of the ropey connective tissues, mostly in women. (Most men have connective fibers running perpendicular, which evidently don't result in the orange peel look of surface skin.) Since 90% of women have this formtion of connective tissue, what should be…

OMG! I say this exact thing! My husband loves beets, though. Still, I recently began drinking beet juice mixed wth other antioxidant juices (acai, pom., blueberry), but less than half a glass, total. I don't drink enough to dramatically effect my carb quota.

:-) THIS! (-: I gained weight because I became insulin resistant. I started treating that, and began losing weight immediately (LITERALLY the day I started treatment). In just a few months, I'm almost back to the weight I was before the IR began, 5 years ago. So, when I read all the sanctimonious "it's not complicated;…

I only wanted to add that most of my life I was pretty thin (5'4", 97lbs), and it was a very strange sensation for me when I was even a little bloated. My belly was usally tight as a drum, so any bloat at all felt really weird, and would be noticeable to me throughout the day. I didn't go around saying, "I feel fat," but I…

Proper fit often means women have a smaller band size than they think, and a bigger cup size. My friend once told me she was a 36B. Knowing how tiny she was, I knew this coudn't possibly be accurate. So, I convinced her to let me fit her. She excitedly told everyone that she is actually a 28C (the "C" cup being the most…

Thamks for the links! I don't hate VS. I just wish they, and others, would stop perpetuating the notion all women ave busts 1-4" bigger than their ribs.

I love my Freya sports bras. i buy them online, from Bravissimo.

I'll give my bra szing rant. (VS does not size bras correctly.) When I was in university, I had a part-time job in the lingerie section of a department store. I was taught how to fit bras. I am currently a 30G. I buy my bras online mostly from Bravissimo. Your band size is the distance around your ribs, just under your…