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Depression. Then, I took antidepressant medication, gained more...and got more depressed.

That is my budget for two adults. I splurged yesterday and bought a watermelon. We eat a lot of celery, carrots, and onions. That rounds out meals, pretty cheaply. I shop sales and ads. We eat a lot of frozen fruit, which is cheaper than fresh. I also don't buy canned beans, I cook a batch and freeze them.

Don't eat anything you like. Bread, no. Spaghetti, no Ice cream, no Lettuce, yes Cottage cheese, yes Zucchini, yes. That has been my experience, works pretty well for me. I will overeat food I like, rather than the serving allowed. So, I just don't eat it. I also stay away from casseroles. Simple foods, chicken, salad,…

Soda and sweet tea. I could drink 10 Cokes a day...and see the weight gain daily. No soda with sugar.

The flat out truth is that if you were motivated, you would do it. You lack motivation for exercise and blame that on schedule, work, child, whatever...I can bluntly say this to you and confront your excuses, because I do it myself. We are hard core into denial about our problems, and justify missing exercise with a…

You can eat healthy and have a healthy baby. I was dead sick for six months and gained most of my weight the last two months. I ate mostly things on WIC, I was so broke! And actually lost weight. The WIC diet, LOL! eggs, oatmeal, milk, cereal...I had zero money for food as I was laid off from work at six months pregnant.…

Thin crust veggie, no cheese

We tried them, the funk smell and weird rubbery/slime texture was off putting for me. I rinsed them off, and put them in a stir fry, I was eating around them to avoid eating them. I would rather have zucchini zoodles any day.

The issue is to focus on non processed carbs. After all, a big plate of pasta is not going to help anyone lose weight. Even if it has no cheese or sausage on it. However, the same size plate of roasted vegetables like eggplant, peppers, onion and sweet potato, you will eat less and feel more full. Unless you exercise like…

Stay out of bars, give up drinking, go to the gym.

Love sardines. Mixed with a bit of lemon pepper and eat with celery sticks. Add a bit of Zatar, scoop with red pepper strips. My cat looks so good when I give him the oil, his fur just glistens.

My issue is craving a specific food, usually pasta, I can eat a salad, bread, whatever, and not be hungry, but still hung up on the craving.

I am addicted to bread. Therefore, I can't control myself around it, some people can, I cannot. It is like putting heroin on the counter in front of an addict and telling them they can kick the habit. So, I don't buy it or have it in my home. I may eat it occasionally when I go out, but my house is a bread free zone.

Quick answer, a 5'9" 130 pound woman is constantly asked out by men. At the store, the gym, sitting at Subway eating a sandwich. A 5'9", 230 pound woman, spends weekends with her cat. She can count the number of dates she has had in the last five years on one hand. I know this, because I have been both of those women!

Sardines and tuna

Well, I used turkey sausage and low fat biscuits. Made the gravy with skim milk. My man licked the plate!

I keep hearing how, if you are doing squats correctly there is no problems with your knees. Well, I must be doing them wrong, they kill my knees. I have problems with yoga too. Walking is difficult too. And constant pain for me. I have had knee surgery, shots...maybe I should look at a diet of anti inflammatory…

Interesting how much misinformation is out there about diabetes and diet.

Right, I can't do some poses. Downward Dog, my upper body strength can't hold my weight...but I keep at it.

Zella from Nordstroms has plus size. And old navy online.

I was your age, and felt like a failure because I was not thin. Why bother to have any goals, when you are fat?! The only focus is on weight...not college, career, travel, fun, friends...just treated like a beast that should hide in the closet. Once I got away from the toxic environment and started a life, I was happy.…

Just like Nike..."Just Do It!". And really, stop thinking so much. Put yourself on autopilot, meaning that for routine tasks like eating, exercise, just do them on schedule, and don't think much about it. I am allowed to eat fruit, veggies, protiens...my life is simple. No bread, or products made with flour, rice, sugar...

Iced tea!

I usually make stir fry with veggies, chicken, and log the chicken, veggies and yes, it is split four ways, so 1 pound of chicken equals four ounces. I don't bother with cooked/uncooked weight... It works for me. I am not OCD about tracking it perfectly.

5'11", and 230. I admit to knowing what I need to do to change, I just don't have the drive...but more and more I am frustrated with the clothes I have, and want some new ones... Just keep logging...and think positive about change.

I used to snack on cup of noodles at work, microwave popcorn, give myself a "treat" of Jamba Juice smoothie on the way to work...and 15 pounds snuck up on me! I ended all those treats, and refuse to eat at my desk now. I walk in the morning before work, I get to work about 20 minutes early and walk around the building. At…

Utah

I had surgery a few years ago. I was doing okay with exercise, now arthritis has settled in that knee, constant pain and I can barely walk. All that works for me is swimming.

Stealing candy from a baby. He had been doing LCHF, saw the candy, had a "sugar crave", and ripped the sucker right out of the baby's mouth. It was a toss up...prison or mental institution. Prison won, as the mental institution felt the other patients would be unsafe.

I admit to really loving my Vitamix. I make carrot apple muffins, and love green smoothies that are smooth!