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I have to have my junk food. I have failed on every other diet besides WW & MFP cuz if I'm denied the chance to eat junk I will end up over eating on other foods to try & satisfy my craving until I end up eating what I craved or something very close to it. So as long as I know I can eat anything I want I just need to…

Binge eating disorder isn't really a craving or just mindlessly eating whatever is around, it's a compulsion to eat everything. It happens for many different reasons. I can't just not have the food in the house, because if I'm feeling the urge to binge I can't stop myself from going to the shops and buying the whole candy…

I also have chronic pain. I suffer from migraines & headaches, disk problems in my neck, lower back disk problems, joint pains, arthritis in lower back & knees, below the knee leg amputation from osteoblastic osteosarcoma (children's cancer that I got in my late 30's & turning 40 & it was in my heal bone so it took drs…

I have problems with binge eating & just saying no to myself does not work. I don't have any tips but But when I was a teacher's aide one trading day they were telling us to teach the lesson & then have students teach it to someone else cuz they believed in teaching someone they learn it better & retain it longer. So if u…

My house has been called the zoo by several people. We r at a real low right now. We lost two of our dogs last yr :( and middle daughter just left at 3:30am going to live on OR & she took her dog. So we r down to one, he's a rescue & right now I can't remember what they say he is but one part I think is Aust cattle dog.…

This is interesting. I had heard that a VERY long time ago people were given insulin after meals because they believed that this would count against what they ate. So I wondered if in some small way that your sugar levels could help with weight loss. I eat sugar, can't exercise for several health issues but am trying to…

Yes you can I went from a size 14 to a 6 but it takes forever. I have medical problems so that's why mine is not from exercise. But just doing things with your kids & your house work can be exercise. Add ankle & wrist weights when your cleaning or even just when you are at home. My DD will stand up at work during a phone…

I was going to say pretty much what everyone else is. I'll just add that my SIL didn't have her period for a very long time (can't remember how long now) but she had to go to a fertility specialist & it was a work in progress -several appts, several tests, trial & error of what can correct the problem. Listen to what is…

So any ideas to help people in wheelchairs with mobility and pain issues?

I'm a major stress eater & I stress a lot. I eat when I'm board. Finals in college always sent me to the store to buy 2-3 candies! I use to smoke, 26 yrs ago but still have the cravings. So I really want to be chewing food most of the time. I try sugarless gum but I need some crunch and to get something in my stomach. I…

I have done WW 3 times, I actually just do the free sign up & get all the books and info and do it myself since I didn't have money to go all the time. Usually I could only lose 20 out of 30-35lbs. Did keep the 20lbs off for a few months one time. Last time I was doing it they changed the point system & people were…

I don't have Fibro but I have several health issues that include chronic pain so I'm in bed pretty much all the time. Now I've tested positive for 3 blood markers for Lupus along with a new health problem recently. I have lost weight, my tracker is off, but I went from a 14 to a 6 & it ONLY took like 700 days. Lol. Losing…

I have snacked on junk food almost every day, not being able to have some junk food has been my downfall on all of the other diets I have done most of my life (WW points allowed me to eat some junk too). I went from a VERY tight 14 (If I couldn't fit into a 14 I wouldn't buy new clothes) and wear a size 6 now, so I'll keep…

I too allow calories for snacks, too many at times, but i crave food and if I don't give in to the craving I usually end up eating way too much other stuff until I just eat what I craved. A churro or ice cream have been top choices for awhile now. I have a big problem if there is candy in the house that I know of, I will…

Story of my life! I did really good a bit after I started MFP. Slow going cuz I can't workout due to several medical problems so I have to be very careful and stay under my calories. For over a year I stayed on track even for birthdays & all the holidays & lost over 35lbs but then I had the flu for a week & didn't stay on…

To Cricket09 & to Tony, It's not like I typed my questions that waited for a reply 2 second later. I asked my first question on Oct. 5th & had another question on Oct 6th. Tony had lots of people asking for his advice just like I did. My questions were posted I believe both before page 10. Tony said he may have skipped…

Another re-post. Thank you for all your time Tony. Sat 10/06/12 03:02 PM Thank you Tony for offering ur career knowledge. The first time I came to the message board to post a ? I really thought someone trained on my topic would answer, not just a whole lot of people giving their advice & like u know arguing their feelings…

Re-post. I never got an answer. Tks. Tue 10/09/12 07:39 AM Hi Tony, thank you for trying to help people on MFP. I'm a 43 yr old female, 5'9", last weight loss was in May @ 158, last weigh in a few weeks ago @ 163. I have several medical problems which pretty much make me bed ridden so no I don't do any exercise unless u…

Hi Tony, thank you for trying to help people on MFP. I'm a 43 yr old female, 5'9", last weight loss was in May @ 158, last weigh in a few weeks ago @ 163. I have several medical problems which pretty much make me bed ridden so no I don't do any exercise unless u count hopping sideways on 1 leg with the help of my walker to…

Thank you Tony for offering ur career knowledge. The first time I came to the message board to post a ? I really thought someone trained on my topic would answer, not just a whole lot of people giving their advice & like u know arguing their feelings against others. So thank you for taking ur time to help other people. I'm…

Don't worry about what the people in ur family think or say. Just workout when they r not around. If u can go for walks outside, not only will u get ur exercise but u will also releive some stress that they r causing. When ur eating meals with them just try & eat as healthy as u can & watch ur portions. If they say…

Hi Tony, thank you for trying to help people on MFP. I'm a 43 yr old female, 5'9", last weight loss was in May @ 158, last weigh in a few weeks ago @ 163. I have several medical problems which pretty much make me bed ridden so no I don't do any exercise unless u count hopping sideways on 1 leg with the help of my walker to…

I joined MFP after I finished my chemo & had started to gain back a lot if the weight I had lost during my treatment. My cancer is real rare, it's called osteoblastic osteosarcoma. It's a bone cancer that only about 800 people get each year. It took over 2 years & 10 doctors to figure out what I had. The tumor was in my…

Very true on all 10. I have done almost all of these over the many years I have been dieting. Thus is great information for all dieters to learn!

It sounds like a lot of u suffer with the same things I do. I blame myself for not being able to overcome all my disabilities. I know people have it so much worse than me so y can't I just get up and live a perfectly normal life? So we really don't need anyone who is able-bodied to put us down, unfortunately we can do this…

Edit on my pain it's 24/7, not 23/7-typo using the iPod to type and my fingers are too big I guess.

I have to thank everyone who posted on this topic. I got so upset today reading another post where someone said that she was tired of hearing disabled people make excuses for not working out. This is a very sensitive area for me for several reasons, when I was able to return to work but only part time I took a job working…

I'm 5'9". My latest base weight was about 180. I had a tumor in my foot for two years that ended up putting me in bed for 6 months til a good dr figured out it was a very rare bone cancer and I had to have my leg amputated just below the knee. Because of all this I really don't know my weight for mist of the oast 2 yrs,…

The site says I'm allowed 1200 calories and I try to stay real close to that. Most of the time I fall a few calories short but if I ate most of my food choices I would be over too much. I can't really exercise, I'm in bed mostly, so I know this is a big problem. I do want to try adding some light arm exercises.

Thank u all for ur thoughts, my oldest tries to eat healthy so she doesn't end up like most her family, so I know she will be willing to try roasting some veggies for us to try. Although all my kids are 18 - 22, luckily they are not over weight, but I know because I grew up with bad eating habits (my mom said I could eat…