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Okay, so your goal is very do-able. You might want to look on youtube for bodyweight exercises. Those will help you tone without having to buy equipment. A lot of people on here also like 30 Day Shred and Insanity.

My weight depends entirely on how much walking I do. If I don't walk a lot, I maintain at 150-155 lbs. If I do a bunch of walking as part of my regular day, I maintain at 135-138 lbs.

I very strongly agree that we need to embrace other people's children as our own, mostly because I just read an amazing article on Mr. Rogers. More realistically, though, people will always become involved in the causes that impact them directly. For example, no one thinks it's odd when a cancer survivor starts raising…

Everyone knows that you need to chop the liver and onions together, silly! I would like to shame the following: Bacon Smoked fish Stinky cheese Bread pudding (you always look so yummy, yet always kinda suck)

Your first responsibility is to your kid. Remember that if it doesn't work out, you won't be the only one devastated. You need to do due diligence on this fellow. Can you verify the information about him he tells you? At the very least, I would recommend visiting each other a few times before deciding to move and making…

What is your time frame? How many pounds do you weigh when you are a size 10-12? What is your BMR? In general, a healthy rate of weight loss is no more than 1% of your body weight per week. Since you are at 11 stone, that means an absolute maximum of 1.5 lb per week. And since you sound like you are already close to your…

I had a gut feeling that something about the relationship with the person he cheated on me with was off, but I wouldn't say that I knew he was cheating on me. The issue isn't that he is cheating on you. The issue is that you don't trust him to be honest, and he doesn't take your concerns seriously. The only advice I have…

I have some really easy recipes I fall back on when I don't want to spend a lot of time cooking. For example, if you have chicken pieces, you can season them how ever you want (including just pouring on some pre-bottled marinade) and bake them in the oven for an hour at 350. It's five minutes of prep work, and you get 3…

Agreed. Under NY state law, what this dude is suggesting is rape. I assume it is considered rape in many other jurisdictions as well.

Don't try to lose weight while pregnant. It isn't healthy for you or the baby. Your obstetrician will be able to tell you what a realistic calorie intake for you will be, as well as what is considered typical weight gain during pregnancy.

Since you are getting help, I would advise relying on your doctor or dietitian to answer any questions like these. In any event, you know that you really ought to be consuming more than 960 calories per day. Any weight gain from upping calories is temporary anyway. If you can eat 960 per day without noticing, then eat 960…

My boyfriend and his twin brother are both legally blind. My boyfriend has a good-sized circle of friends and has never had problems dating. His brother is the complete opposite. The only difference is that my boyfriend takes being blind in stride, whereas his brother lets it ruin his self-confidence.

The important thing is to go into the discussion fully admitting that you had an agreement and that you are now trying to change it. Also, be very clear that you aren't trying to force him into anything, and if he isn't ready to have kids, then that's that. Is he aware that your health makes it especially risky to wait too…

It sounds to me like what you object to is industrial meat and egg production, in which case I would suggest looking for small producers of ethically-raised meat and eggs instead of going vegan. There are even companies that will ship meat to you, and since you eat so little meat to begin with, you might have an easier…

Just to clarify, what were the settings you used in each calculator? If you set MFP to lose 2 lbs a week, but you set the weight loss calculator to lose one pound a week AND you included exercise, that would explain most of the discrepancy. Also, have you calculated your basal metabolic rate (BMR)? Since those are the…

Do they still make Snackwells? My mom bought some when I was in middle school and they were so horrid I refused to touch them. They were so horrid, I still [mostly] refuse to touch diet foods. Fat free dairy of any sort is a crime. The cheese doesn't melt! The milk is blue! Skinny cow is perpetually disappointing.

The only one I make for myself is fish. Something I like to do is take a salmon fillet and bake it with a topping of either panko crumbs and minced garlic or soy sauce and ginger. With salmon, it is better to undercook it slightly like you would with a steak than to overcook it. If your calories allow it, it is really easy…

Pictures are notoriously bad at capturing the way you actually look. Everything from the lighting to the pose you are in when the picture is taken can make anyone look unattractive. Don't let it get you down.

Trying seafood is a challenge because there are so many kinds and because some kinds are very easy to cook wrong. Imagine if someone had never eaten meat before but wanted to try it. It would be a pity if they never tried rotisserie chicken because someone served them an overdone steak. Here are a couple of random thoughts…

I try not to tell people what to do, but I like to lead them to the answer for themselves. So, if someone is eating too little, I will ask them to consider that maybe they aren't eating enough and then list what the results of eating too little are.

How are your clothes fitting? Also, could you open your log so we can see it? We might be able to give you better advice that way.

Probiotics are thought to help with eczema. Is it possible that the lactose-free versions contain a compound that you are sensitive to?

So, the first thing to remember is that everything here is an estimate. The average person of your age, height, weight, and gender will lose an average of 1.5 lbs. a week eating 1250 calories a day. It is possible that you will lose slightly more or slightly less. The second thing is that, because weight loss is not…

That is not entirely correct. MFP calculates the deficit in when it makes its calorie recommendations. So if you burn 1800 calories a day without exercise and you want to lose 1 lb. a week, MFP will tell you to net 1300 calories a day. If you then burn an extra 200 calories with exercise and log it, MFP will say, "Wait,…

It's actually not typical for weight loss to start out slower than expected, especially if you have just started exercising. Any major changes to exercise will cause muscles to retain water, so the scale reads higher, even if you've lost body fat. It is also important to remember that weight fluctuates. You've lost 4 lbs.…

I'm not sure why people think you can't go into starvation mode unless you are already at a low body fat percentage when it has been disproved both in rigorous scientific studies on metabolism and anecdotally.

Woohoo! I passed up a Valentine's cupcake yesterday, but I don't think that counts because it didn't look THAT great.

Dinner: Whole roast chicken, brussel sprouts baked in olive oil and garlic, kasha Dessert: Mixed berries with fresh whipped cream

This, basically. The WHO recommends getting up to 10% of calories from sugar.

So, if a vegan says that veganism can have health benefits but is not necessarily healthy, that's a positive contribution to the thread. But if a non-vegan says it, that's trolling. Even if they said it long before the vegan did. Got it.