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^^ This. I know it's frustrating when you watch the scale and it feels like it's not budging, but I agree with the commenters who say 7 lbs in 2 months isn't nothing. That's almost exactly on track with 1 lb a week, and I'll add here that research shows that the slower you lose the weight (and the more you adopt the…

I'm going to put in a plug for working with a therapist here - find a therapist who is familiar with binge eating and does CBT; I know someone who did this and it made a big difference. Sometimes dieting can lead to binge-eating, and the sooner you nip that in the bud, the better. Get the binging under control and then…

Thank you! I'm doing fine during the week, generally, it's weekends and family/friend get togethers where I'm struggling and putting weight back on, so that is timely advice!

Two suggestions - for a really low cal workaround, try hot tea! I have a delicious cinnamon apple herbal tea that smells great and tastes good and with a little honey, can help me manage cravings. A green tea might also help with the addition of a little caffeine to get you over the hump. The other suggestion is to keep…

I get that feeling; my partner gets away with figurative murder on the diet front and can still lose weight, so I have to battle temptation a lot in order to eat or discuss food with him. I find it helpful to periodically check in with him about how I'm doing ("Crap, should've have had cheat night with sushi last week, I…

That's incredible, good for you!! How awesome! And now you get to start married life in a healthy place and feeling great. Thanks for the inspiration!!

This is a little late but ... good luck!! I'm sure you'll be beautiful and will have a great day anyway.

Oh no! You have time still, just do the best you can and I'm sure it'll still be a wonderful day regardless! Happy to support in any way I can. Friend request sent!

Thank you!! Yes, same. I was already slowly working on lifestyle changes and such before, so this is more extra motivation to get my butt in gear than anything. That's so exciting! I think that 5 lbs shouldn't make too much of a difference (except for your confidence), so that sounds like a great plan. Good luck!! I…

Bump to this thread; I just signed up on Healthy Wage to lose 15 lbs in 8 months, as I will be getting married in the spring and have plateaued about 20 lbs above my goal weight for the last three months. I'm hoping the extra motivation will help me bust through my plateau!

One more suggestion to add to the mix - KinoYoga on YouTube. She's a bit more challenging than Yoga with Adriene in my opinion, but also has some good foundational videos. I switch back and forth when I'm doing yoga at home between those two, depending on my needs for the day.

I saw a research study (article accompanied by presentation of an actual researcher, not a BuzzFeed article) which essentially said that it actually depends on your gender somewhat. Regular exercise doesn't seem to do much for guys, but a combination of cardio and strength training improved and accelerated weight loss…

I have a Polar A300 and I love it. I'll second what someone else said and say you should consider what you're looking for and how much you're willing to pay. I had a super cheap one before ($15 Pivotal Living Band) which has a lot of the really awesome features of the most expensive bands (e.g., smart alarm vibration,…

I second what everyone else has said, with a couple additional caveats/suggestions. One, what do you eat before you work out and have you talked to a doctor about this? If you are on a low-carb diet, your body might be experiencing a sugar crash when you exercise and that exacerbates feelings of sadness, lethargy and…

Well, moms who have children with health issues often become overprotective and treat their children as younger than they are in an effort to combat the anxiety and perceived threat to their child. That being said, this often results in a dysfunctional cycle that can make problems like EDs worse, rather than better, even…

To give you the short answer: no. I was told by a biology professor whom I asked about this myself that "cleansing" is totally unnecessary (your body already cleanses itself just fine, that's what your liver is for) and it can also cause your spleen to contract and possibly even rupture, which is life-threatening, and so…

Personally, I worry less about the timing of it and more about how quickly the food I just ate will be absorbed (i.e. is it high or low glycemic index, does it have very much fiber, was there a lot of protein, etc) as well as making sure I use some of it before I sleep. I usually try to make the last meal of the day less…

I didn't see them outline this specifically in the article, but what I was given to understand is that the sweet taste triggers your body to release insulin (for the nonexistent fake sugar), the insulin reduces your blood sugar levels and stores away your glucose, and on top of that, the drop in blood glucose triggers an…

From what I've been learning recently, it isn't just the sodium that nutritionists are concerned about with processed foods. It's also the calorie density and glycemic index of those foods - processing foods usually makes them more calorie dense than they are in their natural form, meaning you need to eat more to fill…

Personally, that sounds like a lot of weight training to me, so I would up the cardio. Also, you might want to try mixing up the type of exercises you do - if you're on an elliptical, try hitting the treadmill instead. I try to aim for an hour of cardio at least, personally, even if it's just a good brisk walk.

I have a Taylor Body Fat Measurement scale. I like it because a: it's digital and easy to read, and seems to be fairly accurate, and b: it gives me my percent body fat, percent water, and percent muscle mass. That last bit is really nice because of days like today: I haven't lost weight, but my percent body fat has…

Disclaimer: I'm not a doctor or medical professional. However, my mother is a nurse and we had a conversation a while back about diabetes, (it's something I worry about too, just because I have such a bad sweet tooth), and she told me that exercise can prevent and help manage diabetes. She felt pretty strongly about the…

All those suggestions sound good to me, and as a master's student in psychology I would also ask if you find that there are any particular psychological variables that factor in to when you have trouble managing this behavior? For example, do you find that stress affects it? If you know it's coming, you can take steps to…

I just bought a six-pack yesterday . . . I like to grab one on my way out the door when I have class in the mornings, I figure it's easier than attempting (and failing) to get up early enough to eat a real breakfast, and better than skipping breakfast altogether. I wonder if I should be concerned? On the news they said…

Well, thanks for this rebuttal! I would like to think that most of us in this community are savvy enough to ignore TIME's attempt at being controversial - which was successful, judging by the responses they published in the next week's TIME, which this rebuttal echoed in greater detail but had the same feeling. It would…

Well, to be perfectly honest I think that when it comes to logging exercise calories in general, a heart rate monitor is the way to go. Much more accurate than trying to guesstimate how much of the time you spent jogging versus walking, and how fast (you know, since we humans don't come with speedometers :laugh: ). I have…

Okay, let's assume the premise that Americans have a 'fat gene' in our population. Why, then, is it that only in the last half-century or so that we started to really struggle with obesity? Why do the rates continue to rise by the year? I'm pretty sure that our genes aren't mutating year by year. Here's the evolutionary…

Hi back from Michigan! Welcome to MFP! I just wanted to wish you happy losing (the good kind)! :flowerforyou:

You know, I've always had the same problem, but this spring I found a solution that seemed to work well for me: a normal sleep schedule. I've always been a chronic insomniac but I just got sick and tired of losing half my day to my grogginess because I didn't get to sleep until 3 am, so I started taking OTC sleep meds…

Well, I have never heard that white tea is better than green tea, but I know green tea is good for you. Try looking at the Wikipedia page for each. I can tell you that they all come from the same plant, with these differences: black tea is fermented, while green tea is only fermented for half the time. White tea is tea…