gramarye Member

Like a lot of people, I tend to accept that on weekends I'll eat at maintenance. I have the problem where if I'm just sitting around the house (one of my favorite past-times) not doing much, I tend to eat more either out of boredom or because I know the snack food is there, waiting to be devoured. It helps to give myself…

Also: eBay. You can find a lot of new or gently used bras from people who don't use them on eBay at a very reasonable price, if price is a factor. (It is for me, which is why I got three years into losing weight and running ineffectively before I finally bought a real sports bra.)

I also wear a 32H, and have a Shock Absorber that basically changed my running. I used to have to stop before I had worn out because of breast pain, and now I can keep going until my body is exhausted, instead of just my boobs. (Also, if you've never done it, I'd recommend checking out a comprehensive bra calculator before…

I actually hvae mixed feelings. On one hand, I don't like to run too close to eating because it makes my stomach feel upset. I also prefer waking up and getting my run done with early in the morning (in theory). However, doing so on an empty stomach leaves me with less energy; my runs always suffer. In fact, my best runs…

I've been on the app for three years now, and am down about 100 pounds. I started officially at 290, and am 5'2". I got down to 190 at my lowest, and am back up to 192 right now. (Losing the holiday weight, lol.)

It was like this for me too; I'm 5'2" started at around 300 pounds, and I was probably at least 50 pounds down before it became obvious. Because of how I carry weight, I don't change pants size often. People may not be saying things because it's rude to comment on another person's body -- for all they know, you've dropped…

Yep, this one. Also: I wish I'd understood that I have to make changes I know I can sustain, not sweeping changes that don't work for my daily life. I also wish I had known how much I appreciate and respond to data. I think I would have understood a lot about myself sooner in life, if I had just understood how data works…

This advice, right here.

See, I'd recommend the opposite; I erase my deficit if I front-load my calories, because I get hungry later in the day regardless of how much I eat in the morning, and don't do well with low calories in the evenings. I think the better advice for the OP is to experiment with meal timing and the variety of foods you're…

I'm a firm believer that you shouldn't say anything to yourself that you wouldn't say to your best friend -- especially because it's so hard to work on your confidence when the person you spend all of your time with is an *kitten*. I hated and was cruel to myself for years, and it never made me any thinner. There's plenty…

What helps me (sometimes; not all of the time) is to do a check-in whenever I feel like eating something outside of normal meal times. It usually looks something like this: * Am I hungry, or am I just trying to eat through a feeling? If the latter, will eating actually solve that feeling? * Can I eat a moderate amount of…

Thread closed, as far as I'm concerned. Good work here.

This. Devil's advocating with "but should marriage be this hard?" is a rose-colored glasses view of life. Life is hard, and marriage is part of that. I've been divorced. My ex and I didn't want the same things from life, and we didn't fit together in a hundred different ways. When things went bad, neither of us was willing…

Glad to help! :) Everyone's food particularities are different. I totally get not being able to moderate certain foods, especially when you're just starting to. Like, it's been years and I still can't moderate cupcakes and donuts. I buy them in singles, and only rarely, because if I buy a dozen, I will eat waaaaay too…

It does sound like you're strictly limiting yourself, and that's why you're eventually giving in to cravings. Is there a medical reason you want to limit carbs, or do you just think that you're "supposed" to? Because if it's the latter, then I wouldn't bother. The key to maintaining weight loss is sustainability, and it…

If it's creaminess, I'd definitely go full heavy cream in the coffee. I used to add two tablespoons, which was under 100 calories if I'm remembering correctly. It was soooo good, but I hit a point where my budget got too tight for the splurge of both coffee AND heavy cream. By the time I had money again, I didn't really…

Oh, I agree! I don't think it's malicious, but I do think it's unrealistic. In my experience (which is limited, of course) most people don't understand exactly how many calories is in their giant muffin, and don't recognize that their muffin is giant. It's just a muffin -- why wouldn't we eat the whole thing? That said,…

No one writes this much of a diatribe (which boils down to "kids these days and their made-up disorders") and considers their opinion "humble." If therapy and disordered eating aren't things you have any experience with or understanding of, I'd highly recommend you simply steer clear of and avoid contributing to threads…

OP, if you really, really want it like that -- you do you. Just measure it accurately, log it, and work it into your calorie goal. However, you can totally wean yourself off of that much cream and sugar if you want to. I went through phases in my twenties; black coffee for years, then nothing but super sweet cream and…

You're getting a lot of tough love here, so I'm going the other route -- because I hate tough love. I really do. I have the same problem. My hunger cues don't always work right. They're better now that I've been practicing normal portions and logging food, but not always. I've been at it for years, and there are still days…

This is mine. Less for the trans fat issue, but more because no one is eating a third of a muffin, guys. Especially when it's one item that you'd have to cut into thirds yourself. Every time I point these obviously-single-serving items out to my boyfriend (usually baked goods at the grocery store where our writer's group…

How have I never heard this acronym? I've never felt so understood by an acronym before.

I'll have to look into that one. But serious question: am I the only person in the whole universe who doesn't hate the second season of Serial? XD It doesn't have quite the impetus and mystery of the first season, but I'm still engaged in the story and curious to the circumstances of it. That said, I'm also a military…

Depending on the app, you should be able to download the files to your phone to use offline. I use Beyond Pod for Android, and I'll do that sometimes if I know I'm walking in an area with spotty data coverage.

Between 1700 - 2000, depending on how active I've been that day, how hungry I am, and how dedicated to my deficit I'm being.

I do podcasts. It's how I got myself through Serial recently -- only a few years behind the rest of the world -- and I also listen to Sawbones and Writing Excuses regularly. I would get so bored listening to music even though I love music, and it was because I'd use music to count the minutes until I was done. ("I've been…

This post is where it's at. My response is long and has two factors. Food Tips: At the start, I simply did not have certain things around. (Chips. Cookies I can more or less deal with, but salty snacks are my kryptonite.) If I really, really wanted something, I'd have to go out and get an individual portion of it.…

Also 5'2", still working on getting down to a comfortable weight for me. I honestly never find the calorie allotment too bad when I'm making a point of being active -- it's my sedentary days where I'm like, "Man. I barely use any calories when I'm watching TV." I'm always surprised by how many more calories tall people can…

This is generally what I do. I have a small planner stuck to the fridge that I write out the dinner plans on, and I tend to eat the same few things for breakfast and lunch. I don't plan it all down to the wire, but I have general guidelines I prefer to work around. (I try to keep at least half of my calories for evening…