hiyomi Member

Don't be depressed about 15 lbs! 15 lbs can get gone in as little as two months! Let it motivate you to keep going to get healthy and lose weight again!

Hi, welcome to MFP :)

If I have learned anything about dieting, its that people will ALWAYS try and make it seem like their way is the best way, that they are right, and you are wrong. Even if I do good, and make a choice of a small fries and grilled chicken sandwich at a fast food place, some friends make snarky comments like "why don't u just…

Thanks! Didn't even think about putting it into perspective math wise -_- lol I will try doing that and do what the poster above me said as well!

As for the meals, it is definitely okay for some others to have more calories than the others. ^^ It would not change your results as long as you are not overeating throughout the entire day

The very minimum is 1200 calories a day for what an individual should eat, but even then, that is considered pretty low for most people. I weigh 271 lbs and eat an average of 1400-1600 calories per day and lose weight with that. 1800 calories per day sounds okay for me, but since I do not know your…

Yea, too many people experience plateaus for it not to be real. Many people said I was lying about my logging or being inaccurate, but I was not. I have lost weight many times before without issues. So when I stalled without reason, I could not figure out why. There are so many things that can cause it probably but for us…

Yea! I noticed that too, and its funny because yesterday I was wishing we had like buttons on here lol Wish granted :D

I never knew that until today, I just knew sodium and our monthly flow could, thanks for the info!

Interesting, the first two weeks I had just stalled, maybe it was from sodium, and then the last 3 weeks I had added in exercise and still was at a standstill, maybe the new workout routine further stalled my losses for a bit! lol

I had exercised for 3 weeks and still had seen no results until just today. :) In the past, I had always seen immediate results on a weekly to sometimes a few day basis. This time the scale just wouldn't budge! lol

No they are not! I am in a few facebook groups and none of them have posts to sell stuff :) You just need to find an actual community of people group, and not a person who made the group to promote weight loss products lol

Well she is awake for 18 hours and working, so I assume it means she can eat more. Not necesarily MORE, but what she would normally eat if she were awake 10-12 hours, then another 10-12 hour day. Idk its kinda hard to explain how I'm thinking about it .lol

According to my text books (studying for nursing) Fasting diets are a fad and not really beneficial :/

I've lost 30 lbs in the past (gained it back slowly, losing it again) and I saw a noticeable difference in my blood pressure. Since I've recently gained it back again I have also noticed it once again increased. At my heaviest weight it would be 140/90, and after I lost 30 lbs it went down to about 120-130/80~

Well, hmmm since your day is a lot longer than normal, how about you split the calories into two days? Being awake from 18-20 hours is a LONG time, and I would not blame you at all for eating more lol Try maybe setting a time for when you cut your calories off for the day, and maybe log it as the next day? That's the only…

I'm in! Height: 5'7 SW: 273.6 GW: 253.6 by May 30th!

Oh okay, thought you were referring to me since I replied back to your post lol But yea, I've never seen research that suggests anything speeds up weight loss. Just articles with recipes claiming too

The information I get is usually from our textbooks (studying for nursing) that say and state the sources of what lab and when the study was done. :) I'm not saying every benefit has a legitimate study, but I'm saying a lot of them do and have a legitimate basis for health benefits. (But again, not something that can speed…

There is actually tons/loads of research on certain foods giving certain benefits, but none that speed up weight loss. But an example, lemons are known to supress hunger, red wine for women can help prevent breast cancer. Etc. There is a lot of research and articles etc from many different doctors, people, universities,…

I know anxiety is another thing, but I weighed 280 lbs and went to the gym, and if I can say one thing, its that nobody cares or even knows you are there lol I pay hardly any attention to other members as do they to me. :) We are our own worst enemies, and our minds love to overthink things. :) Now ask yourself, are you…

3 months and 38 lbs is A LOT of weight loss in a very short amount of time! That is a great achievement, but honestly losing anymore any faster could be damaging to your health! Keep doing what you are doing, because its working perfectly the way it is!

If you stall I suggest changing up your exercises and maybe what you eat a bit. Nothing drastic, but I had stalled losing for a month and was eating 1600 calories, so I added about 30 mins of exercise (for two weeks now) and am finally seeing a budge in the scale :)

Yea, sure it can help with weight loss, just like anything else can, but as you asked if anything "speeds up weight loss" I can't really say anything speeds it up. :)

My friends and I are all considered overweight/obese. Some not by a lot, some only weight 170 but are considered overweight but we always joke with each other and call each other fat or fatties. We all do it but its not meant as something as an insult, we've all just been friends for ten years and joke around about it. I…

Either way, as other poster said, losing inches or weight, or both is success! :) So keep doing what you are doing!

11.5 inches in total from around your body?! Or just your belly? o.o Are u positive it was inches and not centimeters?! I lost maybe 4-5 inches in 30 lbs of weight loss from my belly, in a few months, so 11.5 inches seems like ALOT unless you mean total from belly, arms, legs etc. o.o I could be wrong though.

An example of something with benefits, lime/lemon infused water is known to suppress hunger for a little while, and oranges can help boost your immunity. But nothing to actually lose weight faster.

Nothing can make you lose weight faster, if there was, there wouldn't be so many threads of people asking the same thing with hundreds of answers saying there isn't a way to lose weight faster. There may be things that have certain benefits, but none that help make you lose weight faster, if there was, trust us, everyone…

2 oz oscar mayer black forest ham - 50 calories Sargento Thin Sharp Cheddar- 45 calories 1 tbsp Cracked Red Pepper Hummus Snap Pea Crisps- 110 calories Goodness Knows Cranberry Dark Chocolate Squares- 75 calories (half package) I did ham and cheese roll ups today, I usually use Sara Lee 45 calorie bread but its still under…