mactaffy84 Member

I hope things get better for you soon.

No offense, but WTH? Why would our bodies store the extra calories, energy, as fat and then first use muscle when we need additional energy? That just does not make sense! Why wouldn't we store our extra calories as muscles, then?

Supertact is mean in numerous posts. Ignore!

My opinion. No, you do not need weight loss supplements. I think they are completely unnecessary and they can have negative side effects. Yes, I think you should take dietary supplements (e.g., a good quality multi-vitamin and extra vitamin D) as "dieting" can sometimes not provide you with all the vitamins and minerals…

Geez, be nice. Sometimes the search button just doesn't work. And you don't have to open up the topic; therefore, one can assume that someone starting a post on a topic that has already been done isn't hurting you or anyone else! Doing this just makes you appear quite mean. OP: I don't think starvation mode exists. At…

I'm on a Disney vacation as I write this. My question for others: how can you call your "weight loss journey" a "lifestyle change" if you "forget about logging and calories" while you are on vacation? It doesn't make sense, the two are mutually exclusive. If you are changing the way you eat and exercise, then it shouldn't…

Just about every day of my life....

Dangerous! This makes me want to tear into the Chocolate Fudge Brownie out in the freezer!

Very true!

I think this is true for a lot of people. However, there are just as many posts about how people still need to lose weight but friends and family say no and it might be because we don't know what "normal" weight looks like anymore because our nation is becoming heavier. It is all so much sometimes! What is a good way to…

I'm baffled by the topic.....why is this confusing? Who cares what size you wear, unless, perhaps, you wear your clothes inside out and let the world know what it is? What are you really asking? Or wanting? Help me to understand!

I can relate. I'm trying my ha end at the weight thing, but though I want to gain muscle, I like being lower in weight. Stupid, isn't it? I guess because we are brainwashed into thinking women need to be thin and that means, traditionally, at a low weight! I hate that. You fight with yourself all the time. I guess it just…

Wow, you have gone through a lot! I'm sorry things have been hard for you. The only thing I can really say is that you can do this if it is what you want to do. You want proof? You did it before, so you CAN do it again. You just have to want it. First thing to do, in my opinion, is to make sure your logging is accurate.…

I read that summary and couldn't understand a word of it! Can anyone dumb it down for those of us who don't speak the language yet?

You've already gotten the answer that is most likely: eating too much because you don't log accurately. Asking the same question just isn't going to change anything. Accept it as most likely and work on a plan to change things OR stick your head in the sand and keep hoping someone is going to have some magical solution for…

I feel your pain. You do everything you are supposed to do, and it doesn't seem like anything is working. But the above poster is right - BMR equations are just a rough estimate, an average, and it might not be reflecting what your numbers truly are. You just have to play around with your intake and exercising to find the…

You've got such a great attitude! Good job on your to-date loss; I have no problems believing that you will reach your ultimate goal.

That's really cool!

Nice!

What the heck is "resetting your pancreas"? Your pancreas doesn't need to be "reset"! What a bunch of gullible people we have become, willing to believe stuff like this! Non wonder the weight loss industry is a multi-billion dollar one.

I'm list on the original post myself......

It doesn't. You take in less than you expend, you lies weight. Absolutely, positively.

Probably not. Much easier to gain weight than to lose it, I'm afraid.

OK, I almost fell on the floor! :laugh:

Maybe it is the 23 pounds? I, too, am at that amount of weight loss and I don't think I look different, ether. In fact, it looks as if my lower tummy has gotten even bigger! But, as the others have said, we aren't really doing this for anyone but ourselves. I guess we all have to have some grit and determination and the…

That show is the best. Leave it to the Brits! It really opened up my eyes about things. Who thought that the color of your plates or the shape of your glasses affect your food and liquid consumption?!

The previous posters said it all; in all probability, you are eating more than you think. And in case you think this is BS, go to YouTube and watch a couple episodes of "Secret Eaters". That might really open up your eyes. There is always a possibility, however remote, that you have some sort of funky metabolism and the…

THIS! Oh, sooo this! :noway:

The OP is 50 and we have no idea how tall, active, etc. maybe all she needs is 1100 to lies weight. My BMR is only 1260 and I'm about the same age.

Impossible to give you specific help without more information. Your diary is locked, we only know that you are 19.