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UPDATE: Thank you to those who read my post and addendum and responded with thoughtful advice. When I first posted, I was extremely busy doing sedentary work basically all day and all night. (I'm a grad student, so I deal in harsh deadlines and don't get to leave my work behind me at 5 PM like most folks.) Anyway, at the…

I'm 5'3" and 176 lbs, and I feel your pain. I find that fit-and-flare dresses or high-waisted flared skirts paired with crop tops (or a tucked in top) work really well for this particular size. I can usually fit into a regular large in those styles. I suppose it also depends on your body type, though. I'm a pear, so it's…

Do you drink coffee? If not, drinking a cup of it or green tea might give you enough of a boost to get moving until you can work up a natural tolerance for exercise. Good luck to you, and I hope you feel better soon.

I am in exactly the same boat, my friend. I've gained almost fifty pounds since starting my PhD program. Every summer, I manage to drop about 10-20 pounds with the warm weather and free time, but I start packing it on again as soon as I'm back in the rhythm of the semester...sitting on my butt and writing, sitting on my…

Hey, everyone. It seems like maybe my original post confused some of you who are recently commenting, so I will clarify a few things. 1) I am weighing and tracking everything now, including snacks. 2) I am almost completely sedentary at the moment, entering data for a project I'm working on, editing two journals, and…

Yeah, exactly. I really envy the menfolk and the less vertically-challenged than me who are on his journey. I'd love to be able to still drop weight eating 1800 cals/day without having to do some punishing workout routine to make up for the excess cals. I'd be in heaven! And to think, needing less food to survive would…

I would love to lose two pounds a week, but at this point I'm happy to lose one. I used to lose over two pounds a week with a lot less effort only a few years ago. SMH

Oh, yeah. I totally get it. I'm all about counting calories when I'm back on the health wagon at least. It's just that I'm naturally more of a snacker than than a meal eater, so if I'm snacking on chocolate and sugary coffees during the day then having pizza and beer for dinner with the boyfriend (with a side of Netflix,…

Also, to give you folks an idea of what kind of food I eat while dieting, a typical day usually begins with either scrambled eggs with sautéed vegetables or oatmeal, depending on my mood. Lunch is usually light, a salad or a sandwich depending on my activity level hat day. Dinner is the largest variable since I…

I haven't been lifting long and kind of stopped doing it since I've been back on here in a more serious manner and have been restricting further than usual for the past 4 or 5 days. Since this new level of commitment/ self-punishment was kind of an experiment for me, I also didn't want to do damage by lifting on too much…

I am currently 180 (my max heaviest) and am hoping to someday get back down to 140 where I was always happiest and healthiest. Even getting down into 160/150 territory like I've done in the past, I noticed huge differences and could probably be happy enough there.

Thanks for the tip. I've never heard of Vitamins C and B being used for SAD. I've definitely heard of using Vitamin D3, though. Perhaps other non-SSRI supplements would be worth a try.

I'm glad that you've found a system that works for you! Maybe some avocados or something are in order for me. :)

i totally understand what u r goin thru what i di was turn my eatin routine around i tried eatin minnie meals first then tried eatin like my heavy or cheat stuff early in the day that way i still had time to exercise and burn it off i tried avoid soda or at least cut down more water more veggies and never go to grocery…

Thanks for the tip! You're so right about the protein issue. It's very easy to forget these things when you "fall off the wagon."

Thank you for the tip. I had wondered if I should taper my calorie intake more. I have a tendency to be kind of all or nothing, so maybe this could be an opportunity for me to work on that.

You know, I had kind of forgotten about the role water plays in feeling full, and I am most certainly not getting enough. Thank you for the reminder!

^I second this. I'm just past 160 into the upper 150s and 14s are just now starting to get kind of loose on me. I was in 16s at 170/175, and now they're completely falling off of me. I'm 5'3" and my current measurements are 36 (bust), 31 (waist), and 40.5 (upper hips, around lower abdomen). I'm also a pear-shaped person…

I—quite foolishly—bought a blouse a few months ago without trying it on first only to realize later that it was too tight in the hips. I kept meaning to return it and then promptly forgetting. I noticed the blouse again today and thought to myself, "Well, I guess I'm stuck with this thing now, since it's probably still way…

I substitute high-calorie for low-calorie things! When I'm craving savory/salty foods and don't have enough calories left for them, I will have popcorn (airpopped and salted), bullion broth, or sometimes even pickles. When I'm craving sweet foods like ice cream, I will sometimes have frozen fruit (usually raspberries or…

I am curious about this as well. Giving this post a bump.

Amazing! You look wonderful!

Fantastic work there!

This is very inspiring! I keep putting off taking up running until I've hit my goal weight, but I think I might give it a shot sooner than that now!

You might be losing weight in some funny places. I was surprised to see how much face and back fat came off of me the first few weeks. It wasn't even an area that I cared about or was paying attention to either, because I was more worried about my muffin top! The love handles finally started to budge, but not until I had…

Congrats on ousting that trouble-making "third person" from your marriage!

^THIS.

I think everyone's results vary based on body shape. A lot of apple-shaped women (who store fat in their upper body) seem to lose their boobs and arms either last, to a lesser extent, or not at all. The opposite is true for a lot of pear shaped ladies (who store more fat in their lower regions). They will probably lose…

^^^Walking everyday and biking up a lot of hills rescued my "C Butt," which had been getting flabbier the past year from sitting on it so much! I've got a kind of big one too, so, yeah, not cute. After one month, though, it's almost completely back to its old self! :D

^^^ "shark week" That is the best term I have ever heard for that time of the month. Stealing! :) I find that exercise helps me with cramps, so I just exercise, eat what I need to eat, and hope for the best. I usually block off about 4 days where I don't weigh or measure during that time. I still log, because I find it…