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I meant "I got fatter". Bad choice of words, yes, but I think the next sentence clarifies what I meant. Did you read that far?

Last time I gained weight it was because of a loss of muscle mass. I could watch myself grow larger and out of my clothes while the number on the scales stayed the same. I'd say it's entirely possible that you are expanding while losing on the scales, because the loss doesn't yet cancel out the expansion, so to say. It…

If weight loss is your only motivation for working out, my guess would be that you don't actually like what you're doing; in other words, you wouldn't keep doing it if it weren't for reasons of weight loss. Is that right? In that case, I'd say go out and find some new kind of workout, one that you enjoy. The market is…

That's funny, I could sign all of this, the "vegan ambassador" thing (even though it's not proved to be very effective in the past) and the not-wanting-to-conform-to-standards-yet-doing-so-anyway part. Further reasons: – This is again related to those hated beauty standards that I don't want to let myself be tyrannised by,…

My Flamenco classes are the bright light at the end of my day. This past week we've been on an autumn break, and I've had to drop two classes because I'm going back to school – which sucks. I just want to dance!

Bouldering. It's a full-body workout and unlike with climbing, you don't need to have a buddy to secure you.

I thought this was about a dead dog and I almost cried! :frown:

Between my highest and my lowest weight, I've lost an elephant's heart. I have a lion's heart now. :happy:

It can be done in as little as 15 minutes: http://melvfitness.squarespace.com/melvfitnessblog/2013/08/transformation-or-few-simple-tweeks.html

"There is no spoon." – To remind me that the tiredness (= the spoon) is all in my head: that it's just my instincts telling me to stop, and that I haven't really reached the limit of what I can do, not by far.

I have the same problem. I've never felt completely comfortable in a swimsuit and never will, because no matter how much weight I lose, those pouches of fat are going to stay. When my overall body fat percentage decreases, the pouches shrink too, but in proportion to my butt they stay more or less the same. There's nothing…

My mother always notices weight-loss before it's even happened. :laugh:

Same with me. Plus, I have a whole wardrobe full of clothes that are a little bit too snug; I don't need to buy yet another constant reminder of my failure at self-discipline.

When I quit smoking five years ago, I satisfied the urge to constantly be putting something into my mouth by eating lots of chewy candy. The excess calories didn't matter that much because I also kept physically busy. Outside of school, I think I rarely ever sat down the first few weeks. Once I'd finished dinner, I'd jump…

and headshaking (whenever somebody offers you a cookie) For me, running is in an unassailable first place, because it is extremely exhausting, yet I can keep it up for hours and am thus burning a huge amount of calories. Nothing else comes close to it.

Monday: 1 dancing class, maybe a short run afterwards (up to 3 miles) Tuesday: 2 dancing classes Wednesday: medium-length run (5 miles?) Thursday: 2 dancing classes Friday-Sunday: two runs, one of them long-ish (10 miles?); 1 rest day (most often Friday) And then there's the odd swim, hike, bike ride or bouldering session…

Dancing class in about an hour! I don't like the people in my Monday class and the choreography is becoming more boring by the week, because we've been at it FOREVER due to said people being idiots, but it's still DANCING! :heart: :smile: :heart:

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I usually only gain weight if I grossly overeat (like, all day long with hardly any break in between snacks) and abandon my exercise routine at the same time. I'd therefore say it's totally possible! However, my typical diet is high-carb, low-fat (well, low in comparison :wink: ). I might put on weight more easily if I ate…

I'm not sure I ever got quite so high, but I used to have crazy binges too and when I think of them I always wonder why I didn't weigh 300 pounds. I have always been either slim or just shy of being overweight and only gained at all when I changed my workout routine (i.e. got lazy). I know the internet likes to repeat…

Add a teaspoon of ground flax seeds to your oatmeal and you have two fiber-rich foods in one meal!

I struggle with this, too. I keep my appetite in check with small rituals that signal my body (or my subconscious, I suppose) that we're done with eating for the time being: a black coffee, a cup of herbal tea (a touch of bitterness kills the appetite), a piece of hard candy (it's like a dessert), a small serving of citrus…

*15 minutes SHIIT running! :bigsmile:

I drinks lots of cups of herbal and spicy tea at night. The different flavours satisfy my craving to taste something interesting. I have about 35 to 40 different teas on my shelf! When I feel the need to chew something, I munch on raw vegetables: carrots, radish, cauliflower, frozen peas… The calories in them are…

How about switching to a more expensive brand of whisk(e)y and drinking no more than 1.5/2 ounces a day of that? That would be little more than a 100 cal snack. :drinker:

Can you teach yourself to enjoy vegetables as a late-night snack? I regularly munch on carrots and frozen peas late at night. Most of the time I don't even log them and it's never been a problem. Vegetables satisfy my craving to have something to chew, but don't ruin all my good progress of the day.

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I don't need to count calories as long as I eat clean. When I eat a clean plant-based diet, I maintain my weight effortlessly; when I reduce my portion sizes by half, I lose weight. Easy as that. But right now I'm not able to give up sweets and chocolate. These are hard times for an emotional eater with a huge sweet tooth……

A couple of weeks ago I was rather too good at feigning interest in a hobby, out of politeness, and as a result, may call myself the survivor of an excrutiating five-hour-long mountainbiking tour now. Controlled fun food orgy ensued. :smile:

Chin up, that's only about 45 kilos! :wink: