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Yes, exactly. I think ANYONE, whether they started the topic or just made a different argument in their comment, should post the research they are referring to.

I used to like reading weight loss magazines since they motivated me. Then, I decided to test a recipe from a weight loss magazine, and logged all the ingredients. The outcome was that my meal had about 100kcals more than what the recipe said there would be per serving - and I followed the recipe without changing anything.…

Ok. Your body NEEDS some fat, so frying your veggies in a little bit of oil might actually be better for you than going without. But still, 150kcals is pretty low for lunch - do you really get by with that until dinner without starving? Adding some protein to that might really help. Other ideas for lunch: a salad with…

Is it possible to be on both sides of this conversation? Well, I'll try. I agree with the person starting this, it's possible to feel sick because of something you ate that you haven't had in a while. I think it has something to do with stomach/intestines/all those enzymes getting used to burning one thing and then getting…

I'm guessing (please note, guessing instead of knowing), that a) your body is losing lots of blood and iron with it and needs to get it back, and b) eating makes you feel good and releases feel-good hormones that help mask the cramps.

I'm 5'8 (shortest person to answer so far I guess, but still way above average height for females), you and I seem to have similar goals+excercise plans. Feel free to add!

I read a novel/autobiography/journal called "the amazing adventures of dietgirl", which is basically a weight loss diary of a morbidly obese girl losing weight. She develops a "vampire method" for herself since she is also extremely embarrassed about going out and excercising. She goes for a walk either very early in the…

I eat the same thing every single morning - unless I forgot to pick it up at the store. I have 2 pieces of toasted whole grain rye bread with cheese and deli turkey (the turkey is a "diet addition" since the protein keeps me fuller longer, and one glass of orange juice. I used to have 2 or even 3 glasses of juice every…

I used to do a different online food diary, and it had fiber goals set so that with 15-25 you got a yellow traffic light (it's ok but could do better) and more than 25 got a green light so it was good.

I'm assuming you're both American? I'm Finnish, so this needs to be taken with the understanding that there are cultural differences (=what I say is normal might not be normal for you, but sometimes learning about other cultures can help you put things in perspective) My mother kept her maiden name when she married my dad…

Today I got two awesome moments. First, my physical therapist (who I've seen for almost 30 sessions since last October) told me today that I seem like I've lost weight - the first person to comment on it who I haven't told first! (I don't really count those people since you can never be 100% sure they genuinly think so or…

Thanks for this! I just sort of realized this yesterday, when I was grocery shopping and saw packets of butter that are about 1lb a piece. Thinking I've lost 15 of those packets (or the idea of taping them around my middle and visualizing how much extra that would be right now) sure made my day, but seeing this and having…

Yeah, it would sound like that to me as well - any other time than when this happened, which was Sunday afternoon. Oh well, it's really not my thing to criticise her too much since like I said, she does normally buy the healthy stuff and everybody gets that craving sometimes. I just felt sooo grossed out at the moment.…

She doesn't have kids... That would have made sense though!

I work in a grocery store, and a good way to make time pass faster when cashiering AND a good way to make me more motivated to work out or buy healthier stuff myself is beep MOUNTAINS of ice cream, frozen pizzas, pop, beer etc., see how chubby the people buying them are and just feel grossed out by the amount of junk going…

I am proud because I did more than I planned on doing today. Not excercise or nutrition -wise, but I studied more than I planned on doing, so that it will be more likely for me to get accepted to the college I want to get to so I don't have to have a third gap year working a bulls**t job in a grocery store (no offense to…

One of my closest co-workers keeps telling me how much skinnier I look and my face is less round and so on and so on, but I don't know if I should believe her or not since she only started telling me these things after asking how much I've lost - and now she tells me how skinny I look every time we work the same shift.…

You don't have to work out every day if you don't have time or are tired. Weight loss is mostly about the food, not about the excercise. Yes, I'm aware that excercise has plenty of health benefits and helps with eating right (you get more calories to eat!), but eating healthy and watching your calories is more important.…

Either do what mindidily said and pack your own stuff, or preplan your stops. Seriously, pull out google maps, estimate how far you'll be when it's lunch time, see what's available there and make plans to go to a certain healthier restaurant/check out the menu beforehand and decide what you'll get/see if there's subway…

Here's what I've figreud out: a calorie is a calorie, but dropping carbs out might make you lose more because a) the thing you substitute carbs/grains with has less calories in it b) it's harder to binge on protein and fat (ever tried binging with steak vs. binging with toast? or felt unable to finish that McBurger, but…

Thanks, reading this did bring it back to my mind - I've seen it somewhere before :)

In my language (Finnish) there's a word for that would translate to something like "overfitness" (I don't know if you guys have a different/real word for it). It's a physical state that can occur when you excercise too much and too intensely (or only doo one type of excercise, but that doesn't sound like your case),…

Even if you can't lift more than 10lbs with the weaker side, does it feel easier/lighter? Do you fit into your clothes better? Does everyday activity (carrying groceries, lifting up a kid etc.) feel easier? If any of these are true, then you are progressing - just not in the most obvious way you were hoping for. I hope you…

I have kitchen tools/nice china and workout gear as goals - I hit my first goal (79.9kg) a couple of weeks ago and got my favourite mug (I drink several mugs of water every day and only like to drink from my fave) in a different colour, and a new kitchen knife for chopping fruits and veggies. Next up, at 77.4kg, is a new…

My goal for tomorrow is to go for a walk after studying. Then if I really don't feel like it, I can come home after 10 minutes - the part where I have to get off the couch, put my outdoor clothes on and walk out the door is the hardest.

Next time, figure out the menu in advance (as in find out if your friend is planning on bringing something), or just simply squeeze in an extra workout that day (or the next day if you don't know about the food before it shows up at your door) and allow yourself to have a portion. Or maybe allocate some extra calories for…

Buy a pair of baby socks (as in socks for newborn babies), stick your phone in that and put it in your sports bra. That's what I do - the sock keeps moisture out of the phone (and can be washed easily while you use the other sock of the pair), and the baby sock if the right size for my phone.

Argh, lots of mixed feelings today. I could pull my jeans up without wriggling and twisting into them like before, and I could put a finger between my tummy and the waistline without it being too tight. I wore a peplum shirt I bought last year for the first time today, since this was the first day since buying it I didn't…

Partially. I had lunch at my grandparents' house, and because of our family dynamics (let's not get into all that) I don't want to tell them about trying to lose weight yet, so I tried not to make a scene out of it. So, I just tried to eat smaller amounts and add a bit more veggies (although no point in that since they…

This is exactly what I hated when I lived in the US for a year. Now I live in Finland, and here every product has to have their nutritional values stated per 100 grams (or 100 ml for liquids). It makes it easier to compare different products, and counting calories is a lot easier. Plus, if I buy something and only want to…