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Do you mind sharing how those calories shake out? I'm not sure I'd ever be hungry if I ate that much, either! I imagine you're a lot more active than me, otherwise you like smaller meals. I also am wondering if I might like being hungry for a little while before a meal. Like NoelFigart1 said, food does taste a lot better…

My mother had blue dishes when I was growing up, but I always attributed my lack of appetite to her cooking...

My grandmother was obese, then got diagnosed as pre-diabetic in her early 40's and lost a ton of weight. We were close and I only remember her being slim and fashionable. My Mom was obese and started packing on the pounds in her 30's, got worse in her 40's, she had surgery in her 60's. She lost a lot of weight, but over 5…

I have to agree, if you're not losing after 50 days, the answer is to eat fewer calories. If you're having a hard time finding food you want to eat that fills you up on fewer calories, maybe post what foods you like and don' t like, how you feel about cooking, etc.

I don't low-carb it, I have averaged 196 carbs/day over the past 21 weeks. Most of that is from veggies and beans, although there is the occasional week that I went overboard (I may never buy Hawaiian rolls again!). That said, I do have to keep tight control over pasta and bread, just due to the fact it takes a lot of…

I love Kellog's Mini Wheats when I have a sweet tooth. BUT - one thing you learn fast is that "healthy" does not always mean low-calorie, right? So, a full serving is still 200 calories or so. The thing is, I'm satiated after and don't keep eating like I would if I was eating chocolate chips or nuts. That's another thing:…

Not for me. My husband spent the first two months of the [insert your preferred, non-annoying noun here for lifestyle change/journey/diet/health kick] nagging at me every time I had a late-night snack about how bad eating at night was. "So and so says that he lost x lbs. and one of the things he did was no eating after…

I think it's great that you're finding something that works well for you. I hate the things and they'd never work for me, but that does not mean they are not useful, helpful, and healthy for others. A mind that is already made up about everything, based on only one's own experiences, is too closed to realize the value of…

Detox is a bunch of money-generating BS; it's a racquet that's been going on forever but has gained lots more traction recently. That said, it is NOT bunk that food can act as medicine. Look how much medicine is derived from food. There are also many health supplements that are derived from foods that prove beneficial to…

***************** Lightweight. :wink:

I'm having to use a pillow between my knees often now, too. I used to sleep on my stomach most often, now it's usually my side (with the pillow). The big change for me is that I don't wake myself up with reflux/gerd anymore, nor do I wake myself up snoring.

I regularly eat twice or more the daily salt allowance. I tracked it for a few months and brought it up with my doctor at my 3-month evaluation after beginning the diet/lifestyle/journey/change. Whatever. He was going to put me on cholesterol and blood pressure meds because of the labs in summer, which had a big part in my…

When I've thrown up, I logged the calories but made sure I mentioned how much I thought I kept down in the notes section. My general MO is to overestimate when in doubt.

I've been doing that for over four months now. I log everything very carefully, but most of the time I try to let myself eat until I'm not hungry and not eat when I'm not. I'm okay going under or over, but my two iron-clad rules are that I have to come in at or under my weekly calories (failed that for the first time last…

I'll just add that juicing is really expensive. Now, no one loves a good Jugo Verde as much as I do, but juicing isn't an answer for weight loss for me. Costs too much and I actually like the way fruits and vegetables taste. Plus, I need some sort of fat to fill me up, and nothing is better than butter on broccoli or olive…

I can emphatically and with certainty say: Not for me. But my salt intake is consistently high. I love salt. My doctor and I talked about it, and he says that every one of my diagnostics came back perfect this time (yay MFP! ) and that not everyone is sensitive to salt. I told him I've been tracking and I get a little more…

All I've got to say is, that coffee is a total waste. If I want fat in my coffee, God and his cows provide something called "heavy whipping cream." It's got a lot in common with butter. It's actually the stuff they make butter out of! It's ....less processed butter! Hey, consider it "clean butter". It sure as hell TASTES a…

Worth "NOTING", not worth "nothing", sorry...

I tried it last month (the fourth month of my health change). I learned some interesting things about my hunger patterns. I'm totally glad I did it, and will probably try it again or incorporate some lessons learned into my overall plans. I will say that no matter what, I weigh and measure and count everything. I'm trying…

Yep, I'm logging every bite and counting every calorie. But I probably won't limit myself, just keep track so I know how it stacks up. I've been doing this for 4 months, logging every bite, and I'm still getting a feel for what a big meal feels like and how many calories it is when I'm not trying to restrict myself.

Small correction to post above: there was actually one sugar I didn't want. When the h3ll did Tootsie Roll pops start coming in banana flavor and more importantly WHY? My kid is on her own with those. The very idea is gross. $(

I'm not sure if this is a hijack, I'll take it outside if I should. :smile: Okay, I'm experimenting with my diet and with hunger and with being full, etc. My iron-clad rules are simple: log everything no matter what and my average weekly calories need to be at my goal. But I am allowing myself to binge when I get hungry…

I am sick and my throat hurts a ton. Went to the Doctor yesterday. Food is not a problem, but I've not worked out in two weeks. No, not true. I worked out on Monday because I was upset at having gone a week, then I got a lot sicker and it got colder and I haven't worked out since. BTW, I'm not saying working out is what…

For me, the worst was Atkins. But then, I'd rather have a bowl of oatmeal and juts than some bacon. Bacon in no way compensated for not being able to eat carbs. I ate a lot of shrimp. I still do, but I eat Pescatarian.

Is it hijacking to complain that Tootsie Roll Pop bags now include BANANA? Why?!?! Why did they take away blueberry, cherry, strawberry, and chocolate tootsie pops to make room for banana? Will the person who likes the banana please set up so you and I can have words? :wink:

I would recommend tracking it no matter what. Because a cheat day can be totally out of control and can easily blow two weeks worth of steady progress and you wouldn't even know it. Track it and you'll know how much you ate and how the day fits into your overall calories. I only weigh once a month, and I go over on my…

There is a whole contingent of folks whose first reaction is to blame the person who has the hurt feelings. If you didn't LET your feelings get hurt, then you wouldn't have a problem, hence it's all under your control, hence you choose to feel bad. Make a different choice and, voila, I've solved your problem! It's all…

I had a terrible time this evening figuring out the new tool. I got it to work using the new methodology, but it's a pain in the neck. Like so many others, I am a from-scratch cook and often don't use set "recipes", I use what I have on hand. I'm used to creating recipes in MFP and dating them (as the same general recipe…

Shoot, it IS a zombie thread. Sorry...

I lost 19 pounds in 4 weeks, wasn't hard. I didn't follow these rules per se, but I made sure to eat whole grains, fresh fruits, and fresh vegetables every day. For most days, at least one fresh fruit was a grapefruit and at least some of the fresh vegetables were leafy greens. I did drink green tea most days, just because…