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You didn't gain it in a week, you won't lose it in a week. This is a long, slow process, which is the only way it's sustainable. There are no magical "weight gain foods" and there are certainly no "weight loss foods." There are only calories, and if you burn more than you consume, you will lose. As for me, I'm roughly your…

...and just because you have a low number on the scale, doesn't mean you're fit or healthy. Nobody sees the number on the scale, or on the size label, but you. Get healthy. These other numbers don't matter.

Will someone please remove the incorrect apostrophe from this topic?

A refreshingly sensible post. It all comes down to the numbers.

Going up & down stairs is great calorie-burning cardio, and you can do it just about anywhere.

It's one weekend. Let it go. The scale will fluctuate by a few pounds each day, so weighing every day doesn't tell you much. Don't get tunnel vision. This is a long, slow, steady process. One weekend is nothing. Move on. Oh, and let the midterm mark go, too. What will it matter, five years from now? Hang in there.

The number on the scale is not an indicator of your overall health. Are you doing this to get to some magic number, or do you want to be healthier? There is no magic number. There is eating sensible foods in sensible proportions and getting regular exercise. Take a look at the big picture, and that might keep you from…

Wow! Great story. What an accomplishment!

Save your money. There is absolutely no scientific evidence that any of these creams is effective in doing anything other than separating people from money.

Hug.

Darn right.

It's all about the small successes!

Dear Couple of the Century: Why don't you tell each other how wonderful you think you are, instead of posting it to induce vomiting in the rest of us?

Great work!!

A calcium/magnesium supplement should help almost immediately.