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Get books from the library. I am not employed at the moment. It is the first time in 10 years without a job so I am not in a rush to be super productive. I workout and clean, run errands etc. I also stare at myfitnesspal forever and imagine a skinny me. lol

Someone probably said this, but FAGE is the best greek yogurt I have ever tried. I put chia and blueberries on top. Yum!

That is great! After my "forced" half I am looking forward to building my miles at my pace for several months.

I worked out for a few months *no running* and then one day (6 weeks ago) my trainer talked me into signing up for a half. So I did and now I feel obligated. haha It is in 4 weeks and I know I am not ready. I know I will finish, but there will be plenty of walk/jog cycles. If your goal is to finish, pick a date and sign…

I spent 3 months losing nothing, not even a first "30" or "1" to speak about. I am doing the roadmap thing now and have high hopes. I am sure you will find something that works for you. Just keep at it and maybe take your workout to the next level.

Just because you could drink all the time and be skinny when you were younger doesn't mean you can now. The ice cream does not taste better than getting healthy. When it feels difficult, it means you're doing it right. haha

In my ongoing journey to figure this out I have come accross some information. Try changing your calories for a week. I don't know your situation, but go up or down about 200 calories depending on what you are currently doing. Try that change for a week and see if it makes a difference for you.

ugh...eating food is hard. *whine* lol Thanks for the help.

Roger that.

I am overweight and out of shape....it takes me less time than most people. I don't have to do much for the heart rate to get in the zone and the sweat to start pouring and I keep it up for at least an hour sometimes two. I take breaks for sure. I wouldn't be able to do it everyday and some days are really light.

I have my daily goal for food set at 1750. I tend to burn around 1200 a day. *sigh* I am never going to get this right. If my RMR or whatever is like 1400 something I know I should eat at least that much, but I am supposed to NET at least that much? Oh my.

The good thing is it is easier to make great food choices when we are not really that hungry. :)

Also I was thinking it could be a sluggish liver or something. Considering the former alcoholism and copious amounts of coke zero to mix those delicious drinks with.

Sorry. I have lived with depression on and off so long I forget people are not use to that sort of talk like I am. I was on meds but I was RAVENOUS on them and freaked out because of the weight gain. I turned to fitness and health to deal with my moods, plus lots of rest and limited stress. It is difficult. I am so not…

Thanks everyone. I am feeling better. I was going to "off" myself but that is how badly I was feeling.

Yea. I have off and on counted calories over the past few months and they are usually pretty low. I just can't grasp the idea that I am not eating enough. It seems so strange to me. How can an obese person working out a lot not lose weight even if they tend to not get enough calories apparently. It doesn't make sense. What…

I have been tempted to do something insane like that, but it isn't for me. First: I don't do well without food. I get irritable FAST. I get headaches HARDCORE. I get tired INSANELY tired. I want to run jump and play too much to be starving. Second: The irritable, headache, tired me is a stressed me. Stressed me is not…

Where did you read that? I did a 90 min bike ride last thursday and murdered 1400 calories. Not to mention my swimming and running. That is strange.

No, not near it. I have been reading about this TDEE stuff. I don't have answers for that yet.

Oh and I drink a ton of water. Ice water, lemon water. I was drinking tea everydayd but I haven't bothered recently. (herbal tea home brewed, nothing added)

The only "bread" that I eat is about once a week. I have slice of grain bread or rice bread. I often buy the frozen stuff in the organic section because it is rice, gluten free yadda yadda. I don't add salt to anything and we make our food from scratch. I have eaten out the past few days as we have been super busy with…

My log for the last few days hasn't been perfect, but decent. I think I have read every single word there is on nutrition. My trainer majored in health and wellness and she hasn't heard of half of the food I eat. If I were not fat I could say I am a health nut and people would believe me. I am very into organic foods. We…

....was hoping for some motivation and support. Might I add this: This weight gain has been in the last couple of years. Between January and June I gained about 20lbs. I have gained at least 10lbs since June. I have never had a weight problem in my life. Even after two kids I was down to my normal size 110-120 depending on…

They say really dark chocolate is good for you.

I want some red wine and dark chocolate. It sounds sooooo good.