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I'm 5'8" Low weight was 153 as a x-country runner in high school and half marathoner in college High weight was 200ish (I don't know exactly - didn't weigh often then) a couple of years ago Low weight on MFP was158 Current weight is 172-175 Goal is to max out my natty FFMI without getting fat.

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I can eat an entire tub of nut butter >___> Sometimes I can eat an entire bag of nuts, too. Actually I overate nuts so badly once I can't even eat most types unless I'm in the field. Seems like it's much worse when I'm trying to eat at too big of a deficit - they're nice and calorie dense, so my body is like "FEED ME ALL…

Yup. I already lost weight, then I started focusing on building muscle. I have the real deal, which doesn't go away with weight loss. My biggest problem was the carb cravings - getting insulin resistance under control helps control that a lot. Your doctor probably gave you some directions there. If not, see if you can get…

With your activity level, I'd bump your calories up. Your butt-sitting calories burned is over 2,000. Taking your weight loss a bit slower will help you preserve your muscle mass, strength, and endurance. You probably maintain at 2,600-3,000 cals/day. You're eating at over a 1,000 calorie deficit :\ Aim for 2,350-2,750ish…

Thighs and lower abdomen went last for me. First... boobs/arms/face?

I don't know about calling local pronunciations ignorant, but these ones amuse me: Norfolk, NE - Norfork Escalante, UT - EscalANT or EscalANTee Hurricane, UT - Hurrk'n Kanab, UT is pronounced like can + AB, but people from elsewhere say "con + OB" o_O I don't know how you get "con ob" from that spelling.

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1) age: 20s 2) 170 3) physical location: NV 4) activity level. Advanced, I guess 5) How often do you exercise? 5-7 days per week (difficulty level varies) 6) Do you eat breakfast? Usually 6) what is your largest meal of the day? Breakfast or dinner 7) how many times a day do you eat? 5-6 8) how much water do you drink? 2-3…

I'm 5'8" and wear Size 8 or Size 10 depending on the brand and cut (getting a 27 inch waist and 40+ inch butt into off-the-rack jeans is... tricky). I wear small or medium shirts, depending on the brand and style. I weigh about 165. I started at about 200 lb and size 12 jeans, medium or large shirts.

I agree with the above posters - this sounds like a case for an endocrinologist :\ You have hypo and hyper symptoms. At your next appointment, you may want to ask to have your cortisol (and related) levels tested. High cortisol (like really high) can also cause fatigue, weight gain, muscle and joint pain, anxiety,…

It can help to keep a food diary. Not a MFP diary, per se, but write down in a journal what you eat for each meal or snack, and then write how you felt about that meal, what else was going on when you ate, etc, and then write again an hour or two later about it. You can identify and track triggers that way, which helps you…

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There's a PCOS group here, too: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/3070-p-c-o-sis Lots of great tips and success stories over there. Come join us :)

Eating so far past the point of satiety that my stomach hurts, feeling like I've lost control, usually triggered by emotional distress, usually ending with regret and shame. The content doesn't matter (I've binged on everything from cake to plain greek yogurt to sticks of butter to peanut butter to rice - I'm going for the…

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My dietitian does not recommend I avoid anything in particular. She said the studies aren't clear enough to justify removing nutritious greens and such from my diet. My Dr's only advice was to take my thyroid med when I wake up in the AM, and then wait an hour before eating, and wait 4 hours before taking any multivitamins…

Hey - it took me a long time. My Dr is still trying to sort out what all is wrong with me, but I have Hashimoto's, PCOS, high cortisol, insulin resistance (currently in remission), chronic fatigue syndrome/fibro, and looking at possible adrenal gland and/or pituitary gland problems. I also have a history with eating…

In the check out line at Trader Joe's, surrounded by a disturbingly high number of women with infants: "It looks like there's a sale on babies, today. Would you like one, too?"

Is there an assisted pull up machine at the gym? If so, use that to start building up strength. If you don't have access to one of those, start with static holds (jump yourself about half way up and hold there until you can't take it anymore - kind of like you hold a plank), negative pull ups (jump yourself all the way up,…

Sort of... you have to eat at a deficit, regardless, and you have to take A LOT of it - in the 2000 study, they were taking 3.4 GRAMS of the Tonalin CLA formula per day. http://jn.nutrition.org/content/130/12/2943.abstract?ijkey=c56b867aa1c04840c5241ac71733c3fcab2d01b4&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha And the supplement isn't like a…

Hey - I also have PCOS and am prone to insulin resistance if I don't keep my diet in check. Metformin isn't a weight loss drug, but an antidiabetic drug. It helps your body keep the insulin resistance in check, and works much better in conjunction with dietary changes. I have to keep my carbohydrate intake moderate. The…

I ate an entire jar of peanut butter yesterday. That might have been an excessive amount. Maybe. o.0

:noway: ETA: If it didn't work for you (because you couldn't stick to it), why would it work for us? :\

Yep. I have Hashimoto's. I lost 40 lb before going on thyroid meds. I had to figure out, by trial and error, how much I could eat to still lose weight (I was 250-300 cals below predicted TDEE... still am now that I am on levothyroxine). Took a long time. Have patience, and count as accurately as possible (meaning weigh…

Not that I know of, but I met the guy who works my local Starbucks on early weekend mornings on Fitocracy, and I've met a lot of fellow Google Plussers.

It is incredibly common in athletes and weight lifters, regardless of sex. No worries there. :)

I have EDNOS and Binge eating disorder, diagnosed and treated by medical prefessionals, not random Internet gurus. intermittent Fasting is just about the opposite of what you are going to need to do to recover. Please get help. Message boards are only going to provide you with terrible and, at best, inefective, and at…

Late November 2013. I update my profile pic with my Fitocracy level. And it takes forever to level up at my level ;)

I'm 5'8" at ~160 lb, eat anywhere from 2000-4000 cals per day, do compound barbell and bodyweught (push ups, pull ups) 3x per week, hike, bike, and occasionally run. There are photos on my profile... I think they are visible to all members... if not, I will try to change the setting, again. They are also posted on…