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Described as being legal (depending on jurisdiction) and "less addictive than opiates or codeine". Not exactly a glowing recommendation. Why are you asking about drugs (specifically for getting high) on a fitness board?

Doctor. For eating disorder. The rest can wait. Overeating is something you can address on your own. Purging is a sign of a serious eating disorder and you should get professional help before you seriously hurt your body. Best of luck.

I wear exactly this every time I go to the gym. What is old fashioned about a t-shirt? Not sure why you had to specify a bra UNDER a t-shirt either...is wearing one over a t-shirt common? Never seen it. I always figure that as long as all the bits are covered, and my movement isn't hindered (oh, and nothing is loose enough…

I don't want to turn into my parents. No diabetes, sleep apnea, knee replacements, hip replacements, heart trouble, can't move around to play with the grandkids, out of breath from walking across a room, had to get a new car because they couldn't get into the old one, need to sit at specific tables when eating out (too big…

Can't stand them boiled and mashed, myself. My mother always made this when I was a kid and I used to either try to get out of eating it (no dice) or had to mix the mashed turnips in with either peas or mashed potatoes to eat it (which just ruined the peas or potatoes, IMO). I like eating them raw though. They are quite…

14 pounds in a month? Cut off a limb? OK, that is uncalled for, but 14 pounds in a month is going to be really difficult ("normal" weight loss is <2 pounds per week, and even 2 pounds is a lot unless you have a lot of weight to lose). You don't say why a month, but may I suggest figuring out a calorie target that will keep…

I've had this problem too and while Body Glide has reduced the problem, it doesn't work for me over my long runs (which are 2+ hours now). I've been looking at the Withings Pulse O2 (which uses an IR sensor in the wristband for heartrate) but I'm not ready to commit to another piece of gear just yet (I already have a Fibit…

I prefer the flavour of skim milk and I'm happy with half-fat mayonnaise and 0%-2% greek yogurt. The peanut butter I buy is made of only ground peanuts (so no added salt or sugar). I enjoy baking and have spent a lot of time tweaking recipes so they are lower sugar (I find a lot of recipes in American cook-books use more…

I have a Fitbit Flex and my husband has a Jawbone UP. Here is what we've found (we've had them about a year): Flex: Good app, even better website. Won't work with all phones (for syncing), I use an iPhone so it is fine. Bluetooth syncing to the phone. I have found the step counter to be quite accurate (I've compared it to…

You have to be sure to use the same settings on both sites (check your height, current weight, age, etc., then go on to your goal, they all have to be the same). I found that when I got them both set up, I was typically within about 50 calories between the two sites, which honestly is probably equivalent to the uncertainty…

I have a Fitbit Flex and my husband has a Jawbone. We both have Garmin Forerunner watches with a HRM we share. I really like my Flex. Recharging is a real PITA though (a known problem, you can check out their forums if you like). Basically, after a while the little tablet that is the actual tracker gets loose in the…

I prefer eating food to drinking my calories and have a liver and kidneys for "cleansing". You won't find a lot of love for this sort of thing on the general forums.

Free advice is frequently worth exactly what you paid for it. I would not enjoy some random person coming up to me and giving me their free advice on how to do my workout. If i'm uncertain, I'll ask someone. Barring obvious "this person is going to seriously hurt themselves!" situations, my thought would be to butt out.…

The elliptical is lying to you. Gym equipment is notorious for over-estimating calories burned. Continue weighing and measuring food, keep up the good work activity-wise (but take the numbers with a grain of salt) and give it a bit more time. Weight loss (or gain, for that matter) isn't linear.

I find protein shakes can make me feel a bit nauseated too (right after working out). A couple of things I tried to make it a little easier on my stomach are: blend a banana and a little cinnamon into the shake (I use chocolate powder so the combination works well, I expect strawberries or blueberries would be nice too) or…

You apparently know some of the rudest people I've ever heard of. You aren't changing your lifestyle for them, you are doing it for yourself, so just make a noncommittal response (if required), you know something like "thanks for your concern" or whatever then go on with doing whatever it is you want to do. In regard to…

What do you care what other people think? - Richard Feynman

I do basic meal planning for the week when I grocery shop (typically on the weekend) or I wouldn't have any clue what I needed at the grocery. Lunches get made the night before as I'm always pressed for time in the morning. I try to make something on Sunday that will give me lunches for me and my spouse for 2-3 days if…

I'm with you. :) I've taken chemistry and can pronounce all the ingredients (and even know what some of them actually are) and I'd still eat the Doritos. Love me some fake cheesy goodness (I'd also eat the kettle chips, I'm really not that picky). :)

I second (or third?) the job idea. You said the job market is bad but can you volunteer somewhere? That is still working, just not for pay, and it also tends to look good on a resume...just thinking of future job hunting. It gets you out of the house/room, doing something useful/challenging. Opportunities may exist at soup…

Cook more at night (dinner) and pack some into individual containers for lunch throughout the week. Seriously, you can have that lasagna, meatloaf, stir fry, curry or whatever for lunch. Just pack it up before you serve out dinner (so you don't mess with your portions) and voila! Some weeks, when I'm really organized, I…

Except I've never seen a shred of proof (peer-reviewed journal article, large-scale double-blind study, etc. etc.) that supports your theory. Really glad that eating every 3 hours works for you, that is terrific, but please don't spread your personal experience around as scientific truth. Oh, and if I had to eat every…

Goblet squats, and lunges with dumbells are also good. Don't put leg day off for 7 months, do what you can until your membership runs out at the current place. Best of luck.

My other huge beef (ha ha) with the recipe builder is how difficult it is to make a change to a recipe (I like modifying things) or, and this is the worst (not only when building a recipe but also when just putting a meal together) the number of outright, WRONG entries in the database. I don't know who entered "Steak -…

Mashed potatoes, biscuits, cornbread, meatloaf aren't bad...I eat all of these and have lost weight. As someone above said, portion control is the first step...make the things you love (and know how to make), calculate how many calories are in them (MFP has a very good recipe tool, so you can enter in everything you use to…

If I could "Like" or "Upvote" you, I would. Listen to this person, OP. I looked at the same day and got stuck on (1) you said you ate 44 ounces of pork in one day (not to mention the 1.5 pounds of celery at lunch...that is amazing!), (2) this 2.75 pounds of meat only had 1680 calories, and (3) apparently the same food had…

How awful. People are trying to be generous and kind and bringing in food that they enjoy in the hopes that their colleagues enjoy it too. What terrible people. How could they be so rude and unthinking as to try to do something nice for the people they spend 8-12 hours per day with, 5-6 days per week. Really? This isn't…

If you don't have time to move more, then you have to eat less. It really is that simple.

For anyone who is actually interested, this website actually shows you how to properly measure yourself for bras at home: http://www.brasizecalculator.tk/ (complete with drawings showing where measurements are to be taken, so may not be safe for work).

I'd rather make real chocolate chip cookies and eat fewer at a sitting. I get 24 cookies out of my go-to recipe, at around 110 cal per. I can live with that and it is all real (real sugar, real fat, real chocolate). I can live with that. Honestly...beans? in a cookie? BLASPHEMY