TheCaren Member

I'm 5'4" and weigh just about 125 and am at goal weight. I've been bouncing between 122 and 125 for about two months.

I've got shoes older than him...

1. Anything I have to eat directly off of bones/carcass of an animal (it must be disected before I'll eat it). 2. Brussel Sprouts, hominy or lima beans 3. Liver. Of anything. Why would I eat the filtration system of an animal? I mean it's holding back the stuff that not even good enough to enter your colon and become poop.…

I've heard this from more than one person (both male and female) that their partner fears they will get thin and then go find a "better option". They unintentionally imply we couldn't get someone at the weight we were at if we were so inclined, which I find pretty offensive. And that's exactly what I'd tell him. "I could…

MFP is not the best at choosing your best calorie goal. I'd listen to others who gave links and suggestions. I'm 5'4" and weight 125# my maintenance calorie intake is 1600-ish per day.

Okay. You are staying within your calories most days, which "a calorie is a calorie" is true. Theoretically you could lose weight eating 1200 calories (not that I'm suggesting you drop down to that) of pure garbage and lose weight. But you'd be hungry all the time which encourages binges on things that aren't to your…

You're doing great! It's a great feeling when our hard work gets noticed.

For me what it boils down to is "everything is permissible, not everything is beneficial". I have not demonized any foods except a couple I don't seem to be able to exercise self control with in terms of portions. Everything else is up for grabs. But I have to admit I have tried to change my mindset about food so that I'm…

My husband is John-e, I am Caren, our last name is Kratt, and we got married in 2012. (JCKRATT12)

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say I suspect you're still struggling with an eating disorder. You've just changed how you're not consuming/maintaining calories. Take it from someone who has been struggling with body image since I was 13 and back dealing with disordered thinking about food issues since (at least) the…

Losing weight to protect your health is just what it is. However you do it. With weight loss surgery you still have to restrict your eating. You still have to (or should be) exercising. So I don't consider it "cheating". Link in with a WLS support group in your area when you have your surgery. Be around uplifting people…

I take Microgestin which is a low dose pill and I don't believe there's been any weight gain associated with it for me. However, last year I took Seasonique for three weeks and gained five pounds. Bam. Just like that. Oh and I seriously don't recall a drastic change in my eating habits at that time. So no idea where the…

Hard to apply I know, but the reality is nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission. DO NOT GIVE THAT IDIOT PERMISSION TO RENT EVEN A TINY SPACE IN YOUR BRAIN! And my mama always used to say "consider the source." And another thing I've had to remind myself of often: Heavy is WHAT I am, it's not WHO I am.…

Congrats on your NSV! Awesome day for you!

It wasn't intended as "You look good but". It was more like "You look good and I'm impressed with your dedication, but it's not for me." Just like my friends who think eating 1240 calories a day (which is what I did early in my weight loss) was nuts but they still gave me encouragement, while asking "are you eating enough,…

I don't eat "clean" particularly, but I quickly discovered that by eating single ingredient foods (essentially clean), you can eat a buttload of food on 1240 calories a day. I lost the bulk of my weight that way. AND I WASN'T EVER HUNGRY EXCEPT RIGHT BEFORE IT WAS TIME TO EAT. I wasn't rigid. I had Mexican food and…

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For me that's binge behavior and I've worked very hard to avoid binge behavior. So I would not plan a day that looked like that. However, not judging your plan. So going along with the idea, I'd definitely include waffles with real butter and syrup for breakfast, somewhere in there would have to be some chili cheese fries,…

Set aside some calories for a snack about a half hour before you go home. A handful of nuts, some beef jerky, a non fat yogurt. Something that will put some food in your tummy before you start preparing dinner and keep you from "grazing" in the process. As for feeling guilty. Pardon the language, but I like to react to…

I'm hung up on the need for a dinner of 350 calories. What is your calorie goal per day??? And no, I'm not gonna slam you if it's 1200 because I lost most of my weight doing 1240/day. But I ate a lot more than 350 calories at dinner time. You can barely get a decent serving of protein in with a small salad with low fat…

Very impressed by the changes. I would not personally want that much definition but I can't help but respect someone with the willingness to commit to that kind of goal. Gotta ask one rude question though. Can I assume her rack is surgically altered? I only ask because I'd like to find a way to correct the ravages of age…

Bolthouse Farms Yogurt based dressings are pretty good. In the refrigerator section.

I'm not hearing anything in your post that says he dumped you because of your weight. Pretty sure he dumped you because he's a spineless coward with an alcohol problem who hasn't gotten over his ex. End of story. Now, get on with your new healthy lifestyle, not so you can find a guy who will like you now that you're thin,…

False TNP carries a firearm... legally...

Okay. She's way too thin for me. I want a little meat at least....

I went to look at the OP's account and it's been deactivated. Epic Fail.

I think my son wins the worst meal ever award when he was eating a hamburger at a restaurant and got halfway through before realizing there was no burger in there! LOL They forgot it. Or perhaps my daughter wins for the time she found a turkey talon in the ground turkey in tacos or some casserole or something that I made…

I have reactive hypoglycemia and have to watch my sugar intake. But more importantly, it's what I eat WITH the sugar that's the issue for me. If I'm eating something high in sugars, I have to eat protein with it to avoid a reaction. So I eat a hard boiled egg with the banana, or ham wrapped around pepper jack cheese with…

I can't see your food diary so I have no idea how you're expending your 1200 calories. I did 1240 a day (plus or minus) for five or six months and lost most of the weight I wanted that way. But I used my calories very wisely. No 100 calorie snack packs or empty garbage calories. I ate lean protein and fruits and…