chillyrodent

Also seven. My "best friend" told me my long hair made me look like a fat hippy. In school there was one girl heavier than i was, and I was secretly relieved that I wasn't the fattest. I didn't pick on her - somehow I knew there was a slippery karmic slope there - but I was glad to have her take the brunt of the cruelty.…

If you enjoy pasta, a nutritional yeast & ground walnut topping is delicious as a substitute for parmesan cheese. Alternate milks are just a matter of adjusting your palate. Now I find dairy milk to be unpleasant. Check out vegan recipes online. Good luck!

Also, all this stuff you're doing that's physical is also exercise. If you move boxes for three hours, don't get down on yourself if you don't walk that day!

As far as when to go walking, I used to walk my son in a stroller when he was tired but too fussy to sleep. The vibration of the rolling along would put him right out. I can't imagine there's a *bad* time to go walking - do it when it fits your life. Good luck!

Complex carbs (like whole grains) or carbs combined with protein or fat are easier on your glycemic response. A peanut butter sandwich, maybe?

Should your boyfriend lose a little weight, too? If so, your efforts may feel threatening to his status quo. Part of his brain (that he doesn't even realize exists) is telling him that if you lose weight, you will be hotter, will dump his fat butt, and will make other choices for yourself. It's not surprising that he is…

Can you order a seltzer, or wine spritzer? Something to "go with the flow" and have a good time but dilute the calories?

Hi Nicole, Are you recording your exercise? How much weight/week loss have you programmed into your MFP? I see that you're usually not even getting up to 1200 calories/day. It's very possible that your body is doing what it does best: surviving. It reads this situation as famine, and is probably clinging desperately to…

You'll be healthier overall, but if you eat more calories than you burn you'll gain weight. Doesn't matter if they're "healthy" calories or not. But, if you're set up to have a 500 kcal/day deficit and you consistently go 100 over your goal, you'll still lose weight (with a deficit of 400 kcal). Is it possible your goal is…

On days when I can make a big salad for one meal, I feel more satisfied all day long, and often end under my calorie goal. Two birds/one stone: I'm eating fewer calories AND eating healthy food.

Hi there, I agree with the "not eating enough" replies. I know it's counterintuitive, but you need to eat enough to lose weight and not stall out your metabolism. You'll ward off the sluggishness that comes with undernourishment, too.

A pound of dry beans to go with that brown rice and that's eating! Few foods satisfy and nourish as cheaply as beans.

Power nap, baby! The only problem I can imagine is if you suffer from reflux, but otherwise, snooze.

I agree. No reflux, no post-prandial lethargy. Less lethargy all around, in fact, even though I've lost just a few pounds.

Good for you for realizing you deserve to feel better. My advice is to talk to yourself like you would talk to a dear friend. If you hear yourself disparaging YOU, step in like a good friend and set the record straight. You are worth all this effort, and you're the same good, worthwhile person whether you're 229# or 150#.

Maybe strategize with yourself (and your mom, too). Picture how you'll do it while you're home, and maybe brainstorm with your mom. I think it's a good thing that she's treating you like an adult and not nagging you, and maybe this is the perfect time to ask for the kind of encouragement you need - not wheedling, but…

I concur - just start recording everything. No one has to see what you're eating unless you open up your diary to them, so it's all about a reality check. I like that I can record having just walked a few minutes. If I don't want to walk half an hour or sweat to the oldies for 90 minutes, I don't have to. Every little bit…