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I like the Hungry Girl cookbooks but I've backed away from the recipes that use ingredients that are overly processed, fat free, or use sugar alternatives. That being said I love their chicken fingers and onion rings.

Small changes implemented over time has a better lifetime success rate. Many people who change their diets overnight can't sustain that change long term - there are both mental and physical challanges to dramatic changes. I remember when I decided to eat the cleanest, mostly raw diet possible. I ended up with crippling…

So late to this conversation... I normally don't show that I mind when thin girls complain about being fat. I figure my "issue" with it is based out of my own insecurities. That being said, I had a "friend" in High School that seemed to say it an effort to make me feel bad about myself, especially after I had lost quite a…

I'm not an expert in nutrition but I've done quite a bit of research over the last year - vegan, nutritarian, omnivore, Healthy At Every Size, etc. I try to post information that seems legit and is backed by science or common sense. Doesn't mean every article I'll ever post will be perfect but I have a good nose for…

I don't agree with this nutritionist on some things but since this is just working out calculations - I think this one is interesting too... 1lb does not equal 3,500 calories By Zoe Harcombe http://www.zoeharcombe.com/the-knowledge/1lb-does-not-equal-3500-calories/ One of the most commonly held diet myths is “To lose one…

3500 Calories To Lose A Pound – Is This Formula All Wrong? By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS www.burnthefat.com Most fitness conscious people have heard that there are 3,500 calories in a pound of fat, so if you create a deficit of 3500 calories in a week, you lose a pound of weight. If you create a deficit of 7000 calories in…

1200 was a number put out there as an average. For most people eating at or below 1200 is a major calorie deficit. However if you are shorter and sedentary this might not be that drastic of a cut. I think there is a pretty strong consensus among experts on eating disorders that severely limiting calories - whether it seems…

Self pampering is a great idea. I am very lucky that I leave near a few reasonably priced spas. I'll walk to one of them and get a massage or facial. At home I'll take a warm shower and massage a light nice smelling oil into my skin. Other times I'll just do my make-up topped off with bright power red lipstick.

Hey Amber. I'm sorry you fell of the wagon. I've been there and its so frustrating. Just remember when you start eating better not to over compensate by skipping meals or dramatically reducing calories below your maintenance level. Doing so many times contributes to the binge cycle. Good luck and much love.

Me: 7 Other: 0

How I do it: I made sure I got all my micronutrients - Bs, D, and Magnesium keep cortisol in check. Many people who have suffered from depression (like me), produce too much cortisol. Dealing with stresses (depression) over long periods raise production of the hormone long after the stress is gone. Exercise helps but…

Jumping in mid-month (starting October 12th): Me: 7 Other: 0 My hardest day was 10/13 because I went to a dinner party (it was my first day actually logging food for a social event). I ate light but regularly during the day - breakfast, lunch, and snacks. When I got to the dinner party, I ate veggies first, picked out the…

Hmm, sneaking food as a kid might be worth exploration... discovering where and how the guilty feelings are triggered. Good luck!

I am so sorry to hear that. Would you mind opening your food diary so I can see if you were doing anything I recognize has led me to binge. I'm no expert but I *might* be able to suggest something. As far as the buffet goes, I would recommend hitting the nutrient dense foods first - Meats (preferably w/o sauce, veggies w/o…

Thanks everyone. I guess I was trying to find people who actively try to eat micros and then supplement where needed. I appreciate the responses though.

Please don't cry. You've accomplished sooo much and you as a person are much more than the four pounds you might have gained (which could be water weight). Keep going and focus on health (ie getting all your macro and and micro nutrients), as well as exercise. Also, I don't know what your height is but unless it's very…

Thanks. I re-posted on the other thread.

Hey. I'm a recovered (I guess that would be the term) binge eater. It took me about three months to get on a roll (lots of reading and weekly therapy sessions). After the initial three months, I've had 1 binge in 9 months - because I hadn't eaten for a couple days due to food poisoning. I did a few things to overcome my…

Also, I cried my little heart out the first time I thought about getting off the diet roller coaster. It was so scary and I was afraid I would lose control and get even larger. I thought, geez if this is my weight when I try, what will happen when I quit. 9 months have gone by and nothing happened. I didn't blow up.…

Hey. I'm a recovered (I guess that would be the term) binge eater. It took me about three months to get on a roll (lots of reading and weekly therapy sessions). After the initial three months, I've had 1 binge in 9 months - because I hadn't eaten for a couple days due to food poisoning. I did a few things to overcome my…

If you look at my food diary, you'll see 1 or 2 tater-tots. I take one from my co-worker at breakfast just to satisfy the craving (they smell yummy and look golden crisp). I never buy them myself cause I might toss my healthy meal in favor for them.

Up your calories slowly and monitor your measurements (scales can lie* when it comes to small gains). If you start to get bigger, cut back down. That being said, as long as you eat at maintenance it shouldn't be a problem. * could be water weight or muscle gain

If you're struggling to meet your calories (and really can't eat them) then drink the herbalife as a supplement. I just personally wouldn't recommend using the shakes as a way of avoiding real food or dropping your calories too low.

If I remember correctly, either Fairburn or my therapist said that at one time binges may have developed from emotional/abusive/traumatic time, and that even after that time has passed you could still be on the binge roller coaster because you're still limiting calories/overexercising/purging, then binging, wash repeat.…

I am so happy to see Fairburn's book on your list. Can I also recommend Anita Johnson's Eating by the Light of the Moon?

Thanks! I did try that but I seem to be a creature of unhabit. :)

I am not good at taking vitamins, so I try to eat my nutrients. I can't get them all, so I take (when I remember) B12 (sublingual), D, and iron. I also take a probiotic because I just came off from CIPRO after e. coli issues - some studies show probiotics in yogurt don't make it past the stomach. Since tracking my meals it…

Chistopher Fairburn's Overcoming Binge Eating.... I need to put this book on a signature line. Chris's book is more science and plan based. I also found Anita Johnson's Eating in the Light of the Moon helpful on a spiritual level. I would say that book is more woman-nre age oriented.

Poetic description of a 19 day fast woven with studies showing the benfits of fasting - http://www.colorado.edu/eeb/courses/buchwald/1040/hrap_files/Starving.pdf

If you already have an overeating or binge eating problem, a starvation diet will only contribute to a continued problem. Please read Chiristopher Fairburn's Overcoming Binge Eating if you're in that catagory. He is considered an expert in this arena and was the go-to book provided by my therapist. Also, its my experience…