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I'm lactose intolerant (like most Asians) and I just buy lactose-free milk which is available in most supermarkets. I switched to Unsweetened Almond Milk when I started trying to lose weight because it's 30 calories a cup as opposed to Skim Milk's 90 calories. If I drink 3 cups of that a day I meet my calcium requirement.

I'm with you, I don't like either of them. Actually, I hate most vegetables - I read a study somewhere that said that 25% of the population has tastebuds that are overly sensitive to the taste of "bitter" and those are usually the people who don't like vegetables. I try to get my daily requirement in through green…

I have the same problem. I LOVE sweets and I always get a craving for them late at night. Sometimes I have Greek yogurt, honey and berries to satisfy it. If I'm REALLY craving something sweet I'll have Quaker Vanilla Yogurt bars which are super sweet but only 150 calories. Anyhow, if you plan for it and allow yourself a…

I thought she looked very gaunt, especially in the face, which can be attributed to dehydration. They've interviewed past contestants who said that the days before the weigh-in they would engage in super unhealthy practices to get their weight down to as low as possible, like wrapping themselves in plastic and trying to…

Thanks ladies! I'm going to mull it over for a while - maybe I'll wait a bit to see if it goes on sale too. My body's pretty predictable in how it gains/loses weight, as I've lost and gained 10-15 pounds regularly over the years, so I think I'm pretty safe if I decide to buy the smaller size. (Too bad you can't pick where…

Don't beat yourself up! You've already lost 36 pounds which is amazing, and far more than a lot of people who diet end up accomplishing. No one's perfect and we'll all slip up from time to time, it's not realistic to expect people to remain on a rigid diet for the rest of their life. I personally love sweets and I'm sure…

I try to aim for about 100 calories under because I've read most people underestimate the amount of food they're eating when they enter it into the food log.

I'm almost always over because I eat about 3 servings of fruit a day. As long as it's coming from fruit and not refined sugars don't worry about it.

Yeah if you're a guy 1800 is the lowest you should go.

amayzme, my diary is open and you can see what I eat for 1200 calories a day.

I eat 1200 net (I aim for 1360 a day then burn 160 with exercise). You can look at my diary to see how I do it. I don't feel hungry most days, I try to eat three meals and snacks every two hours. Basically, I cut out empty calories that don't fill you up or are of no nutrtitional value like juice, pop, sugared coffees,…

I'm 140 now, but have been between 125-130 for ten years before that. My goal weight is 120 but I'd be happy at 125. Last time I went down to 120 was for my bar call four years ago, my friend gave me some powder she got online for weight loss and it made me drop 5 pounds instantly. (Unfortunately my friend no longer…

I do a green smoothie - four cups kale or spinach, two cups unsweetened almond milk, one cup frozen fruit (I like to use berries or mango). Sometimes I throw a banana in for thickness. It's delicious, full of nutrients, and keeps me full till lunch. Plus it only takes 30 seconds to make and 2 minutes to down and I'm always…

I really like Greek yogurt with a handful of berries right before I go to bed. It's sweet so it tastes like dessert but it's filling because of the protein in it. Plus it's only 110 calories!

Thanks for the information everyone. For those of you who do low-carb but not ketosis, what do you set your carb/protein/fat ratio at? I have mine at 25/25/50 but I'm finding it REALLY hard to get enough fat in. I think I'm still from the old-school mentality that "fat is bad" so I have a hard time making myself eat that…

Thanks for the responses! Yeah, I'm still running a 500 calorie defecit every day, eating 1200 and burning estimated 1700. I'm hoping to lose about 10-15 pounds but I also want to switch to the healthier diet and maintain that lifestyle (before I was eating WAY too many carbs and sugars and not enough protein and fat).…

Yeah you need a LOT more protein and fat. I think anyone would be hungry on that diet, and you're feeding an extra person on it.

Thanks for the responses guys! I'm going to keep taking it for now. I hope with such a low dosage the side effects are not as noticeable with me.

You guys are great, thank you for all the helpful comments! @LCgymnast - Thanks for the advice! :) @GothyFaery - Good advice, I am naturally defensive but to avoid an argument I should just be quiet next time as it's clear they'll never agree with me. I am really bad at not walking away when I should ;) @Hornsby - Yeah, I…

I work in a job where I have to wear suits every day, and all my suits were fitting TIGHT after Christmas. I was in denial and didn't want to weigh myself, but I finally did and I had gained 10 pounds over the course of a month! It was a good wake up call as I had slid into some pretty unhealthy habits due to always having…

Thanks that's encouraging! I really don't want to go off of it as it's helped me tremendously since I've gone on, but some of the horror stories on this forum were scaring me! I wasn't sure if it made you gain weight by slowing down your metabolism or by making you more hungry - if it's the latter, then I'll be okay as I'm…

I've had this problem too! Though I'm not sure if it's ketosis as it tastes more metallic than sweet and my mouth feels really dry but it definitely started after I changed my diet. I cut way back on carbs but I'm still eating about 100-120 a day mostly in fruit and vegetables.

I have a natural sweet tooth so I've really been craving candy, but I try to satisfy it with fruit instead. Cutting things out completely isn't realistic though, so if I give into something I'll just try to eat a smaller portion if it. That's the French diet - you can have whatever you want but just small portions of it!

Cool shades!

I used to be able to eat whatever I wanted and never gain weight so I had a lot of unhealthy habits! I would drink 4-6 glasses of juice a day, I didn't realize until I started logging my food how much sugar and calories that was! I would also regularly drink sugared coffee from Starbucks that I now know is like 500…

I have a skin care regime (wash, exfoliate, moisturize) that I have to follow every day! I also make a delicious green smoothie which keeps me full till lunchtime.

5'7 here HW: 140 (gained 10 pounds last month suddenly after not gaining weight for ten years) CW: 140 LW: 120 when I was 20 GW: 125 Feel free to add me!

Thanks for the replies everyone. I just talked to an RN who agreed with what you guys said - my body is just adjusting to all that extra fibre from the vegetables and fruit. I had incorrectly assumed bloating only happened with carbs and gluten intolerance....Thanks for the help everyone!

LOL mister_universe! Thanks for the suggestions guys. Maybe servers in Canada are grumpier than the ones in the States? (Which goes against the whole polite steroetype). I'll try your suggestions of telling them straight up I'm not going to order any more and paying and tipping right away - before I've just been saying…

As a fellow vegetable hater (for some reason I never outgrew this phase from childhood), a great way to get in the required nutrients is to do a green smoothie every morning instead of the protein shake. The sweetness of the fruit covers the bitterness of the greens and it tastes delicious. I do four cups of kale or…