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I too heard this on the way to work and posted a blog about it! I keep hearing things lately about hormones and how they influence our ability to lose or maintain weight. Also of interest is the book, "This is Why You're Fat". by Warner. She talks a lot about hormones in the first chapter and what you can do to influence…

So true! What you build from day to day is where you will live indeed! Thanks for sharing.

What a great achievement! It's all about reaching new goals, whatever they may be. We all have that feeling of "Look what I can do now!" in different ways. :wink:

Is there some reason why other people deserve to be thin, but you somehow don't? It sounds crazy to say, but you can just decide. Just look at that girl in the mirror and say (something like), You're enough. Just the way you are. You deserve every good thing in life, including a thin and healthy body if that's what you…

Kashi meals are my fav. Sometimes I add an extra serving of veggies to them. Single serving hummus with chopped veggies too. Lindt chocolate ball. ;)

Hot water with tea/lemons/honey. Mint tea is a good digestive aid and soothes the digestive tract. Water by itself can help, but in my experience, does not solve the problem. Fiber comes in two varieties: soluble and insoluble. The insoluble kind can cause ADDITIONAL problems if you are already having problems, so beware…

I knew nothing when I started and over the years have learned by trial and error what grows best in my hot dry climate, and what is too much work. As many have said, tomatoes are pretty easy if you have a lot of sun an it's a good starter plant. I love fresh herbs, so I have rosemary (which stays over the winter), basil…

Perhaps the idea that a thin/good/attractive body is one with zero fat on it, is part of the problem. Our society is so obsessed with zero fat, that I see teenage girls (where I work) pull out skin on their bellies and claim that they are fat. A little fat does make the face more attractive - and it can also make thighs,…

Well maybe not the drugs or cigarettes. :0 Posted too quickly!

Anything can be used in an addictive way, so yes it's possible for food to be one too. Texting, emailing, sports watching, running, eating, alcohol drugs, cigarettes - the definition of an addiction (to me) is anything that so monopolizes your time, that it begins to exert more control over your life than you do. The…

Early morning laugh! Mine is water chestnuts. Feels like styrofoam on my teeth.

That has got to be a joke. It looks like something from a SNL skit.

Hi Suzanne! I have trouble with these as well. In my experience, binges come from one of two things: not having eaten enough and thus feeling true hunger to "make up" for a minimum of calories, OR something emotional that I am trying to numb out with food. I try to avoid the first type of binge by keeping my calorie range…

I tend to think, There is no alternative to taking care of myself. The opposite of what I'm doing, is treating myself like I'm worthless. Good question! :)

Most people seem to be saying to just ignore her, but my experience is that people like that don't go away. They take your silence to be acceptance of their comments and grow bolder with time. I often find it helpful to ask a direct question that makes them have to answer for what they are doing. Something like, "Why do…

Almost every day: Tea. Kashi something (frozen meals, breakfast cereal). Yogurt. Every day: Dark chocolate. :D

I have heard "starvation mode" described as what happens when you eat below 1200 calories, but I have always thought of the phrase more in terms of how I respond. In other words, when I don't eat enough calories, my body tells me to EAT LIKE I AM STARVING! I never understood it as a medical response, just an apt…

I read recently that a good way to ensure exercise at a particular time each day is to have an "If-Then" mantra. It goes like this: "If it's 6:30am on a Monday, then I'm on the elliptical." That's what I've been doing and it works surprisingly well. Dunno why. Takes the emotion out of it I guess. As someone in this thread…

Very zen-like. :) Yes, today right now is the only moment where we can act. Past is done. No guilt no regrets. Only choices and life llessons! That's how I roll.

Rather than try to control myself, I try to look at the drive behind the idea that I'm not getting enough, or not getting what I want. When that changes, when I believe that I'm getting enough and what I need, there is no need for control. I know I'm a radical here, but that's what I believe. Self control day in and day,…

That is amazing! You look like a whole new you! ;)

I just started the DVD yesterday. I didn't do it this morning though because I am sore! And aren't we supposed to give sore muscles time to recover or something? I'm going to do some aerobic something later today and then try the DVD again tomorrow.

The idea of clean eating has helped to focus my food choices immensely. I want to put healthy, nutritious foods in my body that feed the cells, not just my taste buds. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for sharing an interesting article Charmagne. I have a mixed thoughts about this though... On the one hand, I think it would be nice if actresses were honest too because it does seem to give license to others to think they can eat that amount. I know I've been out with skinny friends who order burger, fries and a…

First of all, 26 pounds is a HUGE accomplishment!! I've lost 11 and I can already feel it in my energy level and see it in my clothes. Secondly, I absolutely can see it in your photos, especially in your face. You look great! Awesome progress.

I work out aerobically about three times a week and no, don't take a multi. But I do work hard to get green leafy veggies into my diet.

So I'm curious about your comment that you haven't been picking the best foods to eat... What drives your food selection? Is it about trying to get the most taste for the calorie amount? Sweets? Salt? I have found that when my focus switched to health instead of just losing weight, that everything just seemed to fall into…

Every diet I've ever been on has been 100% vanity before, and that motivation was never enough to carry me. I also agree that getting older changes motivations. In my 20's and 30's, was more concerned about looking "hot". Now I'm all about healthy, and learning new cooking ideas...

My mom always said, Try to eat as close to the vine as possible, and I think that's good advice. The more foods you're eating in their natural state, the cleaner the eating. Fruits, veggies and beans = the closest to the vine. That being said, it's nearly impossible to eat just fruits and veggies without starving, and…

Didn't mean to be unfair. I didn't see a whole lot else to post... Maybe there was another thread I didn't see. Sorry to offend!! :D Ciao!