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Find someone you can talk to or someone who will go out and do something with you that doesn't involve food. You need a good distraction to keep you mind busy on other things. I hope everything turns out well.

All I could think while I was watching was "Don't Blink"

great job.

I found a lot of recipes here: http://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/p/recipe-index.html Some are more calorie laden than I am willing to eat, but some are great.

We made that change when my Dad was diagnosed. Be sure to read all labels. Some brands of soy sauce have wheat others don't, it is the same with most sauces and dressings. Many soups are gluten free (but check by brand and flavor, around me Progresso is usually good but Campbell's has wheat listed in everything) There is…

First, you do get used to it. Second, find something low calorie to munch on. Third, you may want to plan out a few dinners so that you can see where you can cut calories there to add to your meals earlier in the day. As you log and review your daily logs you will also start learning what foods you want to cut down or…

Whether it costs more or not depends entirely upon what you were eating before. I wasn't eating out before; so I didn't have restaurant bills going down. I ate a LOT of spaghetti, it is easy to cook for one person, dried noodles don't go bad sitting on the shelf, and it was tasty comfort food. There also isn't much cheaper…

I like this site: http://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/p/recipe-index.html This is one of my favorites , it tastes SO good- http://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/2009/03/day-52-french-dip.html. 260 calories per serving.

See your doctor. It does sound like food allergies, so it would be helpful for you to keep a detailed list of exactly what you ate and how it was prepared. You need to be even more detailed than most when logging, you can't just say garden salad, you will have to detail exactly what was in it and on it. You said pasta so…

An apple with peanut butter. Try adding some protein and fat into the snack rather than just fruit and veggie.

Congrats. Your story is wonderful.

Congratulations and best wishes. You look great.

Cut it up small and thin and stir fry it. I will also bake it with World Harbor Island Mango marinade or just with a light Italian dressing. Make sure your chicken pieces are all about the same size so that you aren't overcooking some while under cooking others. If you overcook the chicken it won't taste good, so while you…

BBQ pulled pork freezes very well - there are a lot of crock pot recipes for it. Also, grilled chicken breasts freeze well and when you take them out they can be added to anything from salads to quesadillas.

Fantastic!!! Great job.

Wow, great job! Good luck on your 5K.

Another vote for crockpot and grill. Also a good fan may help (especially if you can get a window fan and put it on exhaust).

Wonderful!

Isn't this, basically, how MFP (as opposed to TDEE) works? You eat back your exercise calories, so if you have a bunch of exercise calories... Most people seem to exercise each day to gain more calories every day, I suspect some people actually exercise a lot every day to be able to eat pretty much anything. If you have a…

Yum. Now I want this.

This sounds good.

Try entering your data into an online TDEE calculator (for example http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/) Using female, 18 years old, 61 inches, 154 pounds, and sedentary that calculator says that if you eat 1446 calories a day you will lose a half of a pound a week. If you add any exercise you can either…

That sounds good.

I actually like the taste of more vegetables than I thought I did.

To look fabulous stand up straight and smile.

If there is a place nearby where you can take your kids for an hour and run around with them then that would give you exercise, let them burn off some of their energy, and give the grandparents a break from 6 people living in the house as well. Later you can go for a walk by yourself to regroup and center your mind, or…

Is there a grill? If so grill some chicken breasts or other lean meat. A pork loin roasted in the oven is great. Make up a big salad and/or veggies to go with it and call it a meal. You can add rice or potatoes, just be sure to watch your portions.

I don't know what kind of kitchen you have however - I make a bunch of individual size shepherds pie - cook everything and layer it into containers that can go in the freezer and oven, and wrap them up well. Just watch the water content or you end up with it being soggy once it is defrosted - I blame the potatoes. I also…

Yes everything counts toward your daily food goal. It may not help you with the rest of your macros, but it will fill out the calorie limit. It won't be a terribly healthy day but... (on the other hand it wasn't a terribly healthy day for me when I decided that I absolutely HAD to bake chocolate chip cookies - can we say…