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  • I don't think of it as a "cheat"... I figure one of the benefits of eating a healthy diet "most of the time" is the freedom to have a jumbo margarita or a slice of b-day cake or whatever, once in a while and not feel guilty. (This is my mantra during vacations... :D)
    in Cheat Meals vs Cheat Days Comment by cassieko July 2011
  • YES, I love my body composition scale, even though it was about three times what I felt like a scale should cost ;) Usually it just confirms that I am super-bloated and/or super-dehydrated...
    in So frustrated!! Comment by cassieko July 2011
  • Of course he would say that, you caught him and then gave him a convenient excuse so he could turn around and blame you. He sounds like a jerk, you sound like you're so caught up in his jerkness that you believe it... Get rid of him. There are wonderful, amazing men out there who will love you no matter what you look like.…
    in This is what I have been told.... Comment by cassieko July 2011
  • It's true that obsessing about calories only is not the way to lasting weight loss... we should all be thinking about WHAT we put into our bodies, eating RIGHT vs eating LESS... However, keeping a food diary helps keep you accountable and helps you see where your downfalls are... and I LOVE being able to track how much…
    in They say calorie counting is not good Comment by cassieko January 2011
  • I think some of them came in that way ;)
    in Carbs? (Help Appreiciated) Comment by cassieko January 2011
  • You know, it really depends. When I was in school they threw around like, 120g, saying you need 120g of carbohydrate daily or your brain won't function. That's obviously false, because people go on much lower carb diets than that and don't spontaneously go braindead. I worked with weight loss surgery patients (I'm a…
    in Carbs? (Help Appreiciated) Comment by cassieko January 2011
  • 1. Yes - like clockwork. 2. Sleeping helps, pushing on my eye helps (LOL), and I woke up one morning and had juice and it helped. Oddly. 3. Nothing works. It's worse in the morning, so sometimes I'll have my coffee, then lay back down, then get up and have lunch and take tylenol with it.... it lessens through the day but…
    in ladies: do you get 'hormone' headaches? Comment by cassieko January 2011
  • Our docs used to recommend 90g protein/day - most pts had a hard time getting that in, but at least by trying, they avoided the simple carbs/high-sugar "diet" foods that would sabotage them... Increase your strength training - when yuo build muscle mass, it increases your Basal Metabolic Rate... may be the push you need in…
    in lap band and the MFP Comment by cassieko January 2011
  • Hey - I am an RD and used to work with WLS patients. Where are you getting your calories from? Make sure you are getting adequate protein - If you don't, your body will start breaking down your muscle mass and your metabolism will slow down. That was always the biggest issue with my pts hitting plateaus... Also, what kind…
    in lap band and the MFP Comment by cassieko January 2011
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