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Did you gain it faster than 2 pounds a week? Why would it come off faster than that? You'd have to cut more than 1000 calories a day, EVERY day, out of your diet to lose it any faster than that - and that kind of eating isn't sustainable.

1) check technique - are you pivoting your arm and cupping your hand to push as hard as possible against the wateR? Are you using an efficient kick? 2) Increased arm and shoulder strength? If you've been swimming mostly while you'er also eating at a deficit, maybe your strength isn't improving enough to improve speed? 3)…

When I was a much fitter person, back in my teens? I could do all kinds of arm strength exercises, including pull-ups, but something about pushups? As I dipped below a certain point, my arms would just fold up. I have never figured out whether its because some other muscle was totally undeveloped or because my arms have…

Find ways to reduce portions without it feeling like lots less: 1) I started buying tortillas one size smaller for Taco Tuesday. Still have two, but at "taco" vs. "gordita" size, it saves a few hundred calories. 2) Cut the high-calorie contents with lower calorie stuff. Backfill your tacos with some beans and chopped…

My spouse's n=1 was this: With 45-60 minutes of moderate exercise a day, they're able to reduce med, avoid insulin, and eat moderate amounts of carbs. While keeping A1C at normal levels and morning testing in goal range. (Before you go buy a meter, check insurance. We received a package from our insurance company with a…

There's also some research that suggests that intermittent fasting can be particularly disruptive to SOME women's hormones. So you may want to rethink OMAD as well. (obviously, everyone's milage varies. Some women do really well with various forms of time-restricted eating. But the research on it is almost all on men, and…

Many digital scales "cheat" in this regard, by being programmed to "lock in" on one number and show it again the next time something close to that number steps on. SO getting the same number again and again doesn't mean the scale is accurate, it means the makers know its not as accurate as people want it to be, so they've…

How often do you eat in restaurants? That could very much be part of the issue. Calories on menus aren't always very accurate compared to what ends up on the plate.

At least 600. Mega-large tortillas like that are over 200 on their own. (here: A 12-inch tortilla is 352 calories. And a lot of the wraps at restaurants are made with even larger tortillas -- more like 14-inch (477 calories for the wrap alone).

Are we trying to justify constant disordered eating by saying that sometimes people eat that little for short periods? Because if that's what you're doing, that's apples and oranges. Short, defined, periods of fasting are NOT the same as eating 500 calories for days upon days at a time. If that's the comparison here, you…

Liquor and self-hate.

About your shape changing: Pregnancy loosens your ligaments. A lot, in the case of your pelvis. I know a lot of women who have found that their skeletons are permanently altered -- rib cages wider, pelvis a bit different. This isn't something you can prevent with exercise or necessarily get back with exercise. (it's also a…

Barbecue sauce -- yes. That stuff adds up fast. Yellow mustard - I don't bother. Be aware though that some mustards (Honey mustard, I'm looking at you) will surprise you by adding up. Watch out for mayonnaise and any sugary stuff (hoisin, duck sauce, etc)

I was surprised by the calorie counts for chili powder, turmeric, and cinnamon. And once you get into seasonings like sauces and dips, you're into "damn that adds up" territory. Look it all up at least once to see.

Look, your baby obviously gains weight. It will go from zero to 7-9 pounds. The baby comes with a placenta, which also has weight. The baby is floating in fluid, which... weighs something. In order to give the baby the oxygen in needs, your blood volume increases by 50%. Remember that liquids have weight. That baby is made…

If you eat it, you need to log it. Look at it this way: NOT logging something doesn't make it not have calories. Your body knows about calories even if MFP doesn't.

Frozen cauliflower, spinach, and broccoli, in "family pack" value sizes. Lentils Black beans onions and garlic Cabbage A "family pack" block of cheddar A big bag of tortillas

I'm a big old history documentary nerd (REAL history, not "Ancient Aliens built the pyramids" crap). I just realized a few months ago that Netflix has pretty much dropped all their reality-based documentaries in favor of conspiracy theory nutjobs. I'd say at this point that "Its on Netflix" has become a sign that a…

After having a couple of kids, I can tell you that they fade with time. They really do.

Medium to dark roast. We buy whole beans and grind right before brewing. and only buy what we can use in a relatively short time. Drink it with milk and about a tsp of sugar per 10 oz mug.

Also: You mention meat and vegetables, but that can't be all your eating? Lets talk beverages: Tea? Coffee? With sugar? with milk? Other beverages? Wine? Beer? Condiments: You've gotta count them. Butter on your bread, mayo, sauces, etc. Do you butter or sauce your veg? Mostly, you have to be 100% honest as you log. You…

And people are saying they got theirs from dietitians or doctors! Some of the popular diet books also have meal plans in them. Pretty sure that South Beach Diet has a cookbook with meal plans, for example. There's another, newer take on South Beach by some different doctor (yet another 'phased' plan) that has recipes and…

You don't say whether your sister and you are on the *same* "antidepressant." They're not all the same and some have different effects on appetite and on things like how much you move. You finding it easy to track and lose on YOUR med really says very little about your sisters experience on HER med.

Women have been so warped by the "1200 calories" thing. All the magazines running 1200-calorie plans. All the websites recommending it as "what women need." I have met MANY women who literally think that 1200 a day is what women need to *maintain*. It's crazy. If you are as active as you say you are, then 1600 is VERY…

The welts are caused by the scratching (see the picture of the histamine reaction, above). IT's not really a "hive" because it begins with itching and *then* moves to inflammation. I'd read up on the histamine thing mentioned above. My kid has something similar, where if she starts scratching, every scratch leaves a line.…

The very first link in the first post contains these words : “maximum amount of protein is 15 grams for women and 25 grams for men. “

Are you seriously considering starting a super-restrictive, low-protein diet while pregnant? Are you considering taking a chiropractor's advice on pregnancy nutrition? If you really believe that "detoxifying" exists, do you want to do it while pregnant (and flush the "toxins" that you believe in into your developing baby?"…

The problem is that early pregnancy is when you don't need to gain very much weight -- the baby is like the size of a softball and weighs only about a pound. The weight in the first half of pregnancy is increased blood volume and some extra fat stores to help with nursing. So now you're at the point of pregnancy when the…

Everyone I know doing keto makes up the difference in calories with fat. From your macros at the end of the day, that's where you're missing the most. Add fat to everything. Fry that chicken in oil and drench it in butter. Why only one tablespoon of mayo with your egg? Why no dressing on that salad mix? Have another slice…