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I don't think any topical creams will help, sadly. But if they really, really bother you, a dermatologist can use a laser on them to diminish their appearance. This is not cheap, of course. I've also seen recently where some people have gotten skin tone color tattoos to "cover" them. It looked really good!

I just changed it to one pound a week and it only increased me to 1556. Yes, I realize that by manually changing it that I wouldn't be on track to lose two pounds a week.

To lose 2 pounds a week, MFP recommends I eat 1200 calories a day. I know that isn't realistic (for me) so I manually put in 1500.

1200 but I manually change it to 1500 because I know that I am miserable at 1200 and will end up bingeing.

I'm in! Let's start a group!

This particular book was called "How Not to Die" which I was hoping would teach me some foods to ADD to help stave off disease, which it did, but it also really detailed the dangers of animal products.

I'm not a huge egg eater but the book details all animal products (eggs, dairy, meat).

I just wanted to give a really short term update. I haven't weighed myself in a week and I feel more confident in my ability to stick to my plan than I ever have in the past. I'm sure I haven't lost much, but just knowing that I've done well every day and not binged is powerful for me. I feel like for me, personally,…

I'm actually working through a cognitive behavioral book on emotional eating right now. I'm trying to work on removing the emotion from it, and working strictly on feeling my healthiest, which is behind the idea of not weighing.

No, you are right. I am eating 1500 gross, even on workout days. I tend to do a little something every day, but the cardio days are usually 3 days a week. I don't feel fatigued at all with it and have been doing it, on and off, for a while. The way I've kind of worked it out in my head is that if I burn 600 3x a week and…

I should say, make no mistake, if I don't drop a pant size or two in several months, I will reevaluate things! I just don't want what the scale says to derail me.

I just want the feedback to be how my body feels instead of what the scale says.

I'm sure I'll get weighed at a random doctors appointment here or there, too, but I will just ask them to not tell me. :) That worked when I was pregnant!

I feel like I know my body pretty well considering that I have lost weight before. I think if I'm not happy with my appearance or the changes my body is making, I would consider dropping to maybe 1400 calories or adding a workout. But I want that to be based on how I feel and not because the scale says I should be 10…

Thanks for the help with terms. I'm not master by any stretch of the imagination. Just curious, why do you find 600 calories burned suspect? I have a polar watch with a chest strap - aren't they pretty accurate? If I phone it in for my 55 minute workout, I burn around 530-550, if I push hard or do intervals, I easily get…

I'm pretty thorough with my tracking. I have a digital scale and use it for just about every thing I eat. I don't eat anything that I don't track. I understand that I will lose (or not) the same amount whether I weigh or not, but it seems to always cause me to "fall off the wagon".

Do you mean you would eat less as you lose? I don't want to eat less than 1500. I've tried that in the past, based on MFP's recommendation of 1200/day, and I crash and burn. I don't EVER want to eat less than 1500, preferably a little more when I'm maintaining so if that means it takes me longer to lose, I'm okay with that.

No, TDEE is around 2000 on a no-workout day. I don't typically eat any exercise calories back.

Right now I do about 55 minutes of cardio, with a mix of HIIT. Typically arc trainer and elliptical. I have a polar watch so I'm confident in the calorie burned reading. I know it will go down as I lose weight or get more in shape, but it's where I am today.

I plan to pay attention to how my clothes are fitting and how I feel. If I go 6 months and I'm not seeing progress, then I will reevaluate things, but I'm not really planning to do anything that *shouldn't* work. If I follow my plan and I'm not losing weight, then something else is probably to blame and seeing the number…

All of these perfect parents with perfect children coming out of the woodwork are really great. I knew this was a weight loss board but didn't realize I was also amongst people who had children who never said an unkind word and also those who would handle their children so much better than they have anticipated that I did.…

I don't think I've ever uttered the word "fatty" around him. I would imagine he heard it at school.

No, I didn't eat the reese's. I guess I got it because I thought "I'm stressed and will start tomorrow, I want a treat right now." I took a few handfuls of popcorn and threw the rest away. I handled it okay, I think, given the temptation and the actual act of driving to the store to get the junk but I need to learn to not…

Ha! I didn't even know I had a ticker? I want to lose about 50 pounds. I eat 1500 calories a day. I've tried 1200, which is what MFP has recommended but I know that is a recipe for disaster. At least I've learned that along the way! I'm normally much happier at 1500, when I can get under control.

Yes, my son, who has been given behavioral awards every month since he started school, is a big, mean bully and I fail as a parent because he called me a name. He is 5. FIVE. That doesn't make it okay, but it does make it normal for a 5 year old to not be able to understand the harshness of their words.

Maybe I didn't explain my original post well. I'm not seeking advice on how to handle my son saying that. He was wrong, he knows he was wrong, and we had a long talk about it. I'm more upset with the fact that I can't seem to "get it together" even after he said it to me.

It's weird because in every other area of my life I am a perfectionist. I am a 4.0 grad student working full time and pride myself on having a spotless house. It's like, I run out of energy to take care of myself because I have so many other things going on.

Yes, of course. He was very sorry when he saw that it upset me.

No, he is 5 and said something when he was angry. That doesn't mean it is desired behavior but he is a sweet and caring little boy, not a bully. And that's beside the point.

My binging is more of a "I know I said I was going to "start" today but I could go to Wendy's on my lunch break. That sounds so good. Then I will stop and grab a cupcake at the bakery next door since I'll have already ruined my day. I'll finish the day with pizza since I'm already way over on calories and I'll start fresh…