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And to that, I would say your brain and tastebuds crave the ice cream, chips and non-healthy food. Your body wants what it needs. My brain, and ESPECIALLY my tastebuds, tells me I want to eat chocolate every day and luckily, due to CICO and leaving room in my calorie deficit, I can. But I also need to make sure I get other…

awesome! great job! keep it up. :)

I don't know if there is a right answer. One thing I've learned through my own struggle and research is that your body craves nutrients. When it feels as though it is lacking one, it demands more. When you have had what is required, you become full. That is why eating one chicken breast and steamed veggies will fill you up…

this.

Yepp. So as I said, eat 30% less and you're getting the same effect as this purging tube. I agree that overeating is the problem. We need to start teaching more people portion control. Half of my friends are confused when I say I count calories because they were unaware that they were so important. I am agreeing with you…

You're turning my statement into something else entirely. I know it's not required. I never said that. I'm not going to argue with you about food choices because to each their own while losing weight. I just know that when I was struggling with money, my nutrient dense food I enjoy eating was hard to come by. But what is…

Okay so America is not the only ones then! Haha. Didn't know that.. thanks for the info! I still don't think it's a good idea.

My salad I make at home sometimes costs more than two big macs. That's what I was getting at. I wish better food choices were more affordable. Sorry, I must have forgot a word. :)

sooo assisted bulimia? nice, america.. instead of providing more information and education on portions and providing accessible, affordable, better food choices, we are instead avoiding the real issue and just saying okay to something that can become a serious disease. how humanity lasted this long is lost on me sometimes.…

4929.2 + 7 = 4936.2

I'm getting married September 17! Good luck and feel free to add me!

I use an 80/20 mentality but try to stay within my calorie goals. For example, yesterday I made a "healthy" dinner of zoodles and turkey meatballs. Then I indulged in a brownie because I had extra cals. There's no right or wrong way to eat. Calories in and calories out is what will help you lose weight. What you consider…

You go, OP! I personally don't worry about sugar too often because, as stated on many other posts, I do not have a medical condition in which I am required to. I do try not to go overboard but I love my fruit! I think it's great that you found something that satiates your sweets craving! I know starting out can be a bit…

I saute them in EVOO and a little salt since I find they get a little sweet while cooking. To deal with the excess water, I set them on a paper towel to cool after they're cooked, then wrap a couple of paper towels around it and squeeze out the moisture. It also helps get rid of a little of the EVOO if you're looking to…

^^ this. Pack your meals and snacks everyday so when you do get an urge, you're more tempted to grab something you brought. I'm a sweet snacker... I can't resist... so I keep fruits on hand at all times to trump that sugar craving. It's discipline, but it's also easier when you have healthy items handy!

I was less worried about the proposal and now am more worried about my actual wedding day. Is it important to me? Yes, but I value my health and want to look and feel my best. Is it important to him? Absolutely not. I wouldn't be marrying him if my weight dictated getting married or not. He loves me for me. Edited for…

JEFIT is my favorite!

skinnytaste.com has a lot of great chicken recipes that I rotate into my dinner planning!

With no refrigerator or microwave, you're a little limited. Canned chicken, tuna, salmon, etc would be good as they do not need to be cold or heated. You could throw together a salad as long as you use an olive oil based dressing that would not need to be kept cold. Mix it up with a whole grain wrap sometimes or bread and…

Mine is this September! I have about 15 more lbs to go!

I wear little makeup but wear lipstick on occasion. I also don't own a push up bra but I've been lucky enough to be granted with medium/small tatas that still look okay. Do I think that women are lying by doing so? No. It's easy to tell when a woman has makeup caked on her face to look like someone else entirely vs. a…

Not sure why you keep getting crappy about it considering I was attempting to explain myself after your first post, but cake was indeed mentioned in the beginning of the thread. I didn't say "NO ONE" chooses to eat cake for a meal. Heck, I might even add cake to my snack and consider that one of my snacks for the day. I…

I weigh myself once every two weeks or so! I get obsessive with the scale and get too down on myself when I see it fluctuate as well so I had to make myself stop. I also never weigh myself during that special time of the month as I tend to gain upwards of 5lbs of bloat. Every two weeks seems to show me a steady loss, but I…

Well, last night, I enjoyed some caramel filled chocolate squares so I can definitely agree with this! :smiley:

No problem, I get what you're saying as well! It is a lot to handle while first starting out. I also tell anyone I help with MFP to concentrate on calories and getting in the habit of logging first. I just wanted to give OP a little information since everyone seemed to be arguing amongst themselves, haha.

Maybe I just look at the health of my body differently. I like to track food for weight (why I'm here) but also for content. I'm not saying I eat clean and count macros 100% of the time and I also know that not everyone likes to do it that way. Exactly why I said it's not for everyone. There is nothing wrong with only…

I was giving him the benefit of the doubt, haha! I try to be optimistic! :p

I wasn't saying anyone did this. I was just using an example of a type of food that one could enter, but serves little to no nutritional value. I agreed with everyone with calorie counting, I just also thinks it matters what the calories consist of. I would think your body would react better to 100 calories of grilled…

I think what @hassankarimi82 is TRYING to say (albeit lost in all these posts) is that the content of your calories matters as well. Your body craves and needs certain nutrients. You could stay under your calorie goal eating cake all day and lose weight, but it's an unhealthy way to look at weight loss. It does matter what…

pretty eyes!