laele75 Member

I am trying to fight my natural urge to roll my eyes at someone declaring themselves a feminist. I am a humanist, I believe in empowering all people. Regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or weight. I was perfectly fine with myself and my body image at 320lbs. But I was wrong. It was unhealthy. It was…

I have always found white meat dry and bland myself. I buy chicken thighs. They're always nice and juicy, even baked with some spices only.

I am a stay at home mom. I am also a single parent. I am the sole caretaker of a disabled child. I set my activity level to lightly active, to cover things like housework and errands, since I do everything. That way I don't have to wonder how many calories these activities burn.

I do my workout after I put my son on the bus for school or after I wake up on weekends when he's home. I get up, make his breakfast, put on a pot of coffee, then do my yoga. Then I eat breakfast, check my email and then do my 30 minutes of biking if it's an exercise day. Because of my medical condition, I do two days on,…

Okay, first of all, if you have an anxiety disorder, reading the paranoid 'EVERYTHING IS BAD FOR YOU!' is just setting yourself up for a panic attack. Relax. Green tea isn't going to rile you up as much as a cup of coffee or black tea. It depends on how sensitive you are to caffeine. If you are sensitive to caffeine, there…

Butter. I only use butter and coconut oil for cooking. I hate olive oil and after doing research on canola and soybeans, I will NEVER use them again. There's nothing wrong with butter, it has less calories per tablespoon than oil and tastes awesome.

Congratulations. But I agree with the others who think it's too early to worry too much about weight loss. Give yourself time to adjust to a new baby and a new schedule before you start stressing about other things. That'll effect your milk production badly.

This. Seriously girl, stop starving yourself.

1200 calories is the minimum an adult female should eat period. 1350 is probably a much more realistic goal for you, unless you are an extremely petite woman. Honestly, would you rather eat 1200 calories when you can eat 1350 and still lose weight?

I had such severe gestational diabetes I couldn't keep the damned test down. Any amount of sugar made me upchuck. I ended up putting myself on a carb restricted diet like a diabetic. I unfortunately lost 15 pounds when I was pregnant, partially because I had severe morning sickeness until 5 months in. I ate a lot fruit,…

The only issue is the amount of sodium that commercial sandwiches have. A sub from Subway or Quiznos has as much sodium as a cheeseburger. Also, salads aren't really as healthy as you'd like them to be. Lettuce is a filler food with almost no nutritional value. You'd be much better off having something with calories and…

Low sodium diet. I brought my blood pressure down from dangerously high on medication to middle range of normal by completely changing my diet to low sodium. The bad news is, you will have to completely give up most processed foods, cook most of your food and religiously read nutrition labels. The big culprits are bread…

Okay, for all the people who are telling you to make them eat breakfast. DO NOT LISTEN. As a parent of a child who has no natural appetite and doesn't see food as a priority, I can tell you from a decade of experience you will just make it worse by trying to force them. As someone above said, if they eat well the rest of…

I have an under desk bike I use to do my workout. Maybe your boss would allow you to have one to use between calls?

Yeah, nobody likes to wait. I have very little patience for things outside my own child, but I have learned to look at the little victories. Like the blood pressure going down and having ankles again. My legs are starting to look totally awesome, to the point I am shaving regularly even though I never wear short pants.…

Sorry, if I wanted to mind my own business, I wouldn't post on a forum. ;) I am saying something to try and make those ladies who aren't sure or feel pressured to lose all the weight right now another point of view. It's a lot of pressure and may lead to these newcomers making choices that will make it even harder for…

I have a lot of weight to lose and have it set to lose only one pound a week, so I have a large amount of calories. On my rest days, I easily come within a hundred calories of goal. On exercise days, I will dip into a few of my exercise calories, but usually are about 300 under. That still has me averaging 1700- 2000…

Any soy product is ridiculously processed to make it fit for human consumption. Every part of the soy plant is poisonous naturally. As for corn maltodextrin, that sounds like a fancy name for corn syrup. So I'm gonna say no.

I cooking my brown rice in low sodium chicken broth and add a tablespoon of butter. Then spice it up with garlic and onion powder, oregano, basil, paprika and parsley. It's also how you cook it. Use two cups of broth for a cup of rice and only cook it for 50 minutes. It is MUCH LESS mushy this way.

Yeah, I lost weight on Stupomax too. Because I kept forgetting to eat. I also think it had to do with the amount of brain matter I was losing. Seriously, unless it really works for you, Topamax is not worth the side effects.

This. I eat very healthy meals, and very unhealthy snacks. Which is my business.

What range of sodium and sugar are you looking? People are going to freak out, but potato chips only have 170 mg of sodium per serving. I'm on a low sodium diet and read labels religiously. I agree about the unsalted almonds though, they're my favorite snack. I'll be honest with you, when I went low sodium because of high…

HCG is BAD. The Mayo Clinic write up says not only is it dangerous, it's illegal without a prescription. Any doctor who prescribe such a dangerous drug as anything but a last resort should have their license pulled. This story only backs up their data. That poor woman and her family. Losing weight to be healthier is good,…

I eat really, really healthy meals. So I can have junk food. Also, there are some great recipes online for healthier junk food that you can make so you don't have to fight those cravings. Baked oatmeal is one of the best ways to get your fruits and fiber and shut up your sweet tooth.

I gave up caffeine six months ago and I don't regret it at all. I sleep better and have less fibro flares. Now I drink decaf coffee and iced tea. Soda is an occasional treat and if I drink it, I'll get myself a cream soda or root beer.

I have high blood pressure, I keep my sodium intake below 1500 mg a day. If you are really sincere about watching your sodium, here's some things you need to look out for. All baked good have a lot of sodium. Salt, baking soda and baking powder are loaded with sodium and used to make everything. Including healthy wheat…

It wasn't ever a priority for me. I was a proud big girl who never had trouble with self-esteem. I had friends, I never hurt for a man unless I decided I didn't need one in my life. I was never ashamed of being fat, I never saw the point to dieting and I knew fad diets didn't work. I knew how to eat healthy. I LOVE…

I do not track sugar, fat, carbs or cholesterol. These are not my issues. When I weighed 320 lbs and ate horribly, I did not have high cholesterol and my blood sugar was fine. So now that I eat much better (almost no processed foods), I don't see a reason to track them religiously. I do track sodium (high blood pressure)…

Low sodium eater here (High blood pressure). As the prepackaged sides go, Knorr is better than Rice-a-Roni for sodium. Some of the pastas are almost reasonable. I have never seen MSG listed on their ingredients, so don't go to all the fuss and just make it as directed. If you want to keep down the sodium, don't add any…

You give all of us who started 300+ hope.