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I have fibromyalgia and arthritis in at least one of my knees. I second the yoga and also, stationary biking. Especially a recumbant bike, where the weight is on your butt and you work your ab muscles some.

Most of the food I eat personally comes from Trader Joe's. They are the only place I can find meat that has not been injected with saltwater (which often triples the amount of sodium). Their prices are excellent and their selection is better than you'd expect. Now if they'd only start carrying lower sodium bacon and low…

85 lbs to my first goal. Then we'll see about the 50lbs after that I need to be a healthy weight.

I say 'diet and exercise' like it is no big deal. Hopefully, if they really want to know, they'll go home and do some research. It used to annoy me how shocked people were by that, now I just blame the snake oil salesmen who have convinced everybody there is an 'easy and instant' solution.

Margarine. It's full of saturated fat. Eat butter instead, it tastes better. Other than that, I can't really think of anything I would avoid completely.

To the OP, I agree with the people who think you need to see a doctor. Also, track your calories. You sound like my son, who when he eats, eats 600 to 1000 calories at a setting. As any eleven year old boy, that's a goodly amount of food. But his appetite is inconsistent and he doesn't really get hungry more than three…

Pitch the scale. It's just a number. How you look and feel are most important.

I have fibromyalgia as well and need to lose a substantial amount of weight. I have a recumbant exercise bike. My doctor wanted me to walk an hour a day. I need a cane to walk, so I found my own way. Also, yoga. There's a ton of free videos online. Yoga is your friend. Yes, you can do it. I was doing yoga at 300lbs. About…

Soy is bad for you. It contains high levels of estrogen. Hence the premature puberty thing. Which considering the number of kids hitting puberty at nine these days (my son is one and yup, a year of soy formula), I believe. That cup of soymilk you're drinking has as much estrogen as three birth control pills. Hence why it…

I eat dessert every day. One small portion. I am still losing weight. I will bake my own sweets and such, which means you control what goes into it and how much each portion is. As for ice cream and fro yo, one portion of them is less than 200 calories, even the really loaded ones. Portion control is the key. As for…

I am on a modified diet and after 3 months of learning, I rarely break 1200mg. The human body only needs 500mg of sodium a day. I cannot believe you are only getting 1100mg a week. Not with how much hidden sodium there is in food. Naturally occurring sodium in a week's worth of meat would add up to more than that. Methinks…

Unfermented soy is chocked full of estrogen. A cup of soy milk has as much estrogen as three birth control pills. I don't need a stroke, so I don't eat soy. (I have basal migraines. extra hormones of any kind are my bane.) Also, I think that much estrogen can't be good for children who are developing. Fermented soy (like…

I do not eat before I do my yoga (inverted positions suck when you have food in your stomach), but if I don't have breakfast before I do my biking, I feel dizzy and unwell. I think it depends on the person, as the guy above me said.

I am extremely over weight, never been in shape in my life, and suffering multiple pain disorders. I cannot walk because of the pain in my legs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o0kNeOyH98&feature=related Is the best yoga for complete n00bs I have seen. If I can do that every day, you can too. I also use a stationary bike…

Hydration is important for regulating blood pressure. Also, add some sodium. Not a lot, but throw an extra sprinke of salt on your food or whatever seasoning you like. I have high blood pressure and drastically cutting my sodium has helped. So maybe a little more salt will help the other way? Other 'hidden' high sodium…

I am glad to see them here, not at some ED 'support' site where they're being encouraged to continue to harm themselves by people with even less perspective than they have. One of the early horrors I found when I came online was these communities. It's why I strictly monitor my child online. There's so many dangerous…

It's been a week since you made the changes. Your body needs four to six weeks to adjust to the changes. Until that much time has passed, you can't know if the changes are helping or not.

I have tried and flunked out on every med for fibromyalgia. Cymbalta did nothing for me and Lyrica gave me edema in my feet so bad I couldn't walk. I hope they work better for you than they did me.

Eat full fat dairy products (low fat often have more salt or sugar added in them) and eat more avacadoes and bananas.

You want to lower your sodium, don't eat processed food. Period. As for meats, be careful of meats purchased in most supermarkets. They love to 'plump up' meat by injecting it with salt and water. You have to read food labels. My go to protein snack is 1/4 cup of unsalted almonds. No sodium and they stick with you. Also,…

I use my food scale for everything. Even measuring liquids. Especially liquids. It's the only way I can keep track of portions. I love mine.

How I lost thirty pounds in three months? Be really, really fat and losing weight the first time. As in morbidly 300+ pounds obese and watching what I eat for the first time in my life. What I am saying is your goals are unrealistic. You should aim for a pound a week unless you have a great deal of weight to lose. The…

My son isn't on the spectrum, but I can relate. He had extensive medical issue and problems, especially at that age. I couldn't even take a shower when he was awake and mobile. While people have some good suggestions, here's some more. 1. Exercise after he's in bed. (He does sleep, doesn't he? This is not a joke question.…

HCG is ILLEGAL if not prescribed. And just to re-enforce the 'any doctor who would prescribe this unless a last resort is a quack. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hcg-diet/an02091 Quoting the whole article. Also, anybody who takes their doctors' word without thoroughly investigating everything is a fool. If it sound…

I started out as sedentary and 2 lbs a week. I work out every day on top of my stay at home mom/caretaking. After realizing I walk to different stores at least 3 times a week, do all the bending and reaching over my head and lifting that comes with housework, I realized there is no way in hell any stay at home mom is…

I agree with your sentiment. Unless it is for actual medical reasons, there is absolutely no reason to deprive yourself. That is why most diets fail. And honestly, even I eat pizza from time to time. It's an 'inflammatory food' and finding a version that isn't hideously salt laden can be challenge, but sometimes, you gotta…

I started out doing it purely for health. Now I am really liking how it is making me look. :)

Oh yeah. Honestly, I fully expect it to slow down. But losing is still losing. Maybe I'm just frustrated with others' unrealistic expectations. Losing weight isn't supposed to be easy or fast. That's what the weight loss industry has convinced us of. I don't own a scale. They're inaccurate. I get weighed once a month at…

No food will make you gain weight on it's own. Period. You can eat anything so long as it fits into your calorie allocation. Hell, you can even eat outside it once and awhile and do fine. What you do not want to do is restrict your calories too much. MFP is designed to make you not have to do the math. You put in how much…

1. Diet pills do nothing but make you lose water weight. At best the suppress your appetite, but once again, once you stop taking them, the effects wear off. 2. 600 calories a day is a very good way to do permanent damage to your body. What's your rush? Wouldn't rather it take longer to lose the weight and keep it off than…