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Typo or Fraudien slip? Haha. OP, you look great, you look like you lost 50 pounds or more, not 35. That's awesome!

This is exactly what I was thinking. I'm not an internet creep I promise but your bum and back look so nicely toned! You're gorgeous in both pics of course but you definitely look a million times healthier!

Agreed. Days without peanut butter are wasted days. There's a difference between healthy fat and transfat guys. And a HUGE difference between natural and sweetened pbs. And since we're all ignoring this http://foodbabe.com/2012/09/16/the-truth-about-pb2-powdered-peanut-butter About to go read that myself. Just don't want…

Yup, a splurge day or meal is actually good for your body, especially when you're restricting your calories as low as 1200 a day. Calculate your TDEE rather than your BMR. After you get your TDEE subtract 300-500 calories a day depending on your goals and activity level. Say your TD is 2000. You would subtract 500 calories…

And in regards to whether it's BAD or a CHEAT FOOD, I'm fairly sure that only YOU can decide what constitutes a cheat food.. well, drink, unless you're munching on the grinds :P If you like coffee drink it. If not, drink it anyway. It has antioxidants and **** in it. Good stuff

This is what I was thinking. Of course you CAN, unless something is physically preventing you from going to the shop. Honestly though, people are seriously disordered in the way they look at food (and this is coming from someone who's struggled with an eating disorder for over a decade..) Of course you can have a coffee if…

Why is everyone so obsessed with the calorie content with no regard to the health implications? Eating a natural, raw food is better for you inside and out. This diet minded society is exhausting

I think you should do whichever works for you. If you wake up at 3 am hungry, just fricken eat something. I don't understand why everyone is telling you to suck it up and be hungry. There's nothing wrong with eating, your body doesn't know what time it is. Maybe eating more for breakfast and lunch would help, because it…

IMO pb2 is one of those processed foods that humans should just not have invented. Its purpose is to be low calorie. That's it. What's more important, the fuel of a food, or the calories? Peanuts and nut butters are healthy and full of good fats and protein. pb2 takes all the goodness out of it and leaves you with a…

Omg :')

When I was 17 my bf at the time and I used to drink smoothies with greens in them and stir fried veggies.. by the time I was 19 I was a smoothie master, bought a magic bullet and everything. So, age is irrelevant. The op just needs to grow up and eat them. I used to hate veggies too, I grew up in a house where meat and…

Ohmygoodness yum. Need this in my life right now. It's 10am but who cares ha

I feel for you on this. I like the above suggestions. Or would your son participate with you? I try workout when my toddler is napping or after she goes to bed, but since you work long days that's not as much of an option for you. I think that working out with him is better than not at all! Get play dumbbells and he'll…

In response to this, one time I did Insanity and was eating 1300 calories perday, and that lasted for one or two days. Then I ate 1800-2000 per day. When I did p90x I started out eating (aiming for) 1800, and ended up at 2400 or higher most nights because I'd still be famished and end up binging on something sweet or…

Why are you consuming more on days you workout? As long as your weekly calories average out, it doesn't really matter.. I think 1200 calories on any day is far too few for any person, except toddlers and young children. My personal opinion is that you should aim for 1800-2000 calories a day, every day. You'll still lose…

Eat more, your body is starving. I see you're a 19 year old woman, what is your height/weight? I can help you calculate your BMR and calorie expendature

You're only eating soup and a sandwich all day?! Your body probably shifted into starvation mode and now it's holding on to all the fat stores so that you survive the winter (evolutionary thing from our cave people days) (I'm not kidding) So. YOU NEED TO EAT MORE!!!! Like, way more. **** I eat over 3000 calories in a day…

If you don't eat enough calories, your body will hang onto fat and fluids. Building muscle is the best way to lose fat. Weight and strength training, and don't be afraid to lift fairly heavy ( so you max out at 8-10 reps ) BUT you HAVE to EAT!!!! You won't see results by severely restricting your calories. Quite the…

As much as satisfies you. You know what you should read? Intuitive Eating. It preaches to tell yourself that you can eat whatever you want whenever you want, thereby taking away the power that forbidden foods have and stripping it's ability to "addict" you, so to speak. I dunno about you, but when I tell myself I can't…

Oh haaaayyy. I'm new here, so; Age: 23 CW: 130 (HW: 170 during pregnancy, LW: <100) GW: 115-120 Oh and I'm 5'5 :) I've struggled with disordered eating for many years, hence the gap between my low and high weights. I'm healthy bodied now.. well, weight restored anyways, and I'm just trying to get healthy and fit now

Yes, you're right about society and media being bigger influences on women (usually, anyways.) I agree completely. Everyone is right, brownies with peanut butter icing for everyone

Thank you! Hey person with three dogs, NEWSFLASH but dogs? Not the same as kids! You can lock yours away in a room or outside and workout whenever you please. You can't do that with kids. I have a toddler and I have to attempt to work out if and when she decides she'll nap. Some days she doesn't and I wait until she goes…

No that's not what I was saying. I never sought professional help for my eating disorder and I've had it for over a decade, so no, I don't think women seek help 100% of the time. I was saying that probably the same amount of men, or close to, struggle with emotional eating or mental health disorders that may affect their…

Been a while since this was posted but I say enjoy it! :) I eat between 2000-3000 calories a day and stay around 130lbs at 5'5". I don't think there's anything wrong with it. If you're comfortable at your weight and you have enough energy to get through your workouts and day to day, who cares!

This guy knows what's up. Slow clap for this guy. :) Enjoy the holiday, eat good food and good treats from the Easter bunny. Be happy you can be with family. I'm spending Easter alone with my daughter, 1200kms away from home and my family, and my fiance is away at work. Just be grateful and have fun!

I'm sorry but having been addicted to substances in the past, I have to say that you're wrong. Withdrawal is something serious. You just want to eat peanut butter. I think you might have an eating disorder, compulsive eating or something. It isn't the peanut butters fault. But if it's so serious you are perceiving not…

Did you know that studies in the UK and in North America have shown that less than 20% of men that struggle with an eating disorder even seek help? Did you also know that it's much much MUCH more difficult for men to get into treatment programs? Doctors don't look at men the same, THAT's the real problem. I do in fact know…

You win all the things! Now get in the kitchen and make me one of those delicious things

I have to agree with this.. It's not fair to say "we're women so weight loss is harder for us because wah wah wah." I don't agree at all and I think you should tell your instructor that they're ridiculous and sexist. Women are meant to have more body fat because our bodies are made for child bearing. And that's as far as…

Hey now there's an idea! Lift some dumbbells AND watch awesome Brit tv. Score!