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Congratulations - you have worked hard and are a huge inspiration to people! Kudos to your friend who told you to post :)

Amen. :) Significant calorie deficits for long periods of time does cause your metabolism to adapt and weight loss to slow. A lot of people lose larger amounts early on when they reduce calories, then will see weight loss slow down, even when they further reduce calories. MFP does a great job of estimating needs for weight…

You're supposed to eat back the calories that you burn in exercise. The way that they formulate your calorie level is what dietitians like myself use to help people lose weight - figure out the person's BMR (basal metabolic rate, the amount of calories you burn just laying in bed all day) and then they add an activity…

I've been having that struggle too. I find that if I eat smaller meals throughout the day, and eat one in the evening, I'm less tempted to snack and binge before bed. I also try to sip on flavored or plain water when I get a craving for something sweet (that's what happens to me in the evenings) and that sometimes helps.

It really depends on the place where you buy your dress and other factors. I bought my dress at a nice bridal boutique where dresses usually start at $1000 and up - I bought mine off the rack (the sample) for half off, and it fits me almost perfectly now... thank goodness! The only issue is they made the dress for a giant…

Agreed. :)

Look at you girl! Congrats on your weight loss. Those really tiny steps have paid off! :)

This is a good explanation of "water weight". http://www.fitsugar.com/What-Does-Mean-Lose-Water-Weight-14968229

2lbs a week is healthy weight loss, and studies show that it's the max number of pounds to lose per week if you want a more permanent weight loss. However... a lot of people tend to lose a drastic amount of weight when they first start a workout regimen/diet for the first couple of weeks. I wouldn't worry too much about…

LOL :) I wondered for a minute if this post would be about all the water you were drinking or perhaps all the fiber you'd been taking in... I definitely have peed more the past week or so than I ever have, I swear. I think my preceptor for my internship thinks I have a baby bladder.

THANK YOU!!! This is exactly right. Net calories shouldn't ever be below 1200 for anyone. You wanna get to your goal calories, even with exercise, and you should still lose weight. Being under 1200 one day won't hurt you, exactly - but consistently being at 700-1000 calories can do some real damage to your body.

As I said in my previous post, yes - they are processed a little differently, but all sugars in foods are converted to glucose in our body and used for fuel. Any excess glucose is stored in the liver or made into fat. And that would explain why when you meet your sugar/carbohydrate goals from MFP, you lose weight - you're…

Yes, it does contain other sugars, but the main sugar in fruit is fructose. Just like the main sugar in milk is lactose. And those sugars are "naturally occurring", they are not refined, they are not processed. Everything else you said is accurate, however I would never advocate high-fructose corn syrup. Our bodies…

The thing about the exercise calories is that... well... they aren't always the most accurate. And your metabolism is going to change based on your eating and exercise pattern. Best rule of thumb - eat every 4-5 hours, three meals a day, thrown in a snack or two if needed, and try to aim for 1200 calories a day. Your brain…

I would suggest yogurt, depending on what kind of vegetarian you are. Greek yogurt especially since it is higher in protein. If you're strict about animal products like gelatin, read the labels. I was a vegetarian for a year and had a hard time finding yogurt without gelatin in it. You can do soy yogurt, too. Another good…

For the average healthy human being the American Dietetic Association recommends 15-20% of your calories be from protein, or between 0.8-1 g of protein per kg of body weight (1lbs = 2.2kg) If you are doing strength training and trying to build muscle I would suggest a little more protein, between 1-1.2g/kg or 20-25% of…

MFPs calculations are fairly accurate. You don't want to go too low on your calorie levels because 1) it's hard to maintain and 2) it can put your body into starvation mode. A quick and dirty nutrition tutorial: most dietitians calculate ideal body weight by this formula, for a woman it is 100 lbs for the first 60 inches…

Every person is different, diabetes or not, different food affects blood sugar levels differently person to person. For example, one person who eats a peanut butter sandwich and an apple may check their blood sugar after eating and find their glucose to be 140. Another might check and it will be 200. Also need to consider…

Fruit is good for you. Eat it in the appropriate amounts. If your sugar is over because you ate an appropriate amount of fruit that day, or maybe 1 extra, I would definitely not sweat it but it still counts. Those grams of sugar still turn into calories, and your body stores any "extra calories" as fat. So the sugar…

I'd be happy to give you my "professional opinion" (I am a dietetic intern almost done with my internship, on my way to becoming a dietitian) however I need to know your height. :)

With diabetes you have to be consistent with your carbs, however you don't need to eliminate them. You should have 45-60 grams of carbohydrates per meal. And like you said, a carb is a carb is a carb - it all turns to blood glucose. In your case you want the healthiest carbs with fiber to help you feel full (plus fiber is…

Fruit contains natural sugar - fructose. If you're going to start picking apart different types of sugars from your foods, realize that all carbohydrates turn into sugar in your body. That's why people with diabetes have to count carbs, not sugar. Sugar is sugar is sugar. It's the fuel our bodies want and need for energy.…

I love your Thomas Edison quote. :) Good luck on your journey and welcome to the club!

This IS true, about fructose being store more easily as fat. I learned that in my human metabolism/advanced nutrition class my senior year of college. We discussed it more in relation to high fructose corn syrup, though. But I wouldn't let that shy you away from fruit all together. As many others have said, fruit contains…

Yes, a carb is a carb is a carb. They all break down to glucose (sugar) in our body and glucose is used by our body for fuel. That being said... if you are staying at or under your calorie goal but over with your carbohydrates, that's not really a huge deal, especially if it is because you are eating a lot of whole grains…

From a future dietitian (I am a dietetic intern on my way to becoming registered with a degree in dietetics)... if you can stay away from diet soda, it is better. Drinking anything will help curb your appetite because it helps to make you feel more full. The best thing to drink is obviously water, we need water to survive!…

What did you eat for breakfast? Do you normally weigh yourself after eating? The best time to weigh yourself is in the morning, right after your morning bathroom routine. That's when you will be your "driest" most "true" weight. It's important to weight yourself at about the same time every time you weigh yourself. Food,…