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Eating anything > eating nothing. Even if it is Mentos (or another food with similar nutritional value), it's better than depriving your body. Perhaps you should always carry healthier snack options on you, so that doesn't become an issue again?

I struggle on and off with BED, which turned into night eating syndrome (aka, just pretty much BED at night if you want to simplify things), so I can relate so much to this post! Have you seen a therapist yet? Also, do you know the difference between over-eating and binge eating? (I just want to clarify that we're on the…

Try the brand Polar! They have a lot of options flavor-wise, and their flavor is a lot more subtle, yet sweet than other seltzers I've had. I LOATHED sparkling water/seltzer, until I came across Polar. It's really the only brand I'll drink. :) They also have seasonal flavors, which are really delicious: the summer's mint…

Seeing how we're on a MFP forum, this picture is TOO appropriate! Maybe not for our holy matrimony, but just in general. :3 ITS A MYFITNESSPAL MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN.

THIS. I view empaths the same way that I view those who are incredibly good at body language. I'm rather good at reading others, but that's because I'm incredibly hyper-vigilant, due to traumatic experiences as a child. Being sensitive to body language, I come across to many as intuitive. In fact, a part of the illness I…

SO?! Try not to be so black and white about your thinking! Yes you may of over-eaten/eaten something that you didn't plan on eating....but that doesn't mean you're going to gain 30 pounds, lose any muscular strength that you have, etc. It merely means that you indulged in a craving you had, which we all do from time to…

So what if you ate three brownies? Even if they were not the healthiest food, all food contains nutrients, macronutrients, minerals, etc, which are fuel and nourishment for your body. :) Think of it this way: all that glucose you consumed is totally going to fuel your Zumba workout! Even if you decide to not workout, your…

I agree completely! I feel like I'm always smashing my head into a wall, when I read the 'latest health trends'. -_- I will never understand why people willingly go gluten-free though. I understand cutting out heavily processed foods (obviously including heavily processed grains), but if you don't have a disorders, why cut…

Can you possibly link the study that you came across? I know that a lot of gluten has been demonized, due to the increase in diagnosis (rather due to the increase of cases, or the increase of awareness….) of gluten related disorders. After doing a lot of research about the topic of gluten, i came to personally find that…

THIS. Anybody claiming that this incident was not based in sexism quite frankly doesn't know what sexism is.

SO TRUE. STOP WHILE YOU CAN! PLEASE!

Only if you're going to add twerky, and all the proper dressings.

THIS (not that I see anything wrong with being a hooker though, if somebody is consensually in such a line of work).

I agree, that you may want to look into a mental health professional, but I think that you also need to consult a nutritionist as well. I don't know if this is what you meant by a nutritional coach? Regardless, if you see a mental health professional for your eating habits, they will most likely refer you to a nutritionist…

NO. You got it all wrong! 100 % of people struggling with obesity drink water.......but water can only be safe if you mix it with Slim Fast, AND drink 5,000 gallons of diet Coke a year while eating out at McDonalds. Without that diet Coke, the Slim Fast and water are just lyke, ~not absorbed~. ;D

Thank you! For some reason, I've never learned that.....even after being on MFP for quite some time. -_- Really? I could of sworn that when I studied the topic that the men's net caloric intakes were below 1,200 calories. Thank you for the clarification though. :)

My science and cognitive psychology professors taught me otherwise, in my recent courses. I was taught that glucose was the primary source of energy for the cells within the brain, specifically when it comes to the neurotransmitter acetylcholine responsible for memory, learning, and muscular/nervous system function. I'm…

Saying that some people can become addicted to sugar as a justification in avoiding it is like saying that some people can be addicted to water "so they should avoid it", which is far from the case. You've basically replaced sugars, with sugar alcohols (aka, chemically synthesized sugar alcohols). That is, unless you are…

I know that glucose can also be metabolized from carbohydrates, and about the various types of sugars present in fruits. I was trying to speak on more simplistic terms, because the OP was seemingly confused about sugar as a whole. So, I didn't see the point in going into the specifics of such things, if the OP was already…

D: I did not know this: thank you!! :)

I agree completely with you: I think all attempts at weight loss do hold the potential to be problematic. I never said that they didn't contain the potential to be problematic. I think that people can have problems in all types of diets, since the problems are never the actual food, and more so one's relationship with…

Assuming you are referencing the Minnesota Starvation Experiment, It was NOT a low calorie/large caloric deficit diet. The men in this diet were quite literally STARVED under medical supervision, just as most anorectics do (minus the supervision, obviously). Those running the study wanted to conclude whether or not it was…

Our definitions of low calorie are seemingly a bit different, which may be why you're confused by my post. I don't define any sort of drastic and disordered nutritional/food habits as 'low-calorie diets', and I prefer to use the term 'restriction/restricting' to describe them. If anything, I am 150% agreeing with you, when…

You should perhaps what you mean by "quitting sugar" and why you are planning on doing such, if you want a more comprehensive response from people on MFP. If you research the human brain, you will come to find that it essentially runs on glucose, which is what sugar broken down in the body turns into. So by limiting your…

Please understand that this is not just the ramifications of somebody not fueling their body properly: this is a full blown deadly mental illness. This is something whose symptom includes inadequate nutrition and weight loss, but is not defined by it. I appreciate the fact that you took the time and effort to post this,…

"ignorance and misogyny within anybody makes me vomit. so if you have them right now GO EDUCATE YOURSELF" I am proud of the fact that I replicated that post, crappy grammar, crappy sentence structure and all. Vomit away! ;)