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And check your sodium and carb levels; you need both, but too much of either will make you retain water. If you're weighing, measuring, and still not losing after a month or two, think about other things... are you constipated? Low on energy? Be really careful for a month, and then go to a doctor for a checkup if there's…

Cravings kick my butt sometimes (especially around this time of month), but I've never had nasty withdraw from a normal, balanced diet. I did have problems in the past when I went on some "x food group is evil" diet, like low-carb. Then again, I generally like home-cooked, relatively balanced meals; my problem was hormonal…

I'm going with "I personally feel better if I avoid x," in this case, aspartame. I'm usually skeptical of click-bait headlines claiming that such and such will give you cancer, help you avoid cancer, help you lose weight, make you gain weight, make your brains turn green and run out your ears; generally, they're done on a…

Eat in season. You'll notice that some months strawberries are on sale, other months you get great deals on zucchini, other times it's peaches, etc? That's because the farmers just harvested a ton of that food at its peak of ripe yumminess, so quantity and quality are high at the same time that prices hit bottom. My…

Where are you in your cycle? I always go through the same thing around the first week of the month: "Arrrgh, I've been working out so hard and eating so well even though resisting sweets has been harder than usual the past few days and now the scale went up 2 pounds.... wait a second, why am I hearing the "Jaws" theme?"

After the last final of my 1L year, a friend took a picture of us out celebrating, and I was horrified. I'm planning on going into public-sector law, and while my GPA is excellent, I'm afraid that an interviewer will look at me and see an undisciplined, unprofessional person. At the same time, my husband was diagnosed with…

Unless the power goes out, I'm likely to get in 4.5-5 hours of exercise in the next few days. Hurricane days off school today and tomorrow, taking advantage. 9/1 - 60 min elliptical, 30 min strength training

One more thing: if you can, get to a psychologist. What you described tells me that something's hurting you, though I don't know what; once you find out how to master your feelings, healthier eating should follow naturally. If your insurance doesn't cover one-on-one therapy, try to find a group of people who are dealing…

Screen name: almostanangel21 Goal for August 31st: 178.7 (exactly 5 kilos. Because I'm nitpicky.) July 22nd (starting weight): 189.7 July 29th: No check in - on vacation/away from scale August 5th: 187.6 August 12th: TOM started that day; forgot to weigh August 19th:183.3 August 26th:180.2 August 31st: 178.4

8/1- trapped in car please send help 8/2 - 50 min elliptical, 30 min kettlebell - 80 8/3 - 60 min elliptical 8/4 - 40 min elliptical 8/5 - 125 min walking 8/6 - 60 min elliptical 8/7 - zero. And I'm going to try to keep Sunday as a rest day, unless we happen to do a relax activity that's also exercise, like walking around…

8/1- trapped in car please send help 8/2 - 50 min elliptical, 30 min kettlebell - 80 8/3 - 60 min elliptical 8/4 - 40 min elliptical 8/5 - 125 min walking 8/6 - 60 min elliptical 8/7 - zero. And I'm going to try to keep Sunday as a rest day, unless we happen to do a relax activity that's also exercise, like walking around…

My husband has it; I restarted with MFP largely to set a good example. He's started learning more about what's actually good for him instead of just making assumptions. He switched from soda to water, from white-bread fast food sandwiches to whole-grain wraps or salads, from candy to fruit or greek yogurt. He also started…

If you haven't already picked up a food scale and measuring cups, do so; even if what you're eating is healthy, it will still bite you if you're eating too much of it. Log honestly; if that embarrasses you, set your diary to private. After a week or two, look honestly at what you're eating and evaluate where you need to…

8/1- trapped in car please send help 8/2 - 50 min elliptical, 30 min kettlebell - 80 8/3 - 60 min elliptical 8/4 - 40 min elliptical 8/5 - 125 min walking 8/6 - 60 min elliptical 8/7 - zero. And I'm going to try to keep Sunday as a rest day, unless we happen to do a relax activity that's also exercise, like walking around…

Again, one thing at a time. This can be overwhelming. Set your goals, weigh and log, and realize that you're going to need to learn and build good habits. One thing I will tell you: eating healthy does NOT mean eating horrible food or obsessing over every bite that goes into your mouth. 1/4 of your plate should be protein,…

True, and true, although I'm never going to be a carbs-are-evil person. My bystander opinion is that you should start logging and see what your actual patterns are so that you have a better idea of what needs fixing. If you're consistently over your carb macro and under protein, swap out one of those pieces of toast for an…

I agree; fix what's hurting you inside that's making you binge instead of focusing on the binge itself. Do you have insurance that will cover a psychologist? I found a good guy to talk to through Psychology Today's website. If not, you might want to look for a support group near you that will help you work through things…

That sounds.... really familiar. You may want to swap out the pudding cup - most of the ones I see have next to no protein or fiber, so they're not going to stick with you. I make myself pre-bagged 'trail mix' out of almonds and reduced-sugar craisins - 5 grams of fiber, 5 grams of protein, and it keeps me from getting…

*steals "whoosh event"* Nice way of putting it. :)

Hmm, I see that you're about half a pound away from 11 and have already eradicated ten pounds since your first post. I don't see anything "bad" about it.

Check out the "challenges" section of the forums and sign up for one that matches your goals; they should be restarting for September. I've done the "24 hours of exercise in a month" one for the past two months in a row, and it really pushes me to get moving every day, even when I'm tired and busy.

I log my breakfast bit by bit; it's usually a slice of whole grain toast with peanut butter, either egg beaters with veggies or a cup of greek yogurt, and a cup of coffee. It was a pain at first, but MFP remembers what your 'usuals' are, and you can just check them off to add them. In fact, if you have the same thing every…

One thing at a time. Get used to logging, weighing, paying attention to what goes in your mouth. Then start fixing whatever you can identify in your logs that needs fixing; this is where the recipe calculator tool comes in handy. (You can enter all the ingredients of your favorite healthy recipes and get nutrition info,…

I'm always up for friends, but I'm not a scold-y type person. I've got my own routine down, and I mainly provide goofy status comments on my own feed and encouraging things on others.

Apparently your body can mistake thirst for hunger, so I have 16 oz of water before bed. If I'm just vaguely hungry and it's right before bed, I ignore it and go to sleep.

When I get up, I have to wait an hour for my thyroid meds to absorb before I can eat anything, but I still eat breakfast when that hour is up. It's got nothing to do with a weight loss strategy; I need to eat in order to think straight and I start studying/class at 7.

It gets a lot harder for me to resist my kryptonite foods like ice cream, but so far I've been managing - I just concentrate on staying on track and don't bother weighing until it's all over with.

8/1- trapped in car please send help 8/2 - 50 min elliptical, 30 min kettlebell - 80 8/3 - 60 min elliptical 8/4 - 40 min elliptical 8/5 - 125 min walking 8/6 - 60 min elliptical 8/7 - zero. And I'm going to try to keep Sunday as a rest day, unless we happen to do a relax activity that's also exercise, like walking around…

Screen name: almostanangel21 Goal for August 31st: 178.7 (exactly 5 kilos. Because I'm nitpicky.) July 22nd (starting weight): 189.7 July 29th: No check in - on vacation/away from scale August 5th: 187.6 August 12th: TOM started that day; forgot to weigh August 19th:183.3 August 26th:180.2 August 31st: ETA: I just realized…