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Empathetic? I am frequently told I am pathetic. Usually by women in bars.

My mother was hospitalized for drinking too much water. Her sodium was entirely depleted. After she was discharged, her physician actually prescribed potato chips! Yep, her physician told her to eat potato chips to get her sodium levels back up because she flushed them all away. He also told her to drink less water. My…

Some gyms have a per-class fee that you can pay. See if yours does. If so, start paying that when you go.

I'm 5'10" but a lot of guys shorter than me are 6' even. I think it's a quantum physics thing.

It's a beautiful 63 in Las Vegas today. You are all invited to come to town during the next blizzard. Bring your money -- we'll find someplace for you to spend it!

I haven't noticed anything like that.

There are many possible explanations. First, there is a large margin of error on measuring body fat, regardless of the method you use. So you could easily be up or down a couple of percentage points. Second, you might retain more or less water based on what you ate for supper. If you had something higher in sodium, you…

I love the smell of troll in the morning.

Dang it, my computer won't load that page. How can I evaluate the arguments here without being able to view the evidence?

Somehow I expected this to be about beer. But since it is about bread, I suggest that OP should buy better bread and then she can eat it every day. OP suggests wheat instead of white. I can barely tell the difference. I eat low-carb, high-fiber, high-protein, flax-soy bread and it helps me hit my macros regularly.

If you boiled the broccoli, I think a lot of the nutrients might end up leaching out of the food and into the water. So you are probably getting the nutrition from the water. You might try steaming the broccoli instead of boiling it. Or just eat it raw.

I didn't ever feel fatter, but ironically I LOOKED fatter when I started to lose weight. My belly was the slowest area to lose, but my hips, thighs, and waist lost more quickly. So the more weight I lost, the more my belly hung over my belt.

I find myself being the contrarian yet again. Dude, you are the only one who was stressing about your looks, so you are the only who to whom the change is important. Other people notice your personality, and that hasn't changed. You are still as friendly, helpful, rude, or sarcastic as before. So unless you have also…

Wait, "dirty old man" is a put down? All this time, I thought folks were complimenting me!

From Couch to Marathon in 1 afternoon. Day 1: Sit on couch and eat sausage until you have a heart attack. Ambulance comes and drives you 26.1 miles to the hospital. Marathon complete.

Steak Hamburgers Hot Dogs Pork Chops Sausage Ham Cod Protein Powder in your smoothie

I have to disagree, Debra. If you eat one raw fruit and one raw veggie with each meal every day and don't track them, you are getting 150-200 calories more than you record every day. That's up to 73,000 calories in a year. You just gained 20 pounds! Track everything. TRACK EVERYTHING. Track everything. Reset your goals if…

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TO SERVE MAN. It's a coooooook booooook.........!

The fact that you are logging everything is a GREAT START. The fact that you then looked it over and saw how many calories you ate is a big step to understanding what you need to do to get things under control. Remember, your body might not care about day-to-day calories as much as it cares about over-time calories. If you…

It sounds like you told MFP you want to lose about 2 pounds per week, so MFP set your caloric restriction accordingly. If you set a slower loss rate, MFP would have given you higher total calories. Many people here follow MFP's suggestion. Others follow TDEE - 20%. Still others do other things, like eat at BMR or at some…

Geez, what a whine fest. Your future MIL obviously considers you a member of the family, and is teasing you the same way she would tease her own kids. And you are *****ing about that? Pull up your big girl pants and be thankful that your MIL apparently is willing to treat you like a member of the family.

Good question. In for what I hope will be an informative debate on fat cells. Clearly, the comments above me are not consistent, so I look forward to seeing how it works out.

I am going to have to be the contrarian here. I weigh myself about 20x each day. By doing so, I understand the effect of a glass of water, a sandwich, a good bm, a brisk walk, etc. Because I weigh myself so many times, I don't freak out when I eat the right number of calories and my weight goes up. I watched it go up right…

Under Obamacare, he is required under federal law to have health insurance. So in the eyes of the U.S. government, he is a lawbreaker injured in the commission of a misdemeanor. Literally adding insult to injury, the government will have to fine him for not having insurance.

If you are new to exercising, your muscles are probably retaining water. So you might be losing a little weight, but gaining water. If so, the water weight will go away soon as your muscles get accustomed to the new activity.

I have a desk job. I try to walk a mile 3 times per day. It takes me about 14 minutes (I cruise right along), so that's a little less than 45 minutes total. I never go out to eat or take a lunch break, and I just eat at my desk while I work, so I make up the time that way. I also stand a lot at my desk. If I am talking on…

Butter on your toast adds 100 calories. A slice of cheese adds 100 calories.

If your partner is negotiating, it means that you are not doing something that your partner wants. If you don't want to negotiate, just say "Honey, you don't need to do this for me. I will gladly do that for you." Negotiation over.

I spend a couple hours on Sunday preparing meals for the week. I steam some salmon, bake chicken breast, grill hamburgers, and put them into Ziploc bags, Tupperware, etc. I also make my own individual-sized veggie bags with cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, and celery. I buy individual sized yogurt. Each day, I grab a…