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I don't know if that's always correct -- but I'm 5 feet 7 inches and 281, and wear a US 22 or 24.

I'm a native Californian and my mother always told me that eating at restaurants a lot makes people gain weight. Why? Because you tend to order richer food than you normally would, the portions tend to be generous (unless gourmet) and dessert is easy to add on. My brother and his gf put on an easy 30 pounds each this way.…

One pound is a fluctuation. I'm not sure you can call it a weight gain yet. In order for this to work, you likely have to work out. It will make you sleep better, feel better and work out some stress. Even if it's only a 15 minute walk...it will be great for you. As for meals --- that's kind of up to you. Everyone should…

I'd also check online to find pants that are more roomy in the waist, or at least show measurements of each size so you know they will fit correctly. Personally, I have a not-small waist and now have much smaller thighs and hips from working out, so I feel a little off kilter. I will say, that I found JCPenney's JCP skinny…

Agree with many of these, although I don't view these as "rewards" but how you live a life! I have gotten a few T-shirts with phrases from Marianne Williamson on them. A pink, metal water bottle (plastic isn't good for you, apparently) a yoga mat, real yoga clothes, new running shoes (three pairs! and two are *amazing*)…

Apparently I'm lazier than most of you. I use Whole Foods' 365 whole-wheat pizza crust, which is 170 per 1/4 crust. I usually eat half or a little less than half. Use at least a cup of mozzarella over spinach and bell pepper and turkey pepperoni!

It's a full body work out. I used to row in college. Essentially your form should be smooth, not jerky. You pulling the stick/oar is smooth. Start stroke: Push off from your feet, your body slides back and the last movement is your pulling back the oar/stick. Going back, you follow the same pattern, but backwards. End…

You have to be ready for it. For me, I realized I could not keep going on as I was. I was over 300 pounds, trying unsuccessfully to have a baby, I had a fatty liver, my blood sugar was getting uncontrollable and I was almost sedentary. I'm a 5'7" woman, and more than 300 is big. I could convince myself when I was 270 that…

Unfortunately the belly/gut is the last to go for many people! And even when we lose inches, we're still not happy because it's never enough. I lost three inches off of my thighs, hips and waist. I noticed my thighs and hips right off (my pants were loose) but I could tell no difference in my waist because I still looked…

The Glycemic Index Diet is a way of keeping your blood sugar from spiking, and mediates insulin resistance. I highly recommend it if you have PCOS or any kind of insulin resistance problem. It's not radical rocket science -- mainly it's little or no processed foods, staying away from flour, white bread, flour tortillas,…

Have you both tried the Glycemic Index Diet? I bought "The Glycemic Index Cookbook for Dummies" a couple of years ago and it really is eye-opening. I credit that with starting my fitness. I initially lost about 10 pounds on it and have jumpstarted that with a personal trainer. I was classified as prediabetic, so I figured…

So, what attracted you to this person in the first place? Is she hot? Because that's the only reason I can think why you're sticking around a girl with a repellent personality for four months. You have two choices: work on your self-esteem and not care what she says, or work on your self-esteem and end the relationship.

Shouldn't he be fishing rather than cutting bait? Seems like he's cutting bait now.

I was OK with what you said until the bolded bit. Why did you feel the need to take a swipe at those who haven't accomplished what you have? Congratulations on your progress and willpower, but usually with strength comes an expectation that one helps others who are less strong -- not despise them for perceived weakness.

Well, you're talking to someone who just ate three cookies from Whole Foods after saying yesterday she has to stay away from sugar and flour. I found out by accident that the Whole Foods chocolate chewie, which is this totally too rich chocolate cookie and I can really only eat one before getting sick, only has 100…

I weigh once a week. More than that and I find myself getting too obsessed with numbers when this is supposed to be about my health.

I'll play devil's advocate and say that you probably lost some initial weight because the amount of fiber cleared out your digestive tract more efficiently an probably got rid of some residual water retention, too. Eating more fruits and veggies before my weigh-in always does that for me. And can we please get off the…

Mine doesn't tell me not to eat any or not, but does limit my trans fats a lot -- which is OK because I don't eat any.

I don't technically have PCOS, but I'm on the same regimen as someone who is (infertile, dealing with insulin resistance, used Metformin) - and I can talk all about the Glycemic Index Diet, which really does help and one of the best natural ways to help with PCOS. Seriously!

Personally, I think all our measurements are off, and I'm not a believer in eating all my calories back anyway, so .... I target about 25% less. Like today, I could have eaten 2300 calories, since I burned 640, but I only ate 1700 -- which is actually a little on the high side for me. I figure that heart monitors are off,…

Yeah, I think you're putting the cart before the horse here, Poster. First, you have to have lost *a lot* of weight for this to be an issue, so I don't understand how this is worrying you right now unless you're just freaking out about eating less an exercising more and this is a good enough excuse to stop the process.…

I think you missed the major point -- she said they are Japanese and so she may be measuring him by a smaller BMI (Japan's average BMI is 22.5!). My friend from Japan has a BMI of 16. She's a twig! However, she doesn't look unhealthy, so I guess she has small bones. Anyway, if you get used to people being super thin -- six…

I, too, am not a big lover of salt-laden fast-food fare -- yet, she's not going way over her daily amount, so . . . there could be some water retention going on, though, and that can inhibit weight loss. I think the turkey is good and vegetables on it, but the bread is kind of a loss and that's most of the sandwich's…

My tips are lots of meal planning, portion control and plenty of exercise. I mean, sweating-like-crazy-and-I-hate-this exercise at least 35 minutes, four times a week.

Treatment: Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation. Swimming is good, also water aerobics. Sometimes, if your knees can handle it, stationary cycling (not recumbent).

Just make sure you're eating plenty of fruits, vegetables and complex carbs. Stay away from low-nutrient food.

Yeah...I'm not getting the I can't eat vegetables because they taste like grass. That's like saying all meat tastes like chicken. If you're not into eating vegetables, then you need to follow the advice of Fit_Natasha. You're an adult and you need to eat like one. You need to figure out how to make vegetables palatable.…

Hi! I joined the group a month ago, after I decided I needed to do something about my weight and my health in June and started coming to MFP. Since then I've lost 30 pounds, which is OK for 10 weeks. I'm currently training for a 5K in October -- well actually two, but that's another story -- but first have to get up to…

If you want more weight loss, you will have to exercise more and eat a little less.

My shoes are good! It's just my knee gets a little inflamed when I'm asking a lot from it -- such as upping my 1 mile to 1.5. It's not pain! pain! just soreness and a little swelling that has to be watched. If I didn't rest or ice, then I would likely have a problem. I've never liked running, but this is about a fitness…