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I have Lipedema also and am on the RAD/anti-inflammatory diet from the book Lymphedeme & Lipedema Nutrition Guide. Of course there is much pain involved, I wrap my legs - which means I must wear pants so they won't UN-velcro each other an d use a compression machine. My diet is strict - n dairy, breads, pasta, sugar and…

a 1/2 cup of beans on the side, a boiled egg

I automatically ask for a doggie bag and1/2my meal from the start - you can take the other1/2home and weigh it or some restaurants give a calorie count and you can decide beforehand. If you're good at eyeing portions that can help also. You can get a good estimate even if you don't know all the ingredients and taking a…

I drank 12 cans of Dr. P a day! I was addicted. Water had lost it's taste. I switched to diet and ruined my stomach lining and will deal with that the rest of my life. I craved the carbonation. When I realized I was poisoning myself I went to carbonated water with flavored Stevia drops - Chocolate, peach, toffee. That…

splenda and other artificial sweeteners made me chronically sick and I will now live the rest of my life dealing with that so I use Stevia. Luckily I enjoy the taste (some do not) because being form the South I drink my tea as if it was syrup! or otherwise called Sweet Tea (roll those vowels - Sa-weet Tee)

My total loss goal is 73 - I have decided not to reward myself with food but rather things like new clothes, tickets to our community theater and other fun things. When I reach my goal I will then allow myself 2 cheat days a month. Some months are pre-set such as Christmas and Thanksgiving, the rest as special days. For me…

eggs, tuna, grab a whole chicken when a sale is on - safeway, and other stores often have for .99. Buy 2, cook, cut dice and use to make chicken salad, add to a green salad, use the broth and some of the chicken for soup with cheaper veggies like cabbage, carrots & rice. Egg salad, deviled eggs with light mayo and more…

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tofu with fruit (banana & cantaloupe then add any other fruit), carrot juice (or Almond milk or other juice). Can add dark chocolate cocoa for a good flavor.

celery and salsa is low-cal, frozen grapes (especially on a hot day or after a hot workout), stick cheese, apple, boiled egg

wow - you look like a different person! Great motivator for others

try carbonated water and get some flavored Stevia at the health food store - it really helped me stop that drastict urge for soda - diet is very bad for you and studies say it brings on cravings

drinking about 10 cans of diet soda a day landed me with a life-l9ng chronic pain issue. artificial sweeteners are poison - Try Stevia, it's natural. It's easy to grow as an herb and if you use loose tea and a tea-ball it is easy to add to tea. You can get it in many ways including flavors that add to tea and water

I try to remember it's not for weight loss but health. artificial sweeteners can cause cravings - use something like Stevia. Make sure you're getting enough protein. Hang in there!

being a parent is distracting and it's easy to gain weight like 1,000s do. You can stay disgusted or use that to make a change. Get your child involved too. Kids love to cook and measure and learn about health. You can do this and teach your child to be healthy at the same time.

it's hard to believe you give a crap when you're rude about it - there are many reasons not to exercise but you lack any hint of wanting to help - just a way to make yourself feel superior - take care of yourself and research the word empathy

stop using artificial sweeteners. They are harmful to your body and cause cravings. Stevia is a natural 0 calorie sweetener. In things like potato salad, sandwiches use more mustard and less mayo as mustard has no calories. Use an exercise ball at your desk if you can.

11 lbs is a lot - perhaps your body is adjusting. Check you measurements because you may be reducing but not loosing weight - muscle is heavier also. Try to concentrate on being healthy and carefully measuring food

once when talking to my doctor about slow weight loss (before MFP) but trying to eat healthier food, get ore exercise, etc. He asked me if I never lost weight and just got healthy - wouldn't that still be worth it. I had to examine why I was loosing weight. In the end, when I decided health was the reason I wanted to eat…

get 4, cut them in teeny-weeny pieces and linger over each bit

doesn't have to be traditional breakfast - quinoa has protein, fish, chicken, etc

although you're trying to cook less during the week a yam takes only a few minutes to microwave. You can put it on before you change clothes after work and it will be done in a jiffy

yes - but try ice cream alternatives - rice cream, sherberts, Arctic Zero (where you can get it) and many other yummy products so you can also eat really healthy other food items

I've had bronchitis and unable to exercise but am loosing weight because of portion control and eating close to my limit - very slightly under. I make sure every calorie counts by eating healthy foods, enough protein and fiber. You could eat cake all day and as long as you stayed under your limit you would loose weight -…

Try Stevia - look at your local health food store for Stevia in many flavors. You add a few drops to water and yum! It helped me get off the sodas that have made me chronically ill. I enjoy chocolate and the peach.

good job - and it's not because your starving or being unhealthy - just sticking to a successful plan !

smoothie - 1 cup almond milk, 1 cup ice, 1 banana, 2 tablespoons cocoa, stevia to taste. 113 calories

tasty ways to use vinegar is in salads, soak cucumbers/tomatoes in it and as you munch you get lots of the vinegar

After I learned to eyeball portions I don't log in all the time, but around crucial times of the year such as holidays I may stop by to help myself plan ahead, keep an eye on weight and remind myself what a healthy portion for me is. It may be good to do on or just before a vacation too. If I plan to eat healthy while…

I think the counting can, at first be a way to learn portion size and about how much you're eating. I like rice but ate several cups during a meal. By knowing how many calories are in a cup and what a cup amount looks like I no longer have to count. It becomes a natural control. My biggest area is snaking at night and…