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Firstly, to go from 230lb to 130lb is an incredible achievement. But more importantly, if you're not feeling well about yourself my advice is to see a psychologist. You could see a GP and ask for a referral but I think you can probably see psychs without going to a gp first. Sorry I can't offer any help directly, but I…

I never understand why women are so secretive about their period. Especially in this case when the question is completely generic: "what are some good low cal snacks?" Flavoured seaweed is my favourite. Its like munching on a whole bag of chips (crisps) for 30cals.

You should definitely get one with a chest strap so it can accurately measure calorie burn. Apart from that, most of the other features are pretty worthless in my opinion. I've got a Suunto T4 (I think) and I love it, but I could've saved a bit of cash by getting 1-2 models down since calorie burn is all I use it for. The…

This topic has been raised uncoutable times. MFP doesn't have control of what ads get displayed. If you don't like the ads you're seeing, install ad-blocker and you wont see them. [edit: sorry, I shouldn't be so terse. This topic does come up a lot though, and even though your comments are quite harmless I read it with all…

Hmm... 1 cup = 8 ounces. A normal sized coffee cup or takeaway cup is usually 1 cup (250ml). If its a gian mug, I really can't tell, maybe ask the staff. One tip: buy a kitchen scale and a measuring cup (mine has cups, ml, oz, and a few other units). The digital scales are better because the analogue ones are hard to…

See a physio. And stop running if it hurts (seriously, this part is important - don't try to 'run through the pain', that just makes the recovery process take longer). I had bad knee problems after running an ultra-marathon. It kept me from running for about 6 months. The physio gave me a bunch of exercises to do, although…

Guilty. I found the first few weeks took a lot of adding food to the database. After that, entering food became much faster. Just remember to divide by 4.184 to convert kj to calories and keep a calculator widget open :) I'm from Canberra btw.

It certainly has nothing to do with vitamin deficiencies - in 2 weeks you couldn't possibly have such a problem. More likely is either (as someone said) withdrawal from something that you actually have an addiction to, or some other change in your life unrelated to the diet change (I'm taking your word for it that this is…

My workout week tends to look basically like this: Monday: Step class: 60mins ~800cals Resistance: 60mins ~300cals Tuesday: Posture, stability, mobility, breathing: 60mins ~200cals Yoga: 60mins ~300cals Run: 20mins ~250cals Wednesday: Step class: 60mins ~800cals Resistance: 60mins ~300cals Thursday: Cycle: 60mins ~700cals…

I don't know anything about the details of this diet, but I can tell you homeopathy is nothing other than a placebo. Homeopathic 'medicines' are pure water. If you want to spend lots of money for someone to sell you water and tell you it'll cause chemical changes in your body, then I've got a business proposition for you.

It depends what the carb problem actually is. Do you find that you eat a lot of heavily refined carbs (chocolate bars, candy, lollies, chips, soda, cordial, white bread / pasta, pizza etc)? If you do, then answer is pretty simple: don't eat stuff you know is crap. If you're getting lots of carbs from whole grains and…

That's a really great article and people should read it if for no other reason than it accurately describes a healthy diet.

Sigh. This isn't really what I want to hear. I like doing light weight high rep work because my gym has a class in that category and I like going for the social aspect. Contrast that to doing the resistance components of p90x at home by myself... its much more boring. Still, what you're saying makes sense any my own…

If you like raisins I'd keep going with them. Like you said, there's nothing wrong with sugar, and if it gives you a bit of an energy boos in the morning you might find you burn more calories throughout the day just by being energetic.

Rolsg, Lars is right, the body doesn't really work that way. That's actually a classic way to put on weight. You can't "bank" a really low cal day and then splurge the next day and expect the same results as two days on target. The reason is that the body has a maximum rate at which it can metabolise fat. If you really…

I think those targets are set on the assumption that people are eating a modern diet of crap, junk and rubbish. I completely ignore the sugar target since nearly all of my sugar comes from fruit (I don't need a sugar counter to tell me when I've had too much chocolate and I don't drink soda). If you're a soda junkie, pay…

Roberta, I tend to agree with a lot of what's said here already, especially MrsEJr's comments. I would make one recommendation to you. Read. Don't read **** on MSN or YahooAnswers or something. Get online and read about weight loss, about macronutrients, and health and nutrition... not from newspapers or magazines from…

Krissy, Relax for a bit. Just keep doing what you're doing for another 2 weeks at least. Weight loss isn't linear, it happens in fits and starts. 1 week with no movement isn't a problem at all as long as it doesn't effect your motivation. If you get to 3-5 weeks and nothings happening, then you definitely want to change…

Neither sugar nor fat are bad for you and you shouldn't have a principle of avoiding either. What's important is the lack of processing that occurs to them (ie: you don't want refined sugar or transacid fats) and you don't want excessive amounts. At the end of the day, these are things that effect health more than weight.…

Regular feature. I like it :) I'm from Canberra. Wait... I'm *in* Canberra. I'm from Wollongong, but I lived mostly in Sydney.

Hey, I'm another Aussie, in Canberra - woot! Fun town!!! -_- Feel free to add me (goes for the other posters too ;)

Detox and clense are to be avoided at all cost. They do no such thing as cleanse or kick start anything. If you need a change in routine because you're current routine is getting stale, then try cooking a new cuisine or joining a new class (maybe a dance class, or taichi or something... just something new). Basically, we…

Pratical Ethics by Peter Singer (probably more focused book by the same author is The Ethics of What We Eat) and The Macrobiotic Way by Michio Kushi. Other than that, a bunch of stuff in the forums here (Thanks Banks et al), some articles at the Australian Institute of Sport and a few other things online. Edit: a few…

WTH? Which one was you to start with (two adults in the original photo)? I can't see even the slightest resemblance! Well done!!

I know safety is a big issue, and any clued in guy ought to know the first thing he has to do if he meets a woman is make sure its obvious that he isn't a threat. It may be the case that this particular guy was threatening in a way that justified the reaction. But that isn't presented in the description of the situation.…

Wow. A guy looks in your direction at the gym then comes over to say hi and you're all talking about macing him. Glad I don't go to your gym, I'd be terrified for my safety. You know, if you really aren't interested in meeting the people in your building, it is possible to turn someone away without freaking out or…

It would be great if we could customize the red/green according to over-target, under-target or distance from target. For people wanting to gain weight, you could keep the calories red until you got to your target, then it turns green. For people trying to maintain, it would only be green if it was within +/- 200 or…

BTW, 1lb is probably within the margin of error. Water retention, what you ate that day, what you did that day, the time of day, the air pressure, random stiffness in the scale... all sorts of things can effect weigh-ins. You could easily maintain the same body weight but get a slight under reading the first time, and a…

Like you said, the BMI will have some impact (imagine loosing weight if your BMI was 17, compared to 50, it would be much harder, right?) But what you're experiencing is probably different. If I remember correctly from the assorted wisdom of Banks (SHBoss) if you begin working out after a long period of not working out,…

My understanding of the rationale for such high levels of protein is actually to show you the effect of increasing your carb intake from a low base. The idea is that after 4 weeks of very low carbs, you substitute carbs for protein and get to really feel the increased energy levels. The second 4 week period in p90x…