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And you want to be with him because?

Look to things that naturally lift your spirit - creative, artistic or cultural things, social time with family and friends, find your zen - whether that is spritual, religious or just lighting a candle and soaking in the bath (essentially time for yourself where you can contemplate nothing or everything), incidental…

I am surprised the dietician didn't give you a schedule or a plan that would help with meals and ensuring you get sufficient protein. I haven't had a WLS but if I am looking to up my protein I have a protein shake with milk and some high protein yoghurt, there is at least 28 to 35gms protein depending on the…

You will find plenty of people to chat with in the chit chat subforum

Best go to the chit chat subforum if you are just looking for a chat, you will find more engagement there.

How long since you have actually lost weight? Have you been gaining at all or the weight fairly stable?

Can he change his eating window? Bring it forward two or three hours perhaps, taking the medication a little earlier may not keep him awake at night.

Are you adding exercise? Is the negative adjustment in fact the exercise calories you need to eat back from the exercise? That is, the negative value is the amount you are undereating for your normal calories plus exercise calories

At 103lb your weight is already fairly low, and eating at a deficit may not be the best for you. How are tall are you? Are you sure you have a lot of belly fat? Sometimes we think we look a lot worse than we actually do. When you look at yourself are you standing tall and not slouching? And don't judge belly fat when you…

Closer you get to goal weight / healthy body fat percentage the lower and slower weight loss will be. 2.5lb in less than a full month is excellent for someone who wants to lose another 9lb. As long as you continue to lose weight each month all is good. Patience is key.

My treadmill is in the garage, we attached a small tv/dvd player to the hot water system cupboard door. I buy dvd box sets of older tv shows to watch while on the treadmill.

That is wonderful, well done!

No, I was talking about iron. Tea can prevent the absorption of iron whereas orange juices helps with it

Aah the tannins. I wonder if orange juice and tea would offset each other, leading to a neutral position? What about herbal teas, I would think the majority of those would not have tannins?

Why can't you drink tea?

Weight fluctuates on a daily basis...it can be dependent on many things...hormones, salt intake, volume of food intake, hydration/dehydration, exercise, fluid retention, alcohol etc etc. Key point is, its normal...but if attemping to lose weight, weigh yourself daily if you must but expect daily fluctuations, however, as…

Tea is not going to help you to lose weight (or fat more specifically), if it were that easy we'd all be doing it. Any tea that advertises itself as a weight loss product is highly likely to be a diuretic (expels fluid - not necessarily a good thing if you are not carrying a lot of excess fluid, end up dehydrated) or a…

Is your allergist a medical doctor or a naturopath? What tests did they undertake to diagnose all your allergies?

It seems to me you are assuming a lot by someone saying you've lost weight. The two sentences I've quoted seem to be at odds with each other, you want to speak your truth but want to do it without people thinking different of you because they may perceive as being a dick (as you say). It's really straight forward, be…

We tend to lose a lot of water weight in the first week, that type of loss is not sustainable long term. I would consider 10lb in three weeks dropping of you! You are doing well. Right now depending on your life style 1 to 2lb per week is great. As you get closer to goal weight, weight loss will be lower and slower. You…

Shouldn't the overriding factor be that your employer is paying for the rower and treadmill so they both need to be located in the workplace? How did the employee get to take the rower home if the employer is paying for it? That aside, I think it is reasonable that if you are the only one using the equipment that you…

I must have too many wines tonight. I read the header in the forum lists, and thought I have never know possums to be that aggressive that someone would need to run from them :blush: My one tip would be to consider the couch to 5km program/app...you do not the app but the guidelines may be useful to you.

You have posted about this before and there is someone with a very similar story which I have posted below. Constipation and bloating are mostly due health issues and/or the food we eat/don't eat. As been said many times, and I doubt you are going to get a different answer here...go see your doctor regarding the issues, be…

If you father was prepared to pay for a holiday for you, surely he would be prepared to help you see a doctor whether if was paying for a taxi or taking your there. So many excuses on your behalf so little action.

Eat more calorie dense foods: avocado, full fat milk, cheese and yoghurts, nuts, oil salad dressig, if eating diet products switch back to standard.

If its who I think it is, they have been here many times in many different personas over the past few years, they will will back. She has the art of trolling/flamebaiting down pat.

Possibly not eating as much as you think you are? Weighing/measuring everything? Perhaps your activity level is exceeding your calorie intake? If the 1lb is not a steady loss over the two weeks (though I imagine that may be hard to track as anything under 1lb may not be easily seen on a scale) but rather a dip overnight at…

You'd have to make sure you were prepared, had food prepared / ready to go if out and about, otherwise waiting until hungry my lead to making choices you'd rather not and/or overeating.

How many coffees a day and do you drink it black? If it was one black coffee a day with a one teaspoon (not heaped) of sugar it probably would be fine I would think that you want to try and use a lot of your carbs for non starchy veg where possible.

It isn't trolling when people provide feedback that is disagreed with. Your goal weight is at the lower end of the weight range for your height but the goal weight isn't underweight. At the end of the day as we get closer to goal its body fat percentage that is important. If there isn't excess body fat to lose, lean body…