ElleMarieRose Member

I am low carb, which helps with staying within my calorie range (mac&cheese and apple pie is what would get me!). I will also just fast until dinner and eat at maintenance.

It's fun, it helps me stay on track, it makes me look good (lifting), I like a good challenge and to progress at stuff (running).

If it works for you and is healthy, I say go for it. I go between strict and casual all the time depending on my mood.

Count calories.

There's a good book out there called Brain over Binge that has helped me a bit with Binge eating. Keep logging calories even if you go over. It will help. Exercise is not needed to lose weight and if you feel sick while doing it, first go to the doctors... but ultimately it isn't necessary to lose. As for the 3.5kgs, some…

Change is tough, especially if you have a food addiction or some type of eating disorder. And with all the bad information out there, it just becomes tougher.

I'm in the same boat. I'm like semi happy with my body and fitness level but I still want to lose a little more. These last 10 have been the roughest yet. I get discouraged because at 240, I could eat 1700 calories and lose weight fast. But that is my tdee now.

Me! Throughout my entire journey I haven't touched a food scale.

First of all, have fun! This is on my campus I was actually very close to participating as well but something came up. I will probably stop by though, I know some of the other people participating. Second, it’s okay to take a few days rest and eat at maintenance. It’s probably not healthy to skip something as fun as a…

What do you like to eat besides pasta and stuff? You have three options: cut out the bad food and eat a lot of healthy food Eat the bad food but in moderation, or a mixture of the two. Which one sounds most appealing to you? Also you can learn to like certain foods. Before calorie counting I never knew how much I could be…

There is a good book on binge eating and the name of it is not coming to me right now.. But the basic premise was to detach yourself from your cravings by being mindful, which made a lot of sense to me because this is the same thing I was taught to do with my anxiety. Anyway, look into mindfulness (and mindful eating).…

I think it's variable, and completely up to the person and their preferences. I've seen people lose weight but retain muscle on leangains, for example. And leangains is an intermittent fasting plan where you don't really eat breakfast. Some people do better with breakfast, some do better without.

Peanut butter, cheese, and pork chops. Every time, man... every time.

My trick is to check in with various weight loss communities. When I feel like I'm part of a community that has been successful with losing weight, I tend to stay on track more. I try to check in 3 times a day:morning, noon, and evening. Also pre-planning my calories.

I do both low carb and mfp. However, its most likely water weight gain. How long have you been off of low carb?

It would be helpful to know what you are doing now and what time frame we are looking at. Counting calories, if you do it accurately, should be effective.

I personally do intermittent fasting and that helps me not binge. I eat in the window of 11 am to 7 pm, and have nothing after that.. Because sometimes even a little snack after 7 can be tough on my binge eating. Look into leangains.

Nope. Not possible. And if by some chance it is, its def not safe. Took me 2 years lol

I can safely say that I have not. But its gotten much better. Instead of 3000 calorie binges on honey buns, its been 500 calorie binges on lunch meat (*kitten* is so good, omg!). Counting calories has made me very aware of how bad my binging was. May I suggest overeaters anonymous? There's also a good book on curing binge…

Hi Daisy! I am in school as well. Packing lunches is always helpful. But you can always eat at the diners or restaurants and lose weight if you do it right. I remember my junior year I ate nothing but pizza (I had a dining plan and no kitchen). I lost weight because I would have something small for breakfast, 2 slices of…

I completely relate to trying to lose weight in a stressful environment. Motivation is fickle. It's there one day gone the next. You need a habit/lifestyle change not motivation. I would Google habit change techniques, there is a lot out there. I always recommend the book "change or die" because its what got me started on…

Good question. People can have all the information in the world and still not stick to good habits. There's no point in knowing what to do if you can't do what you know. Changing habits is mostly a mental process. What got me started on my weight loss journey was the book "change or die." Its about why people can't change…

It could be because you gave up alcohol? When I gave up coffee cold turkey I had mild depression and panic attacks (not even alcohol, but coffee!). I feel like a professional can help you more with this, but I doubt it has anything to do with working out 6 times a week.

I agree with what everyone else said. Congrats on the weight loss so far. Just wait until you get down some more and stop losing for like 3 months! That's always fun! lol Keep at it.

It's whatever works for you. For me, I'm more motivated in the morning to be productive in all areas of my life, and that includes fitness. However, exercising at night helps me cut down on binge eating.

No. It's not healthy. Less than 1000 calories is not beneficial. Cute baby, btw.

Works for me too. I used to be a carb and sugar fiend. But once I went keto my cravings have changed, and I no longer crave sweets and carbs.

I'm not trying to dissuade you from getting gastric bypass. I just want an answer to one question: What are you going to do different post-op in order to not yo-yo diet? Like what steps are you going to take in order to achieve that?

Good Luck on your journey. Just a caution, If no diets work before, no diets are going to work afterwards. You have to change your habits and mindset towards food or you will quickly gain all your weight back. I'm confident with the right information and being surrounded by the right people you will be able to change that.

Mannn, I feel you! It's normal to slow down just like it's normal to feel frustrated. Keep at it, you seem to be doing great.