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I deleted a girl once who had her ticker set to lose 5 lbs, but then every Monday without fail she would create a weightloss post saying she had lost 5lbs since her last weigh-in. By my calculation she had an eating disorder or was obsessed with getting congratulatory comments. The pics weren't of her and her diary was…

Nope. Slim fast is what I consider the trigger point for my current health state. I am now allergic to wheat, milk, eggs and a host of other foods, and its been several years of trying to get back to my good health days. Almost there 5.5 years later. I used it for about 5 weeks in 2008 because my life was in chaos, I had…

I have bought the next size smaller when there was a massive sale on, but I tried on the current size for fit and then selected only one size smaller since I knew that I should be needing them soon. I just limited myself to pants since I need dress pants for work and I did not already have anything in that size range in…

Daily. but I look at it as data. A gain is not a gain unless it sticks around for more than 5 days. Weekly would drive me nuts because then I would be pinning all my hopes on having a lower number on that day, when really- Are Monday's at 7am always going to be my lowest day of the week every single week? The people in my…

Eat some nuts, or full fat dairy. EDIT: She is probably getting several hundred cal burnss in workouts and its putting her NET CAL number below 1200 or 1400. So she needs to find ways to eat more of her exercise calories...

Plan for it? I typically save half my daily calories for dinner and evening snacks. I know that I am hungrier in the evenings and I like to have my biggest meal of the day at supper. Doing this allows me to stay under or at my goal number, a frequently means that I get to have dessert, or chips (small portion), or other…

I learned that I have a tendency to UNDEREAT! And that my "binge" days made up the gap and managed my weight until my circumstances changed and my binge days became more frequent or plentiful. I eat really healthy in general and I eat a lot, but its a lot of veggies so its always ended up being on the low side of the…

Depends entirely upon whether they included a personal message with their requests. I don't even consider requests without a note. :flowerforyou: If you can't be bothered to read my profile, you dont really want to be my "friend."

I measure the top of the left thigh, hips across the fullest part of the bottom, waist at my belly button, waist at my smallest point, below the bust, bust across the nipples, by my freckle at middle of the neck, and roughly middle of my left bicep. I try to keep the tape parallel to the floor. I picked those spots because…

June 5th is only 10-11 weeks away. 1 pound per week is a safe number to shoot for, so 10-11 pounds. 20 lbs is also possible but would require serious work and self-control. If you are dedicated, it is possible. Generally speaking 2lbs per week is a max rate of loss you should shoot for, faster loss and you increase your…

Visit online calculator sites like iifym.com and scoobysworkshop.com to get your TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure- this is the calories that your body would typically use up in a day) and your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate- this is the amount you need to just be in a coma). Eat more than your BMR and less than your TDEE.…

Try a few different class styles. I really love Hatha yoga, its slow, relaxing, and I get a great stretch from it. Its like going to the Chiro for me, I do it on Mondays and boy can I tell when I skip a week! It helps with all the tension that builds in my shoulders and back from sitting all day at my office job. I also do…

Was it an entry for Running @ 4mph (a 15 min mile) or a 15mph run? That seems high, look for another exercise entry to use or buy yourself a heart rate monitor for better accuracy.

Thanks everyone. I have flax meal so I will have to give it a try. JustJennie- not so disciplined. :tongue: I've started with honey and eggs. Milk will be eliminated over time, as will the others. In the states its called an ELISA test, I believe? Sama- I will have to do some research. Typically coconut flour requires you…

Your guilt is irrational. One meal did not cause you to gain all the weight in the first place. One sundae will not cause you to derail or to gain it all back. Success should be celebrated with extreme joy. Food is fuel, eat enough. Food is life, you literally need it to live. Why can't you enjoy the things that sustain…

Have you been tested for food allergies? I test negative on the IgE tests, but positive for about 20 foods in the IgG tests. When I gave up wheat/gluten 2 years ago I lost my problem with exercise-induced asthma. I haven't been able run more than 90 seconds since I was in Middle School and suddenly I am able to go for much…

Join a club of some sort. It means that you will have at least one thing in common. I was new in the city a few years ago and looking to make friends and not having any luck at the office I worked at so I joined CouchSurfing.org. I like to travel, meet people from other countries, and I think hospitality/community is…

I eat out sometimes. There is nothing wrong with it, even on a diet. There are ways to cut calories and there are healthier choices on the menu. Pick your meal before you go and have it entered into your diary so you know the caloric cost up front. Make a few compromises before you go such as: skip the bread, order salad…

This happens a lot. Most often to people with very sedentary lives and not so great diets. It usually tapers off- and that is the stage where people get really discouraged and you start seeing all the "what am I doing wrong" posts. As long as she is eating enough fuel for her body, the rapid weightloss is not going to hurt…

Wait?!?! You are down 15lbs in 9 weeks and you think that you have hit a plateau after 2 weeks of no scale movement??? First a plateau is usually longer than 5 weeks, and many think that a plateau doesnt begin until the 8 week mark. Second: Keep going, the starting losses probably had a lot to do with water weight and not…

I am honestly confused by the concept of "low carb" -- How much is low carb??? I am gluten free due to food allergies so a side-effect for me is a lower carb diet (unless I choose to fill it with sugary things and gluten-free breads, cookies and crackers). A typical day for me is less than 200g of carbs. I think my diet is…

I have the odd glass of wine when I feel like, if it fits in my calorie day. In general weightloss, your body doesn't really care where the calories come from. Its all a form of fuel until you get to serious training or body building and then it matters a little more. The only caution I will say is dont do it the night…

I'm closer to 5'8" and 32 yrs old but I eat between 1800-2000 most days. I work out 4 to 6 days a week though, and my tdee is around 2500 calories. I was eating around 1300-1400 when I started, but had similar results to yours and actually had a 5 wk plateau about 1.5 months in-- until I increased my calories. I now eat at…

I had no troubles on the cruise I went on in 2012. But then I am gluten and diary free so I got served plain baked potatoes with nothing on them as my side a lot and the desserts were limited so that helped. And we walked a lot and really didn't do any snacking. We ate big meals, sometimes we ordered two plates if the…

Unless you find credible info talking about adverse effects from doing the detox- I say go for it. Gift Certificate means its 100% free, right? Pampering yourself has great mental rewards even if the treatment is scientific hocum. :smile: I've done a "slimming" treatment at a spa before with a gift certificate. It made me…

There is also the possibility that it is NOT the tea you are allergic to, but rather the chemicals and pesticides used on it before harvesting. The brown bits you were seeing could be the banana since exposure to oxygen does turn them dark over time. Throw out the tea. Take an anti-histamine for the spots, and see a doctor…

You've been on 1300 calories for a year and you are starting to binge eat? Without knowing anything about your personal stats- I would guess that your body is hungry! When you are on a low calorie diet for too long, I do find that my ability to resist is weakened. I wasn't super low for too long, but as soon as I upped my…

My cycle heavily influences my scale to the point where I track my caloric intake and weightloss based on it and not a linear long term tracking or calendar cycle. There are so many factors that you do not address in your question: Do you weigh your food What is your daily goal, or goal per eating period Exercise Have you…

Best advice I ever was given is to let yourself mourn. Cutting gluten out of your diet is a little like the end of an era or a death of a good friend. I don't feel resentment when others eat it- it was my choice to make this medically necessary decision. I can watch people eat donuts and cake and it doesn't bother me…

I don't workout hard during that time of the month, but I do workout. I also find that things like walking and yoga help with the pain of cramps, and I have writhe on the floor cramps. I think it depends on how you feel. Don't force it. Look at the whole cycle- I eat like crazy the week before and I'm tired and lazy; and…