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I know they're not great. The problem is in all the sodium. I lost weight eating them though. You're not supposed to lose weight when you drink diet soda either but I did. I get the prepackaged meals because they're fast and easy.

What was different this time is that I started to smoke a cigarette. I didn't even know it was my last one. For some reason it tasted horrible and I started coughing my head off. I didn't even want it. I put it out, tore it to shreds, and haven't wanted another one since. I know it's psychological. I absorbed some…

That's great raycole83. By the way, thank you for serving our country. We really do appreciate you so much!

Before you go on medication, you might want to check out "The Easy Way to Stop Smoking" by Allen Carr. Have you used Wellbutrin before? I took it for about 2 weeks one time and began throwing stuff. My husband, my son, and I all had that reaction to it.

I love online calculators for converting things. It makes things so much easier.

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I think you'd be better off setting your lifestyle as lightly active and just adding exercise you set out to do in your exercise journal. I'm a teacher and on my feet all day too. That's what I did with mine and it works for me.

So am I to assume my mom took my bottle too early? lol

Bless your heart honey. I think the thing that has saved me is exercise. Have you found any activity that makes you feel good? I am addicted to it. I don't drown my problems in food or in cigarettes anymore. If I'm stressed out, I just blare the music and dance. Endorphins feel so darned good and they're healthy! Good luck…

Thank you so much. This is a nice tool to have. My BMI is good and my body fat percentage is low, but I still felt I was a little thick around just the middle part of my body. This shows me at .83 so I have a little bit further to go there. It's nice to know I now have a new way to gage just that part of my body.

You sweat a pound of water out of your body. That happens to me too. You didn't actually lose a pound, you just got rid of a pound of water.

You might want to talk to your doctor. I was exhausted like that last year and had a Vitamin D deficiency. I'm doing much better now.

You should ask your doctor. You don't want to cause permanent damage.

Great work!

Great work!

If I'm having trouble meeting my goals, I usually add peanut butter, milk, and/or fruit. It's pretty easy to get to my calories that way.

Great work! You look beautiful.

I don't know how much it is but I used to have a higher metabolism at that time. I would just eat slightly more than usual and did most of my losing during my TOM.

You just keep after it sweetie. Before long they'll be saying, "Look at that hot girl running!" :)

Lauren you really should. It tells us the things we already know and some things we don't. I think doctors should be giving this thing out.

It's not going to be hard. Smoking is hard. Being a non-smoker is the most natural thing in the world.

I'm not the best when it comes to sodium intake. I do notice that my weight is usually higher after days of higher sodium intake. Usually a day of drinking lots of water and tea with lemon will get rid of it.

I wouldn't. I usually had one cheat meal a week and ate food from home the rest of the time. I don't always get fast food for my cheat meal though. I generally get something a little healthier.

It doesn't sound like you're going over on the carb limit. You might just try eating them earlier in the day.

Well, if you're new to exercise and then suddenly doing a lot of it, your body could be holding on to the weight for dear life. You could try either increasing your calories or decreasing your exercise.

I agree with the above poster. You need to shoot for no less than 1200 calories but I usually try to limit my carbs at dinner. Over the last few years, I've noticed that I can only lose if I don't eat many carbs after a certain time of day.

I've had a slight hyperactive thyroid several times in my life. It gave me an irregular heartbeat. The endocrinologist put me on some kind of blood pressure pill. It was no big deal. You're young and healthy. If you have a little problem, they'll diagnose it early and take care of it. Please try to relax. Stressing too…

If you burned 800 cals before bed, you can afford to eat something.

I am astounded at how rude people are sometimes. You're beautiful! Good luck on your journey.

Most of our addiction is in our minds. If you ever really think about it, it's true. We get the craving and it's just a small, empty feeling. It's not even as severe as hunger is. Yet, for some reason our minds send us into a panic. Then we have a whole body reaction. I'm only halfway through the book and realize he's…