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I like to sautee onions in a touch of olive oil, then add water and chicken bullion, then stir in pureed (or roasted) pumpkin until it becomes thick. Add some cumin and a spoon full of chobani for sour cream on top. This is very filling and so good. Oven roasted pumpkin is good, I like to put strips of raw bacon on the…

Hi slimfast! Lol I totally feel your pain. I am white and married to an Asian. He and his entire family are incredibly skinny and cannot seem to gain weight even as they shovel piles of white rice, greasy noodles, meat with fat, and whatever else they want to eat. They don't exercise, either. Well....yeah. My kids are also…

Make it easy on yourself to get started and get some adkins bars, diet meals, all the calories done for you already. That makes it easy to stick within the calorie limit. The other trick is to get canned pumpkin and canned black beans, make soups out of it, it is very fiber-full and you feel like you ate a lot more than…

I believe this article, mainly because I have been eating high protein and drastically reduced starches in my diet, ALSO gave up on strenuous exercise and doing just walking....all of the sudden the weight actually is starting to come off. My big problem now is gassy bloating and...passing gas. That is not too…

Ah well give it 15 years

Thank you for this article. My food calculator on this website has been telling me that I am "not eating enough calories" but to maintain my weight I actually only need around 1600, so I am trying to keep it around 1000 or under most days. The food calculator says I must eat at least 1200, because of that starvation mode…

I have 12 more to goal, but I would love to go below goal. Goal is only getting back to "okay" weight, not slim weight. ALSO goal is to AVOID holiday food....my favorite holiday and favorite cookies!

Hey everyone on here is a 10!

You could slice the bagel and toast it in the pan with a touch of olive oil and top it with a bit of salmon, parmesan, or hummus if it is savory, and a bit of cinnamon or honey if it is sweet. So proud of you, keep up the good work.

I always lose weight best when I do not exercise. I simply take the calories below my maintenance calories, usually I go around 900-1200 per day and the weight comes off. Too much exercise makes me tired and hungry. I like light walking and stretching, as in "it isn't actually exercise" but I am moving around, just for…

What a beautiful and heartbreaking story. People don't understand how harmful their comments can be, or at least I HOPE they are simply ignorant rather than brutally cruel. You are lovely at any weight, and I congratulate you on your amazing achievement. Stay strong.

Brittle nails are not caused by low calorie intake. Low thyroid hormone is a common cause, and there are some skin conditions and inflammatory conditions that cause it. Most common though is water exposure, like using too much detergent or scrubbing. Also acetone nail polish remover. Maybe ask the doc to check your thyroid.

Hey Erik don't beat yourself up about it. You would not be the first YoYo dieter. I have lost the same 25-30 pounds several times. I'm just glad you are back. Be strong!

No way. I mean, unless it was completely a life or death situation, as in "you will die if you eat meat"

I am very proud of you, and I thank you for sharing your inspiration with the rest of us! Congratulations, I hope you will go and buy yourself some nice new clothes!

Get your own bottle of pellegrino and add a twist to your cup = no calories Don't eat the bread choose foods carefully Plan ahead and don't eat the whole day, you can have all of your calories at once. espresso for dessert or maybe some sorbet

ALSO I do suggest that when you get someone to help you with your work (which it sounds like they better do, I think you are being taken advantage of if you have to care for so many people by yourself) you should use the extra time for SLEEP SLEEP SLEEP because lack of sleep is a serious cause of weight gain!

I must say that exercise does not help me with weight loss at all, especially during the early phases when low calories makes me feel tired. In fact, I recommend just doing brief "happy" things like standing on tiptoes and stretching, or pumping hands over the head to a fun song. A little stretch, a little brief movement…

Add some fish, delicious grilled or pan seared, and lots of healthy oils. I also find that eggs are good, and nice and easy for breakfast or hard boiled to carry in your purse as a snack! Also portable is canned tuna and canned chicken. HINT if you are getting scared by the expense of meats, you can try the pressure cooker…

I am going to say "Tavern Wench" holding "Hello Kitty"

I think that the general rule should be: Don't eat lots of simple carbs such as bread, pasta, sweets, chips. Switch to whole grains for your carbs, such as steel cut oats, whole wheats, kashi grains. Try brown rice or whole grain breads. Eat lean meats, nuts, cheese Yes skim milk is fine. No need to get whole milk Eat…

could you have a lactose problem? I love the slimfast shakes, I use a hand blender and crushed ice to make milkshake, never had any reaction like bowel problems at all. but my husband sometimes gets gas or diarrhea with milk based products due to the lactose

Hello, I am from New England. I would like to say that YOU can do it. I am an old lady, and I have almost no metabolism, but I am doing my best. My tip for the day is "pumpkin soup" just mix in some canned pumpkin with some low fat chicken broth, spice it up with curry powder and cayenne, and put some "plain greek yogurt"…

All of my recipes use on cube of bullion (chicken) that I get from BJs club in a bulk jar. 2 cup water + 1 cube bullion + 1 can black beans + some diced celery + some onion flakes + some coriander + some garlic powder + some red pepper (alter spices to taste, around 1/2-1 tsp on everything but the red pepper) Boil and…

I'll join, hope I can make 13 weeks, I am new

Get yourself some dark chocolate cocoa, it is a very strong chocolate, and it is only 10 calories for one tablespoon. Mix it with some stevia, and eat it plain, just don't inhale! Or, use black beans to make black bean brownies. NO JOKE it is good and nutritious. The intense chocolate will get the fix. OR you can get small…

I have had severe, constant ringing in the ears for around 14 years now. There really is no effective treatment, homeopathic or otherwise, I hate to say that, but I have done a lot of research and tried a number of solutions. I recommend searching for medications that you are on, some can worsen tinnitus (such as aspirin…

Okay I have a question for you all. Anyone here have a history of blood clots in the lung? I do, and I know that the regular hormone therapy is verboten for me. I am just wondering if anyone has experience or knowledge about the yam progesterone and whether or not it has the tendency to create clots???? Or has anyone who…

Hi I am also new to the group. I am getting serious about trying to lose weight. I moved to a new state this past winter, and I gained a ton of weight in the past few months, without a real change in the way I eat. I am thinking it is a combo of STRESS and getting near to MENOPAUSE but I don't want it to get the better of…