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Your mindset is definitely affected by clutter. For me, it can add to a depressed state of mind and a feeling of being overwhelmed and helpless. One thing that can help is to set small goals for dealing with the clutter and allowing yourself to "release" things that you only have because you feel "obligated" to keep them.…

I'm five foot one and sedentary as well. On 1,200 calories a day, I am losing about one pound a week. 1,600 calories a day is maintenance for me. Feel free to add me and take a look at my food diary. If you want low calorie, filling meals, make sure you meet your protein goals each day and also hit your fiber goals. You…

Oooh! That sounds good! I love alfredo, but rarely eat it anymore because of the calories.

Peanut butter cup, salted caramel and a new one I just tried, the chocolate covered frozen banana flavor are all good. However, I've cut back recently because I find myself grabbing a pint before I even eat dinner and just standing there with a glazed look on my face, eating directly from the container.…

Looking at your dairy, you had nothing to eat for dinner last night and you've only had a protein bar and a half a sandwich so far today. I would be dizzy too. You need to recalculate your calorie totals based on your current weight, your activity level and a weight loss of one pound per week. I am also on 1,200 calories a…

The problem with this statement is that a lot of us here, are here, simply because we have used food as comfort, entertainment, reward, socialization, relaxation, stress-relief or have full blown food addictions. We don't have the ability to eat "some french fries" or one piece of pizza or stop at one beer and some of us…

Ezekial cinnamon raisin english muffin with 1 1/2 tablespoons of peanut butter. 301 calories, 12 grams of protein, 6 grams of fiber.

Log your healthy, high-fiber carbs everytime you eat them and stay within your calorie limits for the day and you will lose weight. I eat bread every day and have either rice, pasta or potatoes every day at lunch and sometimes at dinner as well. I've lost 32 pounds since March of this year, because I log every calorie I…

I wash it, dry it and then wrap it in a couple of paper towels (to absorb any moisture) and then loosely wrap it back up in the plastic bag it came in. It should last at least three or four days.

No one is genetically obese. You are obese because you eat more calories than your body burns. Eating at a deficit is not "disordered" eating, it is managing your food intake to lose weight. That's how you go from being obese to being a healthy weight. Studies have shown that successful weight loss is 80% controlling your…

I was extremely self-conscious and shy and had a friend who worked out who got me to go to the gym with her. Every time, I had to overcome my shyness and anxiety about being judged but I stuck with it. I lifted weights for two years and began to enjoy it immensely. It was a stress reducer, helped me maintain a 60-lb.…

Are you logging all beverages and alcohol intake?

One cup of low-fat cottage cheese and a cup of Del Monte "skinny fruits" canned fruit with juice.

You diary looks great but I do see that you are eating some processed foods (like the Teddy Grahams, bagels, etc.). Highly refined, processed carbs create a quick blood sugar increase, followed by a blood sugar "crash" afterward. The blood sugar "crash" creates instant hunger and cravings for more carbs/sugar. Carbs are a…

It's made with "live" grains and legumes (four different grains plus lentils and soybeans) vs. milled dry grains so it has more protein and fiber and less sugar and carbohydrates than most regular breads. It is a "complete protein" meaning that it contains all 18 amino acids. I eat an Ezekial English muffin with peanut…

I've been an ovo, lacto (eggs and dairy) vegetarian for 20 years now. I don't eat a lot of dairy, but I do eat a good amount of soy protein and I eat products like the Ezekial bread that is high in natural plant-based protein with a serving of peanut butter for breakfast every morning, soy protein at lunch and cottage…

I either drink a cup of no sugar added hot chocolate (70 calories) (with a handful of pretzels for that "sweet and savory" taste) or last night, I had a half cup of Halo Top Peanut Butter cup ice cream (80 calories) with real chocolate chunks. The Brookside dark chocolate covered dried fruits are really good too. My…

Just FYI: Painkillers are also notorious for causing constipation and yes, constipation can cause bloating and temporary weight gain. Stay within your calorie goals and you will lose weight over the long-term. Everyone has small gains from time to time because weight loss is not linear and our bodies are all different. I…

I don't eat breakfast until around 10:00 am each day. I prefer a cup of tea or coffee before I eat anything even on the weekends. Don't force yourself to eat if you're not hungry. When you are hungry, a protein bar is just fine. I also don't get home until 7:00 or 7:30 pm in the evening, so I don't eat dinner until 8:00 or…

It's not the diet soda that makes you gain weight, it's the half a pizza that you eat with the diet soda. I can't tell you how many people I've seen order a Diet Coke in a restaurant and then order a 2,000-calorie entree to go with it.

We all have our "trigger foods" that we just shouldn't eat because we can't stop. For me, it's potato chips, so I just don't buy them anymore. I like salty stuff AND I'm on a low sodium diet too. If you shouldn't have processed lunch meats, then stop buying them. Roast a whole chicken and slice it up for sandwiches or look…

58-year-old female and I cut my own grass, edge, trim bushes and pull weeds. It is great exercise, gets me outdoors and playing in the dirt helps my mood.

When I started a new job with a law firm years ago, we had vendors who would bring in cookies, buttered popcorn, candy bars, etc. almost every day. I would get up to go to the copier and come back and there was a chocolate chip cookie on my desk. The first couple of months there, I gained ten pounds. When I realized I had…

Losing weight without explanation IS a potential symptom of diabetes. When your body stops producing sufficient insulin, you can't properly utilize the calories from your food and your body turns to it's fat stores for energy. My husband was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes a few years ago after he unexpectedly lost 20…

If you use strawberries as a main source of protein, based on one small strawberry having .05 grams of protein, you would have to eat a crate of them every day. I'm a semi-vegetarian and I really struggle to meet my minimum protein macro each day. For example, my macro is 60 grams of protein per day. To meet that with…

There is no magical weight loss associated with "low carb" diets. While exercise is great at burning a few calories, makes your heart and lungs healthier and can stave off depression, it plays a very small role in weight loss. Eighty percent of your weight loss is going to be attributed to how many calories you take in to…

I am a pescatarian (I eat fish or seafood a couple of times a week). Just curious why you feel the need to lower your carbs? I too, sometimes don't meet my protein requirements and I always go over on carbs, but as long as I stay within my calorie allowance for the day, I lose about a pound a week. I'm down 28 pounds since…

Best advice I can give you is if you really want to see how alcohol effects your weight is to quit completely for 30 days. After 30 days with no alcohol, then look back at your weight loss over those 30 days and compare it to your weight loss over 30 days when you are drinking. You will probably see a big, big difference.…

Yaaay! Awesome accomplishment! I quit smoking 20 years ago and I was just thinking the other day that it was probably the best thing and the hardest thing I ever did on my own. The weight loss is great too, but giving up smoking is an amazing accomplishment.

Going to an amusement park is completely voluntary, so no, limiting what rides you can get on based upon your size is not discrimination. Most amusement parks limit riders based on their height as well so children or "little people" may not be allowed due to safety restrictions. We recently went to a resort with a zip line…