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That's the tragedy of "dieting" when used to mean "severely restricting calories and/or food groups to attain weight loss". Knowledge is power. Food logging is a pain, but really does help. Calorie counting is useful, but doesn't work for everybody. The biggest lie in "dieting"? That you can go back to what you were doing…

Thoroughly enjoy calorie dense foods.

Knowledge is power. Having fun with the numbers game is important - it's been a big part of my losing 60 of the 90 pounds I want to lose, and I expect it to be a big part of weight maintenance. Left to my own whims, I would probably take in 1800-2400 calories a day if I actually indulged all of my "I like the taste of…

There aren't many pics - I'm not particularly photogenic, and I rarely permitted photos at my higher weights. I'll see if I can find some though.

Knowledge is Power

Well.. for my purposes, as I generally understand the term to be used in the US (and especially in larger, more affluent cities) a "Tea Shop" is an establishment where one can experience the literary affectation of "High Tea" which imprinted itself on many an American mind as a small party of Ladies enjoying tea and…

A sustained loss rate 6 pounds a week is a bit aggressive. For me, with 90pounds (6 stone?) to lose, it took from June 21 to September 20 to lose the first 28 pounds. Are you getting enough water? (Not coffee, not tea, not diet soda - water.) Are you getting enough fats? With too little fat, it's difficult to feel sated,…

It's really all about your philosophy. "Moderation in all things" is, to me, an unworkable maxim. The classical maxim (inscribed, apparently, on the walls of the temple of Delphi) was "Nothing to Excess". And even Emerson, one of many to whom "Moderation in all things" is ascribed, appended it to say "Moderation in all…

There is also a recipe for vegan black bean brownies. They make a sort of adequate substitute, but I'm not sure they're any lighter on the calories. (My roommate wanted flourless chocolate brownies). I don't do vegan cooking, so I used eggs instead of the flax seeds, but I think this is the recipe I started with. Google…

2 T 1/2&1/2 to about 8-10 oz coffee. If I'm feeling super-decadent, I go to Cheesecake Factory and order coffee with a side dish of whipped cream (the real stuff, not stuff out of a can), and add a generous dollop of that to my coffee.

http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-cook-the-best-chicken-breasts-in-the-oven-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-211453 I dice the baked chicken, and stir it into Indian simmer sauces (dopiaza, tikka masala, rogan josh, korma, etc.) (without the rice). http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/salsa_verde_chicken_bake/ (without the…

:hugs: It's unfortunate that the moderation doesn't work for you. I have found that especially if I am choosing to have only a small amount of something, it helps to make a big deal out of having it. In my perfect world (which doesn't really happen, but I would love for it to), I sit down with a favorite beverage with what…

Sorry, no pictures. I commute via light rail (standing room only!), so the Mason jar salads won't work for me. And I have a refrigerator and microwave at work, and a corner market for some necessities. Breakfast - I make a batch of steel cut oats on Sunday and Wednesday nights, then package them into 3 identical to go…

I build in my food treats, or have days where the calories are not an issue. For rewards, I've been lucky. My roommate bought a handful of small (and some not so small!) gifts to surprise me with every time I hit a 10 pound loss. New clothes, of course, but sometimes that's just pragmatic. Craft supplies and accessories…

I have exercise induced asthma. Functionally, what that ends up feeling like is when I exert myself, my lung capacity diminishes by about a third. And even though I was 30 pounds overweight at the time (and, to be brutally honest, the most fit I had been in at least 5 years, and maybe 10), I ran a 5k three years ago. I…

Resistance bands and hand weights? Belly dance?

Sourdough wasa cracker with 2T hummus (110 calories); snap peas, 3 oz, (35 calories) and cherry tomatoes, 5 oz (45 calories), 1 oz. cheddar cheese (100 calories) 1 golden graham cracker (2 squares) plus 1/2 packet cream cheese (100 calories), tuna cup + 2T hummus, 140 calories, hard boiled egg, 70 calories.

According to a report I saw recently (and I don't remember the source), the healthy body fat percentage for a Caucasian female is 22%, and most women in that group carry about 32%-35%. 27% may be higher than some chart maker would like, but is much better than the average. As for the solution - hand weights and body weight…

I don't miss having fatty cream teas - I have them about once a month. :) When I started this, I promised myself I wasn't going to make any change I wasn't willing to follow through with for as long as I am in control of my food and activity choices. Not having fancy tea was not on the table. As for the Pally tea biscuits…

100 calorie snacks: 3 oz snap peas, and 5 oz cherry tomatoes: 80 calories Medium apple - approx. 80 calories 2 kiwi - 90 calories Wasa cracker with 2 T hummus - 110 calories. For me, an apple or the snap peas and cherry tomatoes do a lot to fill me up.

I buy cherry tomatoes and snap peas in medium size containers, and prep individual servings on Sunday night (and usually again on Wednesday night, since I don't like to buy too much produce at a time. I buy high quality deli meats, and prep 2oz portions for lunch. Deli meat, cherry tomatoes, and snap peas, with an apple…

I love mine. I actually find the sleep tracker reasonably accurate (including my middle of the night lie awake stretches). I suspect it's a bit overoptimistic about my activity when I am able to move my arm while walking (and sometimes I don't because I'm carrying something or pushing a cart or something) but it suits my…

I don't see a bold pronouncement. I see an opinion about a generalization.

We all do. Entries in the database are only as accurate as the person who entered them chose to be. If the numbers are vastly off, and you care, add a new entry - either into your personal database, or into the program database - that reflects the proper numbers.

I started with 90 pounds to lose; I've lost almost 60 of that. Foremost, I did it by promising myself that I wasn't going to make food and exercise choices I'm not prepared to sustain pretty much the rest of my life. I don't want to continue with the yo-yo, and I - personally - start to lose interest in a lot of things…

Does it have to be instant? I take the time to make steel cut oats on Sunday and Wednesday nights (1 cup oats/4 cuts water yields 3 servings for me), portion it out into thirds (I weigh mine), then reheat in the morning. Using a glass bowl, I heat one portion (plus one T water) in the microwave for 2 minutes, then stir in…

Also try belly dance to YouTube, or dance to Wii Fit. Or - finances and space permitting - an elliptical or stationary bike in front of the television with a movie you enjoy. If you have a smartphone, when you can walk or run outdoors, you can try something like the Charity Miles app which donates a few cents for every .1…

Assuming you have no medical issues, here is my take on it. When you say you "watch what you eat", what exactly do you mean? I'm a lot older than you, so I have the perspective of 30 years of having done it badly. "Dieting," as the term is popularly used, isn't sustainable. Restricting calories, exercise, and food choices…

It's all about trends, not days. It takes 3500 calories beyond the number you burned between your BMR and any exercise you did to gain a pound.

I did a pretty intense weights workout for the first time in a long time on Saturday. I didn't really start to feel it until Sunday evening.