xSarabean

The birth control I'm on is perfectly fine otherwise. I had been on Depo before and I switched because it's one of the only birth control meds directly related to weight gain. I'm not willing to fully blame the BC because I've known many people that have lost all of their weight on birth control.

Water is all I drink besides the occasional diet soda (and I'm talking occasional... like once a week.)

I do the same thing. I don't get up at the same time every day, but when I do get up, I pee and go weigh myself.

IUD is not an option for me, and I'd rather lose weight more slowly than be pregnant.

Old doctor I had always told me that losing weight is 80 percent diet and 20 percent exercise. I wanted to get a grip on the diet part first.

I don't really eat breakfast because I'm almost never hungry in the mornings. Some mornings I feel naseous when I think of food (and no, I'm not pregnant). I have to force myself to my daily apple in the morning just so I have something.

My weight fluctuates terribly. I was 297 for three days straight, and then I was 288 the next day, and 289 today. I use weight grapher to track trends but it's still frustrating. Interestingly, I actually weigh lower right before TOM by a pound or two.

Question with what to do with the ribs in that situation. The meat didn't have nutritional info on the package because it came from a traditional butcher shop. Also, my family cooked it, so it was a large portion and I really struggle with figuring out how to cut it into smaller portions and be correct when it comes to…

The weeks prior to the two weeks where I got serious I was logging on a different site, comparing and contrasting which one I liked better. That's why there's gaps. Which days made you suspicious? There were one or two days where I didn't eat dinner or lunch because I was busy/not hungry.

I am on birth control, but it's not an option to get off of it. I've talked to my OB/GYN about weight loss and she says the one I'm on doesn't typically cause problems. I've been tested for my thyroid within the last 3 years and it turned out normal. Could it change that quickly?

I buy chicken breasts, cut them up into exactly 4oz pieces, put them in sandwich bags, and store them in a freezer. The rest of the chicken scraps I cook and feed to the dogs. And I measured the strawberries by placing them on a scale.

On the package that the red beans and rice comes in, it says "1/2 cup (blah blah grams)". I put a bowl on my scale, clear it, and then measure up the red beans and rice until they come out to the gram measurement next to the 1/2 of a cup. Then I scan the package and enter the calories according to the grams that I weighed.…

I have a digital scale. I weigh everything, down to the grams in salad dressing for my salads. I track every nibble and snack, regardless of how unhealthy. Food diary is opened, and here's the link: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/xSarabean

Yes, I did discuss my plans with my doctor. I was originally on the Depo shot, and I discussed my weight loss plans. My OB/GYN switched me to Trinessa (the generic of Ortho Tri Cyclen).