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This for me. I'll lose 25-35 pounds and no one will say a thing. Then a couple months after maintaining, compliments start coming out of the woodwork.

I'd eat a hard boiled egg if I were going earlier than usual.

I have problems with impulse control. I'm now eating my broccoli topped with spinach dip. What is your homemade recipe? Can't you use some Greek yogurt to make it healthy? Other poster: An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor away. I asked a small group once how many ate an apple a day. I was surprised that about a quarter of the…

ORIGINAL POSTERS SAID: and then some other stuff. Let the thread die. You don't have time to read 18 pages.

Last T-day I cooked and logged T-day the day before based on my recipes. I didn't deprive myself of seconds or thirds because the calculations came out so low. If someone else was cooking, that would have been a problem.

I only have cheat days after the fact. I call them going over my calorie goals. This usually occurs on date nights or special occasions which unfortunately are too rare. I'm good with this concept because it means I'm not beating myself up for going over. To avoid cheat days I try to record before I eat. I also consider…

I SUNK. As in I jumped off a boat into the water and sunk. All my life I've bobbed like a buoy. I'd lost weight before but never gained muscle. I was working with a personal trainer who dropped my body fat % by over 10%. Everyone else was sitting on life jackets and they offered me one. I said this was a great opportunity…

My goal height is 5'9". If I grew 3 inches I'd be happy with my weight.

Tell me more. Where are you from? Does shark meat taste like chicken?

In honor of this post, I wrote this article for First for Woman, a national magazine. I don't know if they are going to use it with my before and after pictures yet (they took the after pics). They are currently working on the issue: Does this Dress Make My Butt Look Big? A joke started my current weight loss journey.…

What if you try working out earlier? Also, try changing the time that you take your medication. I cannot tell you what a HUGE difference timing of medication has made for me over the years. As weight and exercised changed, so did the ideal dose and timing of medication.

I Googled beans burn belly fat - whoops. I hope I didn't get this from Dr. Oz. But as I looked further down the page there seemed to be more reliable sources agreeing. Unfortunately I have not searched for scientific studies on "burning belly fat". I just know the nutritional content of beans are high.

They are NOT MARRIED! They have only been together 1.5 years. If you read all the posts (or at least from the OP), you would realize that the issue is about the welfare of THE KIDS. PLEASE NEW POSTERS, READ THE CLIFF NOTES on page 14 and re-quoted on p15 and p16. She is looking for help and information on motivation and…

I just found this thread today (well technically yesterday since it's after midnight) and FINALLY finished all 17 pages. Quick easy advice for OP - do this with the whole family 1. Eat vegetables - lots of vegetables 2. Eat protein - good sources are Greek yogurt, eggs, chicken, tuna 3. Try not to eat anything that has…

No, after dieting. My diet includes chocolate every day. Chocolate is healthy. It’s got antioxidants, iron and fiber. Where is chocolate derived from? Cocoa beans – did you hear that – beans. Beans the magical fruit. Beans are a healthy source of protein. Beans burn belly fat. "At no other time has Nature concentrated such…

People who posted on page 2 - thank you for the belly laughs testify in congress pimp

Agreed. We had people over for burgers and the expiration date on our ketchup was 2 years past. I use pure tomato paste instead of ketchup because of the HFCS. I've even made my own pickle relish.

I make my own pizza. I don't know how it is physically possible to gain 7 pounds after eating a couple pieces of restaurant pizza. Oh, everyone says its the water retention. But for some reason, I never drop all the restaurant pizza weight afterwards. First you have the high-glycemic crust. Then the sauce is loaded with…

Another virtual hug from me. Love that quote. I'm also in total agreement with: I started off with TRYING to do one minute of jumping jacks as soon as I woke up. I couldn't do it the first time but I tried. The next week, every day my goal was to try and make it to one minute. Then the goal was 2 minutes. It was just to…

I make little changes habits every day so that if I don't "workout" I still stay healthy. One example is that I never take the elevator for less than 4 floors. I ride my bike to the library instead of driving. I sit on an exercise ball while watching TV.

Thank you to everyone defending me and clarifying different positions. One of my many addictions is TV and it kept me up past 2 a.m. so my impulse control not to post was low. I had to respond here because I think genuine sincerity and defense of injustice will get you laid. :flowerforyou:

Which is less than a Big Mac and fries. Or one Pina Colada. I allocated for the calories. Some people are alcoholics. I am not. However, I do have an addiction to sugar, carbs and food. Alcohol does have sugar but it doesn't trigger binges for me or negative consequences. For some bizarre reason I can stop drinking so…

Congrats on the walk!!! Be proud of yourself for posting and asking for help. I am happy that you lost weight on OA. I know how you feel and can tell you that you can break the insane obsession. What I heard from the first part of your post was failure and doomed. Recently I read an article about a new addiction program…

Diabetics absolutely need to MANAGE their carbs and they need to manage their medication. However they can reduce their carbs and medication and do better.

Yes and no. Eating right and exercising has made me happy. Losing weight actually has made me in the past (in my 20s) uncomfortable with the added attention from men. I did not like looking "hot" for strangers. I'm almost 50 now and am starting to get hit on again by men at the pool. But as a baseline, mentally and…

That is exactly the way you should do it!!! Great job!!! As for the poster after that said carbs first because doctor said it was necessary for diabetes - that's wrong. The American Diabetes Assoc. FINALLY recanted that erroneous information.…

Is what you "watched what I was eating" mean an increase in whole wheat and other gluten containing foods? My husband was having trouble and thought he might be gluten intolerant. I don't eat bread but I started reading the labels for his bread. Whole wheat isn't as soft and sticky as white bread so they add gluten (the…

Empty? They are energy! Wine has antioxidants. No not once. Unless you consider turning down a drink causing problems with family, friends and job. My liver is great and my risk for diabetes has been ruled out by a Northwestern University study that said I wasn't worth tracking for the next 6 years because my blood results…

This!

I've been off them for 10 years. Still suffer from depression but exercise is the best medicine followed by a healthy diet. However for weight loss diet is #1 and exercise is next. Next winter try a light box instead. Be glad you're off the drugs.