cowlover22 Member

caffeine is a diuretic to, but drink lots of water. It will even out

smaoking increases your metabolism. you can burn up to 300 a day. I am not saying you should smake..this is what I read. Many people here are trying to get healthy and that is part of getting healthy.

Your body doesnt go into strvation mode that fast, but it is better to eat small meals and snacks throughtout the day. Helps with your blood sugar and metabolism and then also helps with you not getting so huinngry you eat everything in sight

Cant believe that model is consider plus size..what the heck is considered plus size now a days...12, 14? Wow she doesnt look it to me

It is very unfortunate that there are all of the SUPER MODELS out there and girls look up to them and want to look like them. What they dont realize is the pictures are air brushed and Barbie is just a doll. I suffer from anorexia and wouldnt wish this on anyone, but it really upsets me to hear young girls wanting to get…

It fills you up, helps prevent cancers. Apples are great, cereals, some breads..I love apples 5 gm of fiber for 1 aplle. Weight watchers yogurt has fiber in it.. hope this helps

love handles for sure..still have them some!

This isnt something you do just to lose weight..it is a new way of living. Yes you dont have to watch your calories as much but you should try to eat healthy and in moderation. Do this and you shouldnt have a a problem. Otherwise if you go back to your old ways you will just start to yo~yo

Well it must be concerning you since you posted on it.. Any processed foods or soups are high in sodium. Does cause water weight gain but it can also cause high blood pressure that can lead to all kinds of problems..stroke, heart attack, kidney disease. You can be doing damage and not even know it. So I would just try to…

yep they are good!

drink fat free chocolate milk

Well unfortunately the disease doesnt care if you should know better esp since you are going into the medical field. I have been a nurse for 18 years and it just takes control. So dont be so hard on yourself

same as everyone else rectal leaking.A friend of mine did it. trust me you think it is no big deal, but from someone who has to deal with it b/c of physical issus it is...

I get the salad dressings and they are good..everyones tastes are different though

Oh dear your dad would hate me then 5"10 105..I know I'm not healthy but it just made me kind of laugh when I read it. do whatever you feel is right for you when you get there. Honestly a friend of mine lost a lot of weight and she tried telling me she was still above her bmi.I didnt believe it, but I was just so used to…

funny I eat breakfast skip most of the day and eat before bed and I lose. Depends on what you eat I guess

You are to funny! I have a hard enough time looking at my own, but now that I see they guys..I see why you would

Well what happened with me is I had to gain wt b/c I am anorexic. So the more cals they put me on the more my body burned them..what is your activity level? It will take time but you will gain..They didnt care if we ate junk food(I wouldnt) or not. One kid had oreos and peanutbutter cups with every meals. They say a cal is…

I have been on prednisone since 1990. Ididnt gain weight, but it is a low dose. However when I increase to 80 mg a day I start to retain water. So watch how much salt you take in. Also some people it does make hungry..not me..so what your intake. Otherwise if you do gain anything it willl be water weight and it will go…

Your body's water weight can flucuate alot. so maybe it was a combo of things..see how the next couple of days go

Even though it cost more try buying the ones in the small containers. That way when you are done ..you are done. Have to tell your self that otherwise you will just keep eating it. and a little bit of it goes a long way

When I used to get them I could gain up to 8-10 lbs of water just from that. Even though I dont get it now, it seems like my body is tring and I get symptomatic once a month.. Even besides that your salt intake cab affect that too!

Theses all sound pretty good but I also would have celery and carrots cut up so if I felt like I wanted something I could just grab that. Something sweet..sugar free popciles, sugar free jello, and if sodium isnt a issue than I like powdered chicken broth. But only do these kinds of things if you are eating a healthy…

Hi and welcome..nope not alone as you can see. i am currently trying to recovery from ana with purging(dont binge anymore)Hope you find some support here. Feel free to add me as a friend if you would like. Does your doctor know that you are trying to lose? Just wondered if you are still in treatment at all. Would hate to…

You know I think it is great that people can support one another here with regaurds to their ed's. And even people who dont have them and support us. But it just gets me so mad when people try to glorify this disease. I dont have to explain it to any of us here(since we have it or have had it). But when people think it is…

Yes as you can tell there are lots of us here. I read your profile and am concerned as others seem to be. Even though I might not always meet my exchanges for the day 300 cals is not my goal. Why not trying things in a healthy way. Because as you prob know that once you start eating again it will just come back on and then…

how did you get that test? I got all kinds of random ones. Like I assoc the government with bad (big surpise there)

Well I think it does exsist. For years I was eating under 1000 cals a day and my weight kept going up to around 200 pounds.Well i was actually on prozac. and I stopped that and severly resticted(yes I do have an eating disorder) to around 200-300 a day and lost over a 100 pounds. Now I am trying to gain it back. The really…

I have the same things happen to me to. I just got out of the hospital(for ana) and prior to going in someone told me how good I looked> Granditie I liked hearing that but they were just as distorted as me. As far as people losing weight and getting told they will look anorexic. Think about it...If you lost a good amount…

wow I didnt get that message. Maybe it would have helped with my eating disorder lol. I think instead of focusing so much on what someone weighs we should focus on healthy eating. Dont put so much into pant size and charts. Some people even though they eat healthy and exercise will never be where they SHOULD be because of…