melissa_e

Usually in that scenario I try to make the meal out of vegetables - a big plate of roasted broccoli or a salad. If you just add a few hundred calories of nuts, cheese or meat you've got a satisfying meal. Also you can go on an extra long walk or something to earn a few more calories for a bigger dinner!

It looks like you get a lot of fiber from two sources daily - your breakfast oats and sandwich bread. If you feel like you're getting too much fiber and it's uncomfortable, you could try swapping out a couple of those sources - a smaller portion of oats with nuts mixed in to help you feel full, maybe.

You would look like a rad lady who won't let her weight hold her back from doing healthy fun things like cycling! In fact, because the bike helps support your weight and is so low-impact, it can be a very accessible way to get a good cardio workout for bodies of all sizes.

I also wonder how so many people on a weight loss site have trouble eating all their calories. I wonder if maybe lots of people are used to a cycle of depriving themselves because eating whole healthy meals three times a day is too much work, and then binging like mad because they're deprived. OP, or anyone who has…

I generally say that I am not interested in talking about my weight and then change the subject. But I think the trick with setting boundaries is that, however you decide to declare them at first, you have to back it up. If your friends or family don't respect your boundaries, you have to be prepared to clearly repeat…

Especially if you tie all your motivation to the scale, I would put it away for at least a month while you develop healthy habits and see how your body FEELS - see how motivating that can be, and then incorporate the scale back into your life in whatever way makes sense for you.

Oh my gosh I only read the first couple of these and then almost died and ate everything I could find at the same time.

BMR is like if you lie in bed all day... normal daily activity is, well, normally walking around and doing things.

A tip a read recently and really like is that you should have a "do not order" list in your head of basically your favorite fatty, caloric treats. Only indulge in those at home, when you can control the recipe and appreciate the effort of making and enjoying them more.

I linked my reward to buying new nail polishes - a little luxury that works for me! Could you psych yourself out this way - reward yourself with a bubble bath or a massage or something?

I love chocolate tea! No calories, a little sweetness, lots of rich chocolately fragrance and flavor. Numi makes a yummy one. Or Honest Tea Coconovas, which are bottled chocolate teas that have about 50 cals per bottle. I think they are new, but they definitely sell them at Whole Foods.

I find it helps to whip myself up a big salad or steamed vegetables and start with that, and then have a small portion of the elaborate dinner my partner cooks up. When he starts snacking, get up and make yourself a cup of tea - point is, don't just gaze at what he's eating or have four sad bites, get something else…