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Do I just go off the micros and macros that mfp gives me? I don't know much about that... :/

Thank you <3 I'm glad you made it out and are doing better. I know I'll be there some day... Until then, I just have to push through the rough days.

Thanks to everyone for the kind words and support. I am working on positive affirmation... Saying more positive, confident things to myself in the mirror, ignoring or denying negative thoughts, etc. It's hard because I don't believe what I'm saying, but, over time, I will. No, my therapists do not know I'm on here and I'm…

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Wow. I just want to thank everyone for all the supportive replies! :heart: I am working on changing my unhealthy mindset with food but it's a way of thinking I've had for years... So it's pretty hard. I am in therapy for depression and anxiety as well as more recently - eating disorders. I do have Binge eating disorder…

Thanks again to everybody! You're all extremely motivating and it's good to know I'm not the only crazy binge eater out there. :wink: I feel much more relaxed with allowing myself something every now and then when I have the calories and I'll work on being ok with occasionally going over my goal. Self-control w/ moderation.

Thank you so much. Very motivating and makes me feel a lot better and not so scared. haha :) I'm just getting into my second week of this and I'm hungry and craving all the time. I'm hoping it's just my stomach shrinking and adapting to the fewer cals and more structured eating throughout the day. Healthier alternatives to…

Sounds delicious!! I'll definitely be trying it. :smile:

My calorie goal is 1700, which yes, is well below the amount of calories I had to have been eating before eating clean. We had fast food for lunch and dinner every day with tons of chips, chocolate, ice cream,etc. between those meals. And of course, no exercise. My stomach is used to having food in it ALL THE TIME and now…

I looked forward to doing that after work like I was going home to Christmas presents. haha Good times that happened to be the cause of this waist, thighs and butt!

These are some awesome and extremely helpful tips everyone. I definitely think I am being much too strict. I get crushed if I'm even 5 calories over my goal. I need to realize that those cals didn't throw 10lbs on my waist. lol I honestly couldn't even guess the amount of calories I was eating before this...a pretty…

jacksonpt, Good tips. :smile: Getting control is something I need to work on, and once I have that self-control, it will be easier to allow myself something occasionally w/out screwing up and causing guilt.

VegasFit, exactly the same for me. If it's in my house, the temptation is on me non-stop. The hard part is my boyfriend isn't doing this so he gets what food he wants and I basically have to ask him to hide it from me. I've considered allowing myself an occasional treat when I have the cals, but I tend to get the thought…

[/quote] And mind you, I'm not eating steamed rice either. [/quote] Ok...do your best to not judge me here...how else can you eat rice? I've only ever had it steamed. I honestly had no idea there was any other way. Also, I'm newish here so apparently I did the quoting wrong.

I guess I am just trying to stick w/ lower calorie foods so I can have more food throughout the day and wasn't sure of its nutritional value. That's what I meant by good/bad. I understand what you guys are saying, though. It will probably just be an occasional thing for when I can fit it into my calories.

UPDATE: We have an online petition up. Please sign if you support mini pigs as pets. :) https://www.change.org/p/city-of-belleville-il-allow-miniature-pigs-as-pets-in-belleville-il

Awesome. :) Thanks for your input, GDLAZ! Luckily we do have a farm animal vet pretty close to here so that helps.

summertime_gi, I'm adding you as a friend because I DO have questions!! She is SOOOO cute! <3

Bump?

Went to the doctor on Friday, then had an ultrasound today. They think it could be my gall bladder, but I'll know in a couple days. Lotsa water... less salt, flour, dough-y stuff... more protein. Got it.

Thanks everyone! I have been drinking a lot of water but don't always reach 8 glasses every day. I didn't think about the retaining water/muscles healing. The bloating isn't just ugly, it's also uncomfortable and it gets crampy after I eat and also after I exercise. :/ I'll make a doc appt and let you guys know. Thanks…

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Good to know! Thanks guys!!! This is what their services offer... I'm a little nervous about the assessment. lol. That will be embarrassing...:embarassed: Personal Training Services Fitness Assessment: Testing of the 5 components of physical fitness: body composition, cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength and…

Really?? Are you male or female? I read somewhere that MOSTLY men lose weight from it and mostly women gain weight from it.

Binging is a HUGE problem for me that I NEED to stop...so I'm DEFINITELY going to try this. lol..sorry...apparently I like to use caps too... :ohwell:

I'm curious to know what exactly this diet is too....I have a HUGE problem with mindless eating and snacking, and my cravings get really strong mid-afternoon.

Oh, and another thing that makes this really difficult is the types of foods we have in this house. Some of you may or may not know about my family situation...but my parents are obese and my brother is overweight, and my parents buy a LOT of junk food and pretty much no healthy food. We currently have 5 or 6 bags of…

Thanks for the posts everyone! I loved reading through all of them and got some great ideas I plan on trying this week (and hopefully forever, if they work). To those of you who talked about habitual eating and eating out of boredom. Like this one... "If your problem is boredom eating, or habitual eating, read the relevant…

Thanks everyone. I KNOW I have what it takes, and I KNOW I can do it, just like you guys, I proved that to myself in the first couple weeks when I had NO problems and I lost 3 lbs.....it's just seeming a lot harder than it was before to convince myself to NOT eat that chocolate, or to NOT eat 3 servings of something…

haha good point! :smile: yeah I think I'm leaning more towards cutting it...especially since it's almost summer and short hair is easier in the humid summer temps... But my parents both said long and my sister and her friends were giving me a list of reasons why I should grow it long (one being it would be easier to throw…