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Negative grams! That's genius! I did not think of that!

Yes, exactly. My husband and I both tried 5:2 for a couple of months and didn't lose anything, In my case, two 500 calorie fast days don't create that much of a deficit. Pair that with the, "Oh, I can eat this. I fasted yesterday!" mentality, and you've got a recipe for getting your "loose" jeans to cut off your…

Personally, I like the gym, but I've given up joining one--too many excuses not to go! But it is a lot more fun exercising with other people than by yourself. If you know you'd like it, don't let the fear of running afoul of some sourpuss keep you from going. Many gyms offer a sort of "get acquainted" thing where you can…

I used to think this too, but I recently read an article that said coffee may not be dehydrating after all. Here's a link: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/01/13/262175623/coffee-myth-busting-cup-of-joe-may-help-hydration-and-memory

I used to hate it, but now I love it. The full-fat variety. I like it sweetened with sugar, but now I'm using Stevia drops instead. My trick for learning to like it? Think of it as chunky cheesecake. ;-)

Yes, in my opinion it does. It may be *slightly* less advantageous for you than unadulterated water, but a little bit of flavoring isn't going to make your water polluted. If it did, water you drink when there's a scrap of food left in your stomach wouldn't count either.

Same thing happened to me. This video helped 100%: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSB9q59Bcgo

I get that, especially the drinks part. Once you have a drink, your inhibitions go down and you convince yourself it's okay to cut loose. I don't drink as much these days, but it still happens to me at Mexican restaurants with that d**n bowl of tortilla chips. You tell yourself you're "only going to have a couple" and,…

He had to catch the salmon?

I'd still go see the MD to rule out health problems. It could be stress-related, or it could be something else that needs taking care of.

The other day I checked the label on a jar of Mt. Olive dill pickles and for the first time noticed that even though they are only 5 calories per serving, a "serving" is 1/4 of a pickle. Who eats 1/4 of a pickle?!?!?

Yeah, it IS a lot of chemicals--that's what I was trying to point out! I think I'm going to finish the jar and go back to the Biochem. I looked it up on Amazon Canada: http://www.amazon.ca/Biochem-100%25-Whey-Protein-Natural/dp/B0015QSUD2/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1398008183&sr=8-5&keywords=biochem+100%25+natural+%3D The…

I like "Biochem 100% Whey, Natural Flavor": 80 calories per serving, 20 g protein, < 1% carbs. Ingredients: Ultra-filtered/Micro-Filtered (UF/MF) whey protein isolate, natural vanilla flavor, xanthan gum, lecithin. You can buy it on Amazon, or check Whole Foods if you have on in your area. I've been using the local…

I didn't even look at them, but here they are from the website. Unless they're hiding it really well, I don't see anything on there that sounds like it came from Dow Chemical. INGREDIENTS: RAW COCONUT LEMONGRASS SALMON (SALMON, RICE FLOUR, SOYBEAN OIL, RICE STARCH, COCONUT, WHEAT FLOUR, DEXTROSE, WATER, SUGAR, NATURAL…

Lean Cuisine. I'm serious, those things do not fill me up. And, not to rag on them (but yeah, I guess I am), if you look at the nutrition info, they're not even healthy. Too much sodium, too little protein, and not satisfying either by making you feel sated or making you feel you ate something tasty. That said, I sometimes…

Yeah, I had a peek at your diary and you are very brave for making it public--I sure wouldn't make mine public! *brrr!* The only thing I see on there that makes me go "hmmm" is the protein bars. You're eating at least one, sometimes two of them a day and, like you said yourself, they're a kind of iffy choice. Could you…

The thing to think about when you're trying to lose a lot of weight is, you're in it for the long haul. I understand the urge to really get out of the starting gate with a bang (by eating less than your recommended calories), but the danger is you'll make yourself so miserable and hungry that you give in to a binge, then…

Should've gone with the size 3 and had it taken in--that sounds a lot easier. Can you exchange it?

What do you mean by reverse dieting? Edited because I forgot how to do quotes. ;-)

<q> Most don't take this into account. Reverse dieting can limit fat gain rebound in this regard. </q> What do you mean by "reverse dieting"?

Also don't rely on gym equipment to tell you how many calories you've burned from exercise, then eat them all back. Gym machines are notoriously generous when calculating calories burned!

I would buy and use a digital scale simply because it's a powder, like flour or powdered sugar. If you dig the scoop down into a powder, you're getting more in the scoop because the powder is being compacted. On the other hand, if you use a spoon to add powder to the scoop, or if you just kind of let the powder fall in…

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but did you adjust your stats on the Polar watch to reflect your current weight?

My husband and I both joined WW online when they first came out with Points Plus (early 2011). I lost 30 lbs and reached my goal, and he lost a good amount of weight too. Now it's a couple years later and we've regained nearly all that weight back. I don't blame WW for that; if you stop being accountable and allow yourself…