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Alas, not so much. I fret over my baking and how it looks (because I'm usually making that for people) but not over the stuff I cook for myself! It still tastes good; I'm just super-lazy.

Why can't you get all the nutrients you need from the food you eat? I'd look there first before shelling out for a multivitamin that may or may not actually be worth the money.

Calories, protein, and servings (both size and quantity per container). Price is in there, natch, but I usually don't pick it up to look at it unless it looks reasonably priced to start.

Twice, now. The first time was before I moved to another state - new life, new me, all that. The second time was yesterday - when I realized I'd gained 20 pounds since I moved. I'm sure it could all be because of my birth control (Depo Provera can be nasty for that)... but I'm also sure it's nothing that can't be solved…

It's most likely water weight, unless your estimated 300-400 calories over maintenance in 10 days somehow equates to 17500 calories in total!

You've done a great job so far! The weight can be obscenely stubborn, though - you just have to be more tenacious. You'll do fine! Keep it up! When you say you use MFP and "it has adjusted itself as I have lost weight." - do you mean you just do the check-in when you weight yourself? Or do you go into goals and update the…

Monkey bread! http://momswithcrockpots.com/2013/09/crock-pot-monkey-bread/ And this thing for vegetarian soup-stuffs! http://ohmyveggies.com/50-vegetarian-slow-cooker-recipes/

Crock pot! Seriously, it's awesome - and an easy, easy way to change things up. Pot roast, stew, pulled pork, soup, chili... and that's barely scratching the surface. Search the forums or hit Google - this is one of the first links that came up when I looked for fun crock pot recipes:…

2 lb ground beef 1/2 medium onion, chopped (use a whole one if you really like onion!) 2 eggs 1/4-1/2 c. plain bread crumbs (enough to make it stick together but not dry) 2-3 Tbsp. Dale's Seasoning (or Worcestershire sauce!) Italian Seasoning (to taste) Garlic powder (to taste) Salt and pepper (also to taste) For those 'to…

Crockpot cooking is stupidly cheap. I can make a pot of Panama pork stew for about $10 - and it will feed 8 or maybe 10 if you stretch it. This site is pretty handy for that kind of thing: http://www.slowcookeradventures.com/2011/01/crock-pot-meals-for-10-or-less.html If you eat a lot of bread, I'd suggest learning how to…

Working out will cause you to gain water weight. Too much sodium will cause you to gain water weight - if you aren't drinking enough water to flush it out, that is. So, drink water and that should help a fair bit. What you eat is pretty important - protein and fat will keep you satiated longer, so I'd definitely suggest…

I'm still not feeling it, even if all the tags on my clothes say otherwise. The brain just insists on seeing the fat self, rather than the self-that-is. That part takes time, I think; time and a lot of reminders about how far you've really come.

Nope. I keep a nominal relationship with three or four people in my family, but it's mostly so they know I'm not dead. My friends are much, much closer to me than family - and we have a LOT more fun!

Prelogging major meals and 'must have' snacks... and carefully timing my snacks so I don't get home in ravenous eatbeast mode. It usually works! You may also want to prepare your meals in advance, so there isn't any room to grab whatever you find and eat it. I spend Sunday cooking all of my lunches and dinners for the week…

Weekdays: fall out of bed, throw clothing on in some manner resembling decency, and go to work. Work is where my morning ritual kicks in, but that's boring and full of paperwork. :( Weekends: wake up, poke at the internets, go to the gym if it's a gym day. If it isn't... continue poking at internets until chores drag me…

New thread, eeee. Feel free to add me! Especially folks that like costuming or convention-going or any of that crazy geekery! Or, you know, if you just like having friends or whatever! :D Yaaay, friends!

Oh man. Definitely hitting up the gym in a few, then doing laundry, cooking lunch and dinner for the next week, signing some documents for my realtor (because house hunting requires ALL THE PAPERWORK), getting some hardcore writing in AND finishing up a sewing project. I might even bake some cookies in there somewhere!…

Mine happened when I realized I was fat after my divorce. It took a while to register in my brain; I just thought I was a little thicker than I used to be. Nope. My 135 lb. self in high school had ballooned to 220 in a few years after high school. I avoided photos and felt miserable all the time. I hated seeing the tags on…

Crockpot. Seriously. That thing is a lifesaver in so many ways! There are a billion recipes on the internet for it (and I have a few cookbooks, because I love me some cookbooks). It's basically a set it and forget it situation - and you can even prep your meals for a while in advance and freeze them.…

o hai thar! This sounds pretty kind of awesome - feel free to add me! I'm not terribly interesting - which is to say that I don't post a lot - but I'm all for throwing on the (figurative, since I don't have one) cheerleader costume and cheering folks along on their journey! :D

If you're into dancing, check out belly dancing! It's a heck of a workout - and fun, to boot!

If you've been netting 1200 calories or less for three months - which includes totally faithful logging of quantities/weights of food, snacks, liquid calories, etc. - you may want to dial your calories up for a while. The weight gain you experienced was probably water, so you may also want to check your sodium and your…

I can't eat anything resembling a meal an hour or two before working out, regardless of when the workout is. If I do, it leaves me feeling nauseated for hours afterward (which is probably just my quirky biology). I'll usually drink coffee or soda before, though!

Eating more does feel pretty terrifying if you're used to the lower amount. I did the same thing you're doing now and making the jump from 1200 to 1500 sent my crazy brain into paroxysms of panic and horror. It took a lot of self-reassurance - and a whole lot of faith in the science! - before the aforementioned crazy brain…

Squats are excellent! Or, get a couple of gallon jugs, fill them with water, and use those as makeshift weights for goblet squats. You can do Romanian deadlifts with those, which works the hamstrings up through the glutes. Mule (or Donkey) kicks are also pretty kind of awesome!

Strength training! I don't care for cardio much - never have and never will - so the majority of my exercise is strength-based. I go 3 times a week these days, but was able to do just fine with 2 days before. Incidentally, if you do the strength training while you're still working toward your weight loss goal, you'll be…

SerenaMcD43: I know the feeling. I used to do 1-2 cans a day (it's cheap protein and tasty, who wouldn't?) until someone pointed that out. I still eat it, but it's down to one can a week - and a lot of longing looks at the giant pile I still have in the cabinet. :(

If what you're doing now isn't working... do something else. Weigh and measure your food. Log it all honestly. Log your exercise honestly, too. You might be eating far more than you think - or you might not be eating nearly enough. Pay attention to what you're eating, too; protein and fat are your friends! Read the pinned…

It's possible that your abdominal muscles separated - but I'm not (I repeat, NOT) a doctor, so take this with a grain of salt! I'd check with your doctor to see if the muscles are indeed separated - if so, that would certainly explain the weakness! With that said, I found this and it might be helpful to you with regards to…

SerenaMcD43: Tuna is mercurial. ... wait. No. I mean, it has a lot of mercury in it, so it's generally not a good idea to eat a lot. I think the most frequently touted recommendation is one 12oz. can a week, but that might have changed. The resources I've found are all on the older side, but this one should explain things…