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If anyone has any insight on this issue, I'd appreciate it.

Are you seeing a therapist currently?

I've never found the chest strap to my heart rate monitor "comfy." I suspect they expected me to have something smaller than a 46" chest. I can get it around my body, but the plastic always digs into my skin.

The Polar Loop and the Samsung Gear serve as activity monitors and activity trackers. They are slightly more expensive.

Got to love article wizards. Someone in a third world country probably earned a day's wages for doing this.

I wouldn't say there's one moment. There were a couple. I'm a freelance writer. Because that pays so consistently and so well, I also work as one of those people who hands out the free samples at Sam's Club. One of the reasons for deciding to lose weight was seeing 400 pound plus men and women in the mobility scooters…

I want a combination of both and it sounds like the Samsung Gear or the Polar loop would have done it.

You might be gaining weight because of muscle mass. However, I'm not exactly sure what you meant by results. Some of the results of exercise I notice after ten minutes or so when I start sweating. Other rewards aren't always as tangible. I experience less joint pain and have fewer problems with my sinuses if I get some…

If you have not already found this self out, if you try to make posts like this, people will call you out on your grammar mistakes. You did seem to be responding to a poorly worded post. I am sorry if i made the mistake of taking you seriously.

I don't mean to be picky, but do you know almost every single sentence in your response is a run-on sentence? It takes some effort to control grammar fascist tendencies. After many years, I've managed to keep my inner grammar fascist on a tight leash. You can do it, too.

I've been making it a point to avoid food celebrations on this journey. If I were to celebrate with food, I'd be going to one of the local super markets. While i was there, I'd pick up Lebanon bologna and swiss cheese. I'd also pick up some potatoes. I would make the potatoes into potato bread and have a sandwich.

Elliptical machines are known to overestimate burned calories a great deal, but heart rate monitors are fairly accurate if they have aches strap.

Yes, now that TGI Friday's has decided to have all you can eat appetizers, I can feel myself gaining weight. In fact, I gained twenty-five pounds just from reading this thread alone. I know it's a radical concept, but you are free *not* to eat at TGI Friday's if you do not want to. You will suffer no ill effects from not…

Most of the days I'm between 2,500-3,500 milligrams. If the roommate brings in KFC, it may spike. I've been avoiding this restaurant chain for a while. I know I'll lose any self-control if it's placed in front of me. I've also avoided several other of my favorite foods for the same reason. My blood pressure is usually…

Given the cramping problem, I'm heading towards the idea it's an electrolyte imbalance. The doctor wanted to draw blood to confirm this months ago, but I lost insurance and haven't been able to afford it.

I'm not eating three fast food meals a day. I don't think anyone is. Processed food != fast food. The fluid intake has been high for the past few days, but I think this is more that it's been *summer*, and it's been muggy outside. Also, 16 cups is 2 quarts. Quarts != liters.

I question some of these ideal weights, but my medical expertise comes from watching eight seasons of House, M.D. This makes me relatively sure that my weight problems are not caused by Lupus.

Hi. The hormones mtfs take cause them to lose weight more slowly. Since you've had an orchiectomy, you will find it even harder to keep weight off. I suppose we all have our own reasons for making the decision to lose weight or become healthier, and some are more complex than others. Part of the reason is I know doctors…

I doubt it.

Everyone has at least one X chromosome....

I don't know what causes your problems, nor would I give my opinion. On the other hand, the Y does offer financial assistance if you are low income. I qualify for it and pay around $8 per month for my membership.

My first question was merely to determine why the doctor put her on such a diet. The doctor may have reasons, and I don't know the original poster's health. It seems extreme to me. I also know that women are more likely to be told to diet even if they do not actually need to do so. However, given that I have some computer…

My first question was merely to determine why the doctor put her on such a diet. The doctor may have reasons, and I don't know the original poster's health. It seems extreme to me. I also know that women are more likely to be told to diet even if they do not actually need to do so. However, given that I have some computer…

Forgive me for the intrusion, but why is your doctor recommending such a diet?

I think I'll celebrate my over 40 pounds lost milestone by making this post so it shows my tracker.

Was there ever a logical answer to how logging slows down a person's metabolism?

This thread has the most disappointing title ever. I was thinking that there would be a discussion on how preppers could get into shape for their favorite apocalyptic vision.

I'm down one pants size, but I'm not too worried about that. On the other hand, I'm down 3 shoe sizes now, and I've lost over 30 pounds. (My own numbers show about 36 so far. I had some problems with my bathroom scale that showed me losing weight far more quickly for a while.) Okay, I"m bragging. Most people don't want to…

Okay, I found a flat side walk and got it to weight consistently, but it was about 35 pounds lighter than it should have been. I'm not sure it is possible to calibrate this scale. It's time for a new one. As for the above suggestion, I'm a creature of habit. I've been keeping daily weights logged in a spreadsheet and…

The one thing I've noticed about this house is that the floor is not flat despite the local terrain being as flat as a pancake. It's a digital scale whose batteries were replaced a while ago. For the more accurate log I'm keeping, I've been using the digital scale at the Y whenever I can. That has shown a loss of 31 pounds…