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I'm sure it's the same corn since I typically eat corn maybe once every 3-4 months. It's pretty easy to figure out if the corn I'm seeing 4-5 hours after eating it is the same corn when the last time I had corn before that was months prior. And what is "eating enough?" I'm often going over my calories or WW points.If…

Multiple articles saying food is supposed to take 25-72 hours on average to go through your digestive system, so 4-5 hours seems a little fast for food to pass through.

I would love the luxury of a job where I can 'eat when I can.' Unfortunately, that's not the case for me. If I'm not on my break, I'm not even allowed to have a bottle of water on me. Eating? Not allowed.

The store I work at is a new store that hired close to 200 people to get the store up and running, but now that it's open, there are too many people. They actually eliminated the 4am and 5am shift times entirely, so everyone is struggling for hours. Some people are called in to pick up shifts, but the only time I was ever…

Even with tracking, every time I've tried intermittent fasting, I've gained weight. I'm not sure why that is, but I just know that it doesn't work for me. I do best eating a regular breakfast, lunch, and dinner and not snacking much (if at all) in between meals. It usually works best for me since most of my jobs (retail or…

I know there are issues with any job, but I also know from my personal experience that retail jobs are the worst for me in regards to my eating and sleep habits. I've always done best with tracking, eating regular healthy meals, and losing weight when working jobs with a more stable schedule- though, I am more adaptable if…

I've been sending out my resume and going on job interviews on my day(s) off from my retail job. I have a bag with paint, paper, a book, and other materials for a mini-lesson plan that I can do with the kids if they decide to throw me into a classroom. I keep these materials and extra copies of my resume in my car at all…

Usually. In most classrooms, teachers go on break during naptime, so if nap is from 1pm to 3pm, then break would either be from 1 to 2 or from 2 to 3. Occasionally, breaks may be earlier, but that’s usually in the infant room where teachers can’t take advantage of higher naptime ratios. On the very rare occasion I get a…

There’s no way it’s related to drinking raw milk. I don’t drink it enough for it to be an issue. Trips to PA every week or two aren’t in the budget right now. I had to stop drinking raw milk regularly as it’s just too much time and money to obtain.

I’m actually trying to get back into daycare. I’ll have a more stable schedule than I have now, but I won’t be completely sedentary. I only accepted this job because I was laid off in January and being unemployed doesn’t pay anything. I am desperately trying to get out and into something different, but I can’t quit until I…

I am actually trying to get OUT of retail, but it's nice to know that there are some companies that do schedule set shifts for retail. I have coworkers who, right now, work 7am to 1pm shifts and 3:30pm to 11:30pm shifts in the same week. (Though, I did see something on Reddit just now about how Home Depot may be doing away…

Problem is, it's a lot easier for me to drink something at work than it is to eat, so shakes would be my best option.

I used to drink only water and unsweetened tea. No milk. No juice. No sodas. I drank NOTHING that hand calories- not even smoothies. What am I cutting back on? Well, I've only eaten 3 meals about 4 times this past week. On several occasions, I replaced lunch with something like a cheese stick, an apple, and milk... or I…

I'm basically just having a glass of milk with each meal. If I decide to try some form of IF again (16:8/14:10), I'll probably only drink it twice a day on those days where I only eat 2 meals). I hardly think pouring myself a glass of milk when I prepare dinner is completely impractical. I also made sure to get thermoses…

Right now, I'm in a "let's see what happens" stage of my experiment. I used to drink a lot more milk when I was younger than I do now, and I also used to be a LOT slimmer. It may be related; it might not be. Somewhere around the time I gained my weight, I stopped having milk with dinner at my grandparent's house (we moved…

In the state of New Jersey, juice is NOT taxed, but soda is. The difference is the sweeteners. Sweetened beverages are taxed, where unsweetened beverages (100% juice, water, seltzer) are not. Candy is also taxed, but licorice, which has flour, is NOT considered candy. Prepared food is taxed. So, if you go to the store and…

I'm fasting from frozen dairy desserts. It's one of my biggest trigger foods, and I've been going completely overboard with eating them lately. Every once and a while, I start getting out of control with certain foods, and I need to nearly completely cut them out. (I just can't tell myself I can never have them or I'll…

You chose a weight loss plan that creates a calorie deficit through assigning certain foods a point value and then limiting the number of points. If you want a different way to create a calorie deficit, those are available -- ways of eating that would allow you to have milk or avocado more regularly. Weight Watchers isn't…

So, if they're really my friends they should let me isolate myself so I'll be skinny? I went to the NEDA site. I told them that whenever I try to lose weight I become obsessive and then burn out. They basically told me that it doesn't seem like I have anorexia or bulimia and dismissed me.

I have been looking at options for help. I've been in counseling in the past. I've been checking out OA meetings and chatting with a counselor from the NEDA website. I have been following advice from people here. But I'm still not sure what good it's going to do. The person on the NEDA website was really no help. She…

I am intrigued by IF (probably leaning more towards 14/10. My one concern is my schedule is so varied that if I have an eating window between 11am and 9pm, there will be days where I'm not eating anything until after 2 or 3pm. Then, I tend to overeat when I do eat.

I joined WW when I was employed, and I'm currently on a 2 month free pass for losing 10 pounds in October and November. That's the only reason I am still on WW. Because I'm getting free meetings now. I'm just feeling burnt out from measuring and tracking.

Hence the decision that I need to drive myself crazy by weighing and measuring everything I eat because it's the only way to keep myself from overeating. I do have a meager 35 point allowance of weekly points. A cup of whole milk is 7 points (I stopped drinking milk. I love it, but I don't drink it anymore because it's too…

I've tried that before.I gained weight in the process.

Exactly. That's why I opted for counting points for everything and obsessing over numbers because it allows me to eat anything. However, that also means I'm blowing through all my points in the morning if I decide on avocado toast with eggs or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with milk. I never said I want to freely eat…

Yes, I have. It's just not flexible enough for me. I can't have a sandwich for a quick meal (I can't eat most light breads, and I don't want to waste my weeklies on bread when I might need them to go out). I do try to eat more power foods, but I need more flexibility than what Simply Filling allows. (I also need to eat…

I think if the Beck Diet solution was written differently, I'd like it more. I DO like some of the things I've read in it. I just don't care for her approach. I definitely am less black and white about dieting than I used to be. I can go out for burgers and fries with friends and go right back to eating quinoa and broccoli…

I do bring food with me places. THAT IS THE PROBLEM. I'm tired of going over to people's houses and eating my own food at dinnertime. It's WEIRD.

I did check out the eating disorder website, but I'm not seeing where it can help. I don't have traditional binges, and I'm certainly not anorexic or bulimic. I'm listening to the Beck Diet solution again. I've read the book at least half a dozen times. I'm trying the small goal thing. I'm trying to eat more fruits and…