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Seems to me you're better off than us smaller boned less muscular people. Less chance of bone density loss later in life, less chance of bone breakage, you're stronger, and you get to eat more calories. And you have defined muscle? And a flat stomach? What's the downside again?

If you were pre-diabetic before and managed to return to normal functioning then you know what you have to do to head off diabetes this time, too. If you can get a dietitian and counselor in your corner, great, enlist any expert help you can find. If you can't, you still know what you have to do. You have to make nutrition…

You are 18. I am going to suggest to you what I wish someone had suggested to me when I was 18 (I bet I wouldn't have listened, but maybe you'll be smarter than I ever was!). Forget ordering pizza or eating whatever they family brings home. Learn two things: Nutrition and cooking. Then combine them. Along with learning…

I would feel awkward, too, being around people who deliberately waste food. It's one thing to accidentally have too much and not get fat off it by being a member of the clean plate club, it's another to sit around and make a show of not eating what is in front of you. They should bring their own food from home, in…

Next you'll want humans to stop exploiting and killing each other. Then what will we have left to watch on TV?

No. That is a very good way to end up on one of those crime shows that have titles like 'Snapped'. As the victim.

Congrats! I like the not-stopper philosophy, too!

I'm starting to be able to look in the mirror without instantly focusing on what I still want to change. I think it's from starting up exercising again. It's easier to forgive my body a little extra squish after it carries me through a good workout. It might not look perfect, but it can DO stuff!

After nine years I think you should at least send a personal text. I know it's a lot of effort and kind of putting your feelings out there on the table, but we in society must maintain minimal standards of politeness in these awkward life transitions. :tongue:

You need to make your food diary public.

I figure it this way. You can't spot reduce, but weights, crunches, and push-ups will help me build up the muscles needed to suck it in better.

Don't change your diet yet. Go to your doctor and get tested to rule out celiac first. If you change your diet then get tested it can screw with the results.

Yeah, but the only other subject I'm interested in is politics (and all but one member of my family are on the other side of the political spectrum), so they're fine with me going on and on about everything new that I've learned about food.

For most of my adult life I lived on caffeine and sugar. And I never, ever liked fruit. These past ten weeks I've eaten all kinds of fruit, and my energy levels skyrocketed. I wonder if all that time I was craving sugar and caffeine what my body really wanted for energy was fruit?

First responder? Yep, you'd be one of the richest in society. I know how dangerous and unpleasant that work is, as does everyone with a lick of common sense. Your opinion on the onerousness of your own work can't be the sole deciding factor, or every bean counter in every air conditioned office in the country would wail…

I want that, too. Not to mention I'd like to be a brilliant heiress with supermodel good looks. Seems I picked the wrong parents. I tend to skip breakfast and I don't eat cereals or store bought granola bar type foods at all. I even have to be careful when I make my own trail-mix. We all have to work with what we've got.

I've never checked the mirror, but my weigh in outfit probably alternates between a pathetically hopefully look and a mixture of regret and dread.

As a woman, if you've ever liked the way you looked at any weight, you're not normal. You're a marvelous exception to the dreary norm!

I don't eat breakfast often, but lately I've been making a homemade smoothie with nuts, seeds, and fruit early in the day. It's a great pre-run combo. I drink it and ten minutes later I'm ready to get out and go.

Not sure about Australia, but in the USA dried beans are cheap (be sure to soak them overnight and drain the water, then cook in fresh water). Rice is also cheap here. I find peanuts cheap if you buy them in the shell. I shell them and make my own peanut butter or make trail mix with raisins (also fairly cheap, especially…

I'm very slow. I claim shortness. Even though shorter people are faster. Doesn't matter how slow I run anyway. I still get my free and legal endorphin high.

I get more than enough from beans (garbanzo beans are great), nuts, and seeds and a little here and there from leafy sources that just add up. I manage fine even on less than 1400 calories a day most days.

Thanks for the insight, CyberEd. I'm a My 600 Pound life junkie. And what I see on that show is what you describe, too. And a place I know I could eventually end up in if I don't manage both my eating and the rest of my life very carefully. I'm a huge eater. I can put away close to ten thousand calories of certain foods. I…

No. Privacy is now at a premium in my life. Maybe someday I'll keep one again.

One thing jumps out at me: Your brain is telling you get a less stressful job, so unless it's paying very well or you love it very much, listen to your brain.

I see a reason to cut out milk, although researchers don't know yet if it's a health concern: http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/088922203771881202 Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is an oncogenic retrovirus that commonly infects cattle and causes B cell leukosis in 1–5% of infected cattle. BLV-infected cells are…

I switched to no-junk vegan over two months ago. I had one unfortunate day of backsliding to vegetarian with ice cream and cupcakes made with eggs involved but otherwise, I've stuck to it, and not junk, either. Fruits and veggies, nuts and seeds. I notice I have a ton more energy, not just to work out (something I never do…

If it's just water weight gain from starting a new exercise program, ignore it and start tracking your loss again from wherever you are right now. One day, maybe a week or a month down the road your scale might surprise you with an out of the blue three or four pound drop (especially likely after two or three rest days in…

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/25/calcium-food-sources_n_1451010.html Surprisingly Calcium-Rich Foods That Aren't Milk Reminds me, I need to add oranges to my fruit smoothies. A small one has 38 mg of calcium.

Definitely. I was craving blueberries and strawberries the other day with the all the intensity I used to crave cookies with. Sadly the blueberries and strawberries were out of my budget that day, the cookies would not have been. America needs to take a close look at its subsidies and do some serious shifting around.