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I wouldn't, because it's really part of your day to day caloric burn. Not enough of a burn to count towards weight loss. But if you really feel like counting them, don't log, but don't eat them back, either.

My therapist has given me homework: I'm to delay giving into an urge to eat. Distract myself, do something different for 5-10 minutes and then if I'm still having the craving, to eat it. It's hard to delay. But I find I'm able to delay 50% of the time now and then 50% of those times, I actually avoid the craving. I still…

That's fantastic!!! I just signed up for a 5K. I've been out of the running game for a long while and it's like starting from scratch. My plan is to spend the next month gradually increasing my speed, then taking it outside for the next month, as 99% of my running has been on a treadmill. I did a fast walk 5K the other…

For me, that's exactly how I approach it - all or nothing. I cannot stop at just one. So therefore, I cannot have any. But this is too strict and so I slip up, frequently, and I'm right back where I started. I often get the shakes or start twitching, think about chocolate/sugar and when/where I can get some. And in the…

Hopped on a scale today. Not the one I usually weigh on, but it would seem I've gained 15 lbs - which would put me within 5lbs of my starting weight a year and a half ago. Why this surprises me, I'm not sure. It depresses me, makes me feel like giving up and just eating what I want anyway, since I feel happier that way. I…

I add them to oatmeal. And I bake with them: my fave recipe right now is Chia Cookies: Chia Seed Cookies (Recipe adapted from Yummy Mummy Kitchen) 1 1/2 cups rolled oats 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 cup almond flour 1 1/2 Tablespoons chia seeds 1/4 cup butter, room temperature 1/2 cup natural sweetener 3/4 cup natural…

Stressed about finances, my relationship with hubby, work, everything. My youngest has a chest cold and I've ended up sleeping in his room for the last 3 nights and that means I don't really sleep. I'm exhausted and have deadlines and people counting on me and so I allow myself to be comforted with very poor food choices.…

I've gone back on my pills recently. It was a hard decision, and I tried many things before coming to it: sunlight therapy, Vitamin D, exercise, supplements from my naturopathic doctor, food changes, no caffeine... a few made small changes, but in the end, it was too much for me. I'm feeling for normal, for lack of a…

Ugh. In the last hour, I've eaten 3 raisin rolls, a whole tube of Pringles chips and a King Size Reese's Peanut Butter cups package. This is so not cool.

HUGS Mary Beth. Sucks that so many people can relate, huh. Sorry you had this, too. Hubby doesn't understand why it still haunts me, 10 years later. I can see his point of view - it's a hard thing to carry around. But it's even harder to let go.

Sorry to just blurt this out... but I was raped 10 years ago tomorrow. My eating this week has been extra crazy. I've booked my day pretty solid tomorrow and Saturday so I hopefully won't have time to curl up with a bag of chips or 12. I went back on anti-depressants about 6 weeks ago, in the hopes that it would help get…

I'm thinking of trying it. My chiropractor and massage therapist - both very health conscious people - recommend it personally. If I do it, I don't plan to stay on it beyond the 30 days. My hope is that it would reset me, curb my sugar cravings, help me to get back on track so I can make better food choices afterwards. But…

I'm 5'4, currently somewhere around 145.. goal is to be under 140. I was 135 before having my kids, I don't think I'll ever get back there, but it would be sweet. I had hit 170 before joining MFP.

Last year, after I had lost nearly 20 lbs, a coworker asked if I was pregnant. Apparently my weight loss everywhere else made my stomach pooch that much more noticeable. Mrrrrrr!!!!

Mmmmmm!

For protein, there really isn't a good alternative except soy. All the others, (rice, almond coconut) are pretty weak. My boys and I are all dairy free. We drink almond or coconut milk at home; they drink rice or soy at school & daycare since they can't have nuts there. For mixing with coffee, coconut milk is pretty creamy…

2011 started off really good, I was motivated, the weight came off. But then I plateaued by summer time and the weight has been creeping back on since then. And since the binging started up again this fall, I'm in rough shape. Trying to do things 1 day at a time and not set wild goals right out of the gate for 2012, but…

sounds tasty... will try it for sure!

A naturopath is a doctor using homeopathic remedies, nutrition, acupuncture... alternative medicines. Here' they have no ability to prescribe medications (antibiotics, etc) but they are recognized and covered under health insurance. So the visit is covered, but not the supplements. They treat the whole body, the cause of…

I had another B12 shot today. Hopefully this will boost my energy again so that I'll be less likely to binge. My naturopath told me, again, to make sure I'm eating lots of protein with each meal to keep myself feeling full and satisfied. I'm worried what Christmas week will bring. Hopefully we can all support each other…

I have a work out mix of Black Eyed Peas' "Pump It" and when I'm running to that, I can easily get up to 6.8 mph, the highest sustained was 7.2, I think. I play it twice in a row and then I run at 5.8 for the rest of my set. http://youtu.be/ZaI2IlHwmgQ

Why do I have to start fresh every day? Every single day I tell myself to stay on track, stay away from the chocolate. Everyday it works up to 3pm-ish. And then all hell breaks loose and I devour whatever I can get my hands on, no matter what I've eaten before, no matter how much healthy food is on hand. No matter what.…

And holy frack I redeemed myself by getting on the treadmill. I did an actual recipe entry and discovered that the cookies were 110 cal each and I ate a dozen. Ouch, So I got on the treadmill for an hour - the first time in MONTHS! - and I'm under for the day! Of course, I haven't had any real supper and it's 10:15 pm, but…

I was raised to not waste food, to clear my plate. So I go into that "eat all the bad food" mode frequently, so I don't waste it by tossing it out. I feel very ill right now. Ate at least 1 doz shortbread cookies with hershey's kisses inside and I know the food log is off. It's calculated about 500 cal, but it feels at…

There is no moderation for me. It's all or nothing. It's something I've worked on/struggled with for years. So someone telling me it's ok to have something in moderation, while well meaning, is like telling an alcoholic that it's ok to drink in moderation. I agree that in moderation - as in, once a month/6 months/etc -…

Unfortunately I got into a bag of mini marshmallows. I parent my kids better than I parent myself.

And either I jinxed myself or that dream was prophetic because it's all I can do to keep myself out of the kitchen. I'm not (really) craving anything specific. I just want to eat. Now. And lots of it. I think I might actually be hungry for real, but I'm scared to have something little for fear I'll eat everything else on…

B12 shots help with weight loss??? I've had them in the past (and just a week ago) because my B12 is low. I've been feeling very energetic since then - which makes sense, because if B12 is low, energy is low. But that's all I have to add to your question. I think if you already feel you have a handle on your weight loss…

sushi!

I'll go! I'm Aimee. My issues with binge eating go back to high school, a good 15 years ago. I made it through a half-hearted fling with binge/purge as a form of self harm in grade 10. (Before that, I was a cutter. Lovely, huh?) Struggled through until my early 20s, then I was raped. All my old self-harming tricks jumped…