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I eat whatever I want. Except foods high in added sugar, because I'm diabetic. I eat some fruit, but very little. I've lost 47 pounds so far. That's a third of my goal. Don't pay attention to the articles saying that this or that is bad for you. They all have an agenda. If it's CNN/news outlets, they want viewers and…

Don't reduce further. I'm female, 5'7, and weigh 259 or so. I lose at least a pound a week on 1900 calories a day and could lose at about half to a quarter of a pound a week on 2200 calories. You're male, eight inches taller, and over a hundred pounds heavier than I am, 2200 is likely a huge defict for you. Weight loss is…

You may very well be right on both counts. I don't have celiac, and can only go by what they told me. I know one of them prefers to use gluten free products as much as possible, even makeup. She says she feels better when she does. May be placebo, may not. I'm not her, so I can't say. The other avoids all dairy, even…

I have moderate bipolar I with psychotic features. I'm on Geodon, Lamictal, and the highest dose allowed of Cymbalta. I'm also on Topamax to help suppress my appetite from the psych drugs. It's the only cocktail that works for me, and I've lost 47 pounds so far on it. I also have PTSD from childhood abuse and spent several…

I got my first "you're getting so skinny!" comment today. I posted a selfie of me and my cat on Facebook and my best friend said that she can see a huge difference in my face. I can't see it yet, and I have 100 pounds to go before I reach goal so I'm not even close to skinny, but the compliment felt nice. :)

Congrats! That's a major accomplishment. You should be proud of yourself for that! Hopefully your diabetes can stay in remission for a very long time! Your A1C numbers are very similar to mine. My highest was 7.5 I think and my last A1C was 5.9 without insulin more than twice (metformin tried to literally kill me so I'm on…

If my kitchen is messy (and it usually is, I'm working on it. It's better than it was, but there's room for improvement) I find it hard to cook healthy meals sure to dishes and pans being dirty. This leads me to overcooking (and then overeating) portions of pasta. This is bad for my blood sugar and my waistline, because…

I'm not finding it harder. The only reason the weight isn't coming off as fast as it could be is because I'm not as strict as I could be. I log everything, but I have a lot of days where I'm not as close to my goal as I'd like. But as long as I'm in a deficit the weight comes off, and this is for the rest of my hopefully…

You can eat fast food every day and lose weight. I lost 50 pounds working at Taco Bell (and NOT from GI problems either) and eating there 6 days a week. I didn't continue to lose because I ate too much and didn't watch WHAT I was eating (the loss came from going from sedentary to very active suddenly). You can easily count…

There's no reason you can't eat "high protein" and have chocolate every day. Unless you're doing keto, which sounds unsustainable for you. Try a moderate carb diet instead. I think you'll be happier and the only successful diet is the one you can stick to most days. I suggest you rework your meal plans to include a small…

I think my mom's food intolerances (mostly herbs and spices, like pepper) are just an excuse for her to be overly picky and that she's not really intolerant, she just doesn't like the flavors of the herbs and spices. She has no physical reactions to them (believe me, she'd tell me if she did) to spices, but she "can't eat…

I talk about it, but not much. I use my Instagram for bragging about exercise, or whatever, because I have fewer folllowers there, but only talk on Facebook about it when I hit a milestone. I don't feel like it's all that exciting to everyone, but it's not a secret. They'll notice when I get to goal anyway, because I'll…

This. If the OPs blood sugar is actually dropping below 70 pushing past it will eventually lead to confusion, drunk like behavior, psychosis, and then death. No one wants that to happen. This is why it's vital they check their blood sugar before attempting to just push through it.

It sounds like hypoglycemia. You have all the symptoms. I know you've had blood work, but have you taken your blood sugar during one of these spells? Go to Walmart (if you're in the US, and maybe Canada) and buy a ReliOn meter and a package of strips, and a box of lancets. This is the cheapest blood sugar meter on the…

There's a small Italian place here in town that sells raspberry cheesecake in a graham cracker crust. It's my favorite thing ever. I can't eat it more than once a year though, because I'm diabetic and shouldn't really have it at all...

I never had much luck with marinated tofu until I found a recipe online for baking it to dry it out first. I tried pressing it to get rid of water, but the marinade never soaked into the tofu and was just blah. this works really well though. Take a block of firm tofu and drain the water off. Cut it into cubes and spread it…

My mother-in-law has the healthiest plant based diet of anyone I have ever met. Nutrition is her hobby, and even though I think she probably meets the dictionary definition of orthorexia, her diet is insanely meticulous and healthy. She's never even been close to the overweight side of the BMI, walks 10,000+ steps a day,…

Going back to the bra talk from a couple pages ago. My girls are indeed shrinking, and I didn't realize it. On the one hand, this is what I wanted, on the other hand, now I don't know what size I am! Measuring because of my shape will throw me off, so I'm going to try them on until I find something that fits. I bought a…

Very inspiring! Thank you for sharing!

Glad I could help! Hope you like the app.

Long commutes with a lot of traffic are exhausting, no matter your age. And exhaustion is up to the individual. You also don't know the OP, they sound like they are struggling with anxiety, what with having to go to the gym after midnight, which further exhausts a person. Unless you suffer from any form of mental illness…

The tuna salad is likely to be high calorie because of the mayo in the tuna salad. A tablespoon of mayo is 100 calories. A chicken breast salad with vinaigrette dressing (or oil and vinegar) is going to be much lower in calories, I'd say without looking up the nutritional information myself the salad I just mentioned (with…

I lost 45 doing diet only. I only recently added in exercise, and I'm adding in exercise to increase my cardiovascular health, not to lose weight faster. The fact that it gives me more calories to eat is annoying, because I'm not hungry after I eat three meals of nutrient dense foods, I've not been eating my exercise…

Unfortunately, trying to get people to stop responding to trolls only gets more people responding to them. I've been on forums for a long time, and seen many many trolls, it's like the use of "reply all" in a large office. One reply all spawns a dozen more telling people NOT to reply all. The idea is not wrong, but it'll…

I used to have a job for a short time writing Google AdSense ads. I was given a list of keywords and had to come up with short ads that would entice people to click (seriously a fun job, if I could do it full time I would, I loved it, so easy but challenging to come up with unique ads that fit in the character limit too).…

@shakenbake57 It's hard to come back after a break! But I found that when I committed to coming back after mine my motivation actually increased long enough for my habits to form again. Good luck to you, and I know you can do it! <3

Breakfast, two fried eggs on a sandwich with Duke's mayo, salt, and pepper. Lunch, forgot. Dinner, three grilled cheese sandwiches. Snack, microwave popcorn. Not the most nutritious day by a long shot. I do generally try to get more veggies in, but I'm cooking for myself today and I tend to get lazy when I do that. I'm…

If I scramble them, lots of ketchup. I don't like scrambled eggs though so very rarely. I usually make savory oatmeal (oatmeal with a drizzle of soy sauce, better than it sounds, kind of like rice and soy sauce really) instead and top it with two eggs fried in a little bit of spray oil. I like it best with runny yolks. Eat…

I'm trying this. I'm a housewife, so I have plenty of time, but I find myself procrastinating until late in the afternoon, and I'm trying to get into the habit of exercising every day. I'm also trying to get into the habit of waking up when my husband does to get ready for work (5:50). Yesterday I got up and just couldn't…

When I went to the gym I wiped the seats and handles after I was done if I used a cardio machine, or the benches on the weight machines (the free weights scared me and I don't know what to do safely with my physical limitations) if I sweated on them (not often, I'm not really a heavy lifter yet). I didn't wipe handles on…