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Forget the scale. If you feel better, you are better. Keep it up! :)

Exercise earlier in the day if possible. Eat a healthy snack before you go to take the edge off. Keep your water intake up and enjoy yourself. I assume it's not an every day event. Think ahead to what foods are your weakness and set some goals. Mine is bread, so I try to limit myself to one roll if they're large, two if…

If you can't eat when you need to drink tons of water. I usually chug a bottle and it helps me feel full. I have little applesauce packets as my emergency snack-up plan if my meal will really be delayed. Almonds are an excellent power snack, but I tend to eat my weight in them so I'm careful about keeping them around. For…

I would ask my doctor for a blood test to eliminate possible deficiencies mentioned above that could be causing it.

While waiting on some doctors tests (I agree with previous posts) try something new. Instead of 'fasting,' have a liquid diet day or a vegetarian day. What about a fruit only day? So it's not so much fasting, but you alter your diet for a day. I have a juice day about once a month and drink fruit/veggies all day just for…

I wouldn't worry too much about the sugar in fruit, especially if you're not having an issues. You might consult with a dietician though if you have a family history of diabetes though.

I majored in Music Teaching and Music Performance. I was a public school music teacher for a while. I left it to be closer to family and started over. I'm currently working as a corporate trainer and the education classes I had were invaluable. Although I'm not actively using my music performance, it's definitely impacted…

This is exactly why my diary is locked. For the most part, I eat fairly well, but I still eat fast food, pizza, mac and cheese, etc. I understand the nutritional impact (and lack thereof) I get from eating junk. What people don't know is that when I have some pizza, I had SOME pizza. I used to eat an entire large pizza by…

Thanks everyone. :smile:

I grew up in a house with no air freshener in the bathroom. My room was across the hall from the bathroom. It was horrid. I have a selection of air fresheners in each bathroom and plug in air fresheners strategically located outside the bathrooms for people too lazy to use the spray. As for someone else's house, they have…

Our house is fairly nut free aside from my husband's little chocolate chip cookies he takes for lunch. Growing up was a little different. Both my parents are allergic to eggs, my brother is allergic to wheat/lactose intolerant, and I'm the nut allergy person. My Mom would prep food in stages to prevent cross-contamination.…

You can do this. *big hugs* Perhaps keep a food diary, no, not an online one, what are you doing when you eat? How do you feel? What's happening? I'm an emotional eater. When I'm upset, I eat. I know this now, so when I'm upset, I have to do something else. I prefer to go for a walk, but it's not always possible. Are…

I have travel tips in my blog. Some of it may be useful. In the dinosaur times, I lost about 30 lbs by keeping a food diary in a real notebook with pen and paper. I had a book that estimated nutritional content of food, so I would add up my calories at the end of the day. It was tedious and more hit or miss than MFP, but…

It's not so bad, but I admit I'm fairly spoiled. When we have pot lucks my co-workers let me know what's safe for me to eat and what's not. Some have even altered their recipes to accommodate me. The holidays involve color coded plates for what's safe for me to eat. (I can eat from the green plates, but the red plates…

Oatmeal is good. It has a cholesterol calming effect and is a better choice than say a doughnut. The instant oatmeal is less good, but still a better choice than a danish or some other breakfast pastry. The process of making it instant strips the oatmeal of some of it's good qualities. When I eat it, which isn't so often…

I go through periods were I drop lbs and see no change in my body. It alternates with periods where the scale doesn't budge, but I see my weight shift around on my body and reshape. These periods last weeks, sometimes months. Right now I'm entering another dropping lbs phase. These phases are shorter than the body-morph…

I'm short, so my jean size doesn't matter. You may find http://www.mybodygallery.com useful though.

That's awesome. You're doing great. Here's what I've learned: Many folks will come up to you and say something negative or respond negatively to your weight loss. It's not because there's anything wrong with you or you've done something bad. They're reflecting a negative feeling they have about themselves back onto you…

I like to toss some raisins in mine.

Nope. In fact, he would ask me to look at it.

A lint roller...

I'm 5'3" and hope to reach my goal weight this year.

I am 5' 3" as well, for reference.

My understanding of zig zagging calories is to basically keep your metabolism from settling into your routine and slowing down. This can be achieved with as little of a change of 100 calories or a change to your exercise routine. 900-2000 calories sounds like binging and purging. This is my opinion and I'm not intending to…

I have about 30+ friends and most of them don't log in so I get spammed with messages about how they're not logging in. There are a small handful I keep up with, but time zone issues suck. I'm on Eastern time and get up early in the morning. I'm usually asleep when every one of my mfp friends are completing their diaries…

I don't clean eat. In fact, I had pizza for lunch. lol I focus on how the food makes me feel since this is part of my motivation - how I feel. I also have pretty severe acid reflux so how I feel after I eat something is critical in making sure I'm not eating too many acidic/acid producing foods to be able to sleep at…

The best thing I ever did was raise my calories and set myself to lose about 1lb a week. I agree to raise your calories. 1200 is too low. I'm 5' 3" female and I eat about 1400-1600 calories a day and am losing weight. When I'm hungry, I drink water. If I'm still hungry after I drank the water and it's not meal time, I go…

Everyone has been so supportive, I'm going to be scientific. :wink: Winter causes us to hide indoors and the result is a decrease in vitamin D which has been linked to depression. Perhaps check your vitamin D levels with your doctor? I had to increase my supplement for the winter because I was getting mopey.…

I try to walk at least 3 times a week for at least 20 minutes. I do more if I can.

The FDA allows many loop holes.