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I tried calorie counting, weight watchers, atkins, calorie counting again, low carb, low fat... and always went back to calorie counting. It's what made the most sense to me.. It's also something that I failed at repeatedly... I finally decided to have weight loss surgery. I wanted to reduce my weight prior to the surgery…

EXACTLY! With my full sized stomach, these serving sizes would make me crazy because I would eat them and still feel like I hadn't eaten a thing! Now I look at them and think "That looks about right" I don't miss eating large quantities at ALL.

I went to GREAT lengths. After I had dealt with the emotional aspects of my eating and still continued to struggle, I spent $4,500 to get 75% of my stomach surgically removed so now I feel satiety with a reasonable size portion -A banana seems like a "good size" for a snack and a lean cuisine sized meal seems like a "good…

TRY IT for six months.. I'm off my synthroid with completely normal thyroid panel and I feel SO much better. I don't know if it's the gluten or the wheat or what because like you said there hasn't been enough research.. but frankly I DON'T CARE! All I know is that whatever I'm doing it's totally WORKING without strict…

All I know is that since quitting wheat after doing a lengthy elimination diet my thyroid function has normalized, my acid reflux, migraines, and vertigo are gone and my joint pain is reduced by about 80% all of these things were related autoimmune issues.. I don't even have to be SUPER careful.. unlike a person with…

I made you all some Tunisian brik. potato, cheese, parsley and a whole egg wrapped in a savory pastry and fried until the white of the egg is cooked and the yolk is still runny. Eat it with lemon. You are welcome.

.900 Tunisian dinar per kilo... That translates to 22 cents a pound. I didn't buy any because they were TOO EXPENSIVE (compared to other items) I did however come home with clementines at 16 cents a pound.

I cut out EVERYTHING that I was prone to overeating. I have added many of them back in now and I'm able to eat them in moderation now but I wouldn't have been able to simply "cut back". For me, I had to completely eliminate and live without for several months and then add back in a controlled way. Sometimes adding back a…

I had my VSG surgery March of 2013. HW was 360 Surgery weight: 290 I lost down to 239 by August of 2013 and bounced back up to 245ish and stayed there until August of this year with minimal effort, Pre-surgery, unless I was nose to the grindstone 110% effort, I'd rapidly gain any weight that I'd lost and by rapidly I mean…

2-3 8 ounce cups a day sometimes more, sometimes less.

If without any work or effort on my part, somebody could waive a magic wand and give me the choice of being a healthy 130 or a healthy 170 pounds. I'd pick 170. I'm not "afraid" of growing too thin because it takes too much damn work to just "happen" and even if it did happen, as long as my body is functioning and I can do…

To be honest, I looked better naked at 360 pounds than I do now. Yeah I was super morbidly obese, but my skin was all filled out and I was evenly proportioned with fat everywhere and I looked like a cartoon of a fat lady...my nekkid body looked pretty much as one would expect it to look. Now I look better clothed but…

I'm six years older than my husband He's 36 and I'm 42 and we don't really consider it an age difference. I've gone 15 years younger and got along great with him but difference in life stages prevented it from going anywhere. I've also gone 19 years older no big deal. The older you are the larger age range of "dateables"…

I'm six years older than my husband He's 36 and I'm 42 and we don't really consider it an age difference. I've gone 15 years younger and got along great with him but difference in life stages prevented it from going anywhere. I've also gone 19 years older no big deal. The older you are the larger age range of "dateables"…

I'm six years older than my husband He's 36 and I'm 42 and we don't really consider it an age difference. I've gone 15 years younger and got along great with him but difference in life stages prevented it from going anywhere. I've also gone 19 years older no big deal. The older you are the larger age range of "dateables"…

360, possibly a little more.

GREEK style pizza cooked in the pan. If the crust texture does not look like this on the outside, then get it out of my sight please: Also if it comes from a place that doesn't have the phrase "House of Pizza" in it's name then I'm already skeptical.

Marry me?

Nope, Wurthering Heights was from 1978.... but then Pat Bennetar did a cover of it in the 80s

Solsbury Hill- Peter Gabriel Nights on Broadway- BeeGees Born to Run-Bruce Springsteen Train in Vain - The Clash Maggie Mae- Rod Stewart Go Your Own Way- Fleetwood Mac I Just Want to Be Your Everything- Andy Gibb Dancing Queen- Abba Wurthering Heights- Kate Bush Midnight Train to Georgia- Gladys Night You're so Vain- Carly…

Doctor said as soon as I wanted but to keep in mind the restrictions of not lifting more than 15 pounds. Not sure what kind of crazy monkey sex would require me to lift 15 pounds though.

You will find lots of info and friendly people on http://www.bariatricpal.com/forum/3-gastric-sleeve-surgery-forum/ also on obesityhelp.com

I tried it at around 260 pounds and it took me three weeks to work up to being able to make it through week 1 and I was pretty proud of myself for it! I quit after three weeks though because even that little bit of running was really taking a toll on my joints. I know some people can run at a very heavy weights but for me…

I've lived in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, NYC, Salt Lake, City, and out of the country in Lebanon and now Tunisia. I'm really enjoying living in a WARM climate and decided I never want to live in the frozen north again. I realized that I was wasting half of my life being miserable in the winter.

If I poop out my eyeballs, I cut back on fruit.. If I am under on protein and over on calories, I cut back on fruit. Otherwise, most of my carbs comes from FRUIT or vegetables (but mostly fruit) because I eat very little grains, legumes or starchy veg.

I've had weight loss surgery. Best thing I've ever done. I now feel satisfied with a smaller portion of food. I had VSG surgery over a year and a half ago. I eat a meal about the size of a lean cuisine and I feel full. ALSO, I'm not constantly thinking about food anymore. Before, if I was visiting someone and say, there…

I cut out all EMPTY liquid calories long ago. I still put milk in my coffee and sometimes drink protein shakes or green juices or green smoothies. For me the fruit is just something I'd add to them in order to make the greens taste less like lawn clippings... but these things all have positive nutritional value.. Sugared…

5'5" 42 years old 230 pounds... If I'm sedentary I will gain on 2,000... EVEN AT 230 pounds!!! Yes, really.

I started at 360. I like group classes at the Y... Zumba, step aerobics, etc. I just modified to suit my fitness level.. so while everyone else was using two risers on their step, I just used the platform.. or in Zumba, when everyone else was jumping and hopping, I'd just step in the same direction. I was also careful not…

Fom the USA to Lahore, Pakistan