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I have taken quen Yup. I forgot to mention I've taken it before and yes put in some weight but that was due to increased appetite.

I needed a giggle, thanks.

I'm stuck in a similar situation. Taking methimazole for grave's disease and suddenly gaining on 1200! We test and reassess next month, my endo isn't super worried as long as we get my levels down. But man oh man, I feel great but this gain is a real bummer.

I've seen this topic several times and I'm still confused :s

Took me about 15 years of marriage, 3 children before my eyes were opened. EAT something! I mean it! I barely ate anything for a month, literally a cracker or a bite of something every other day or so. When I finally decided to get up and pick up the pieces it took me a good while to recoup my body, couldn't even keep the…

I was thinking of doing something similar with a whole wheat tortilla!

I feel your pain, I tried to quit four times in 2014. Started back twice just because of the weight. But when the fourth time came and that scale started creeping up I said to heck with it, I can always lose weight but when was I going to quit smoking if I didn't do it now? Ten pounds(gained) and nine and a half months…

I've watched my mom diet all my life so calories in food never really shocks me, I get it. But when I started calorie counting and started weighing and figuring up my additives, like creamer, ketchup, mustard, pickles and relish(not the calories but the sodium) I was surprised at how much they counted for the bulk of my…

Brewers yeast or fenugreek are much better ways of doing so.... A nutritional expert at Texas Children's Hospital told me this.

You won't be breastfeeding forever, focus on dieting after you are done. For now breastfeeding is helping you lose weight in a healthy way, it also helps your stomach shrink down(I HATE that loose jelly belly you get after having the baby). But, be careful eating fish, make sure it is farm raised because of mercury levels.…

I almost flagged this ;) j/k btw Looks delish!!!!

^^^^^^Both of these ^^^^^^^^

Well, might as well enjoy the rest of the day, am I right? In the future it is better to curb your impulses before they start. Come up with coping strategies ahead of time so you are prepared before weakness hits. I had a bad night last night, did well ALL day, even through my kid's birthday party. Then my wonderful…

The MFP calculator is very basic and is using a basic equation. However, individual results will vary because simply not everyone is the exact same. You and I could keep the same diet strategies yet one of use lose more than the other at the same time rate. Or maybe one of us hit a plateau sooner than the other.

Yes, I agree.

I've never understood how people could eat white bread, I mean, ick. Needless to say my kids only eat whole wheat because that is all I buy. They will flat out turn down anything on white bread. The pasta doesn't bother me that much because we just don't eat it so I haven't really compared. Now, I have noticed that whole…

I was married to a jerk who would say horrible things about my appearance. I figured out later he did it so I would stay with him so he could continue having a verbal punching bag. He had me convinced that no one would ever want me. So I spent years suffering, thinking I was inadequate, that no matter what I did I would…

Yeah you can do a diet like that and lose weight, however I can tell you from experience that it isn't worth it. First of all if your body isn't getting the nutrition it needs it will take it not only from your fat stores but also from your muscles and bones(including your teeth). Also you will be putting a strain on your…

Last night I made some ground turkey into patties that I grilled(I have a George Foreman indoor/outdoor grill). When I flipped them I added one tbs of cream of mushroom to the top of each and continued cooking. Super yummy on a bed of brown rice and the cream of mushroom kept it moist. It was around 130 calories per patty…

I don't do a big dinner on Christmas day because we have to go visit several relatives. Usually I'll throw a ham in the crockpot that morning and call it good. Thanksgiving however I usually make a huge feast, and yes it will be a diet free zone. :D

A cup of chocolate Mootopia.

Ok so I was being REALLY strict with my calorie counts. But then this week I am just so hungry, I don't know what's up, increased my protein etc. but still starving. So instead of fighting it I've been allowing myself to go 200 cals over my goal. I decided to go ahead and step on the scale to see what the damage was and I…

People of the Sun, Rage Against the Machine. Twisted Transistor, Korn. Toxicity, System of a Down, to name a few :D

Wow, thanks for all the feedback! :D

My sis has a PS3 she bought last April, hers is now having the dual layer problems.... The overwhelming response here is the PS4, which I know my kids would be happy with. But really at this point I think they'd be happy just with something that worked. I don't play video games anymore so what I knew once upon a time is…

This is my answer. I keep a bag of Hershey's dark chocolate kisses. 20 cal each, I'll have a couple here and there, it really helps.

I don't have cheat days... I suffer through it for the most part, but..... My ex is an evil mastermind(seriously). He was supposed to drive 50 miles here and pick up one of the kids to stay the night with him. Instead he passed up my house, drove an additional 20 miles(round trip) to go get Pizza Hut food. Then he came…

Funny you should ask, after this conversation I dropped by the store. I noticed the spicy black bean patties so I also grabbed those also. Talk about delicious!

yuck dirty rice

I really enjoyed the Grand Canyon, very awe inspiring. The same trip we went to Colorado and that was really cool too, and that was before weed was legalized. ;) The mountains were pretty and we spent a lot of time exploring cliff dwellings. But by far the prettiest place I've ever been was up and down the coast of Oregon.…