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I call it making my own TV dinners. That way i keep close to the "holy triad' of a protein, carb, fat at each meal. I notice if I get carbo heavy like your food plan I usually bail halfway through the day.

Hi all - well, my experience has been unless there is an emotional component that deals with the why of overeating, nothing will change. There are a lot of resources, and if folks are interested, we could pick one and meet weekly to simply explore the why and begin that healing. If we're eating to cover up childhood abuse,…

Why do you think Nabisco spends so much money on them and exports them? They are little vaccums sucking money and health out of you.

1/2 cup whole oats, cooked 1 T. almonds 1 T. raisins 2 eggs 1/4 cup homemade pico de gallo 1 oz raw milk cheddar I won't be hungry again until 2 pm. (A dietician made me do it...)

1. I like feeling vibrant and enjoying my life. 2. To deal with - finally and forever - the delusions that I carry about skinny equals happier. It just is a different kind of normal. 3. No more joint pain. 4. No more sloggy existence from sugar. Sugar robs me of everything - my hobbies, my self-esteem, my optimism. Sugar…

Sorry to hear you're leaving. I've come and gone too. I create recipes that I use alot and just clicks on those - my food entry takes maybe 4 minutes for the whole day.

What most people mean by "protein" is the essential amino acids that help the body function. Some of them our body produces, some our body needs from the outside. If you eat a green smoothie each day and cooked beans 3-4 times a week, you're fine. We need to focus less on protein and more on veggies and fruits. Go to…

Yup, it's silly. My nutritionist gave me three cups of fruit a day. I just ignore it. I somehow found out how to adjust it, but can't find my way back.

Of course! It's fun to find out ways to make them healthier - applesauce instead of butter, avocado instead of butter for the icing, GF mix, make your cupcake a work of art!

Run, do not walk, to Gluten Free Girl and the Chef. BEST website for GR living ever. I love GF life - i feel better and take more interest in where and what my food is. Welcome to the GF family!

Do NOT lower your calories! Change your eating to leaner protein (make sure you get 6 oz at lunch and dinner), 2 cups of raw veggies lunch and dinner and 1 T. of olive or good quality oil at each meal. Also keep your sodium intake lower than 1,200.

When we take esteemable actions, we have high self esteem.

Hard cheeses are saturated fats (translated: heart attack). Identify what the characteristic is that you like best about cheese - texture, melting, sour/bitter/salty? For most people it is umami - the fifth flavor in fermented foods (after the flavors: salty, sweet, sour, bitter). When you can identify what you like about…

It's a process. Be kind to yourself and check out Overeaters Anonymous, especially the OA-HOW meetings. Lots of support, you get a sponsor when you're ready and the miracle will happen. And what is eating you will be revealed. All of us who are morbidly obese have had trauma in our pasts and we eat to avoid the feelings,…

Check with your dietician. They are medically equipped to tell you what you should weigh. No one else's business.

:wink: :wink: Bless you. Another option you may want to consider is Overeaters Anonymous-HOW program. You can attend on the phone and get tons of support. It's different than anything I've ever found, and helped me name the problem I have - compulsive overeating. The program is only for people like me who can't stop. Here…

Get your protein from real food, not powders. Ideas: cottage cheese, nut butter, chicken or beef, fish, tofu, tempeh, Go lean cereal (watch out for sugar), eggs, beans. That should hold you! Now you can have fun doing recipe searches.

Oh - one more thing. Trainers aren't trained in dietetics. That is an advanced 4 year degree. He's trained in commissions.

Trust your gut. Lower than 1500 results in boomerang bingeing. I have found that it depends on the food I'm eating - if I'm keeping my intake at 3 oz of protein per meal, 2 cups of raw veggies, 2 t. fat, 1 cup whole grain/root veggie, 1 cup 2% dairy, 1 cup fruit per meal, I am always full and nourished and the weight falls…

Wow!

Stay calm. Don't change anything. Let your body adjust.

Green beans.

Congrats on 7 lbs! That's awesome. i'm 59 and found that when i eat right, my weight goes down. Sugar, diet pop and add-ins to coffee are quick to add weight. You'll do it! Deb

Research shows that using an artifical sweetener causes weight gain. (Harvard School of Public Health and Purdue University). I'm trying something lately that might help - sparkling water with a splash of lemon juice and a sprinkle of real stevia - the green stuff. In small, small doses it is quite sweet. More than that it…

I found it helpful to go to a dietician for fine tuning my food plan. She told me to chill out and let my body adjust to the new level of metabolism. She said it could take a week to a month. She was emphatic NOT to touch a thing. Just keep doing what I was doing. The plateau is a "readjustment" of the whole body (brain,…

Hi Judith - how did the surgery go and your food plan for recovery? - Deb

Hey there! Paleo and eating raw are closely related. Do you know about green smoothies yet? I;'ve posted two to this site. Hang in there and go for it! -- Deb

Me too! SW: (Starting weight) 194 (at Xmas) CW: (Current weight) 186 GW: (Goal weight for the month) 181 Weigh in Dates: 4/1 186 4/8 4/15 4/22 4/28 End of Month (or whatever weigh in days you use) Total weight lost: So far - 8 lbs. Feels good! Just for fun: Spring is a time of renewal and rebirth. What new event, habit or…

You are so awesome in your commitment! I have found that fasting takes a toll on me physically after a day. Sometimes I just do lunchtime to lunchtime. I know when I fast for spiritual reasons that helps with the hunger. Good luck!

My favorite thing to do when I decline something is to say either, "No thanks, it doesn't agree with me." or "No, thanks." (my personal favorite) or "No thanks, makes me break out." Someone once asked me what I break out in, and I said fat. I got the idea from an recovering alcoholic friend of mine who, when declining…