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I have issues with night time binging. I have a few tactics which help: 1. I don't keep any foods I'm tempted to eat too much of in the pantry (sugary cereals, bread, ice cream, regular chocolate, etc.). If I want dessert, I eat a square of extra dark chocolate, an apple, or a couple of figs, etc. They satisfy my sweet…

Also, unless my math is incorrect, even though you went down in body fat percentage after your illness, you also lost quite a bit of lean body mass. More than 2 stone. (My math is below so you can check it.) 12 st * .85 = 10.2 st lean body mass 9 st * .9 = 8.1 st lean body mass 10.2 - 8.1 = 2.1 st of lean body mass lost So…

I'm definitely no expert with this (I'm a woman and a cardio bunny who hates strength-based exercise), but it sounds like you'd be best off lifting weights and eating a surplus of calories so you can gain muscle. Maybe do this until you are at a size you are more comfortable with so you no longer feel skinny. After that,…

Not a peer reviewed study, but this guy made headlines a while back for having grown breasts after drinking a lot (a WHOLE lot) of soy milk. I found an article which talks about it here: http://www.menshealth.com/nutrition/soys-negative-effects I feel like with pretty much any food, if you eat a TON of it every day, you're…

I'd probably be uncomfortable dating a man who is shorter than 5' 5" or taller than 6' 4". Not sure if it's relevant, but I'm bi, so I'll just include that I tend to prefer women who are a little taller than I am. I'm not in the dating scene though (in a long-term, happy relationship), so none of this matters anyway. (For…

If you're into Skyrim, you could always do a bearded Dovahkiin. Aside from King Leonidas, when I think beard, I think Nord.

You beat me to it! All I needed to hear was "beard" and of course King Leonidas is the answer.

I used 3 lbs. for most of it, but 5 lbs. for a couple of the exercises (when 3 lbs. felt too light). I tried 10 lbs. once, but I couldn't keep up when using them.

You can check any height/weight combo for BMI on here: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/BMI/bmicalc.htm The actual formula (in case you're interested) is just: (mass) / ((height)^2) with the mass in kg and height in meters. This is why a lot of people think it's bunk. There's nothing really scientific about it -…

A lot of people don't put any stock in BMI (rightly so), but if you asked your doctor, s/he would mostly likely say that you are an acceptably healthy weight if you are anywhere in between 105-140. If you get down to the low end of that and you still feel unhappy, that might suggest that you are going "too far". I think…

I have thick, wavy hair and a pixie cut. I LOVE IT. It's been that way for a few years now. I started growing it back out last year, but then remembered that I hate having long hair. (And my boyfriend kept not-so-subtly mentioning that he loved how stylish it was and how cute I looked when it was short.) I can't imagine…

@CapnGordo :laugh: I apologize for all the quoting :tongue:

I'm sorry that you have to deal with that. It sounds like an awful thing to be self-conscious about. :frown: Edited to add: even though I feel for you and I understand why it's a touchy subject for you, I still think that you're being overly harsh on her, judging (ironically) her entire worth based on one reaction she has.

That's a fair point. I don't know enough about the situation to really say. I just hate when I see people demonizing thoughts when, as I've said, you can't control those. =\

I want to so badly! It looks really fun, and some of the pictures of those events are so pretty!

I've had this problem a few times before, where I hit 1000 calories and force myself to eat 200-300 more to reach my daily goal. In retrospect, I think that's just as silly as forcing myself to eat only 1400 if I still feel very hungry after that (not just bored-hunger). Listen to your body and make sure your daily average…

I'm just saying that you can't control when you feel disgust, it just happens. If she was picking on her husband, being rude about it, etc., it would make sense for you to take issue with it, but since she doesn't react this way, why are you so defensive on his behalf? I agree that it's not a very nice reaction and it's…

I know this is probably cheesy and maybe not helpful, but you need to feel confident and happy with yourself and not "put it off until I'm x size," you know? If you say, "I'll be so lovely when I'm [however many] pounds," you'll get there and there will always be SOMETHING wrong. Screw that and pick the things you like…

You can't control your subconscious biases and internal reactions. All you can do is determine how these will dictate your behavior. She said she doesn't try to control her husband's behavior.

Plus it makes your house smell AMAZING. Win win.

Sophie sounds (and looks) adorable. ^__^

I also always keep food out for both my dog and cat and they are both a healthy and consistent weight. My cat seems to graze, popping by his bowl every couple of hours for a few nibbles at a time. My dog ignores his food until he sees my boyfriend or me eating, then he runs over to his bowl and eats as well. It's really…

You can set daily goals manually instead of letting MFP automatically set them for you.

You looked gorgeous at your high weight (as well as after the loss). I won't tell you to get rid of the boyfriend since everybody says stupid/cruel things sometimes, but just know that he was absolutely wrong. And congrats on the transformation!

:drinker: hear, hear

You look amazing! Congrats! Cassey Ho is awesome. I love her. Blogilates kicks my *kitten* when I do it (which is rare because I'm super lazy). Your results are making me consider starting up again though. Your stomach and arms look especially toned and lovely!

Thank you for posting that. It was a wonderful read and I'm glad to have come across it. I think this is my favorite part: As for the "fake geek girl" meme, I couldn't care less. It doesn't make a lick of difference to me if someone doubts my geekiness just because I look like a medium cute hipster girl.

I mostly only drink water, but I don't do any hard core exercise which would warrant a sports drink. (I just jog.) I agree with AGericke though; if you like Gatorade and IIFYM, why not?

I feel the same way as you do. I heard so much about how high protein and fat diets (and low carb) are the most healthy. I've always eaten a lot of carbs and never had a weight problem, but that doesn't necessarily mean healthy, so I figured I'd try upping the fat and protein and lowering my carbs (keeping them to mostly…

I wasn't thinking that you do look up to her as a person since your post was only about your body ideal (and though she's not my ideal, I do think that Marilyn was lovely). I just frequently hear other women/girls wanting to be like her and it makes me cringe, so I had to comment!