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OK. WHY? Do you feel like you did the work to get thin so you deserve to eat more? What thoughts are going on in your head AS you binge?

OK, so only when you get to a healthy weight, you binge? Is that what you are saying?

OK, so eat 1450 a day and do the work you need to do to figure out why you're binging when you weigh in and don't like the result. Whatever it is--if it's not annoyance or deprivation, it's SOMETHING--it's accomplishing the exact opposite of what you want.

I think you should take a step back and realize that your weight isn't a definition of your worth as a human being and that everyone who loves you and supports you will feel the same way whether you're skinnier or heavier at Christmas dinner. I think you need to take the emotion out of this because it's making you panic…

Time: Between frequent trips to the grocery store to get fresh veggies and working out daily, I'll say an extra 7 hours a week. Fitness expenses: YMCA, Orangetheory, subscription to the Studio app, new running shoes every 400 miles, race entry fees, occasional updates to my workout clothes (very expensive SOCKS!!), and…

FWIW, I am very active and have to eat less than most calculators would have me at to lose weight. I need to eat around 1300-1400 calories WHILE exercising 5-6 days a week. 1600 is maintenance for me, and 1400-1500 is so close to maintenance I might as well have another bite or two. :-) You just have to figure out what…

Lots of people 60+ at my Orangetheory. It's customizable--you choose whether to walk, jog or run on the tread and you choose which weights to lift. I'm sure it's not for everyone, but it's definitely not just for the young and physically fit!

The pulse rate makes sense if you're a long distance runner. I have to basically sprint to get my HR above 140 while working out and also run. The BP thing sounds concerning--definitely go with what your doc recommends. My BP is very low.

I have a few golden rules that make it easier for me to succeed: drink a lot of water, log everything, weigh in weekly, don't take more than one day off from running/the gym unless you're injured or sick. Some people feel constricted by rules, but they make life more manageable for me. I like routine, structure, boxes I…

Yay! So glad he found his blankie. And that is a great NSV. For me, my company has gone through a major reorg in the same six months that I've been on keto. I haven't stress eaten and have maintained my weight loss. It is NOT willpower, it's lack of cravings. Wouldn't trade keto for a cupcake for anything! :-)

Agree! I love Orange Theory! I have been going for 5 years (I live near the original gym, Ellen's Ultimate, where it was founded.) Can't say enough great things about it. I got much faster at running and I feel like my ability to withstand "discomfort" both in the gym and in life has grown because I've learned to push and…

I love running. Even at moments when I hate it, I love it afterwards. I run because maybe every month or so, I actually do get that runner's high. It's my therapy, my me time, my thinking time, my jam-to-music-that-embarrasses-my-kids time. I wish I could be someone who ran for beer or cupcakes (or pancakes! yum!).…

I had a total of 10 lbs to get to my goal, and the first 5 flew off, the last 5 came off around 1/2 lb a month, and since then, although I didn't increase my calories, I'm pretty much maintaining (losing about a pound a month.) So yeah, when you're close, it gets hard!

Yes, I think the most important thing is to protect herself from anything and anyone who will sabotage her weight loss efforts. However, for me personally, there is a connection between asserting my own truth without apology and keeping the promise to myself to follow my plan. I find that the more open and honest I am, the…

I feel like being honest holds me accountable. If I tell someone in April that I am trying to lose weight, and then fall off the wagon in May, that means people who see me in June could potentially follow up with me and ask how it's going. Not wanting to say, "Actually, I gave up on that!" is enough of a deterrent to keep…

I used to care in general more about what people thought about me, and assumed people were paying a lot more attention then they were to what I ate/didn't eat at social events. At a certain point I got comfortable owning who I was, and that person is "A woman who stays thin by watching what she eats really carefully." My…

It's just the fact that I felt addicted to it that made me concerned. I got severe headaches if I skipped Diet Coke and just felt like I'd be better off without that quantity of chemicals in my body. I DO try to choose more natural products when I can--I think a lot of people do. Of course we can't avoid chemicals…

I used to be a Diet Coke addict and am thrilled I kicked that habit 4 years ago. But it has nothing to do with weight gain or loss. I stopped drinking it because I was concerned I was addicted to it and that I was flooding my body with chemicals and wanted to switch to water and tea. I had absolutely no weight changes…

I stay within a calorie maximum of 1400, focus on low-carb/high protein and fat (keto), and I workout 5-6 days a week--I do Orange Theory twice a week, run outside twice a week, and the other day(s) I go to the gym and either take spin or do a treadmill run using the Studio app, followed by weights. I'm supposed to sort of…

Weight loss isn't complicated, but the reason why people weigh more than they want to IS complicated. If I ate my "normal food," I would want a lot more of it than what I can eat to lose weight. My "normal food" isn't as filling as foods that are high in protein and fat. And in the past 6+ months that I have been on keto,…

For me, the fix is water (lots), an extra cup of coffee, and/or something high in fat. Glad the steak worked!

Deleting my past comment...I don't want to contribute to eating disorder-y thinking (just read the cyclist post.)

I am a runner and can attest this is one of the nice advantages of keto. Although it took me several months to get there--at first, I felt like I hit the wall after 20-30 minutes! Now I am faster and have better endurance than ever. Particularly at things like sprinting. My "fat adaption" phase seems like it took longer…

It's pretty similar to Atkins.

It's a great question. There's such a balance between wanting to enjoy yourself by not stressing over food, but also the stress that you are gaining weight can make it hard to do that! If you CAN forget about the diet, eat within reason and be relatively active, that's ideal. If you CAN'T, then maybe try to focus on just…

I have stayed within a healthy weight range my entire adult life, but my pattern hasn't really been healthy. I was either gaining or losing weight, not actually "maintaining." In recent years, I've lost weight following Weight Watchers, the 21 Day Fix, South Beach, a gym trainer's plan...and whenever I got to my goal, I'd…

I totally agree, and that's why people think keto is some kind of crazy diet and that people who follow it are all about the "woo."

I have a Wednesday AM date with my scale every week. I do tend to get either frustrated or elated by fluctuations so clearly I am too emotional about the read out, and just doing it once a week keeps me accountable. Even if I do see a higher than expected number, I do keep in mind that my weight will fluctuate but just…

Yes, one of my favorite things about traveling is running through new places! I also have more free time, so that means more opportunity to exercise. If the weather isn't suitable for running, I use the hotel gym.

This video just made me understand why my husband's grandmother thought I needed to lose weight--my butt is like the lady who apparently needs to lose 15 lbs.