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I drink a lot of squash as my "water". I personally don't think it's an issue, as long as you remember to stick to the no added sugar ones. The ones with sugar in are ridiculous for calories!

A year ago today. I was laid up with a bad back because I'd tried to do too much, too fast at the gym. I was approx 40 lbs heavier, and struggling with depression, and anxiety had got so bad I had bruises on my arms from where I would bite them. Curbing my eating habits was the last thing I could deal with at the time,…

If she knows she has this personal issue, she should learn not to look, instead of dumping her feelings on you. And, as you already pointed out, you weren't eating, so she was just being mean for the sake of it. But there are lovely people on here who know that you are trying hard, and did very well to go through such a…

I'd split the difference or go with the lower figure, especially if you're eating back your exercise calories.

The basic theory is that your body is very clever, at least when it comes to keeping you alive. If you strictly restrict your calorie intact, your body realises there's not as much coming in, and does all it can to expend less energy in its necessary functions. So there is a point where you need to feed your body enough to…

I tend to not congratulate people if they've had a particularly uninspiring day, but if I notice it's a trend with a person I may bring it up eventually. Usually when they've posted a comment on their profile wondering why they've not lost weight in a while, or they're feeling a bit low for no good reason. I don't "tell…

In a word, no.

I figure it's nobody's business but mine. I don't hide my preferences in front of my friends, but I don't consider work a place where you air your private feelings (unless you have made proper friends there). Also, family members don't get an instant ticket into my private life, unless I am actually friendly with them.…

Keep a baseball bat besides you and threaten to use it if he keeps being so unhelpful :P Maybe then he'll get the message that he needs to support you, not enourage you to eat poorly.

Your body was hanging on to water because you weren't giving it enough. The moment you started drinking plenty, it dropped what it didn't need.

My vice is still food, even though I'm getting better with it. Sex would probably count as a vice of mine too :P

I tend to explain that I like people, regardless of gender. And if I like a person, and are attracted to a person, then it really doesn't matter to me which genitalia they are currently attached to. I say currently.. I have been attracted to trans people in the middle of transitioning before, which is confusing if you're…

I have so many people I would like to thank, some for just the smallest of things. Like my step-nan - we were never close, but I was having a bad day one day, and she realised it was connected to my brother. She knew he could be violent, and one of my sisters had accused him of sexual abuse, but hadn't been listened to.…

I'm wondering whether it should be broadened to all childhood abuse, because sufferers of emotional and physical abuse have a lot of the same issues, but they often feel a little sidelined. It's easy to classify sexual abuse, but emotional and physical abuse victims classically minimise how bad it was, and it would be nice…

Hello :) I'm a fellow survivor, and I know that my binge eating started pretty much the same time as the abuse did. I agree there are probably people that don't want to look at topics like this, either because it triggers memories, or they just don't want to see the damage done, even if we're now adults and fighting for…

Why I would choose diet coke... Because regular tastes AWFUL. I prefer the taste of the sweeteners, thanks!

I would try to find out what a serving is in a weight measure, not a volume measure. ml and fl.oz are volume measures, g and oz are weight measures. If it helps, 125ml = half a cup. Get some measuring spoons instead.

I weigh most things that don't already have a portion size attached. But I'm ok with having an approximate weight too. Like if I get a bag of apples that are approximately the same size, I'll weigh one, then say all the others are the same weight. It just gets to be a habit. Breakfast cereal is my main one that gets…

I remember seeing all kinds of weird and wonderful squash in a waitrose store once. Don't know if it was just the right season. or if they had the particular one you are after!

I'm always happy to offer support. I'm a british, bi woman, but I'm aware of some of the issues of other groups, especially transgender (have several friends that have transitioned, or want to).

There is already a pilates entry. I use it all the time.

I'm sure your body will cope for one day. It's not like it's watching the clock to work out which calories were today, and which were yesterday :)

I know people are scared because soda can be acidic.. but we all have hydrocholoric acid in our stomach naturally. I rather doubt the soda is doing anything particularly bad to a stomach that is insulated against pure acid already..

I think you'll find the large people who say they are perfectly happy probably don't judge themselves the same way you do. They have learned to accept themselves as they are, and be happy. Maybe this is something you could learn to do too? It sounds like you're trying to attain the perfection you see in advertising.... and…

There is an entry for chicken kebab, but without the macro values (fat, protein, carb) I think those values would only be an estimate anyway, given it could vary so much from one place to another.

Mrsfloyd - I think that post should be required reading for this site :)

I have some very nice fruit and spice teas that are fine without sugar, or you could add sweetener if you wanted. If you don't like the fruit ones, try a spiced one. I like my cinnamon and licorice teas! Even peppermint tea is quite nice.

That looks like quite an issue. And I can see your struggle because you want to protect him from it. How much access to money will he have as an adult? Will he be trying to move out? I think he's going to need to try it for himself and run out of money, work it out for himself. Will running out and not having enough to…

I'm sorry, I don't know anyone called fran on here.

I buy an old car so I don't care as much how shiny it looks. I wash the dirt off occasionally, but I make sure the fluids and everything are topped up and all that sort of stuff so it works properly for a nice long time!